Dania Qayyum

Actively served as Assistant Finance Manager at United Aviation Services (UAS)-Dubai, UAE.
Key Responsibilities:
•Assisting in designing & implementing financial policies & procedures that impose an adequate level of security & control over Finance Department activities.
•Preparing monthly financial statements, quarterly reports and report on variances along with assisting with the annual audits and reviews.
•Coordinating the planning and budgeting process, providing necessary technical support, comparing actual to the budgeted results and reporting on significant variances.
•Accountable for managing cash flow and supervising over the financial transactions within and outside company; along with establishing & maintaining cash controls; preparation and reconciliation of bank statements
•Preparing, monitoring & maintaining fixed assets register along with depreciation schedules, handled day to day job performance of staff members.
•Administered monthly payroll; reviewing and filing payroll summaries, journals and reports.
•Supervised finance officer in setting up employee files, verifying and coding timesheets and hours worked, calculating employee salaries, deductions and contributions, entering payroll information into the system.

Served as Operational Finance Specialist - Q.A, Control & Compliance at Mobilink.
Key Responsibilities:
•Ensured compliance with financial policies, processes and SOPs in practice within the department; establishing & enforcing cross-functional SLA's and coordination with internal & external stakeholders to ensure streamline operations.
•Identification of non-compliance of SOPs and regulations, and weak control areas and proposing better compliance checks.
•Contributing to ad hoc projects, along with preparing and presenting different dashboards as and when required.
•Analyzed and reported on variances in financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; collate financial reporting materials for all cross-functional departments.
•Assisted in annual budgeting and planning process; review financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status.
•Supported in existing process management, and policy compliance monitoring. Department's KPI monitoring on regular basis facilitating timely identification of gaps.
•Successfully provided analytical and project management support on risk related projects and activities.

Aided as Executive Accounts Payable (Local & Foreign) in Finance (Corporate Accounting) Division at Mobilink.
Key Responsibilities:
•Produced monthly management reports and schedules. Reconciliation of payments and monitoring accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
•Preparation and updating of Creditors Listing, Creditors Revaluation. Opex/Capex (operational/capital nature) Bifurcation of Creditors.
•Booking of invoices, Foreign Related Parties transactions, and financial charges on long term payables, along with booking and processing of Foreign Debit Advices.
•Preparation of Monthly expense variance analysis along with accrual required working and also confirmation of accrual reversal by keeping in view the departments requirements.

Functioned as Finance & Administration Officer at Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) - US Funded Project. Working in Finance and Administration Department included:
Key Responsibilities:
•Dealt with invoices, Reviewing Disbursements, Receipts, Journal vouchers for authenticity & accuracy of invoices, entering and reviewing the data entered in the Accounting Software on day to day basis.
•Furnished accounting documentation and maintaining of records as per the policies and procedures of the organization, managing the accounting and financial system by ensuring that appropriate control and reporting structures are maintained in accordance with USAID financial management rules and regulations.
•Responsible for timely and accurate submission of Project Financial Reports; coordinate reporting, audit responses, and other grant‐related activities.
•Monitoring funded projects to prevent over-expenditure of funds and audit disallowance and ensure awards are fully expended
•Tracking of project budget changes and ensuring correct Forecast Annual Budget is maintained in the System and that activities are in line with plans and Funding Agreement Documents and any revisions thereof.
•Coordinated logistics, including coordination with US Trainers, hotels, training facilities, translators and participants. Preparing training materials, agenda and evaluation materials for training activities.
•Preparing & filing of annual income tax returns, tracking Withholding Tax deductions and deposit in the government treasury.

Served with KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co Chartered Accountants (“THK”) for three & half years as an Audit Associate. Working in assurance department included:
Key Responsibilities:
•Planning, supervision and review of financial audits of various listed and un-listed companies and organizations.
•Project management from the planning stage to audit completion; planning, budgeting, managing and supervising staff and coordinating with the engagement manager and partner.
•Performing a detailed review of the operations and internal control systems in a computerized environment to identify weaknesses in the system and to give recommendations for improvement
•Preparation of report on deviation from the procedure manuals in internal audits
•Preparation of report on deviation from the procedure manuals in internal audits. Prepared management letters highlighting control weaknesses identified during the audit.
•Advised the clients on activities to address the risks and providing recommendations on improving the risk management processes; advising on various accounting and related matters and providing them assistance in the preparation of financial statements in the light of IFRS.
•Coordinated, motivating and training the audit engagement team. Accountable for effectively delegating tasks, providing guidance to staff, allocation of work, review and monitoring performance of team on the engagement.