Hamza Piracha, Senior Financial Accountant

Hamza Piracha

Senior Financial Accountant

SIG Combibloc

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, CMA Member
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Senior Financial Accountant at SIG Combibloc
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2019

AP/AR, Asset accounting, reporting, payroll accounting, Automation projects

Chief Accountant at Sanabel Alsalam for Food Manufacturing
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2016 to February 2019

• Successful Implementation of IFRS and VAT and integration in SAP.
• Completely responsible for Cost Accounting and hence SAP CO Module
• Develop and monitor policies regarding costing and budgeting to ensure achievement of overall strategic objectives of the organization;
• Implementation of IFRS;
• Responsible for supervising different branches of accounting like Fixed Assets, Payable, Payroll.
• Responsible for month end closing;
• Responsible for release of cost for semi-finished and finished materials
• Preparation of Financials
• Conducting multi-dimensional analysis of the whole P/L and reporting to senior management;
• Preparing monthly/ quarterly/ annual budget and follow up on regular basis to incorporate the market dynamics;
• Perform tasks of Finance Manager while he is away.

Assistant Manager Finance/ Internal Audit at Frontier Works Organization
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • August 2014 to May 2016

• Improving accounting procedures by ensuring proper implementation of IFRS
• Financial Accounting- Book keeping till finalization and reporting
• Evaluating accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc.
• Performance/ Financial/ Forensic Audits of construction works projects
• Assisting in raising finance for mega projects at most favorable rates
• Financial statement analysis and data reconciliation
• Verification and correction of accounting entries

Investments Executive at Business Edge
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 2013 to August 2014

Managing and investing funds of different investors in European and American markets;

Preparing analysis reports for the clients and management;

Advising trade opportunities in Equity stocks, FOREX, CFDs, and Commodity Futures; and

Devising client specific risk and return policy

Education

Master's degree, CMA Member
  • at Institute of Management Accountants
  • November 2018

CMA USA Qualified.

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Riphah International University
  • March 2016

 A very in-depth study in the area of accounting and finance including investment and portfolio management.  Wrote a research paper (unpublished). Theme was the interconnectivity of psychological traits of day-traders and losses incurred by them.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • September 2013

First nine exams of ACCA were considered as the complete coursework for the qualification Final project was a very comprehensive report on business and financial performance of a company over a 3 year period

Master's degree, Accounting/Finance
  • at ACCA UK
  • August 2013

A very vast area of accounting covered including audit, taxation, corporate governance, risk management, financial management and corporate law (English Legal System)

High school or equivalent, Pre-Engineering
  • at Cambridge University
  • August 2010

Specialties & Skills

Foreign Investment
Treasury Management
Internal Audit
Project Management
Financial Analysis
Analytical Analysis
Investment Analysis
Accounting Softwares
Ms Office
Budgeting
Costing

Memberships

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • Affiliate
  • August 2013

Training and Certifications

IFRS Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Talal Abu Ghazaleh
Date Attended:
May 2017
Duration:
20 hours