Faizan Akhtar, Accountant

Faizan Akhtar

Accountant

Aramex Emirates

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Audit, Accounting and Finance
Experience
14 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 6 Months

Accountant at Aramex Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2010

Presently employed by Aramex Emirates

A leading freight forwarding company in the Middle East and the first Arab company to be listed in the NASDAQ stock exchange, presently Aramex is listed in the Dubai Financial Market with Global headquarters in Jordan-Amman

Employed as an Accountant, since July 2010 with the following responsibilities;

Costing of land freight in various destinations of ARAMEX in the Middle East from UAE to (AMM, BEY, DOH, KWI, MCT & KSA) for both import & export cargo operations based on the cost unit generated by the Global headquarters for each particular destination considering international fuel prices.

Freight billing of clients to accounts based on contract rates along with fuel surcharge considering the Global Rotterdam Index figures and associated customs charges.

Reconciliation of destination and or origin costs incurred during freight transit with global headquarters on a weekly basis.

Updating the contract rates on a periodic basis and generating, sorting and dispatching invoices to clients and ensuring invoices are filed as per weekly internal audit schedules.

Coordinating with accounts receivable and or sales team in case of dispute in Invoicing to clients and or credit limits breached by account holders.

Profit/loss sharing of freight with destinations/origins on a monthly basis for export shipments at month end for production audits to be conducted.

Monthly production report audit to ensure all associated cost has been accounted for and freight has moved at a reasonable profit margin and or investigating circumstances if to the contrary and reporting discrepancies to the freight accounting manager.

Audit Trainee at NR Doshi Chartered Accountants & Co.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2009 to August 2009

NR Doshi Chartered Accountants & Co, (Dubai). A Multinational Audit firm affiliated with DFK international (London-UK)

Employed as an Audit trainee from (February to June) 2009 on an internship basis, reporting directly to the Audit partner with the below responsibilities;

Finalizing audit reports in liaison with senior auditors and colleagues.

Possessing hands on experience in consolidation of complex groups.

Actively engaged in audits of various industries.
Building materials
Transportation
Bullion
Textiles

Education

Master's degree, Audit, Accounting and Finance
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • December 2011

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) affiliate, since December 2011 and at present attaining practical experience for membership status.

Bachelor's degree, BSC HONS in Applied Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • March 2011

Graduated with an Upper second Class BSC HONS degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University in collaboration with ACCA.

High school or equivalent, Accounting & Economics
  • at English Medium School (pvt) Dubai
  • August 2006

Passed out High School Edexcel examinations for O and A Levels in the year 2004-06 with majors in Accounting and Mathematics.

Specialties & Skills

STANDARD COSTING
Microsoft Office
Accounting
Ms Office
Job Costing
Accounting
Sage Accpac

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • ACCA affiliate
  • December 2011
IMA Certified Management Accountant
  • Currently Pursuing
  • January 2012

Training and Certifications

Time Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010
Business Writing Skills. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011
Basic training program (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
September 2010