MUHAMMAD TAHIR AFRIDI, Finance Manager

MUHAMMAD TAHIR AFRIDI

Finance Manager

FEWA

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA (FINANCE)
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Finance Manager at FEWA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2018

Supervision and analysis of Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement.
Managing all phases of accounts payable, receivable and payroll.
Analyse and monitor corporate projects and fixed assets from acquisitions to dispositions.
Advising & reporting to CFO in regards to automation and developments of various processes.
Responsible for the month end financial closing activities and submit MIS Reports to higher management.
Analyse deprecation forecasts for PPE & ensure CAPEX is within approved budget with effective controls

Acting Manager/Projects & Fixed Assets, Group Finance at ETISALAT (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2009 to December 2018

Major Achievements:
Contributed to reduce Capital Work in Progress (CWIP) by 70% from AED 5bn to AED 1.5bn.
Identified AED 500m in cost over-runs and introduced new IT validation controls to ensure CAPEX utilization within approved budget.
Formulated an action plan for capitalization of fixed assets which resulted in total capitalization of
AED 4.5bn in 2017 (i.e. 30% higher than previous year).
Played a lead role in automating issuance of Project Completion Certificate, resulting in reduced processing time by 70% compared to manual certificates as well as with complete audit trail.
Exceeded KPI’s by clearing backlog task count by 90% and was accordingly honoured with Employee of the Year Award.
Developed new MIS Reports for weekly and monthly project monitoring thus enhancing efficiency.
Pioneered “My Assets” initiative for recording assets given to staff that resulted in easy tracking of assets such as laptops & smartphones, which also significantly reduced staff queries.

Senior General Accountant at Global Gas Engineering LLC, Sharjah
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • May 2006 to December 2008

Major Achievements
Reduced ageing cycle from 90 to 65 days through constant follow-up resulting in improved cash flow.
Reconciled all bank activity for the 2007-2008 calendar years to clear variance of over AED 300, 000.
Identified and rectified cases of duplicate salary payments as part of employee’s final settlement.

Job Responsibilities:
Supervision and analysis of Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement.
Responsible for invoicing and collections for over 1, 000 customers.
Review of Monthly Bank Reconciliation Statement & liaison with banks regarding credit facilities.
Managed and ensured accuracy of revenue recognition, accounts receivables, payables & payroll.

Finance & Purchase Manager at Regent Guest House, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • March 2005 to April 2006

Major Achievements
Contributed to increase profit by 20% through various cost minimization initiatives.
Implemented formal accounting manual and developed effective internal control system.

Job Responsibilities:
Managed all phases of accounts payable, receivable, cash flow and payroll.
Ensured that the guests have best possible experience by resolving all billing-related disputes.
Obtained competitive quotations for all purchases and ensured that cost is kept at minimum.
Liaise with tax authorities regarding monthly tax returns i.e. GST, Bed Tax, Income & Property Tax.

Education

Master's degree, MBA (FINANCE)
  • at I.B.M.S. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, PESHAWAR
  • February 2005
Bachelor's degree, BBA
  • at I.B.M.S. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, PESHAWAR
  • December 2002

Completed BBA with 3.50 GPA

Specialties & Skills

Oracle Applications (R12)
Smart Business Systems (Accounting Software)
Peachtree (Accounting Sofware)
MS Word
MS Excel

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Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Institute of Cost Accountant of India (ICWAI)
  • Associate Member (ACMA)
  • August 2017
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Pakistan (ICPAP)
  • ACPA
  • February 2018

Training and Certifications

Advanced Statistical Method Using MS Excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
April 2011
Change Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
April 2013
Effective Negotiation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
April 2009
IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
March 2014
Principles of Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
May 2015