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Muhammad Ashraf, Finance / Procurement Manager (Indirect)

Muhammad Ashraf

Finance / Procurement Manager (Indirect)·Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited

Pakistan

Bachelor's degree, Accounting, Economics and Business Law

Work experience

Total years of experience: 31 years, 1 months

Finance / Procurement Manager (Indirect)

April 2014 - December 2016

Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

April 2014 - December 2016

• NPS procurement lead for Pakistan with regional reporting
• Achieved Saving of GBP 650K in last 2 and year
• Bring transparency and savings in buying of all types of non-production related material / services.
• New initiative in marketing / supply and facility management to reduce cost by putting competition
• Challenge quotations through component wise costing and bring savings
• Introduce multiple quote system to maximise the benefit
• Educate and support to activity lead in negotiation to get competitive price
• Build data bank i.e. catalogue items, placement locations and sizes
• Includes Credit term as key part of negotiation along with saving to get working capital benefit
• Creates Contract template to provide legal protection
• Creates robust system of challenging cost to get most competitive price

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Disbursement Manager

March 2011 - March 2014

Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

March 2011 - March 2014

• Reports to Financial Director
• Have 4 Direct reports
• Supervise day-to-day treasury function activities including but not limited to Maintaining effective and professional relationship with Banks, Suppliers, LC negotiations, Payables Supervision, initiation of short-term investment proposals and accurate & timely recording/accounting of treasury related financial transactions
• Supervising and monitoring Company Fixed Cost
• Working Capital management, its Budgeting and reporting with variance analysis
• Supervise periodic meetings with Banks and suppliers for timely resolution of issues.
• Supervising E Banking (payments, Trade and reconciliations)
• Supervising reconciliations for AP, Banks, Investments and Supplier’s balance sheet account
• Key point of contact for external & internal Audit for Treasury related matters
• Income tax and VAT management related to vendor’s payment
• Supporting in inter-company reconciliations
• Ensuring all financial control are in place before making payments
• Taking lead to find ways for continuous improvements and simplification of AP system
• New initiatives and its implementation for improved working capital to meet challenging targets
• Monitoring Fund & Non Fund related Limits and its effective utilization

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Distribution and Logistics Manager

February 2010 - February 2011

Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

February 2010 - February 2011

• Reports to Head of Supply Services \n• Have 7 Direct reports \n• Overall responsible for 2 in house and 3 external Finished Goods warehouses and its Logistics. \n• Monitoring OFR / PFR in line with Groups bench mark \n• Preparation and custodian of warehousing and logistics Budget. \n• Timely and efficiently managing customer needs with minimum cost \n• Multiple Audit co ordination with internal, external, MOH and ISO Auditors \n• Supervising Scrap sale activities

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Logistics and Transportation

Disbursement Manager

May 2003 - January 2010

RECKITT BENCKISER PAKISTAN LTD

Karachi, Pakistan

May 2003 - January 2010

• Reports to Financial Controller
• Have 4 Direct reports
• Supervise day-to-day treasury function activities including but not limited to Maintaining effective and professional relationship with Banks, LC negotiations, Payables, Receivables, initiation of short-term investment proposals, accurate and timely recording/accounting of treasury related financial transactions
• Working Capital management, its Budgeting and reporting with variance analysis
• New initiatives and its implementation for improved working capital to meet challenging targets
• Timely issuance of bank guarantees as per the approved policies and procedures of the company.
• Monitoring Fund and Non Fund related Limits and its effective utilization
• Supervise periodic meetings with Banks, suppliers and customers for timely resolution of issues.
• Supervising E Banking (payments, collection, Trade and reconciliations)
• Supervising Banks, Investments, Suppliers and Customers reconciliations on a periodic basis

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Assistant Manager - Finance

August 1993 - April 2003

Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

August 1993 - April 2003

• Reports to Treasury & Accounts Manager \nDuring this tenure assigned various jobs. Major were: \n• Preparing Statutory Accounts & Audit Co ordination \n• Sales Tax/Excise Duty and Bank Guarantee related matters \n• Looking after all Company’s Insurance related matters \n• Managing Accruals \n• Custodian of Chart of Account matching with Global guideline \n• System related queries for General ledger \n• Bank Reconciliations and reconciliations for all related subsidiary accounts with GL.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Assistant Manager Accounts

January 1990 - August 1993

CNPS Associates Pvt ltd (sister concern of manufacturere of Yamaha Motorcycle)

Karachi, Pakistan

January 1990 - August 1993

• Reports to Finance Manager \n• Responsible for Complete Book Keeping of 4 companies of the group from Petty cash to Audit \n• Payroll, Bank & Inventory reconciliations

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Assistant Accountant

April 1985 - April 1989

Bawany Sugar Mills Ltd

Karachi, Pakistan

April 1985 - April 1989

• Reports to Senior Accountant \n• Handling Petty cash, Cash and bank Balances, Bank overdraft monitoring \n• Bank and other related account reconciliations

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Karachi

May 1989

May 1989

Bachelor's degree, Accounting, Economics and Business Law

Pakistan

IInd Division

Skills

Accounts Receivable
Expert
Accounts Receivable
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Working Capital Management
Expert
Working Capital Management
Expert
Bank Relations
Expert
Bank Relations
Expert
Accounts Payable
Expert
Accounts Payable
Expert
MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
J D EDWARD
Intermediate
J D EDWARD
Intermediate
BPCS
Intermediate
BPCS
Intermediate
Supplier Reconciliations
Expert
Supplier Reconciliations
Expert
Accounts Payable
Expert
Accounts Payable
Expert
General Ledger and Chart of Accounts Maintenance
Expert
General Ledger and Chart of Accounts Maintenance
Expert
Accounts Receivables
Expert
Accounts Receivables
Expert
Bank Reconciliations
Expert
Bank Reconciliations
Expert
Statutory Accounts Preparation
Expert
Statutory Accounts Preparation
Expert
Working Capital Management
Expert
Working Capital Management
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Accounts Receivable
Expert
Accounts Receivable
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Bank Relations
Expert
Bank Relations
Expert

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
In house
Reckitt Benckiser HQ - London
Feb 2005

Recommendations

Nadir Jamal

Feb 2013

Feb 2013

Chief Financial OfficerManager

Muhammad Ashraf is a great asset for any organization. He has worked under me for almost 15 years at Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited. His integrity, devotion to work, can do attitude and his technical competence are much above average. His ability to understand a situation, grasp the dynamics and to be able to cope with them are outstanding. He is an all rounder and can be used in different spheres and activities of business. His willingness to go beyond the normall call of duty makes him a very valuable member of the team. He is very highly respected by his team members, subordinates and higher management. He has consistently performed above average and has received great ratings in his performance evaluation. To summarize he is a dream come true subordinate. I would love to have him back working for me. I wish me success in his future endeavours.

Hobbies

  • Watching Movies
    Comedy, thrill, Action, crime movies
  • Playing and watching Cricket
    Member of school and college Cricket team Member of current organizations cricket team Played good cricket with renowed clubs of the city