Muhammad Hashim Khan

PERSONAL SUMMARY
More than 19 years of professional experience in the field of Accounts and Finance, Audit and Compliance testing procedures. While working in organizations of diversified nature I gained expertise in preparation and analysis of financial information of all kind and design and implementation of effective accounting and internal control system as per benchmark practices. Working as team leader I hold the credit of ensuring execution of all operations of finance department as per applicable laws, regulations, accounting frameworks and corporate protocols. Core competencies include:

 Effective implementation of accounting and internal control system
 Financial reporting and Analysis
 Corporate compliance and governance
 Budgeting
 Compliance Testing and Audit
 Policy Development

CAREER HISTORY
I joined the organization as Assistant Manager Accounts on March 2005 and was later promoted to Manager Accounts. At present, I am heading the Corporate, Finance and Accounts Department of DHA Cogen Limited, as Finance Manager and Company Secretary, whereby I am directly reporting to Chief Executive Officer and Directors of the company. I am responsible for the smooth operations of Accounts and Finance department and corporate compliances as per applicable laws and regulations. I have also been assigned the duties of Compliance Officer of DCL from November, 2011 to October, 2013. I have been recognized as the mainstream professional in this enterprise for over 12 years.

Finance Manager & Company Secretary (July, 2012, to date)

 Preparation of management accounts, and annual financial statements of the company in accordance with IFRSs and Annual Regulatory accounts for NEPRA.
 Review and check all the payments including staff salaries/ payroll.
 Coordinates with the banks and company’s legal advisors.
 Act as Bank signatory up to limits prescribed by the BOD.
 Handling Due diligence queries from various potential investors and other stakeholders.
 Liaison with Auditors.

In addition to the responsibilities of Finance Manager; I was also designated as Company Secretary and ensuring all corporate compliances as per the requirements of law and relevant regulatory/ governing authorities since August 2012 till date.

 Conducting Board of Directors & Shareholder’s meeting (Annual General & Extra Ordinary General Meetings).
 Monitoring the necessary changes in regulatory management and legislation.
 Liaison with local authorities (SECP and registrar).
 Maintaining registers as per requirements of legislation and records of minutes of meetings.
 Ensuring compliance with Memorandum & Articles of Association of the Company, Shareholders Agreements and other requirements of Companies Ordinance.
 Preparation and filing of SECP returns and forms of the company through online/ manually.

 Also worked as Board Member of the Company from August, 2012 to November, 2013.

Serving as Manager Accounts & Foreign Reporting I was directly reportable to Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer. Major responsibilities included:

 Preparation of foreign accounts in US GAAPS, reporting the financial position of DCL to AEI on monthly basis and direct liaison with offices in USA and Hong Kong.
 Preparation of annual budget and its monthly reviews for onward presentation to management.
 Liaison with the financial institutions for draw down of project finance and compliance of allied conditions and other financial obligations related to loan agreements, also monitoring associated finance costs.
 Preparation of financial forecasts for management review.
 Monitoring cash flows and managing the company’s budgets.
 Assisting CEO/CFO in financial modeling.

As a Manager Accounts my main responsibilities were:

 Preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements of the company in accordance with IFRSs.
 Managing all accounting activities including payments, payroll, taxation etc.
 Liaison with Tax consultants and internal / external auditors.
 Handling and monitoring bank accounts of the company.

Working as Assistant Manager Accounts key responsibilities included:

 Preparation and maintenance of accounting records.
 Management of bank accounts that involved calculation of lease markup and principal payments for all leased assets, ensuring correct payments and accounting for the same and Cash and Bank reconciliations.
 Preparation of tax statements as per requirement of Federal Board of Revenue.
 Handling of tax related matters, furnishing of related information to tax advisers and correspondence with the income tax and sales tax consultants on various issues appearing from time to time.
 Preparation of listings of debtors and creditors of the company.
 Performing analysis of company’s financial position including ratio analysis and review of other financial indicators for the purpose of reporting to higher management or superiors.
 Co-ordination with and assistance to the Company’s Store department for implementation and development of inventory module.

Haseeb Khan & Company, Chartered Accountants, is an accounting and business consulting firm in Pakistan. This firm has been delivering services of excellence to a diversified portfolio of clients.

During the course of my stay in it, I managed to grow independently from audit assistant to Audit Supervisor. I learnt and mastered my skills in accounting and auditing. Experience associated with my paramount responsibilities included internal and external audits, financial and management consultancy services, statutory compliance certifications, internal control design & evaluation, personal & corporate taxation and formation/ registration of Companies at SECP.

A summarized list of the work carried out during this period is as follow:

•Learnt audit procedures to provide audit and assurance services to clients that included substantive procedures such as Analytical procedures and detail verification of account balances.

•Documentation of audit and preparation of working paper files.

•Conducted various assignments related to external audits, valuation, revaluation and assessments of control environment of clients.

•Carried out Tax Compliance reviews and statutory compliance reviews of clients.

•Assisted the manager Audit in finalization of assignments.