Financial Analyst
Liwa Trading Enterprises
Total years of experience :11 years, 9 Months
- Preparation of weekly trading pack (with KPIs of revenue, profitability and operations) and presenting to CEO, CFO, head of operations and business managers;
- Preparing and analyzing monthly MIS in line with budget, last year’s performance and future plans;
- Monitoring brand, mall and country wise profit and loss statement on monthly basis and investigating the reason of significant variance;
- Preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts for holding company, subsidiaries and joint ventures;
- Review of loss making stores along with recommendation of future actions on the lines of closure/continuation/replacement;
- Working closely with accounting team for month end reporting entries;
- Evaluation of new business opportunities based on key parameters of NPV, IRR, Payback periods and contractual terms; and
- Fully responsible for IFRS 16 accounting and audit for overall group.
- Preparation of monthly MIS along with day to day accounting and finance operations;
- Responsible for timely completion of audits and liaison with statutory and joint partners’ auditors;
- Processing monthly joint billing along with preparation and distribution of invoices to joint partners;
- Full spectrum of financial accounting role for AP, AR, GL and budgeting;
- Managing complete accounting functions of subsidiary company (Wintershall Holding Gmbh - Abu Dhabi) along with cost allocations for Iran and other projects;
- Maintaining good relations with banks and raising any facility or funds on need basis;
- Ensuring that project cost allocations are in line with management agreements; and
- Responsible for monthly cash flow forecasting.
- Managed portfolio of audit clients, which includes, planning, supervision and finalization of statutory audits in compliance with Local Laws and regulations, KPMG Audit Manual (KAM), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs);
- Prepared separate as well as consolidated financial statements in accordance with requirements of IFRSs, ISAs Companies Ordinance and local GAAPs;
- Responsible for group reportings;
- Worked on special purpose and carved out financial statements; and
- Undertook planning and finalization of engagements, resolution of key issues and delivering clearance presentations.
Key Deliverables:
- Was liable for foreign reportings in accordance with the instructions of the group auditors;
- Obtained an understanding of the entities, the industry and the environment they operate in and the associated risks and relevant controls;
- Assisted senior management in submitting and presenting proposals for new business, preparation of reports, management letters and other client communication;
- Planned and performed audit procedures;
- Identified ad investigated audit differences and evaluated findings;
- Performed analysis and reviewed audit working papers and financial statements for the purpose of forming an audit opinion as per statutory and professional requirements; and
- Ensured timely execution of audit tasks with appropriate follow-through.
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