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Hafiz MUHAMMAD BILAL, Manager Finance

Hafiz MUHAMMAD BILAL

Manager Finance·SIDRA LLC

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Accountancy, Finance, Audit

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 9 months

Manager Finance

January 2015 - Present

SIDRA LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2015 - Present

 Entrusted with Finance Operations of 4 Group Companies including Educational institutes, Health Sector and FMCG establishments.
 Financial Reporting and Budgeting
 Handling of day to day Financial operations
 Involvement on Group level for improvement of Processes and controls

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Management

Head of Finance & Operations

January 2013 - November 2014

Fabrizio (Pvt) Ltd

Lahore, Pakistan

January 2013 - November 2014

• Batched up with the responsibilities of Head of Finance & Operations of Fabrizio (Pvt) Ltd in January 2013, it is a group entity of Stylo Shoes. Job responsibility includes

o Supervising the finance team and leading towards the coporate strategic goals
o Preparation of financial statements and ensuring the month closing schedules and entries.
o Preparation and review of bank account reconciliations and party reconciliations.
o Critical analysis of revenue, expenses accounts to ensure correct recording and highlight the abnormal trends on monthly basis
o Review of monthly financial statement and report the variances in expenses and income accounts.
o Ensure correct recording of assets and liabilities.
o Review and supervise the budgeting exercices of the organizaion and reporting the variances thereon.
o Preparation of different reports for management and CEO
o Proficient in handling Accounting matters
o Independent and self motivated with proven record of success
o Dealing / managing Receivables and payables independantly
o Providing and interpreting financial information. Monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends.
o Developing financial management mechanisms that minimise financial risk; Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities;
o Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out;
o Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory organisations such as the Inland Revenue;
o Producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines; managing budgets; arranging new sources of finance for a company's debt facilities; supervising staff; keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislations
o Analysis of differenent retail industry trends including sales value, volume, category, IPT, RPT, OTIF etc.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Head of International Business

September 2011 - December 2012

Stylo Shoes

Lahore, Pakistan

September 2011 - December 2012

• Entrusted with the responsibilities of Head of International Business in September 2011 and appointed as Chief Representative Officer (CRO) of the Company for China Representative Office.
o Responsibilites include the entire business setup in China.
o Evaluated the business proposal for Business setup in China.
o Carried out two visits to China for Legal set up evaluations.
o Meetings with legal firms for incorporation of the entity.
o Analysis of the potential business areas.
o Capital injection opportunities and possibilities.
o Involvement of Quality assurance firms for business partners.
o Review of Human resource requiremnt and selection of office location.

• Exploiting the International Sourcing expertise from the above analysis and cost saving in the current businness local procurement and reducing the current purchase price by 40%

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Management

Head of Internal Audit

March 2007 - August 2011

Stylo Shoes

Lahore, Pakistan

March 2007 - August 2011

• Joined as Manager Internal Audit in March, 2007. Promoted to Head of Internal Audit (Senior Manager) in January 2011.
o Reporting to Director Finance, Audit & IT. Member of the Management Team, a layer next to the Board of Directors of the organization.
o Responsibilities include review of internal controls and policies adopted by the organization and design of policies and procedures and implemementation thereof.
o Preparation of Annual Audit Plan for the organization and to ensure the department activity alignment
o Carrying out the internal audit assignments on monthly and adhoc basis as desired by the management.
o Charting the Physicaly inventorie plan for the retail points and reporting thereto.
o Carring the analytical reviews and highlighting the abnormalities.
o Ensuring the implementation of the control weaknesses and audit observations in the user departments.
o Preparation of internal audit reports for the managemenet with recommendations thereto.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Asst Manager Finance

