FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Mehran Arabia Industry & Trading LLC
Total years of experience :16 years, 7 Months
Mehran Spice & Food Industry stands as a renowned multinational FMCG enterprise With production facilities located in Pakistan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, They have cemented their position as a leader in the industry. Their diverse product portfolio includes spices, recipes, and rice, sauces, pickles, and juices and frozen foods.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Supervise commercial finance activities including collections, discounts, credit control, and management accounting.
• Maintain constant awareness of the company's financial position to prevent issues.
• Manage transfer pricing policy across group entities in KSA, Karachi, and UAE.
• Review monthly payroll reports and propose improvements as needed.
• Drive financial and business planning through performance and risk analysis.
• Design and review FP&A strategies across all business segments on a regular basis.
• Evaluate and report forecasting activities across finance and supply chain functions.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, Zakat, and income tax laws and guidelines.
• Develop and manage external relationships with auditors, bankers, and statutory organizations.
• Handle monthly filing of VAT/WHT returns and coordinate with GAZT for additional VAT information.
• Provide support to production, logistics, and admin functions while coordinating with regulatory authorities.
• Lead risk management initiatives and communicate regularly with higher management.
• Take a lead role in budgeting functions for purchase, expense, and production.
• Monitor cash management function to support treasury activities efectively.
• Overall supervision of the Finance & Accounting functions of the company.
• Managing Investments in active and potential real estate projects.
• Managing financial accounting, monitoring and reporting system.
• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimise financial risk
• Conducting FP & A on all the projects of the of the company and recommending proactive actions wherever necessary
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, bankers and statutory organisations.
• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation
• Overseeing the implementation of Oracle data based Software and financial integration thereof.,
• Development and review of SOPs and Internal Controls for the operations.
• Accountable for the development and coordination of internal auditing activities.
• Develop and implement internal auditing policies, procedures, and program
• Review of accounting procedures
• Survey functions and activities in assigned areas to determine the nature of operations, and adequacy of the system of control to achieve established objectives.
• Investigate and determine causes of irregularities, and errors.
• Recommend corrective action and suggest improvement.
• Advise COO on audit, and internal control matters.
Working in the BIG 4 I was responsible for Statutory Audits of books of accounts. of companies operating in:
• Textile (Manufacturers)
• Leather (Processing)
• Sugar (Manufacturers)
• Non-Banking Financial Institutions
• Air Travels Associations
• Hospitals and Schools
• Construction
• Industrial Equipment Trading
• Super Market
• Hotels and Transportation.
Working in the BIG 4 I was responsible for Statutory Audits of books of accounts
of companies operating in:
-Construction
-Industrial Equipment Trading
-Super Market
-Hotels and Transportation.