Finance Manager
Play Cinemas WLL
Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months
Play Cinemas, WLL (NOVO)
The Company is subsidiary of QDB which is wholly owned by the Govt of the State of Qatar. Managing the Finance functions, reporting to Group Finance Controller & CEO of the company.
Key Responsibilities includes:
• Preparing & finalizing individuals, consolidation, financial statements & management reporting on a monthly, semi-annually, and annually.
• Preparing the Budget, Forecast & Cash Flow on semi-annually and annually in coordination with the BU (operation team).
• Perform cash flow management by analyzing the inflow and outflow of the company.
• To deal directly with the Bank regarding operational matters.
• To Supervise the Budget control process while approving the PR’s.
• To perform the KPI’s analysis of the business between Actual VS Budget & also report to the management on monthly basis, which ultimately present to the Board.
• To ensure the fully compliance of financial policies and procedures as prescribed by the company.
• To supervise all the finance team both Qatar & Oman locations as well as the accountants of individual locations.
• Liaison directly with the external auditors, consultants & tax advisory.
• To ensure the fully compliance & submission of WHT, VAT return, and Annual Income Tax return on a timely basis.
• To perform the Impairment analysis for the company assets on a yearly basis as per the IFRS-36.
• To perform the Finance function relating to the Accounts Payables & Receivables.
• Having a sound knowledge about IFRS, IAS & relevant local tax laws.
Assistant Finance Manager
Leighton Contracting Qatar, WLL. Mar-2015 to Mar-2020
LCQ is one of the leading diversified international building and infrastructure contractors established in Qatar. The company is part owned by CIMIC Group, Australia's largest project development and contracting group and a world-leading infrastructure, mining, services, and public private partnerships group.
Reporting to: GM Finance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared & finalized financial reporting, consolidation financial statements & management reporting on a monthly and annually, also all the necessary financial statements which are required by the management.
• Prepared the annual statutory financial statements along with the required notes.
• Prepared the cash call on the monthly basis for Qatar BU.
• Responsible for monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts
• Financial Review of Projects through Project Analytical Studies.
• Take the lead responsible for advising the Management on accounting and financial reporting matters and in accordance with appropriate accounting and financial standards.
• Actively involved in External Audit Activities annually and Semi Annually
• To supervise all the corporate accountants as well as all the site accountants.
• To assist the Sr. Finance Manager & General Finance Manager in relation to any Accounts or Finance matters.
• To perform all the duties that are given by the Line Manager.
Senior Management Accountant May 2017 - Oct 2018
Key Responsibilities:
• Preparing a monthly Management Snapshot Analysis Report including all projects of the Qatar & same is presented in front of the company management on every month end review meeting.
• Preparing a Financial Reporting which is including the both individual & consolidated those are required on monthly as well as on Quarterly basis (Actual +Forecast) by the company.
• Preparing the statutory report along with the required notes.
• Preparing a monthly Overheads Analysis Report with the required commentary on the same.
• Preparing the Cash Flow’s for any project which is required by the bank for which company has any Financial Facility.
• In the absence of Treasury Accountant, I am the one who look after the banking matters relating to the LC’s, Guarantees etc.
In-charge Project Accounts Mar 2015 - Apr 2017
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared Cost Valuation Report (commercial) & Coins (ERP) reconciliation
• Supervised Store Inventory monitoring and reporting.
• Prepared Final cost issuance to Commercial tied up with Management Portal.
• Prepared rolling Cash Flow Forecast with Commercial Department.
• Managed Project Payables & Petty Cash.
• Managed Accounts Payable/Receivables together with the Commercial Department.
Dreshak Maintenance LLC, Dubai, UAE.
Dreshak Group is a diversified, fast growing multinational business enterprise based in Dubai. The Group is an investment holding company with subsidiaries having a strong presence in hospitality, international trade, home maintenance/facilities management, air cargo operations, life support and provision of security personnel.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepared Monthly MIS reports on a set date including Financial Statements, Cash Flows, and Budget report; - Prepared Sale Forecasting reports; - Supervised & reviewed of Payroll also execution of the same through Wages Protection System (WPS); - Verified all types of Vouchers; - Prepared the Asset register according to the IAS rules; -Supported in Project Costing & determined the cost of Labour per hour; - Prepared department wise profitability report; - Reviewed the work of Accounts Staff & Credit\Collection department.
Significant Achievements:
• Introduced the concept of department wise profitability that helped management in order to set the new Sale Targets. This accelerated the sales of the company nearly half a million per month.
• Suggested Per Hour Labor Cost to the management after detail analysis that enhanced the company profitability by 5%
Al Rajhi projects, a leading construction company and integral part of Al Rajhi Group have developed an analogy of their desire to continually expand and move forward in the world of construction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the generation of monthly management and financial & accounts related reports; - Generation and presentation to the Country Finance Manager (CFM) the monthly and periodic management accounts with the required commentary; - Prepared and audited annual financial statements; - Responsible for the generation of periodic budgets, forecasts and cash flow for all businesses; - Maintained the Assets Register; - Prepared the monthly project costing report with the help of Estimation Manager.
Significant Achievements:
• I was directly involved in the preparation of the company project costing report, by keeping all the factors (both Micro & Macro level) in view, those were directly associated with the determination of the monthly cost for a project, the same report submitted to the Finance Manager & CM, which was the helping source for the management in terms of both to determine the expected requirement of time & the further amount of the funds required for the remaining project.
NIB Bank is one of the largest foreign banks in Pakistan in terms of its branch network and one of the largest corporate entities of the country with a paid up capital of Rs. 103 billion. Through an extensive network of branches spread across Pakistan.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintained inward & outward clearing; Risk Management/ Risk and return analysis -Analyzed the working capital requirement; -Liaison with the Internal Auditors of bank;-Dealt the Corporate and Individual accounts opening procedures and requirements.-Supervised the clearing operation at branch level; -All other operation which was assigned by line managers.
Significant Achievements:
• To run the whole branch operation in the absence of Operation manager.
Trafco Logistics (PVT) LTD
Trafco Logistics (PVT) LTD, is Pakistan's premium Logistic, Freight Management and Commercial Shipping Services Company with an incompatible network throughout the country and associates in more than 270 destinations internationally.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepared Ageing Report and follow up for A/R; -Checking sales invoices of corporate clients; - Prepared/ reconciled statement of Accounts of Customers and making M.I.S Reports; - Monitoring accounting activities at all Branches; - Prepared Bank reconciliation Statements; - Maintaining the main cash and petty cash accounts.
Significant Achievements:
• My most significant achievement to develop the online system for all the Trafco Branches situated in different areas of Pakistan. Its help a lot by sitting in Head Office Management can see\take the monthly MIS reports.
ACCA(Profesllional Level)
CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from Pakistan.
In MBA GPA 3.8/4
GPA 3.39/4
First Division. In BCOM received academic Excellece award.