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Farhan Mukadam, FINANCE MANAGER

Farhan Mukadam

FINANCE MANAGER·AMERICAN BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL,

Kuwait

Master's degree, Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 11 months

FINANCE MANAGER

July 2025 - June 2026

AMERICAN BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL,

Abraq khaytan, Kuwait

July 2025 - June 2026

• Manage payroll for 250+ employees, ensuring accurate calculation of salaries, deductions, and
benefits, while handling new joiners, resignations, terminations, and final settlements.
• Supervise and guide the accounts team, ensuring adherence to internal controls and
accounting standards.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

ASSISTANT MANAGER

December 2009 - June 2025

ALAFCO (AVIATION LEASE & FINANCE COMPANY)

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

December 2009 - June 2025

• Preparation of Consolidated Financial Position: Assisted in the preparation of the consolidated statement of financial position for the organization.
• Budget and Projection Support: Supported budgeting and projections through scenario-based schedules.
• OPEX Variance Analysis: Conducted quarterly OPEX variance analysis for senior management.
• Portfolio Financial Income Compliance: Ensured quarterly compliance of the Portfolio Financial Income report to the CFO.
• Lease Management: Managed lease rent and maintenance reserve invoicing in line with contracts.
• Financial Reporting and Audit Support: Coordinated with auditors and prepared asset market valuation reports for impairment testing.
• Recordkeeping and Organization: Maintained organized financial records and managed accounts payable/receivable.
• Accounts Management: Kept up-to-date records of accounts payable and receivable.
• Updated and maintained an accurate asset register, managed accounting entries (provisions, recurring, ad-hoc), and ensured up-to-date ledgers and monthly CMS interface in the Sun system.
• ERP and Financial Software Proficiency: Worked on Sage ERP for six years. Generated lease agreements, loan agreements, and depreciation schedules in AerData (ERP) for new aircraft deliveries.
• HR and Payment Processing: Managed employee payroll, including overtime, salaries, advances, and expenses, and prepared monthly calculation sheets for timely HR disbursement. Collaborated with HR to update employee records, handle changes in employment status, and manage benefits enrollments.
• Compensation & Benefits: Administered employee compensation programs, including bonuses and salary reviews, conducted market research for competitive packages, covering health insurance and other perks.
• Regularly Reconcile Payroll with Financial Records: Perform monthly reconciliations of payroll reports with bank statements and general ledger entries and resolve any discrepancies between payroll reports and financial records.
• Implementation of Feedback Mechanism: Implemented a system for employees to provide feedback or report issues related to payroll.
• Currency Management and Vendor Negotiation: Managed CBK exchange rates and FX variations, ensured timely leasing fee payments, processed non-functional currency payments, and distributed supplier cheques. Negotiated with vendors to reduce costs by 15% while maintaining employee satisfaction.
• Purchase Order Management and Customer Relations: Ensured purchase orders align with approved quotes. Liaised with suppliers and customers for timely disbursement of invoices.
• Expense Tracking and Financial Reporting: Tracked and recorded expenses, reconciled KWD bank accounts, and maintained accurate financial records. Prepared and monitored Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable aging reports.
• Additional Duties and Lessee Liaison: Embarked on additional duties as reasonably expected and integral to the job functions. Liaised with lessees for the timely disbursement of lease rent and maintenance reserve.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

SETTLEMENT OFFICER

April 2008 - December 2009

Kuwait Finance & Investment Company

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

April 2008 - December 2009

• Assist in purchasing of security purchases and sale documents. This involves checking prices, calculations and ensuring compliance with KCC statements.
• Uploading the daily KSE trades into system and allocating them into relevant portfolios reconciling with brokerage statements and updating the accounts division.
• Handling of daily Cash transactions related to clients.
• Uploading KSE closing prices daily into the system.
• Maintain KIC index, entering the daily KIC values into the system.
• Tracking of Net Asset Value of the holding funds.
• Follow-up & collection of dividend distribution.
• Follow-up & collection of bonus share certificates.
• Opening & closing of portfolios as per instruction provided by the Clients Portfolios Department.
• Transfer of stocks (In/Out): as per instruction
• Maintaining track of securities that are available with KCC & in companys custody.
• Updating existing loans data as per Clients Portfolios instructions.
• Preparing of Balance Sheet report every 15 days for Asset Management, Trade Online, & Funds Department in compliance with Central Bank requirements.

Company industry:
Financial Services

TRAINEE (SETTLEMENT ACCOUNTS)

October 2007 - January 2008

WAFRA INT’L INVESTMENT CO,

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

October 2007 - January 2008

Company industry:
Investment, Securities & Funds

JUNIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

June 2006 - December 2007

S.G. VENTURES

Pune, India

June 2006 - December 2007

• Member of the deal team that track live filings for US companies for public issues.
• Individually handled the Prospectus Direct which deals with the final prospectus of the companies listed on the US Stock Exchange.
• Processing deals related to companys fund.
• Leading the Mutual Fund Team.
• Maintaining Clients Portfolio.
• Customer Query handling & resolving.
• Complete knowledge about Prospectus.

Company industry:
Financial Services

Education

Pune University

May 2006

May 2006

Master's degree, Finance

India

GPA (percentage): 64%

GPA (percentage): 64%

Carried out and completed project as prerequisite for postgraduate degree. It includes a topic on “Financial Planning of Clients with regards to Insurance & Investment” for masters.
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Pune University

May 2004

May 2004

Bachelor's degree, Accounts

India

GPA (percentage): 62%

GPA (percentage): 62%

Skills

Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
Reconciling
Expert
Reconciling
Expert
Reporting
Expert
Reporting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
ACCOUNTING
Expert
ACCOUNTING
Expert
AVIATION
Expert
AVIATION
Expert
AUDIT SCHEDULES
Expert
AUDIT SCHEDULES
Expert
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Expert
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Expert
DEPRECIATION
Expert
DEPRECIATION
Expert
GOVERNANCE
Expert
GOVERNANCE
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MFG/PRO (ERP)
Expert
MFG/PRO (ERP)
Expert
RECONCILIATION
Expert
RECONCILIATION
Expert
ACCOUNTANCY
Expert
ACCOUNTANCY
Expert
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Intermediate
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Intermediate
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
BANK RECONCILIATION
Expert
BANK RECONCILIATION
Expert
CLOSING
Expert
CLOSING
Expert
FINANCIAL
Intermediate
FINANCIAL
Intermediate
PAYROLL PROCESSING
Intermediate
PAYROLL PROCESSING
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Intermediate
FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Intermediate
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Intermediate
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Intermediate
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Intermediate
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
AUDITING
Intermediate
AUDITING
Intermediate
BUDGETING
Intermediate
BUDGETING
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
GENERAL LEDGER
Intermediate
GENERAL LEDGER
Intermediate
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
Intermediate
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
Reconciling
Expert
Reconciling
Expert
Reporting
Expert
Reporting
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING, CERTIFR (ACCA)
FORENSIC ACCOUNTING & FRAUD EXAMINATION
FINANCIAL MODELLING USING EXCEL
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING, CERTIFR
FORENSIC ACCOUNTING & FRAUD EXAMINATION
FINANCIAL MODELLING USING EXCEL
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Certificate in International Financial Reporting

Training
Professional Skills for Finance & Accounting
Sahara Group, Istanbul, Turkey
May 2015
Presentation & Public Speaking
Informa
Sep 2015