Fareed Ahmed, Finance Manager

Fareed Ahmed

Finance Manager

Sun And Sand Sports - Saudi Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
26 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 5 Months

Finance Manager at Sun And Sand Sports - Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since October 2017

Responsibilities related to Finance Functions:

Oct'2017 - Present

Handling finance and accounting activities related to Bricks and Mortar, Wholesales and E-commerce business in KSA.
Project Lead construction of Mega DC ware house and new stores.
Year-End Audit and Statutory Compliance:
Ensuring statutory compliance for all group companies in KSA.
Coordinating with external auditors for the issuance of Financial statements.
Treasury Management:
Managing the team and handling all matters related to Treasury (Cash and Bank).
Managing relationships with banks and corresponding with them for Retail Stores and Ecommerce business.
Support for Operations Team:
Supporting the Operations team in preparing feasibility reports and new projects.
Cash Flow Management:
Managing cash flows, collections, payments, and funding processes. Preparing liquidity cash forecasting reports.
Management Reporting:
Responsible for month-end closing in SAP and timely preparation of monthly schedules for Head office reporting. Responsible for management reporting, business analysis, and forecasts.
Responsible for preparing to budget and rolling forecast.
Profitability Analysis:
Evaluating Retail Stores profitability analysis.
Government Payments and Insurance:
Responsible for all government-related payments (GOSI, HRDF), also managing related issues of GOSI and HRDF. Managing staff medical insurance matters and renewals.
Managing Company PAR, Fidelity, Money, and CGL insurance matters and renewals.
Statutory Compliance:
Maintaining all statutory records and preparing all statutory returns filed with ZATCA. Responsible for Zakat filing and issuance of Zakat certificates.
Responsible for VAT filing and payments.
Maintaining all statutory records as per KSA Law compliance.
Responsible for VAT implementation in line with new tax laws in Saudi Arabia.

Financial Controller at UNITED TRADING & MARKETING COMPANY (Saudi Sports Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2015 to September 2017

(Engaged in Direct Marketing of Sports & Fitness Accessories having strong network of Retail Showrooms all over Kingdom. Having
Distribution network for Personal Care and Home Appliances with a wide range variety in Electrical goods, Sports wears -Renowned
Brands Emjoy Power, Conair, Black & Decker, Nike, Adidas

Manager Treasury, Taxation and Corporate Affairs at Clariant
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 1998 to April 2015

(Engaged in manufacturing of industrial chemicals and dyes (formally Sandoz) has the Head Office in Muttenz, Switzerland and
affiliates in all over the world.
Key Deliverables:
• Prepared corporate presentation of monthly financial results & its analysis for Regional office in Turkey.
• Prepares Monthly Financial results (MFR) & analysis to Executive Committee.
• Managed relationship with banks and does all necessary correspondences, and successfully managed cash flows,
collections, payments and funding processes. Managed the team & handled all matters relating to Treasury (Cash
and Bank).
• Managed investment portfolios of the Company, prepare feasibility reports for Group Treasury in Switzerland
relating to fresh investment / borrowings.
• Responsible for preparing funds position and cash budget of the Company.
• Assigned responsibility of Local Credit Controller by the management and successfully managed this additional
task in year 2013 and 2014.

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at University of Karachi
  • February 2023

courses: Intensive courses & Workshops on Business Analysis, Treasury and Taxation from ICAP Certification course Microsoft Power BI

Master's degree, Accounting and Finance
  • at ACCA
  • June 2006

Fellow Member of Chartered Certified Accoutants (FCCA)

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Business Analysis
Budgeting
Corporate Treasury
Corporate Finance
FINANCIAL PLANNING
MEETING FACILITATION
POLICY ANALYSIS
REPORTS
TAX PLANNING
YEAR END ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTANCY
BUDGETING

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Power BI (Training)
Training Institute:
Lexicon
Date Attended:
February 2022
Duration:
48 hours

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket and Hockey and Travelling