Raza Ali Mirza, Senior Accountant

Raza Ali Mirza

Senior Accountant

Olive Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration; Accounting and Finance
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Senior Accountant at Olive Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

• Timely and accurate preparation and submission of invoices to clients.

• To deal with high profile clients and projects based in hostile countries like Afghanistan and Iraq; Successfully coordinated billing and collections for clienteles including the U.S Government, Shell, Petrofac, Petrochina, ExxonMobil, Fluor, Afghanistan Airport, Japanese Embassy, USAID etc.

• Liaison with project managers to ensure Manning and Vehicle sheet (back-up sheet for invoicing) are completed correctly and signed and submitted on time.

• Preparation of weekly aged debtors report and Cash flow forecast report.

• Liaison with clients to ensure withholding tax documentation is requested and supplied in line with corporate requirements.

• To work with the financial controller to develop and implement a controls framework, and to meet the required timelines for posting and reconciliations.

• To work with the commercial team, contracts and the project managers to ensure that Manning and Vehicle sheets are fit for purpose and lined up with the contracts.

• Posting of all journals and reconciliation of all GL accounts related to Accounts Receivable (like Trade Debtors, Unbilled Revenue, Deferred Revenue, and Provision for Bad Debts etc.).

• Setting up of individual project codes for customers in Microsoft AX.

• Working on Microsoft AX Dynamics 2012.

Finance & Accounts Officer at Bank Alfalah Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 2011 to June 2012

Primary responsibilities:

Accounts Officer:

o Preparation and submission of various reports (including Branch’s budget) as per State Bank of Pakistan Regulations and Bank’s policy and Procedures.

o Responsible for making Daily Branch Position (inclusive deposits, advances, expenses and income summary).

o Responsible for record keeping (including Fixed assets capitalization, depreciation and monitoring of expenses as per budget).

o Responsible for Profit calculation of various products.

o Activity checking of Branch Statement of Affairs on daily basis.

o Preparation of expenditure vouchers.

o Responsible for Withholding Tax deduction from vendors for their services and supplies and submission to State Bank of Pakistan.

o Custodian of Branch vouchers and Security Stationery.

o Responsible for all administrative issues and their expenditures.

Secondary Responsibilities:

Branch IT Coordinator

o Keep updated regarding Bank Alfalah’s IT related procedures and ensure their strict compliance.

o Handling all IT related issues in branch; ensure that only approved license software is installed in the PCs and Servers.

o Monitoring of daily system generated reports.

o Responsible for End of day and Start of Day processing.

o Backup management, including daily and periodic backup and its management.

Other secondary responsibilities include:

o Administration in-charge of the branch;

o HR related matters.

Intern at Allied Bank Limited, Treasury Division
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2009 to July 2009

Interned at Front Office of Treasury Division of Allied Bank Ltd

Intern at KASB Modaraba Ltd., Network Leasing Corporation
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2008 to July 2008

Interned at KASB Modaraba Ltd.

Education

Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration; Accounting and Finance
  • at Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi
  • August 2012

Elective courses: 1. Portfolio Management 2. Investment Analysis 3. International Finance 4. Financial Derivatives

Bachelor's degree, Bachelors of Business Administration; Finance
  • at Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi
  • May 2009

Elective courses: 1. Investment Banking & Security Analysis 2. Treasury & Fund Management 3. Analysis of Financial Statements 4. Money & Capital Markets 5. Foreign Trade & Banking

High school or equivalent,
  • at Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences (CIBES), Karachi
  • May 2004
High school or equivalent,
  • at Beaconhouse School System, Karachi Secondary School
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Financial Analysis
Budget Monitoring
Budgeting
Administration
Fixed Assets
Financial Analysis
Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Languages

English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Concepts & Modes of Islamic Banking (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011