Finance Manager / Chief Accountant
IDEAL ENTERPRISES LLC (Construction & Contracting)IDEAL LINK SOLUTIONS (IT SOFTWARE & HARDWARE)
Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months
(Contracting / IT Solutions (Trading, Retails, Contracting /Events Management)
Performing of regular, timely, complete and accurate financial statements, forecast, as well as financial control of the business
Identifying and implementation of new sources for financial generation for the company’s projects
Ensuring proper allocation of cost and revenue in line with project completion ratio.
Managing the company’s finance department on a day to day basis
Maximizing returns on financial assets and preparation of budgets
Providing financial recommendations to management of the company
Estimating project costing for bidding ERP development and implementation
Liaising with external auditors to produce annual audited reports and financial statements of the company’s operations
Developing and managing an efficient financial control system in the company
Developing strategic financial plan and coordinate the annual operating plan of major capital investments
Analyzing and reporting on products and customers’ profitability
Planning, directing and overseeing tax matters as and when due
Providing a framework/basis for the review and control of all expenditure and eliminate financial waste
Carrying out mentoring for supervisees, and managing the performance of team members and carrying out performance reviews as and when due
Adhering to stated policies and procedures, and quality management
(IT brands, Intel, Toshiba, HP etc. / Own brands Xtreme and GenX)-Wholesales, Distribution & Retails)
EMPA MIDDLE EAST FZCO & MEMORY TECHNOLOGY FZCO, DXB & KSA
(IT brands, Intel, Toshiba, HP etc. / Own brands Xtreme and GenX)-Wholesales, Distribution & Retails)
Jan 2004- June 2102.
Group Finance Manager: (2009-2012)
Monthly reporting of financial statements
Working capital and ROI reports
Brand wise profitability and analysis report
Budgeting & costing for all divisions with complete analysis & assumptions (with graphical presentations)
Supervise Payroll Process.
Cost control of all departments including HR, Logistic, assembling and retails.
Holds the distinction of conducting Islamic mode of financing through Murabaha LC and normal LCs for import & export activities
Partnered with internal & external auditors related to all financial and internal control matters
Steered initiatives towards attaining funded / non-funded bank facilities viz. LC, BG, SBLC & working capital finance, etc.
Dealt and involved with the internal & external reporting activities as well as liaison with banks & quick completion of Annual Audits by external auditors (Ernst & Young).
Chief Accountant: (2006-2008)
Month end closing process with all reconciliation including inter-company transactions
Ensured accounting entries in compliance with International Accounting Standards IAS /IFRS.
Conducted monthly meetings with other departments on monthly basis in respect of sales, profit credit issues, their targets, achievements and sent minutes of meeting to the board of directors which are being discussed in board meetings.
Managed ratio analysis and analytical review of the financial statements.
Group Internal Auditor (2003- 2005)
Internal Audit for the group of companies’ (Memory Technology Middle East, Dubai (Jebel Ali), Micro technology corporation, KSA, EMPA Middle East Dubai, Memory Technology company, Lebanon, Enhance Technology System LLC (ETS), Dubai)
Conduct Internal Audit of group of companies, provide observations, Risk Assessment and recommendations
Procedure and system compliance on observations.
Policy and procedure implementation
Present monthly Internal Audit report to Management for weaknesses and compliance.
Established strong Internal control system and monitored.
Audited KSA, Lebanon and Iran offices to ensure and maintained proper internal control system.
Successfully implemented the “Quality management system ISO 9001-2000
Significant Accomplishments:
• Leather product & process costing functions i.e. from raw material till finished product
• Finalized various financial statements viz. balance sheet / profit & loss account as well as consolidated the same
• Managing GST, Submission returns and Claim refunds and rebates on Exports
MBA Banking & Finance
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, (M. Yousuf Adil & Co. – HLB), Karachi, Pakistan Performed independent audits of Textile, Banking, Trading, Manufacturing and Travel industries Growth Path: Jul’91-Jun’95 CA – Deloitte - Audit & Accounting Jul’95-Jul ’96 Internal Audit Manager