Sajid Ladiwalla

As Manager - Financial Admin | ICT:(Jul’12 till date)
Identify, recommend & implement changes, towards improving processes, operational efficiency & cost control, in all areas of Finance, Administration, ICT >> Functioning as an Administrator for Group, managing & coordinating administration related to the Finance, Accounts, HR, Payroll, Insurance, ICT, Cost Control & MIS >> Key responsible for the alignment of ERP software “Fiscal Pages”, in line with business objectives, by continuously collaborating with solution providers, through system analysis & design, functional logic & workflow, user testing, improvement recommendations, supporting ICT infrastructural recommendations & implementation >> Functioned as Finance & Admin. in Charge for one of the Group Companies (Mar13-Mar14): >> Overall mgmt. of AP, AR, Invoicing, Cash & Bank Mgmt, Payroll Mgmt & Financial Reporting, assisted by a team of 2 >> Oversee the Admin. Dept., consisting, Gen. Admin., Facilities & Fleet Mgmt., HR & Payroll, IT & Purchase coordination >> In Charge of Internal Audit (Jul’12-Feb’13) with specific assignments related to Sales, Operations, Finance, IT.
As Manager - Payroll & Accounting Admin.: (Jul’07-Jul’12): >> Responsible for setting up the Payroll Dept., gradually growing up to a team of 3 >> Managed the complete payroll process for around AED 30 Mn p.a., 1100 resources >> Management & administration of Telecom Utilities section >> Identifying issues, organizing solutions in the Payroll Management System & data >> Functioned as Liaison between Finance / Payroll & HR Dept. >> Coordinating with Bankers / Payroll Acct Providers for opening new accounts & salary transfers >> Processing employee leave records & settlements >> Managing the Group Insurance process, arranging health cards, Claims Processing, etc.>> Generating & maintaining various reports related to Support, Management Analysis Queries, General Accounting, Payroll & Audit >>
As Manager - IT (Jul’07-Jul’12): >> Responsible for setting up the IT Dept., gradually progressing to a team of 3 >> Single Point of Contact for all IT issues >> Planning & implementation of additions, removals, movements & major modifications to the group’s IT related infrastructure >> Administering & maintaining the company’s WAN / LAN & other IT infrastructure, overseeing- troubleshooting, systems backups, maintenance of Workstations & Servers, with max. uptime >> Maintaining cordial business relations with vendors for procurement of hardware / software products & services & IT Consumables >> Identifying improvement opportunities, recommend & implement viable solutions for change >> Coordinating with the Software Solution Providers with regard to up gradations, improvements & new developments related to ERP - Fiscal Pages & other softwares >> Coordinating with external auditors (E&Y) during IS Audit
As Sr. Accountant (Jan’05-Jun’07) >> Supervised daily activities, business correspondence, quotations & training new staff in the Cash department >> Posting accounting vouchers-Payments, Receipts, Journals, Contra etc., into Fiscal Pages ERP & Tally >> Assisted the Chief Accountant in quarterly, Year-End closing & Audit processes >> Coordinated with External Auditors for quarterly salary audit & financial audits >> Managed AP, Bank Reco. & Quarterly physical stock taking >> Liaison with Banks & Insurance CO's >> Gathered & analyzed data, prepared reports & recommendations on certain special assignments given by the Chief Accountant / Finance Director, in areas of payroll, audit, banking requirements, general accounting etc.
As Accountant (Jul’02-Dec’04) >> Implementing systems & policies of the Cash Dept. with strict adherence to security & control >> Handled daily cash transaction records, staff IOUs & advances, receipt / payment vouchers, cash book maintenance, deposits, withdrawals, daily cash Reco. & related MIS reports >> Assisted the Invoicing Dept.

Assisted the Management in endeavoring the company’s growth and expansion with regard to both divisions (Web-based Solutions and IT Training)
Oversee all business correspondence, preparing required business reports & documents and client presentations for various services / products offered by the company
Identified new / potential IT related products / companies in the market and prepared alliance / partnership proposals, client proposals and other necessary ground work required to help establish a start-up company
Identified untapped segments / areas in the market aiming at introducing new products / services / solutions developed by the technical team
Involved in marketing web-based customizable Knowledge Management Solution (KMS) to various segments including Pharmaceuticals, Finance and Banking, FMCG, Education, etc.
Coordinated with & assisted the department responsible for promoting the products & solutions to Corporates.
Client follow up with regard to ongoing Projects status, ensuring they’re in line with the requirements specified

CAREER PATH DURATION
Centre Manager Oct’99 - Aug’00
Executive Marketing Oct’98 - Sep’99
Key Deliverables:
Joined on board as Executive - Marketing and promoted as Centre Manager within one year.
Officiated Business Correspondence, Record Maintenance, Database Management, Customer follow-up, Management & Administration of all Centre activities assisted by a team of 5.
Handled, resolved telephonic enquiries & walk-in customers, effectively convincing them to enroll.
Involved in promoting / marketing the IT services & solutions to various companies & educational firms
Generated leads, acquired business, by offering solutions/services- Corporate clients in IT Training & Software
Arranged placement opportunities in co-ordination with the Corporate Office for students at the Centre
Attended various in-house training programs organized by the corporate office to enhance selling & marketing skills, new product or service launches, knowledge up gradation on technologies, etc.

Involved in overseeing all correspondence and administrative activities
Coordinated all Retail & Wholesale Sales & Marketing activities for products launched by the company
Posting all sales entries into the company’s software

Handled all activities related to Sales and Marketing department
Functioned as a coordinator, interacting with Zonal & Regional Sales Heads & their teams
Responsible for maintenance of up-to-date zone wise sales records and incentives earned by Medical Sales Reps; coordinated with the Finance department to process their payments.
Traveled to various business zones across India and assisted the Marketing Director and Product Manager, especially during new product launches
Attended various in-house trainings to improve product knowledge of existing & new products.

Noteworthy Credit:
Appreciated and bestowed with a pecuniary reward of INR 500 for successfully clearing a Vehicle Insurance claim worth INR 35, 000, in the year 1995, which was held up for a long period with the Insurance company.