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Raza Ali Mirza, Senior Accountant

Raza Ali Mirza

Senior Accountant·Olive Group

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration; Accounting and Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 1 months

Senior Accountant

January 2013 - Present

Olive Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2013 - Present

• 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.

Company industry:
Private Security Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance & Accounts Officer

April 2011 - June 2012

Bank Alfalah Limited

Karachi, Pakistan

April 2011 - 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.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Intern

June 2009 - July 2009

Allied Bank Limited, Treasury Division

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2009 - July 2009

Interned at Front Office of Treasury Division of Allied Bank Ltd

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Intern

June 2008 - July 2008

KASB Modaraba Ltd., Network Leasing Corporation

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2008 - July 2008

Interned at KASB Modaraba Ltd.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi

August 2012

August 2012

Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration; Accounting and Finance

Pakistan

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

Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi

May 2009

May 2009

Bachelor's degree, Bachelors of Business Administration; Finance

Pakistan

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

Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences (CIBES), Karachi

May 2004

May 2004

High school or equivalent,

Pakistan

Beaconhouse School System, Karachi Secondary School

May 2002

May 2002

High school or equivalent,

Pakistan

Skills

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

Languages

English

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Concepts & Modes of Islamic Banking
Bank Alfalah Limited, Islamic Banking Division
May 2011 - May 2011