SAFIQ LAKHANI, Assistant Finance Manager

SAFIQ LAKHANI

Assistant Finance Manager

Larsen & Toubro

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Doctorate, Finance & Accounts
Experience
5 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 1 Months

Assistant Finance Manager at Larsen & Toubro
  • India
  • February 2013 to August 2014

• Working with Larsen & Toubro (EPC Company) as Assistant Finance Manager from 02 February 2013 to till date
o MIS reporting to parent Company
o Project cost control & Budgeting (Refinery Construction Project)
o SAP Implementation
o Accounts payable management
o Budget control in SAP
o Treasury management
o Insurance
o Asset management in SAP.
o Yearend Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss preparation
o Statutory Compliances
o Liasoning with Statutory & Internal Auditor
o Zakat & Withholding tax return filing
o New Company Set up

Senior Finance Officer at SABIC Research & Technology Private Limited
  • June 2011 to January 2013

• Worked with SABIC Research & Technology Private Limited as Senior Finance Officer since 13 June 2011 to 31 January 2013.
o Statutory Audit for FY 2012-13
o MIS reporting to Parent Company in Europe and Shanghai.
o Year end Balance sheet and Profit and Loss account preparation.
o Statutory Compliances (TDS, Service tax, VAT, Excise, EOU and Professional tax)
o Reviewing Accounts payable.
o Implemented Project Management System (PMS) Module in SAP.
o Project Accounting (Construction Project)
o SAP Roll - Out for new branch
o Fixed Assets movement from merged entity (GE Plastic) complying various Tax Laws
o General Insurance and Mediclaim insurance.
o Treasury - Banks and ECB return filing and reporting.
o Successfully implemented payment automation system through HSBC.
o Drafted process for physical movement of assets from one location to other taking various laws in to consideration.
o Tax Audit for AY 2011-12
o Prepared Indian tax pack for parent Company.
o XBRL Filing.

Senior Audit Assistant after qualification at CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
  • India
  • January 2010 to June 2011

• Worked with SHARP & TANNAN (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) as Senior Audit Assistant after qualification since 20 January 2010 to 10 June 2011.
o Convergence to IFRS from Indian GAAP.
o Revenue recognition as per AS-7 for construction for L&T MHI Boilers pvt. Ltd.
o Internal Audit - Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC - Nigeria (LAGOS)
o Handled finalization of Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited independently along with 16 overseas branches (Statutory Audit)
o Part of finalization of Larsen & Toubro Limited consolidation of all operating divisions, Treasury function, segment reporting and audit of L&T Power division, L&T HMD division, L&T IES division (Statutory Audit)
o Statutory Audits of L&T Chiyoda Ltd.
o Statutory Audits of L&T MHI Boilers Pvt. Ltd.
o Statutory Audits of L&T Surgent & Lundy Pvt. Ltd.
• Article training pursued from SHARP & TANNAN for three years - 20 January 2007 to 19 January 2010.
o Handled Peer review from SEBI and ICAI for the Companies like Larsen & Toubro Limited and Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited, for 2 years each.

o Statutory Audits: * Limited reviews of Larsen & Toubro Limited for seven quarters (Manufacturing and Infrastructure Industry)
* Larsen & Toubro Infotech (IT Industry)
* Antelec Limited (Interiors of Airports, Malls)
* Antia Electricals Limited (Electrical Panel manufacturing)
* Dinamai Antia Trust.
* Safyeast Private Limited and its group Companies (Retail Industry)
o Tax Audits: * Larsen & Toubro Limited.
* Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited.
* Antelec Limited.
* Antia Electricals Limited.
* Dinamai Antia Trust.
* Safyeast Private Limited and its group Companies.
* Hindustan Platinum Limited.
o Transfer Pricing Assignments: * Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited.
* BASF Construction Chemicals Limited.
o VAT Audits: * Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited.
* BASF Construction Chemicals Limited.
o Part of merging accounts of Datar Switchgear Limited - Nashik with the accounts of Larsen & Toubro Limited EBG (Electronic Business Group) division in February 2007 during the takeover of Datar Switchgear Limited.
o Service Tax refund assignment of Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited for the financial year 2008-09 and 2009-10 as per the recent service tax circular.

office assistant at Dron & Associates
  • June 2006 to October 2006

• Worked with Dron & Associates (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) as office assistant - 01 June 2006 to 31 October 2006.
o Performed tasks of TDS filings and other Jobs relating to VAT, Royalty and service tax.

PROFICIENCY
• Planning and execution of assignments independently.
• Leading the team towards the assigned task efficiently.
• Effective communication with Clients and team members.

Education

Doctorate, Finance & Accounts
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • November 2009

CA & CS from India Mumbai

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Mumbai University
  • April 2007

• B.Com. From, Mumbai University in April 2007.

Specialties & Skills

sap fico
Budget Control
Year End Accounts
Treasury Management
Accounts Payable
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
BALANCE SHEET
FINANCE
FIXED ASSETS
TAXATION
Withholding Tax

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
  • Professional Membership
  • March 2010

Training and Certifications

IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
Date Attended:
January 2011
Duration:
140 hours