Abdullah Shukat, Senior Accountant

Abdullah Shukat

Senior Accountant

Streit Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Business and Finance
Experience
10 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 10 Months

Senior Accountant at Streit Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • My current job since January 2021

 Post and balances books of account i:e cashbook, general journal, sales book,
purchase register and subsidiary ledgers for an operations unit.
 Analyzes financial reports, statements and records. Further, provide
recommendations relative to accounting reserves.
 Apply industry knowledge and practices; apply logical understanding to
address audience diversity.
 Execute appropriate risk assessment tool and demonstrate particular
considerations to safeguard corporate reputation.
 Apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and
business practice.
 Managing finance and accounting operations including general ledger to
individual and cumulative reconciliations.
 Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial
forecasts and report variances.
 Research technical accounting issues for compliance with external and internal
applicable rules and regulations.
 Support month-end and year-end close process from ledger to trail balance.
 Ensure quality control over financial transactions, financial reporting and
supporting documents.
 Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to
maintain and strengthen internal controls for internal audit purpose.
 Assemble the annual audit information for external auditors and support during
the required process.
 As a key player in the accounting process, recommend how to improve
efficiency using automation and ERP (SAP Solutions).
 Oversee the day-to-day Payroll accounting processes ensuring that proper
books of accounts are maintained for effective financial control in accordance
with corporate standards and local statutory requirements.
 Keep update the daily cash position and prepare the upcoming provision
statement for cash flow.

Senior Financial Accountant at Global Lumber & Manufacturing Group of Companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2019 to December 2020

 Responsible for bank reconciliations, including and not limited to check for
receipt in the accounts, and the payments to vendors.
 Responsible for vendor settlements, ensuring the processing of vendor
payments as per agreed terms.
 Responsible for issuing customer invoices, credit notes and receipts.
 Responsible for Vendor account reconciliation between different ecommerce
platforms reports and vendor statement of account.
 Maintain Intercompany balances file to ensure proper reconciliation and
eliminations.
 To coordinate with all concerned and prepare the Monthly accounts as per the
IFRS.
 To prepare the monthly accounts schedules and carry out periodic update and
follow up.
 To prepare the draft trial balance, P&L, cash Flow and Balance sheet in
coordination with CFO.
 To prepare the monthly accounts and quarterly audit files with back up
documents.
 To attend to internal audit requirements and review the accounting policies and
procedures and suggest updating in line with IFRS and business requirement.
 Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to
maintain and strengthen internal controls.
 Manage and comply with local and federal government reporting requirements
and tax filings.

Auditor & Financial Advisory at Ernst & Young
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • February 2015 to January 2019

 Prepare or review working papers and drafts of the financial statements
 produce client deliverables, specifically drafting the report to management
 Prepare or review work papers and drafts of the financial statements
 Identify, discuss and propose conclusions on technical areas of financial
reporting and audit issues identified during the course of the audit
 Oversee aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
 Take an active part in the audit planning discussions to identify audit risks and
devise an appropriate audit strategy
 Cooperate to manage the financial income and outcome statistics based on
the company's annual audit plan.
 Responsible for company risk management, internal control system
maintenance, audit file management.
 Assists in the periodic IT Risk Assessment, development of the IT Risk Based
Audit Work Plan and periodic reporting.
 Develop and implement Continuous Auditing and Data Analytics concepts for
Audit and Assurance Function.
 Applies risk and control concepts to scenarios encountered and identifies any
potential issues.

Assitant Finance Anaylist at Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Co,
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • August 2013 to January 2015

-Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial information
-Predicting future financial trends
-Developing and suggesting strategies to minimize financial risk
-Developing and suggesting strategies to minimize business risk
-Reviewing, Monitoring and managing budgets
-Assist in preparation of financial statements
-Others day to day activity assigned “Drafting reports, letters,
notes, attend a business meeting on behalf of managing directors”

Education

Higher diploma, Business and Finance
  • at Institution of Chartered Financial Analyst
  • June 2022

Successfully Continioung CFA, Level 1 & Level 2 Pass.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • March 2021

BSc in Applied Accounting

Master's degree, Accounting and Audit
  • at ACCA-uk
  • March 2019

ACCA membership is a certificate from Association of Chartered Certified Accountant which present Expert, Commitment, Higher value, Pride, Ethical in Accounting, Audit, and Compliance profession

Higher diploma, Accounting, Finance, Audit, Business Analysis
  • at Association of Chartered Accountant
  • December 2018

Strategic Professional Certification-ACCA

Higher diploma, Accounting and Business Sciences
  • at Association of Chartered Accountant
  • September 2017

Advanced Diploma in Accounting & Business

Specialties & Skills

Financial Analysis
Financial Reporting
Cost Management
Finance
Accounting
ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BUSINESS PROCESS
DOCUMENTATION
POLICY ANALYSIS
Compliance with internally and externally imposed regulations
Risk analysis and management
asset management
analysis
auditing
risk management
microsoft powerpoint
planning
accounts payable
SAP-FICO

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Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

IFRS reporting Council
  • New IFRS implementations Reporter
  • March 2019

Training and Certifications

ACCA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2017

Hobbies

  • Investing and Speculating
  • Financial Market
  • Cricket