Finance Manager
Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company Limited
Total years of experience :7 years, 9 Months
Led the modeling, planning and execution of all financial processes.
Supervised preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports.
Ensured that team has booked revenue and billed to relevant media agencies.
Actively followed up with media agencies for Account Receivables and preparation of aging
analysis for overdue balances and reported the same to Controller Finance on daily basis. Ensured that receivables didn’t cross 90 days credit limit and achieved that consistently.
Pro-actively engaged in team meetings, developed and implemented new policies and procedures to simplify financial processes and cut un-necessary costs.
Recognized by Controller Finance for performing a great work.
Expertly handled vast array of financial reporting and accounting functions, including reconciliation of bank accounts, preparation/analysis of monthly and yearly financials and preparation of budgets.
Developed client invoices, quotations, debit/credit notes, LPOs, payments and receipt vouchers.
Maintained debtors’ ledgers followed up for recoveries and ensured that no account receivable became bad debt and achieved that consistently.
Managed petty cash and reported the same to owner on daily basis.
Recorded purchases and maintained Purchases Day Book.
Processed Accounts payables and ensured that payments were disbursed in timely manner.
Ensured that fixed assets were properly accounted for after calculation of depreciation.
Ensured that adequate levels of inventory were maintained at all times and reported the same to owner.
Actively involved in cost cutting of overheads by identifying process inefficiencies.
Handled Payroll Accounting and disbursed salaries and wages through WPS to all employees.
Developed and maintained individual employee’s files, managed visa renewals and medical of staff.
Implemented Tally ERP system for computerized accounting.
Initiated digital marketing for the company to generate new leads for business and successfully increased the revenue by 20%.
Handled customer queries and concerns online and through phone to ensure that customer needs were met.
Recognized by the owner as a key contributor to company’s growth.
Expertly dealt in commercial financing from client’s interviews, data gathering, assessing client’s eligibility in terms of net worth, compiling credit package, escalation and recommendation, follow-ups, post approval arrangement of collateral documents and loan agreements, lodgement of security documents, loan booking and disbursal, post disbursal maintenance, restructuring and refinance.
Ensured department’s credit risk strategy (including risk appetite) vis-à-vis risk taking & returns were properly aligned.
Applied appropriate underwriting criteria to new / existing credit applications in accordance with established credit policies to ensure mitigation of financial risk.
Ensured quality of credit proposals was maintained within acceptable parameters as defined by Risk Management Department and local business strategy & legislations.
Evaluated, reviewed and processed loan applications and collateral and made recommendations for approval.
Engaged in quick and transparent escalation of important issues and providing critical and timely inputs to mitigate financial risk.
Exercised due diligence in negotiating and preparing terms and agreements that preserved and enhanced the department’s credibility and financial position.
Ensured client’s relationships were appropriately maintained and monitored.
Undertook regular client visits, for new and existing clients, to ensure highest quality advisory standard was met corresponding to their financial need.
Actively involved in devising strategies that were aligned for achieving organization’s objectives and goals.
Applied right decisions in ensuring that quality assets were booked at appropriate limit level.
Followed up with the legal department and banking courts for resolving the cases under litigation.
Expertly resolved the past 10 years pending unit exception reports of the department in one month and achievement was recognized by Regional Head.
Performed client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing financial audits and managing to budget.
Worked with audit teams to conduct external, internal, revenue and expenses audit assignment of various clients from sugar, textile, cement, automobiles and media industries.
Maintained a good working relationship with clients to enhance customer satisfaction and worked as a key team player with management and staff at all levels to perform audit services.
Proactively involved with key client management to gather information, resolving audit-related problems and making recommendations for business and process improvements.
Attending professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.
Recognized by supervisor for being a great contributor.
M/S Askari Bank Limited (Internee) 2009 (6weeks)
Gained basic understanding of banking operations in Accounts, Foreign Trade, Credit, Clearing, Collection, Remittances and Operations departments
HSSC (FSc, Pre-engineering) A-Grade Awarded Presidential Scholarship during this period
Matriculation A+Grade