Ahmed Waqas Arshad, Accounts & Finance Executive

Ahmed Waqas Arshad

Accounts & Finance Executive

Samsons Group of Companies

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Finance
Experience
9 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 6 Months

Accounts & Finance Executive at Samsons Group of Companies
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since September 2015

• Strengthened financial reporting mechanism by SOPs development and implementation
• Achieved saving of 2 million through reconciliations process and efficient VAT planning
• Preparation and finalization of monthly and annual accounts for Audit and compliance
• Preparation of Monthly Cash Flow reports and analysis of cash management
• Monthly Accounts P&L with segment, region and brand wise sales and G.P analysis
• Preparation of landed costs and management of L/C & import documentation
• Improved Accounts Payable & Receivable system by Implementing SOPs
• Credit analysis of customers and vendors to ensure timely recovery & payments
• Developed SOP based customers and vendors invoicing system & improved efficiency
• Weekly and monthly reconciliation of stocks to ensure efficient stock handling
• Value added Tax planning, reconciliations and filling of VAT returns to Tax authorities
• Deduction and payment of income tax withheld to FBR & Income Tax statements filing
• Payroll management with accruals & adjustments of all employees of the company
• GL management with checking and posting of all vouchers & closing of Trial Balance
• Updating of Sales, Purchase and Banks data in SAP

Accounts Officer at Rupafil Limited (Rupali Group of Companies)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2014 to November 2014

• Preparation of Monthly Bank Reconciliations statements and resolved differences
• Reconciliation of ledgers with Bank position statements
• Preparing monthly cash outflow budget and variance analysis reports
• Assisted in Preparation of monthly and quarterly managements accounts
• Adjustments of Bank charges, debit and credit advices into ledgers
• Dealing with Banks to arrange bank statements, debit and credit advices
• Preparation and Processing of journal & payment vouchers in Oracle
• Adjustments of accruals & prepayments on monthly basis into ledgers
• Deduction & Payment of Income Tax to Taxation authorities
• Preparation and adjustment of all outstanding advances at month end

Finance Intern at ICI Pakistan Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • July 2013 to August 2013

• Understanding of day to day Accounting activities
• Learned and prepared Bank reconciliation statements
• Capital & maintenance expenditure form review
• Analysis of Financial Statements

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Finance
  • at Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom
  • March 2016

BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Master's degree, Accounting,Audit,Internal Audit,Internal Controls,Corporate governance,Costing,Financial Management
  • at CFE Group of Colleges Lahore
  • December 2013

ACCA Affiliate Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Diploma, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Auditing, Financial Management
  • at ACCA UK
  • August 2012

Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business

Diploma, Accounting,Financial reporting,Costing,Taxation,Financial Management
  • at CFE Group of Colleges Lahore
  • December 2010

Certified Accounting Technician CAT United Kingdom.

High school or equivalent, Physics,Chemistry,Biology
  • at Government Gordon College Rawalpindi
  • August 2009

F.S.C

High school or equivalent, Physics,Chemistry,Biology,Maths
  • at Fauji Foundation School P.D khan 2005-2007.
  • August 2007

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
MS, Word ,MS, Excel , Oracle, Peachtree, Quickbooks, Tally
Reconciliations
Cash Flows & Budgets
SAP Business One
Accounts Payable & Receiveble
Financial Reporting
Pricing
Costing
Financial Reporting
Costing & Pricing
VAT (Value added Tax)

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Sports lover
    Captain of Local Football and Cricket team Won 1St prize in 100m race and 2nd in long jump in school