Anika Choudhry, ACCA Trainee Officer

Anika Choudhry

ACCA Trainee Officer

SERVICE SALES CORPORATION

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
10 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months

ACCA Trainee Officer at SERVICE SALES CORPORATION
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since February 2014

Assignment in Finance Department
• Closely monitor the movement of outstanding balances of all WBC/Retail Managers, Report on the updated status against each Manager.
• Review and Report on the relevant documents provided as evidences against debit credits.
• Manage waiver cases and PF related issues, Analyze their legal consequences.
• Liaison with legal, retail, HR and audit department.
• Analyze, investigate and propose resolutions against all disputed cases.
• Highlight high risk legacy balances throughout and suggest corrective actions accordingly.
• Identify, Plan and Implement key projects to improve quality, increase productivity and improve cycle time.

ACCA Trainee Officer : SERVICE SALES CORPORATION
Mar 14 - Aug 15
Assignment in Business Planning Department
• Create seasonal financial plans to guarantee optimal inventory investment, increase merchandise flow, and reduce markdowns to maximize profitability.
• Plan the effective utilization of allocated budget in the procurement, placement and inventory management of the product.
• Closely monitor product behavior of KIDS category throughout the season, report on the sales and updated statuses against each product’s performance.
• To prepare Middle Out and Bottom up plan (sales, stock, buying) for category at week and month level.
• To analyze market trends & competitor strategies and suggest corrective actions accordingly.
• To identify and forecast demand gaps so that future PO’s can be adjusted accordingly.
• Support replenishment team in the preparation of monthly pre-season distribution and in-season replenishment plan on the basis of products and warehouses by providing sales targets with stock standards for each planned SKU.
• To suggest liquidation proposals of slow movers, identify & recommend markdown projections.
• Prepare reports on never-out-of-stock items.
• Present weekly “Performance Review” report to CEO and Planning Manager with reasoning and
recommendations for future action plans, Also prepare extensive daily, weekly, monthly standard reports as well as adhoc analysis as needed.
• Actively educated non-finance partners about basic finance to help them prepare better business strategies

Intern at Bank Alfalah Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • December 2012 to January 2013

• Learn to work under pressure.
• Observe how to control expense against budget.
• Observe how to acheive targets & convince your customers
• Work with Trade Finance department, operational staff, account opening department, Locker & cheque book, accounts & procurement department, banca campaign.

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK
  • August 2014

• ACCA Affiliate – SKANS School of Accountancy, Lahore (Session June-14) • Awarded by ACCA Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business (Year 2012) • Awarded by ACCA on clearing professional ethics module & foundations in Professionalism module

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Punjab College of Commerce
  • July 2010

B.com IT (2 YEARS)

High school or equivalent, Sciences
  • at Punjab College of Sciences Lahore
  • August 2008

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Time management skills
People Skills
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Oracle E Business Suite
MS Office
Mastering in Time Management

Training and Certifications

Introduction of Successful Forecasting (Training)
Training Institute:
HRS
Date Attended:
March 2016
Duration:
18 hours
Mastering Time Management (Training)
Training Institute:
HR Academy
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
18 hours
Innovative Problem Solving (Training)
Training Institute:
Amal Academy
Date Attended:
October 2015
Duration:
18 hours
Access Program on communication skills Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
SKANS SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
Date Attended:
August 2012
Duration:
18 hours

Hobbies

  • • Board Games • Photography• Net surfing • Reading articles