DAINA SAIMON-CMA US, Assistant Manager-Accounts

DAINA SAIMON-CMA US

Assistant Manager-Accounts

Zindagi Trust

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Assistant Manager-Accounts at Zindagi Trust
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since April 2022

Prepare detailed Financial Reports outlining allocation and utilization of donated funds. *Proficiently oversee payroll management for cost centers with focus on accuracy and efficiency. *Establish effective communication channels with local banks to address administrative issues and enhance services about short-term and long-term investments as well as profit rate optimization. *Effectively manage 25 weekly payments and improve process cycle time by 50%. *Draft revenue and yearly fundraising budgets, as well as specific donor budgets for accounting year. *Monitor company's financial and accounting performance in accordance with budget, and highlighted reasons for deviations and variances. *Management Information reports such as Cash Flow, Interim Profit & Loss Statements, Balance Sheet, Ratios, etc. *Ensure sufficient funds are available to meet working capital and investment requirements.

Assistant Manager-Accounts at RehmPack (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2021 to November 2021

Manage & oversee daily operations of accounting Including Aging Receivables & Payables. *Prepare liquidity reports cash flows & bank positions. *Monitor and analyze working capital to ensure liquidity. *Manage daily Payments. *Manage and present proposals to enable team to deliver tasks. *Streamlined Operations and Prioritized tasks allowing company to increase weekly receivables by 10%.

Accounts & Finance Officer at Zindagi Trust
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2020 to June 2021

• Perform weekly payments process. * Prepare Monthly Expense reports for EAD * Prepare Bi-monthly Bank reconciliations. * Prepare and manage Payroll of cost Centre. * Handle Income tax. * Prepare monthly Profit & Loss Statements. * Prepare Monthly Cash flows, Direct Method. * Monitor and record financial transactions according to each cost Centre. * Monitor and record donations/zakat data. * Prepare Quarterly Reports and presentations.

Finance Officer at Falcon Security (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2015 to November 2019

Performed month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries. *Monitored expenditures analyse revenues determine variances, and report same to management. *Maintained accurate accounts including cash, prepaid, accounts payable, receivables, and accrued expenses. *Liaison with Internal and external Auditors. *Handle compliances from FBR including Income Tax, Sales Tax & e-filling. *Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance. *Prepared cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports. *Streamlined financial processes for increased efficiency and accuracy in reporting.

Assistant Accountant at Magnum Management Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2011 to October 2014

Improved financial accuracy by conducting thorough account reconciliations and adjusting journal entries. *Assist in compliance-oriented duties such as Group Insurance, Gratuity, EOBI, and Tax. *Streamlined Purchase orders of each departments and managed Office Supplies and vendor payments. *Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy. *Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts. *Facilitated month-end and year-end closing processed to support accuracy and completeness of financial reports.*Reduced 100 weekly invoice processing time with efficient data entry and verification of accounts payable transactions. *Monitored bank account activity regularly, identifying potential errors for swift resolution.

Accountant at Shezada Security Services (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2008 to July 2011

Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations. *Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts. *Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis. *Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings. *Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books. *Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations. *Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at University of Karachi
  • June 2024
Higher diploma, Business & Finance(CMA-US)
  • at IMA USA
  • April 2024
Higher diploma, Accounting & Finance
  • at Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
  • January 2024
Higher diploma, Secretarial Practices & Laws
  • at Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan
  • January 2024

Specialties & Skills

Invoicing
Accounts Payable
Reconciliation
Accounts Receivable
MS Office Automation
BANK RECONCILIATIONS
BALANCE SHEET
WORKING CAPITAL
COMMUNICATIONS
INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAYROLL PROCESSING
FINANCIAL
MICROSOFT OFFICE
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
PAYABLES AND RECEIVABLES
TEAMWORK
BUDGETING
DATA ENTRY
GENERAL LEDGER
INCOME TAX
SALES TAX

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

http://www.pipfa.org.pk/
  • Fellow Member
  • April 2012
http://www.icsp.org.pk/
  • Associate Member
  • January 2013
IMA USA
  • CMA USA QUALIFIED
  • April 2024

Training and Certifications

CMA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2024
PIPFA Fellow Member (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2011

Hobbies

  • Book Collecting, Reading Financial News