Rehan Zia, Group Manager Finance

Rehan Zia

Group Manager Finance

Anker Management Logistics & Services LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, ACCA, Accounting and Finance
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Group Manager Finance at Anker Management Logistics & Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2017

• Preparation of monthly financial reports and presentation to the group management.
• Handling trade finance facilities with financial institutions.
• Managed day to day operations of accounting and finance function.
• Managing weekly cash cycles, including cashflow forecasts.
• Working on the board presentations to report financial and non-financial performance.

Manager Internal Audit at Anker Management Logistics & Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to October 2017

Providing a wide range of assurance services related to a combination of engagements including financial assurance, control assurance, compliance and operations.

Assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls, recommending best practices, giving suggestions to improve quality and value-added services (including governance and enterprise risk issues).

Assisting management with identifying resolutions to issues that arise due to design and/or operating failure of key controls.

Planning and managing engagement dynamics and audit teams along with ensuring reports meet work plan specifications and deadlines.

Assistant Manager at Ernst & Young Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2009 to October 2015

Providing a wide range of assurance services, with the primary focus on the objective of assurance on the reliability and relevance of financial information.

Assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of clients internal controls, introducing best practices, giving suggestions to improve their quality and value-added services (including governance and enterprise risk issues).

Business advisory to diversified range of clients to undertake a more incisive understanding of their business operations and processes for the purpose of effective decision making, grasping and anticipating emerging trends, leading to result oriented performance.

Ensuring financial statements/reports are prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards, local laws and regulations, professional rules, practices etc, wherever applicable.

Assisting clients management with identifying resolutions to issues that arise due to design and/or operating failure of key controls.

Planning and managing engagement dynamics and audit team along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.

Audit Senior at Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder and Co. Chartered Accountants
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • May 2005 to November 2008

Providing a wide range of assurance services, with the primary focus on the objective of assurance on the reliability and relevance of financial information.

Assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of clients’ internal controls, introducing best practices, giving suggestions to improve their quality and value-added services (including governance and enterprise risk issues).

Business advisory to diversified range of clients to undertake a more incisive understanding of their business operations and processes for the purpose of effective decision making, grasping and anticipating emerging trends, leading to result oriented performance.

Ensuring financial statements/reports are prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards, local laws and regulations, professional rules, practices etc, wherever applicable.

Assisting clients’ management with identifying resolutions to issues that arise due to design and/or operating failure of key controls.

Planning and managing engagement dynamics and audit team along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.

Education

Master's degree, ACCA, Accounting and Finance
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • June 2014
Master's degree, CA Finalist
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • January 2012
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • January 2005

CA Intermediate

Diploma, Accounting and Finance
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • January 2002

CA Foundation

Specialties & Skills

Financial Accounting
Report Writing
consolidated Financial Statements
International Financial Reporting Standards
Auditing
Financial Reporting
Financial Analysis
Financial Audits
Presentations
Report Writing
Consolidated Financial Statements
External Audit

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

The Institute of Internal Auditors
  • CIA
  • November 2015
Associate of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • ACCA
  • August 2014
Accountants & Auditors Association
  • UAECA
  • February 2015

Training and Certifications

GCC VAT Compliance Diploma (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2018
Presentation Skills and Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Date Attended:
March 2002