Asif Agha, Manager Financial Reporting

Asif Agha

Manager Financial Reporting

MB Enterprise

Location
Canada
Education
Master's degree, Accounting and Administration
Experience
18 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months

Manager Financial Reporting at MB Enterprise
  • Canada - Ontario
  • My current job since January 2019

MBE is an independent, Canada based business solutions and services providing group, have diversified business profile into Residential & Commercial Asset and Property Management, Rental Properties, IT services, Real Estate, Insurance, Mortgage, POS, ATM, Accounting & Credit Counselling.
• Produce top quality and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial and ad-hoc management information reports.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly written reports for assigned properties including operating statements, balance sheet, cash flows and variance analysis.
• Provide strategic property analysis & planning, including utility analysis, cash flow projections & rent roll turnover reports.
• Prepare and analyze budgets & forecast and other special reports required by clients and management.
• Preparation of monthly “CAPEX” and conduct variance analysis regarding timing and deviation from budget.
• Prepare annual HST recon & payments and CAM reconciliations for commercial properties.
• Process month/year end journal and adjustment entries and ensure accurate and timely completion of items such as mortgage & property tax payments, bank recons & inter-company loan repayment.
• Prepare annual audit working paper files and coordinates year-end audits.
• Identify opportunities for system/process efficiencies and/or enhancements.
• Establish and maintain co-operative and collaborative relationships with internal and external clients.
• Provide guidance to other Accounting and Operations employees as necessary.

Financial Controller at ELITE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC
  • Canada - Ontario
  • June 2017 to December 2018

Canada Reported to: CEO / Finance Head - Supervised to: 3 persons
Operating in Toronto, Elite Property Management offers end to end solutions to uphold each properties’
unique experience and identity. Managing a portfolio of more than 7, 500 Residential Units.
* Prepare monthly/yearly financial statement package for a portfolio of properties, including relevant
notes thereto, bank & general ledger reconciliations, age analysis, posting month/year-end journal
entries, roll-forward and analysis of balance sheet accounts (fixed assets, A/R, prepaids,
intercompany balances and other assets, accrued liabilities, etc.) and month/year end closing.
* Maintain Corporation’s Reserve Fund Accounts, manage and reconciled its cash flow and
Investments, income and related expenses.
* Support Property Managers in the annual budgeting, on-going planning/forecasting and variance
analysis. Ensure timely preparation of budget numbers and entering in system.
* Prepare year-end working paper files, provide auditors with back up, financial statements, related
schedules and comparative analyses and liaise in audit as a focal person.
* Prepare monthly cash flow projections and advise Property Managers to release the vendor
payments based on available funds.
* Oversee and monitor AR and AP transactions in an accurate and timely manner.
* Trouble-shoot YARDI issues with the developer and provide YARDI support to property accounting
and operational staff.
* Coach and train staff team in setup, system utilization, monthly reporting process and work flows,
accounting policies and procedures, and accounting software functions.

Asst Finance Manager at HARMONY MANAGEMENT LTD
  • May 2014 to June 2017

Canada Reported to: VP Finance / RPMs - Supervised to: 2 persons
Harmony Management is a boutique property management firm specializing in condominium
management throughout the GTA. Harmony currently manages over 60 properties, approx. 6, 000 units.
* Prepared & compiled full-service quality monthly / yearly financial statements of multiple properties
for Regional Property Managers, Board of Directors & Owners.
* Maintained general ledgers for multiple properties, create and post monthly recurring and non-
recurring journal and adjustment entries, reconcile operating, reserve & investment bank accounts.
* Prepared annual operating budget and CAM rates with consultation of property manager and BOD.
* Prepared and monitored actual and forecasted cash flow statements on a regular basis.
* Prepared accurately CAM/Tenant recoveries within the specified deadlines utilizing the recovery
module in Yardi and in Excel where applicable.
* Performed a cursory review of various property reports, i.e. delinquency, rent roll, CAM
reconciliation, chargeback, HST reconciliation & remittances, etc., to ensure they are clean and
accurate.
* Supported external auditors in conducting their audit and compliance their requirementstimely.
* Coordinated the integration of new properties into the accounting work flow and reporting structure.
* Participated in projects for system implementations and/or process related development
* Provided training & mentoring to new and existing staff as needed.

