Muhammad Arshad

• Actively involved in business acquisitions and mergers.
• Developing and implementing internal control system in accounting and operation functions.
• Handling the accounting and finance team for day to day operations including(AR/AP/BANKING/GL)
• Involved in merger and acquisition activities for the company in terms of commercial, financial and other due diligence.
• Feasibility Study and the sensitivity analysis of the new opportunities.
• Preparations of projected cash flows, budgets and financial statements. These reports are being used in the planning and organising the operations and other decision makings.
• Preparation of Monthly Financial Statements at each cost centre level and its analysis.
• Consolidation of Financial Statements at group level.
• Monthly comparison / variance analysis of Actual vs. Budgeted financial statements for each cost centre and consolidated at group level.
• Implementation of VAT Compliance system at Group level.
• Preparation of the ad hoc reports for the management for their decision making.
• Participation of the reports, power point presentation for the Board Meetings and representing finance Team in the board meetings.
• Preparation of Projected Cash flows for Loan Negotiations with the banks
• Preparation of Projected P&L for PPA (Purchase Price Allocation) Exercise to evaluate the impairment of Intangible assets.

• Preparation & Analysis of monthly Balance sheet accounts reconciliations all Payroll.
• Checking and auditing payrolls, ensuring legislative and award compliance and internal reporting requirements such as annual leave and Intercompany.
• Preparation of monthly Accruals for EOSB/Bonus/SIP/Airfare.
• Liaison with the external auditors/Internal Auditors.
• Rebilling reports of 04 Countries on Monthly basis.
• Budgeting & Variance Analysis on monthly basis for various entities.

• Month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing.
• Preparation & Analysis of monthly Balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Preparation of monthly withholding tax Schedule for Accruals and Payment of SAUDI Entities.
• Monthly accrual entries for various expenses.
• Quarterly SOX Audit preparation for ensuring of compliance with Internal Control Policies.
• Independently handling Statutory Audit for KBR’S Dubai & International entities.
• Quarterly review of expenses to ensure it complies with KBR’s Policy on Foreign Corruption & Fraud.
• Active member of ERP (Oracle) implementation team.

Lead Accountant (Accounts Payable) - Kellogg Brown & Root International Inc.
• Managed staff of 10+, reviewed work, performed reviews, and coached staff on problem solving
• Verified that all Accounting Policies were being followed including keeping formal records of authorized signatures.
• Highly involved with site for day to day vendor related issues and timely taking action to resolve the same.
• Streamline three-way purchase order match process.
• Posting of all the refund checks from the vendor and employee and reconciling the control account.
• Preparation of duplicate report to make sure that none of payment made as duplicate to the vendor and employee.
• Maintained vendor W9's on all vendors and performed the annual 1099 reporting.

• Reviewing GL Accounts and preparation of GL Review highlights for the financial controller of Group Companies Supervising accounts department of 07 companies, ensuring IAS & IFRS benchmarks adhered.
• Reviewing Payroll schedule and informing payroll accountant to follow up with H.R. for clearance of payroll related items.
• Preparation Of audit packs for Group companies.
• Responsible to handle and coordinate internal & external audit in order to ensure timely completion of Audit.
Accounts Receivable
• Reviewing of Monthly retention schedule of AF-Engineering.
• Reviewing of Monthly WIP & Cost reserve schedule.
• Reviewing of PPR (project performance report) in order to tally with WIP & Cost reserve.
• Managing the funds as required for cash flows needs.
• Annual credit review of Business Units at Group level.
• Credit insurance administration at Group level.