Muhammad Farooq, Senior Accountant

Muhammad Farooq

Senior Accountant

Gallery Design

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
, Foundation in Accountancy (FIA)
Experience
6 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :6 years, 4 Months

Senior Accountant at Gallery Design
  • Canada
  • My current job since January 2019

Gallery Design, the first multi-brand showroom and retail space in the Middle East to provide modern and contemporary solutions in furniture, lighting, flooring and kitchens from internationally renowned interiors brands. The 4, 500 square meter building, located in the Takhasusi district of Riyadh houses an edited selection of furniture from Minotti, Walter Knoll, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Bulthaup, Porada, Donghia and Moroso and interior accessories and accents from Tai Ping, Foscarini and others. Many of these brands are debuting in the country and even the region for the very first time. Gallery Design addresses the changing tastes and lifestyles in the region - the desire to adapt to modern living, embrace international design standards and to mix contemporary furniture with classic pieces. Gallery Design supplies to well-known customers such as ARAMCO, Kabbani, Sami Al Angari and Majed Al Kassabi.
•Monthly reporting for receivables, inventory, purchases and other documentations.
•Preparation of statement of profit and loss, financial statement, cash flow statement and changes in equity statement monthly basis.
•Preparation of payment approvals and meeting with Board of Directors regarding the matters.
•Day-to-day approval of supplier statements, purchase invoices and their data entry in the system.
•Payments to suppliers and their reconciliations monthly.
•Preparation of monthly receivables for company statements.
•Preparation of invoices and other related documentation in ERP Microsoft dynamics system.
•All executive level reports and information provided to shareholders directly.
•Reviewing and calculation of prepaid expenses such as Prepaid rents.
•Reviewing the work of purchases, sales, and any other incomes or expenses to check if data have been correctly entered into system.
•Preparing year ended audit reports required for auditors and closing the audit for the company.
•Coordination with external auditor regarding annual audit reviews and issued the audited financial statement.
•Reconciliation of receivables, purchases and all related documents every month end.
•Collection of receivables monthly and monthly reporting on it.
•Approval of payments to suppliers and bank payments.
•Reconciliation of supplier's statement with the company accounting records for onward submission.
•Reconciliation of bank statements operational accounts.
•Reconciliation of bank loans with general ledger.
•Monthly budgeting for strategic purposes using different level of budgeting.
•Preparation of fixed assets register, their CAPEX and reporting the statement monthly.

Accountant at Fekra Events
  • August 2018 to December 2018

I have got an opportunity to work as an Accountant. I am working in the books of accounts and preparation of financial statements, profit and loss, cash flows, and changes in equity as well as other documentations necessary to the Company at executive level.
·Day-to-day approval of supplier statements, purchase invoices and their data entry in the system.
·Preparation of payroll sheet monthly and approval of its payment in bank.
·Collection of claims and their reconciliations monthly.
·Preparation of monthly receivables from insurance companies statements.
·Preparation of Profit and loss statements monthly.
·Preparation of financial statements monthly.
·Preparation of statements of laboratory monthly.
·Preparation of invoices and other related documentation in ERP TALLY system.
·All executive level reports and information provided to shareholders directly.
·Reviewing and calculation of prepaid expenses such as Prepaid rents etc.
·Quarterly reporting the VAT RETURN of the company.
·Reviewing weekly cash statements and petty cash statements.
·Reviewing the work of laboratory, purchases, sales, and any other incomes or expenses to check if data have been correctly entered into system.
·Preparing year ended audit reports required for auditors and closing the audit for the company.
·Coordination with external auditor regarding annual audit reviews and issued the audited financial statement.
·Reconciliation of receivables, purchases and all related documents every month end.
·Preparing monthly payroll and it's approval in bank.
·Collection of receivables monthly and monthly reporting on it.
·Approval of payments to suppliers and bank payments.
·Reconciliation of supplier's statement with the company accounting records for onward submission.
·Reconciliation of bank statements operational accounts.
·Reconciliation of bank loans with general ledger.
·Reconciliation and circularization of the company receivables.
·Preparation of VAT credit note from insurance companies for VAT purposes.
·Monthly budgeting for strategic purposes using incremental budgeting

Auditor at RAMIAl-Kheder, CPA
  • January 2018 to August 2018

RAMI Al-Kheder is an organization focusing on the traditional accounting and audit services, as well as internal auditing and IT control assurance.
•Auditing well reowned groups such as, ATCO, Al-Jabr Finance, ABAHSAIN, AL-HOWAIL.
•Maintaining audit work papers
•Fixing assets verification
•Analyzing data to catch errors
•Reporting audit findings
•Sampling financial statement items and preparing draft financial statements
•Analyzing the process of insurance, reviewing it's financials, casting the financials.
•Worked on verifications of accruals, prepayments, receivables and payables.
•Reviewing the process in line with SAMA regulations for insurance and financing companies.
•Audited the claims, premiums and the process of insurance and finance companies.
•Audited the reinsurance process along with brokers of insurance companies.
•Knowledge of applicable International Reporting Standards (IFRS).
•Ensuring standards of quality and accuracy are maintained in audits and other financial
•reports.
•Meeting with management and stakeholders to discuss findings and audit outcomes.
•Developing strategies for junior auditors to improve their work outputs.
•Assisting in the auditing process as and when required.
•Submitting audits and reports in a timely manner for further analysis by management.
•Remaining up to date with developments in relevant legislation and the field in general.
•Reporting auditing issues and assisting in resolving them.
•Perform effective risk and control assessments.
•Complete audits on time and submit reports to auditing manager.
•Present audit findings and find ways to increase compliance and efficiency.
•Coordinate periodical audits.
•Maintaining audit work papers
•Oversee auditing projects, ensuring that tasks are assigned to and completed by auditors in their team.
•Lead and assist in the auditing process and make sure that audits are done in accordance with company
•standards
•Fixing assets verification
•Analyzing data to catch errors
•Reporting audit-findings
•Sampling financial statement items and preparing draft financial statements
•Analyzing the process of insurance, reviewing it's financials, casting the financials.
•Worked on verifications of accruals, prepayments, receivables and payables.
•Reviewing the process in line with SAMA regulations for insurance and financing companies.
•Audited the claims, premiums and the process of insurance and finance companies.
•Audited the reinsurance process along with brokers of insurance companies.
•Knowledge of applicable International Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Education

, Foundation in Accountancy (FIA)
  • at SKANS SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
  • April 2023

Master's degree, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • at British Council
  • January 2019

ACCA MASTER'S IN BUSINESS

Specialties & Skills

S Corporations
Control M
Report Smith
RECEIVABLES
ACCOUNTING
BANK STATEMENTS
FLOORING
ACCOUNTING RECORDS
CLOSING (SALES)
BUDGETING
DATA ENTRY
MFG/PRO (ERP)
EXTERNAL AUDITOR

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Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Accounting