Chief Financial Officer
Siddiqi Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :23 years, 6 أشهر
• Assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans.
• Participate in developing new business, specifically: assist the CEO and COO in identifying new funding opportunities, the drafting of prospective programmatic budgets, and determining cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery.
• Ensure adequate controls are installed and that substantiating documentation is approved and available such that all purchases may pass independent and governmental audits.
• Monitor banking activities of the organization.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's needs.
• Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants.
• Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization.
• Preparation of Accounts of different manufacturing, textile and trading companies.
• Supervision of bookkeeping of different manufacturing, textile and trading companies.
• Finalization of Financial Statements of different manufacturing, textile and trading companies.
• Performing month end processes of different manufacturing, textile and trading companies.
• Data Migration and Management of Legacy Business Data into new Computerized Accounting Software i.e. Peachtree/Sage and QuickBooks.
My key responsibilities are Financial Planing, Budget Monitoring, Financial Reporting, Financial Control and Compliance and Bank Signatory for Punjab region in British Council Pakistan.
• Monitored and evaluated Financial Statements for British Council Pakistan i.e. Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and Reconciliation Statements on monthly basis.
• Developed and analysed all monthly Financial Control and Compliance Framework reports and other management pack reports for presentation at National Finance Meeting for business performance and risk management.
• Being the National Procurement Process Owner, I reviewed the Procurement Activity on monthly basis for Retrospective Creation, Late payments to vendor, Old Open Pos for non-activity etc.
• Key contact person for creation and amendments in the Project Builder for all Project WBS in Pakistan on regular basis.
• Led Audit Preparations for Internal Auditors from BC UK since 2005. Successfully delivered support for internal audits in March 2013, June 2012, and March 2012 etc. Focal coordinator for National Audit Office (NAO), UK for all annual and quarterly income, payroll, travel and expenditure audits.
• Performed finance functions e.g. month-end checks, processes, bank signatory, office inventory custodian, purchase order approver (Limit: GBP 10, 000), Fixed Asset Register, communication to all staff for finance, travel and PO audits for Punjab region.
• Supervised payroll for Punjab and National Data for the integrity of data on monthly basis.
• Budget holder for BSS in Punjab region since 2005 and carry out budget monitoring function, planning / reforecast and reporting at Finance / Budget meetings.
• Year End returns and processes i.e. accruals /deferrals etc and briefing to operational staff.
• Supervised the maintenance of financial records as per Corporate Information Management policy.
Advanced Hands-on experience of SAP since March 2009 as Operational Manager with BI Access and Financial Reporting. I was FABS/SAP coordinator in the implementation of SAP in British Council Pakistan from 2008 to 2010.
My roles and responsibilities were as under:
Resources Management:
• Effectively managed the Premises / Facilities, Health & Safety services for all three offices and residential properties of all UK appointed staff.
• Effeciently managed Security services for all three offices and residential properties of all UK appointed staff.
• Managed and supervised the Building Refurbishment Project in 2010.
• Developed the Premises Management - Complaint Logging System through MS Outlook.
• Managed the transport function effectively for Lahore office i.e. 3 office vehicles and Rent-a-Car fleet.
• Effectively head the BSS department comprising of 7 team members for 5 years.
• Contract management and quality review of all programmes and non-exams agreements.
Financial Management:
• Being the FABS coordinator from 2007 to 2009, managed the mapping process of SUN to SAP and legacy data migration. Led Implementation process for Punjab and also played a vital role in SAP implementation and smooth operations in Pakistan.
• Being the FABS/SAP Power user, trained operational staff and supported them for on-going system issues.
• Supervised the procurement activity for BSS through out the year by following Procurement Policy. Also facilitated the Programmes and Exams Procurement activity as and when required i.e. on session based.
• Produced periodic management information, to support Director Business Support Services, using appropriate procedures and techniques to analyse data related to Lahore
• Supervised payroll for punjab for integrity of data i.e. overtime, medical etc.
• Led Audit Preparations for Internal Auditors from BC UK. Focal coordinator for National Audit Office (NAO), UK for all annual and quarterly income, payroll, travel and expenditure audits.
• Budget holder for BSS in Punjab region and carried out budget monitoring function, planning / reforecasting and reporting at FCCF.
• Performed finance functions e.g. month-end checks, processes, bank signatory, office inventory custodian, purchase order approver (Limit: GBP 10, 000), Fixed Asset Register, communication to all staff for Finance, travel and PO audits for Punjab region.
My roles and responsibilities were as under:
• Managed Input in SUN system on daily basis i.e. 250+ average daily transactions.
• Successfully performed all month end processes.
• Maintained financial records as per Corporate Information Management policy.
• Prepared Payroll and checked medical and overtime claims.
• Reviewed and prepared bank reconciliation statements and non-exams reconciliation statements on monthly basis.
• Managed petty cash and banking of all income collected through mail.
• Supported F&A Managers /Operations teams in daily management of purchase orders and preparing and monitoring of BSS budgets
• Prepared regular and ad hoc financial returns as required.
• Supported F&A Managers /Area Directors in carrying out periodic checks
• Accountable for Cheque books and letterheads for the two bank accounts
• Preparation of Payroll Return, data entry of all payment vouchers on ERP system which averaged 100+ transactions.
• Preparation of Sales Tax Returns on monthly basis.
• Reconciliation of Trial Balance for Personal Ledger & General Ledger.
• Preparation of price structures of various products of Unilever & P.T.C.
• Preparation of Final Accounts, Quarterly Withholding Tax Returns.
• Successfully worked on development of Computerized Accounting Software for Allied Marketing (Pvt.) Ltd. in MS Access.
I have got Certificate of Merit in 'Foundation Stage' of ICMAP across Pakistan. Similarly I have also attained Certificate of Merit in 'Principles of Accounting' subject in ICMAP. I have completed the ICMAP education in record period of three years. I am currently working on the SAP enabled Finance and Business Solution system in British Council. I was part of implementation team for SAP roll out in British Council Pakistan.