August 2005 - February 2007

Ovex Technologies (Pvt) Ltd

Lahore, Pakistan

August 2005 - February 2007

• A Subsidiary of Enpointe Technologies Inc. USA, a leading US Based Call Centre and Pakistan’s largest Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Company.
• Worked as Assistant Manager Finance. Responsibilities include implementation of GL System \{Sidat Hyder Financials (Back end SQL Server & Front end Power Builder)\} at two remote locations and computerization of the financial record. Job description also includes recording of daily business transactions i.e. vendor payables, customer receivables, bank & cash payments, preparation of bank reconciliation statements, liaison with financial institutions for routine matters, arrangement of long & short term finances including leases, preparation of financial statement on monthly basis, liaison with external auditors for completion of annual/half-yearly audit and looking after the budgeting and forecasting the financial aspects of the business.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Assistant Manager Finance

August 2005 - February 2007

Ovex Technologies (Pvt) Ltd

Pakistan

August 2005 - February 2007

Ovex Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
Aug 05 to Feb 07
• A Subsidiary of Enpointe Technologies Inc. USA, a leading US Based Call Centre and Pakistan's largest Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Company.

• Worked as Assistant Manager Finance. Responsibilities include implementation of GL System \{Sidat Hyder Financials (Back end SQL Server & Front end Power Builder) \} at two remote locations and computerization of the financial record. Job description also includes recording of daily business transactions i.e. vendor payables, customer receivables, bank & cash payments, preparation of bank reconciliation statements, liaison with financial institutions for routine matters, arrangement of long & short term finances including leases, preparation of financial statement on monthly basis, liaison with external auditors for completion of annual/half-yearly audit and looking after the budgeting and forecasting the financial aspects of the business.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

December 2012

December 2012

Master's degree, Accountancy, Finance, Audit

Pakistan

GPA (percentage): 55%

GPA (percentage): 55%

Module - F (CA - Finalist) (One Paper To be Passed)

Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants

January 2011

January 2011

Diploma, Accountance & Finance

Pakistan

GPA (percentage): 60%

GPA (percentage): 60%

Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA)

Hailey College of Commerce

June 1997

June 1997

Bachelor's degree, Commerce

Pakistan

GPA (percentage): 65%

GPA (percentage): 65%

Punjab University Lahore

Government College Lahore

June 1995

June 1995

High school or equivalent, Mathematics, Statistics & Economics

Pakistan

GPA (percentage): 65%

GPA (percentage): 65%

Government College Lahore

Skills

Project Execution
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Project Execution
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Software Analysis
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Software Analysis
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Auditing
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Auditing
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Financial Analysis
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Financial Analysis
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Retail Management
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Retail Management
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AUDIT
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AUDIT
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BUDGETING
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BUDGETING
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CASH
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CASH
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FINANCE
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FINANCE
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FINANCIALS
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FINANCIALS
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FORECASTING
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FORECASTING
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PAYABLES
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PAYABLES
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RECEIVABLES
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RECEIVABLES
Expert
Value Added Tax
Expert
Value Added Tax
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Internal Controls
Expert
Management Information System
Expert
Management Information System
Expert
Vendor Management
Intermediate
Vendor Management
Intermediate
Cash Management
Expert
Cash Management
Expert
Inventory Management
Expert
Inventory Management
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Risk Management
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Risk Management
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Cost Savings
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Cost Savings
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Microsoft AX Retail
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Microsoft AX Retail
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Business Management
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Business Management
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GAP Analysis
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GAP Analysis
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Assets Management
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Assets Management
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Business Operations
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Business Operations
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Project Implementation
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Project Implementation
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Project Execution
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Project Execution
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Software Analysis
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Software Analysis
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Auditing
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Auditing
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Financial Analysis
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Financial Analysis
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Retail Management
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Retail Management
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Languages

Urdu

Expert

Chinese

Beginner

English

Expert

Memberships

Stylo Shoes - Business Advisory Committee

identification of risk areas, recommendations of improvement, ensurance of compliance thereto, and t

October 2012

Stylo Shoes - IT Steering Committee

Upgradation of the Retail inventory software from RMS to Micr

July 2007

Stylo Shoes - Management Team

Member of the management team for the appraisal and selection of ERP Solution. Member of the IT S

March 2007

Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants

Associate Member (APA 4993)

July 2011

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Accounting Fundamentals Certification
ExpertRating
Dec 2017