Muhammad Irfan Safdar, Chief Accountant

Muhammad Irfan Safdar

Chief Accountant

Mimar Projects LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, FINANCE
Experience
21 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 5 Months

Chief Accountant at Mimar Projects LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2012

Major responsibilities are included to control the overall financial activities of the company by managing day to day work with the facilitation of the departmental staff and monthly reporting to the CFO with all the required reconciliation as per the group uniformity to facilitate the external and internal auditors about the authenticity of the accounting records.

Daily Routine Work:

Handling the head office petty cash fund.
Prepare checks for payment to suppliers and subcontractors.
Issuance of Receipt Voucher to clients & customers.
Summarizing & transferring of Monthly payroll through WPS System.
Assist in the preparation of Payment Certificates to clients.
Assist in the preparation of Financial Reports for consolidation to the head office.
Maintain the Schedules of Fixed Assets.
Maintain the Schedules of Prepaid Expenses.
Prepare LC Documents as payment to suppliers and subcontractors.
Prepares the Monthly Bank Reconciliation Report.
Assist in the Analysis of Project costing.
Prepares the daily cash position report.
Review the computation of Employees VL/SL/EOS benefits.
Review Project Costing.

Accounting Software: Visual Dolphin.

"Senior Accountant" at Muzoon Holding LLC Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2006 to September 2012

Muzoon Holding LLC Dubai
Aug 2006 to Date
A Dubai based Asset Management Company.
Working as "Senior Accountant"
Major responsibilities are included to control the overall financial activities of the company by managing day to day work with the facilitation of the departmental staff and monthly reporting to the CFO with all the required reconciliation as per the group uniformity to facilitate the external and internal auditors about the authenticity of the accounting records.
Routine work included are to put a complete check on the day to day expenses of the company, regular analysis of accounts receivables and payables, proper monitoring of funds positions and managing the outflow by keeping close eye on the expected inflow.
Working in Peachtree.


Pioneer House For Publishing & Distribution LLC in Gulf Region:

Accountant at pioneer house for publications and distributions
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • August 2004 to April 2006

August 2004 To April 2006
• A UK based group with offices, facilities and joint ventures in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, has been operating in the Arabian Gulf region since 1983.
• Worked as an Accountant.
• Preparation, maintenance of accounts on SAGE Line 50.
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Monitoring Bank accounts and controls on reconciliation's.
• Monthly accruals of bank deposit interests, administrative expenses and amortization of prepaid expenses.
* Fixed assets records and monthly depreciation thereon.
• Maintaining salary and wages of all employees.
• Tracking and Reconciliation Accounts Receivables on monthly and daily basis.
• Inventory Control e.g. Physical Stock's Reconciliation with Stock as per books.
* Maintaining Petty Cash records.
* Management of working capital (Cash Flow) through speedy recovery of debts, constant monitoring of funds available with banks and preparation of monthly budgets.
• Worked in Sage Line 50.


Blessed Textiles Ltd.
An Associated Company of Umar Group of Companies.

Accountant at Blessed Textiles Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • May 1999 to March 2001

May 1999 To Mar 2001
* Worked as Accounts Executive responsibilities included: * Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual computerized accounts and assurance about the accuracy of information contained in these reports and their compliance with statutory requirements.
* Reconciliation of general ledger and subsidiary accounts, tracking and reconciliation of monthly accounts receivables.
* Monitoring of daily funds position, dealing with banks relating to electronic funds management and other online banking transactions.
* Facilitating external auditors to perform their duties according to companies ordinance and Securities and Exchange commission of Pakistan. (S.E.C.P)


Computer Skill:
* MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Internet. Oracle (DBMS) (1999)
* Typing Speed more than 40 words in a minute.
* Operating Environments: Windows 9x/Nt/2000/XP/Win7
* Gain expertise in use of AS-400, Sage and Peachtree.


Accounting Software: I) SAGE line 50 II) AS400 III) TALLY 7.2 VI) Peachtree.

Education

Master's degree, FINANCE
  • at PRESTON
  • February 2004
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Punjab College of Commerce Lahore
  • July 1999

* B.Com (Bachlor in Commerce) (1999) Punjab College of Commerce Lahore.

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Financial Accounting
Accounts Receivable
Peachtree
Accounting
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ASSET MANAGEMENT
OF ACCOUNTS
PAYABLES
PEACHTREE
PUBLISHING
RECEIVABLES
RECONCILIATION

Languages

Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • Member

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant (Training)
Training Institute:
Lynchpin
Date Attended:
January 2011