Bilal Zafar

Administration and Finance Head of Tenaris Saudi Region: Included Tenaris Saudi Arabia Limited - Saudi Teel pipe Co. (Tadawul Listed) - Exiros Saudi Arabia Limited and Tenaris Bahrain.

• Review financial statements for the company accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in industries in which the firm is operating. And ensure that such statements are fair and complete.
• Supervision of accounting & finance function including payroll processing and authorizing of payroll recording in GL
• Prepared and review the VAT report and coordinate the Tax auditor for reporting.
• Prepared and review the IKTVA report and coordinate with auditor for reporting.
• Liaison with external and internal auditors to manage statutory audits of financial statements and banks/financial Institutions.
• Periodic monitoring of budgetary targets with actual performance & reporting to Management to help achieve financial targets
• Variance analysis between budgeted and actual financial results and suggesting corrective, preventive and controlling measures
• Interpret and ensure compliance with appropriate laws, rules and regulations and standards in the areas of budgeting, accounting and reporting.
• Working capital management, cash flow planning and forecast and cost management.
• Planning for currency hedging and coordinate with bank for currency hedging.

• Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role Like AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting
• Supervision of accounting & finance function including payroll process and authorization of payroll recording in GL
• Preparation and finalization of periodical project as well as company’s financial statements, this includes balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement & monthly & YTD variance analysis
• Analyzing trends in revenues & expenses, and preparing the spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to help illustrate financial trends.
• Planning, preparation and control of operating and special program budgets.
• Identify and analyze variances researching the causes of variances and make recommendation based on analysis.
• Liaison with external and internal auditors, banks/financial Institutions & consultants etc.
• Working capital management, cash flow planning and forecast and cost management
• Team lead for study, design and implementation of company new ERP accounting system.

• Assessment of client’s business and internal control risk
• Review and comparison of budgets specifically for assessing the adequacy of going concern assumption and recognition of deferred tax asset
• Understanding the entity’s internal control system, review and evaluation of internal control design effectiveness and efficiency with the objective of highlighting weaknesses and recommending improvements
• Examination, analysis and review of financial statements and accounting systems, target investigation and delving into systems development
• Reviewing financial statements to ensure compliance with local laws and International Financial Reporting Standards
• Monitoring and evaluation of systems and underlying records of financial statements assertions
• Issuance of group audit instructions to subsidiary auditors and review of reporting package received from them
• Compliance with International Group Audit Instructions received from parent Company and reporting accordingly, including reconciliation of underlying financial records and statutory accounts with Hyperion for international reporting purposes