Akif Abbas, Accountant

Akif Abbas

Accountant

National Refinery Limited

Location
Pakistan
Education
Diploma, CFA Level-III Candidate
Experience
15 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 2 Months

Accountant at National Refinery Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since November 2011

I am currently working in the treasury department. During this job, My responsibilities includes;
 Prepare monthly portfolio statement and performance report.
 Developed Investment framework and currently working on market risk management framework.
 Developed strategic planning tools and established detail criteria for the investment decision making.
 Forecasting the future cash flows, by coordinating with relevant departments, as an input to investing decision-making.
 Verify the payments made to the suppliers and manufacturers either through agreements or one time contracts.
 Co-ordinate with the Purchase department on regular basis and resolve issues pertaining to RFQs, NOR and Purchase order preparation process.
Posted the journal vouchers, advance payments and invoices on the SAP system.
 Prepare General Ledger Reconciliations through SAP system.
 Calculate and deduct the sales and income taxes.
 Prepare monthly sales tax return.
 Prepare weekly Income Tax return.

Semi-Senior Auditor at Deloitte Touche Thomatsu
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2010 to November 2011

I was worked as a Semi-Senior Auditor in the Enterprise Risk Services Department of M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co., a member firm of Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu. During this period, I had been involved in internal audit assignments of various clients, including Karachi Stock Exchange, UBL Fund Managers, Faysal Asset Management Limited and BMA Funds. I had also been engaged in the Compliance Audit of KASB Funds. My role in these assignments involved the performance of the following tasks:
 Verification of Intra-group Transaction Prices for Non-Trading Securities.
 Reviewing the activities of the Risk Management Function of Asset Management Companies.
 Reviewing the Benchmark selection and Benchmark return calculation methodology for presenting in different reports including fund manager report.
 Reviewing the Budget preparation process and variance analysis.
 Reviewing the Performance Analysis Mechanisms, and related activities, of Collective Investment Schemes, as well as reviewing the need for adoption of GIPS in Asset Management Companies.
 Verification of Net Asset Values of Collective Investment Schemes.
 Verification and valuation of investments, such as T-Bills, TDRs, PIBs, short-term placements and corporate debt and equity securities.
 Verification of Fixed Assets and ensuring their compliance with TR-6 and relevant reporting standards, such as IFRSs.
 Checking compliance with directives, rules, laws and regulations, including Companies Ordinance, Code of Corporate Governance, NBFC Rules and Regulations, SECP Circulars and client’s internal policies.

Account Services Executive at Hasan & Co.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2008 to March 2009

My Duties involved maintaining accounts of the private limited companies from diversified industries and to advise the clients on their accounts and finance related problems. In addition, I also prepared reports to management on performance of different projects to date.

Education

Diploma, CFA Level-III Candidate
  • at CFA
  • June 2014
Master's degree, M. Com.
  • at Higher Education Commission
  • September 2012
Bachelor's degree, BSc. (Hons.) Applied Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • March 2010
Diploma, ACCA Member
  • at ACCA
  • December 2009
Bachelor's degree, BSc. Physics, Chemistry and Math
  • at Federal Urdu University
  • December 2007

Specialties & Skills

Financial Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Refinery

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert
Turkish
Beginner
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

ACCA
  • Particiapate in Events, Give Recommendations
  • February 2011