Ali Muhammed

Direct end-to-end Accounts Payable and financial operations, guaranteeing data integrity, statutory compliance, and
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timely invoice lifecycle tracking inside enterprise SAP.
Architected and implemented regional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the localized Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
flow, capital disbursements, employee cash advances, and global import logistics.
Instituted risk-oriented control frameworks across AP streams, reducing processing flaws and strengthening reporting
handoffs.
Govern complete supplier reconciliation workflows, including balance validations, open items cleansing, and sub
ledger maintenance.
Coordinate month-end closing procedures, including comprehensive intercompany AP/AR alignment and corporate
balance sheet valuations.
Serve as primary audit coordinator to resolve external, internal, and corporate audit requests effectively.
Champion team upskilling and modern capability training for 11 direct finance professionals to maintain operational
continuity.

•Directed end-to-end Accounts Payable and financial operations within enterprise SAP, overseeing complex invoicing streams and payment workflows to guarantee 100% data integrity, statutory compliance, and timely invoice lifecycles.
•Engineered strategic workflow automations utilizing SAP Concur and Host-to-Host (H2H) banking modules, successfully delivering a ~13% year-over-year operational cost reduction.
•Architected and implemented regional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) optimizing localized Procure-to-Pay (P2P) flows, capital disbursements, employee cash advances, and global import logistics.
•Instituted risk-oriented control frameworks across all AP streams, mitigating processing discrepancies and strengthening financial reporting handoffs.
•Governed comprehensive supplier reconciliation workflows, meticulously managing balance validations, open-item cleansing, and sub-ledger maintenance to optimize vendor relations.
•Maintained robust financial ledger schedules, overseeing head office depot provisions and executing precise accrual calculations for both PO and Non-PO exposures.
•Coordinated critical month-end closing procedures, executing complex intercompany AP/AR alignments and comprehensive corporate balance sheet valuations.
•Engineered monthly performance management reports and variance breakdowns, translating complex financial data into actionable insights for senior executives and reporting stakeholders.
•Served as the primary audit coordinator, efficiently managing and resolving external, internal, and corporate audit requests to ensure strict regulatory compliance.
•Mentored and upskilled a direct team of 11 finance professionals, driving modern capability training to elevate team performance and ensure absolute operational continuity.

Managed the complete corporate accounts payable spectrum, reviewing complex invoicing streams and payment
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workflows within SAP.
Engineered strategic workflow automation via SAP Concur and Host-to-Host (H2H) automated banking modules,
delivering a ~13% year-on-year operational cost reduction.
Maintained financial ledger schedules, head office depot provisions, and accruals calculations for PO and Non-PO
exposures.
Engineered monthly performance management reports and variance breakdowns for reporting stakeholders and
senior executives.

•Oversaw volume-intensive marketplace vendor disbursements ensuring total optimization of withholding tax and indirect VAT parameters.

•Conducted precise monthly bank account reconciliations, corporate balance sheet variance mapping, and budget-versus-actual analysis.

•Re-engineered local management tracking reports to streamline ledger postings, successfully shortening month-end timelines.

Oversaw volume-intensive marketplace vendor disbursements ensuring total optimization of withholding tax and
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indirect VAT parameters.
Conducted precise monthly bank account reconciliations, corporate balance sheet variance mapping, and budget
versus-actual analysis.
Re-engineered local management tracking reports to streamline ledger postings, successfully shortening month-end
timelines.

•Managed comprehensive books of accounts for global corporate clients across SAP, QuickBooks, and Tally platforms.
•Executed precise reconciliations and statutory compliance reports, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) data reporting and MIS compilation.

Executed statutory corporate audits, structural risk diagnostics, and control environment testing for high-profile client
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Managed comprehensive books of accounts for global corporate clients across SAP, QuickBooks, and Tally platforms.
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• Executed precise reconciliations and statutory compliance reports, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) data
reporting and MIS compilation.