Nadeem Shah, Financial Controller

Nadeem Shah

Financial Controller

Fluor Canada Ltd, Calgary

Location
Canada
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
25 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 3 Months

Financial Controller at Fluor Canada Ltd, Calgary
  • Canada - Alberta
  • My current job since April 2012

Achieved cost saving target of 10$ million by eliminating non value added components. I have also used integrated
approach to safe extra time spent on duplication of work which helped to save additional 2$ Million a year. Earned key
employee of the year award
 Controlling projects financials, budgets, forecasting, monthly project status reports and profit margin analysis reporting.
 Supervising variance reporting with budget, actual and provide explanations in accordance with SOX, Manage cost
overhead allocation to multi-projects.
 Managing project’s consolidated profitability reporting, departmental G&A control and reconciliations with billable and
non-billable cost. Managing AP/AR of mega projects and cash call management.
 Controlling revenue recognition review and approve SAP recording to ensure timely accruals are posted and analysed
with actual invoicing management system.
 New projects set-up and improving internal control process to maximum utilizations of multi systems Martial Management
and construction management software’s for mapped to improve efficiencies & integration process.
 Managing reporting by business line, Projects and operational reporting.

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER at Weatherford International
  • Canada - Alberta
  • May 2011 to April 2012

Achievements:
Introduced Balance Sheet accounts reconciliation and approval process in order to manage audit trail & developed AFE tracking log in order to manage CAPEX. I have also setup cost control by department to manage SG&A budget against budget. Trained and led team of 9 professional accountants.

 Managed consolidation financial reporting package, approval of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure they are prepared in accordance with SOX.
 Managed revenue by customer for each business line against business plan and variance reporting.
 Controlled revenue accruals for each product lines to ensure that all unbilled services are recorded.
 Supervised capital expenditures process and amortization schedule reconciliation with Balance Sheet.
 Supervised various Hyperion reports including SG&A variance, unbilled services aging analysis by product lines.
 Responsible for approving Journal Entries prepared by Accenture (out sources of Weatherford)
 Ad-hoc reporting, gross profit margin analysis, revenue by product line analysis for president and sales department.
 Manage SAP month-end close process, various month-end HFM schedules and audit working papers.

Supervisor Financial Reporting at ATCO Structures and Logistic
  • Canada - Alberta
  • June 2005 to July 2008

Successfully completed system conversion project from manual consolidation to Hyperion Consolidation Management and
issued parallel consolidation reporting for two quarters. Later in 2009 given lead role for company’s amalgamation process to
combine three companies into one integrated company. I have also successfully completed GAAP to IFRS conversion
project and issued duel reporting in GAAP & IFRS for entire transition year 2010.
Duties & Responsibilities
 Prepared and analysed consolidated cash flow statements, AOCI and Equity schedules and reporting
 Prepared consolidation financial statements local and foreign entities Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly, and variance analysis with business plan and forecast.
 Prepared Monthly, quarterly and yearly director’s report and balance sheet and cash flow reconciliations variances.
 Supervised to ensure the accuracy of base GL systems to its consolidation process in accordance with GAAP and IFRS in order to generate, accurate and effective accounts mapping system.
 Supervised duel financial reporting during transition period GAAP and IFRS to ensure its validity and accuracy.
 Supervised various continuity schedules including long term debts, CAPEX, dividend payables and pension funds.
 Provided assistance to controller for various project reporting and for preparation of consolidated business plans in accordance with GAAP/IFRS. Managed annual business plan upload in Hyperion and its verification process.
 Supervised GL close process and timely issuing of non consolidation financials and approving oracle journal entries when required for all business units. Issue geographical financials for Stats Canada.
 Supervised multi currency GL analysis and accounting reconciliations for effective and efficient reporting.
 Worked closely with internal audit department to improve internal control issues and working papers for external auditors.

Corporate Accountant at Sultanate of Oman
  • Oman - Muscat
  • August 1997 to June 2005

Snamprogetti a Company of Eni, www.eni.it
Duties & Responsibilities
 Monthly, quarterly financial statements, variance against budgets by projects.
 Approval of monthly adjustment entries, accruals, trial balance analyses and multi-currency account ledger
reconciliations, monthly & quarterly project’s earning reports.
 Supervised and steward the resolution of all billing enquiries, facilitate timely resolution of issues
 End of year audit and maintaining of audit trail for effective and timely audit process.
 Provides coaching and guidance to a team of administrative and accounting professionals, taking advantage of all
opportunities to bolster their skills and knowledge in project accounting.

Financial Analyst at HSBC Bank
  • United Kingdom - London
  • June 1996 to July 1997

Financial analysis

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Western International University
  • June 1996
Bachelor's degree, Business
  • at Western International University
  • June 1994

BBA

Specialties & Skills

US GAAP
Hyperion
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCRUALS
AP STYLE
BALANCE
BUDGETING
FINANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORTS
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

CPA
  • CPA
  • August 2005

Training and Certifications

IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
ATCO
Date Attended:
October 2008
Duration:
7 hours

Hobbies

  • Travelling, reading and hiking