Finance Manager at THREESIXTY ESTATES MGMNT LLC
  • March 2013 to February 2014

Abu Dhabi, UAE Reported to: CFO / MD - Supervised to: 7 persons
Al Tamouh Investments is a real estate developer, design, built, managed and leased 3, 500 commercial
and residential units, annual turnover of $35m.
* Responsible for all areas relating to accounting functions, statutory financial reporting & Consolidation
for daily, weekly and monthly accounting tasks and activities.
* Managed month/year-end close including subsidiary companies, record journal entries, GL accounts
reconciliations, consolidations, intercompany transfers, variances analyses, and etc.
* Prepared & Submitted periodic Financial information including notes/schedules and results to the
Management along with performance against budget and variance analysis with last year’s results.
* Designed Comprehensive Budget System & prepared & monitored yearly budget and half yearly
forecast.
* Supervised and ensured timely invoicing to clients for Community charges, Utilities, Deposits and
proper recording in system.
* Monitored & followed up collections and receipted the same into respective bank account and
system.
* Oversee invoices of vendors/service providers as to the supporting documents, recording them in
system in correct account and based on available funds, release payments.
* Liaised with internal and external auditors for audit planning and its timely execution by preparing audit
working papers and supportive schedules well in advance.

Finance Manager at PARAGON MALLS LLC
  • October 2009 to March 2013

Abu Dhabi, UAE Reported to: GM / CFO - Supervised to: 2 persons
Al Tamouh Investments is a real estate developer, design, built and managed a shopping Mall of 300k sqft
area, 100+ shops, having annual revenue of $20m.
* Set up & managed finance department independently.
* Prepared monthly and yearly Financial Statements and non-financial reports and analyzed and
presented operating information to Management Executives.
* Prepared actual and projected cash flows on regular basis.
* Reviewed & recorded month/year-end adjusting & journal entries, accruals & reviewed outstanding
items on bank accounts.
* Creation of Annual Operating & Capital Budgets with inputs from other departments and reporting on
performance.
* Draft different Corporate Agreements, like Retail Lease Agreement, Office Lease Agreement,
Brokerage Agreement, ATM lease Agreement, Management Contract and MOU’s.
* Advised top management optimizing revenue generation & in reviewing the Retail Lease Agreements
in responding the client’s concern, rental feasibility & pricing based on the current markettrends.
* Co-ordinated & liaised with Auditors to carry out year-end audit.

Finance Manager at IBN BATTUTA MALLS LLC
  • February 2006 to September 2009

Dubai, UAE Reported to: Mall Manager/Director Finance - Supervised to: 5 persons
Nakheel PJSC a Real Estate Property Developer, built, owned and leased a shopping Mall of 1000k sqft
area, 300+ shops, having annual revenue of $40m.
* Restructured and run the finance department.
* Developed the revenue model for the mall, depends upon the layouts which keep changes timely,
identifying break-even figures and profitability projections.
* Supervised in preparation of monthly, quarterly & yearly Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS
and as per UAE Laws and submission to management.
* Prepared quarterly forecasts and annual budget for the company in consultation with the senior
departmental managers.
* Review the authenticity of the legal documents to establish the Authority and ownership of the lessee
such as Trade License, Delegation of Authority or/and other similar documents.
* Monitored & followed up Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable through Aging analysis.
* Co-ordinate and liaise with the Internal / External Auditors & Quality & Method reviews.
* Prepare reports on and monitoring of periodic physical count of stores & spares inventory & fixed
assets count & supervise the maintenance of Fixed Assets Register.
* Maintained staff by training employees and by developing personal growth opportunities.

Education

Master's degree, Accounting and Administration
  • at Certified Public Accountant
  • January 2019

Persuing

Master's degree, Accounting and Audit
  • at Professional Accounting Affiliate – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • August 2010

CA Finalist-Institue of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Higher diploma, Accounting and Control
  • at Fellow member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (FPA).
  • June 2008
Higher diploma, Accounting and Corporate Governance
  • at Associate member of Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan (ACIS).
  • October 2007
Bachelor's degree, Civil Law, Mecantile Law, Income Tax Law
  • at S M Law College
  • January 1993
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Administration
  • at Bachelor of Commerce
  • December 1989

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Specialties & Skills

Preparation of various MIS reports
MS Excel Macros Pivot Tables Financial Fun. etc
BUDGETING
CONSULTING
FINANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FIXED ASSETS
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR
ORACLE DEVELOPER 2000
QUALITY
REAL ESTATE
ACCOUNTANCY

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Currency collection, pets birds