Accounts Manager & Regional Payroll Manager
Al Serkal Group (Trans Skills & Virtua Advanced Solutions)
Total years of experience :11 years, 3 Months
Accounts Manager for Subsidiaries of Al Serkal Group and Payroll Consultant for MNC’s Client
Accounts Manager:
• Financial Reporting and Performance Management, Ensure FS & MIS Report are submitted on time and Attend performance Review with Group CFO i.e. Direct Cash Flow, Fixed Asset Register, Project Profitability Analysis (Revenue vs Expenses, Budgeted vs Actual, KPI’s), Project Wise Revenue and Expenditure Report.
• Advise on BU’s long-term financial strategy, supporting finance policies, review and revision of strategy, taking account new legislation, compliance and financial reporting requirements.
• Facilitate in budgeting and implement effective mechanism in case of budgeted results are deviated and plan actioned on time.
• Manage & Monitor Day to Day financial Bookkeeping of the companies for Two subsidiaries Project Revenue, Payroll, Payables & Receivables, Capex and Opex.
• Ensure timely Monthly Closing of Accounts (Accruals, Prepaids, Depreciation Posting, Bank & suppliers Reconciliation, inventory closing etc) and generation of monthly F.S.
• Oversee (VAT) TAX Filling of Subsidiaries on FTA Portal and ensure full compliance with UAE regulatory framework.
• Implementation of Cloud Based Accounting software in subsidiaries of the Group (Trans Skills and Virtua Advance Solutions), Designing of COA, Accounting data, budgets, MIS Reports as per Group Reporting structure and financial policies implementation.
• Assist in Tenders commercial costing and Arrange LC and Guarantees like Bid Bond and Performance Bond.
• Supervise Processing of Multi country TS Payroll and ensuring full statutory compliance with social security, taxation and in country labour laws.
• Assist in Management of Ad hoc basis Admin tasks. (Approval of Purchase orders, IT & Office administration, Setting up offices in various locations, etc.).
Regional Payroll Manager:
• Analyse of Country Profiles which constitutes all the relevant Laws and Regulations, Frameworks and Best practices Relevant for Payroll Run in the target jurisdiction.
• Oversee Implementation and parallel runs of Payroll with clients as per SLA and NDA.
• Manage Payroll Operation, Processing client payroll by operation team and follow-up call on resolution of all queries raise on inputs and outputs during payroll cycle.
• Support in training and consultancy on V-PAY software in case of providing SAAS solution to client.
Project Accounting, Cost Controlling, VAT Accounting and Payroll
• Project Revenue Invoicing as per percentage of completion and Follow-up with Customers
• VAT Accounting and Return filling to FTA
• Posting of Certified invoices/Certification of Work done from main Contractor
• Maintaining Project accounts like Margin, Retention, Advance Payment from Customer and WIP Accounts
• Project Cost Analysis and Allocation
• Approving and Verifying Payments for Service and Inventory Invoices
• Supervising Invoicing process in ERP in relation to LPO and MRV
• Monthly Closing of Accounts as per Control check list
• Liaison with Banks in relation to Import/Export LC opening, Advance Payment Guarantee, Performance Guarantee and Corporate Account relations
• Preparing Bank Reconciliation of Bank Accounts, and Major Suppliers Reconciliations
• Preparation of Financial statements and MIS Reports liaison with Auditor (Interim and Annual)
• Payroll Processing 250 employees, Ensuring IAS and IFRS implication on financial reporting
Investment and Business Unit Accountant, Risk & Compliance Audit
• Retail Accounting Entries Posting and Validating in ERP, Processing Payroll & Vendor Payments
• Closing Entries posting and preparing Financial Statements
• Analysis and evaluation of Business Unit (Ratio/Trending/KPIs/Budgets vs Actual Figures)
• Implementation of ERP MS Dynamics AX
• Liaison with Banks (Dealing in Financing of loans, Accounts and Facilities) Auditor (For Audit Reports & Management Letter) and External Parties (MOL, DMCC, Suppliers and Customers)
• Rotational Audit to ensure efficiency and effectiveness on procedures & to report deficiencies
• Preparation of MIS on ad hoc basis, Cost controlling reporting, Strategic planning, and Investment Accounting
• Logistics clearing document preparation and payment through Dubai Customs Account
Oracle R-12 ERP Implementation and Business Unit Accountant
• Record Circulation and Advertisement Revenue of Business Unit
• Expenses booking and Payment Processing
• Upload and Reconcile Bank Account statements in Oracle
• Ledger reconciliation during Oracle implementation with legacy software
• Recording Inter Company transactions and fund transfers
• Maintain proper accounting records
• Business Unit Analysis and Reports generations for Management
As Auditor (from Dec 2012 to Mar 2013) at JSA Chartered Accountants & Co (Morison Menon), Pakistan’s A Category Audit Firm as per SECP, authorized to conduct audit of listed banks and organizations.
• Assigned on external audit at Wackenhut Pakistan and on withholding tax assignment at Chevron Pakistan.
As Finance intern (July 2012 to Aug 2012) at KICT (Karachi International Container Terminal), It is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) . HPH, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison), is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator
• Trainee in Accounts Payable Department.
Certificate Level Cleared Professional Level Cleared Advance Level In Process
ACCA (Associate Certified Chartered Accountant) Member:- Knowledge Module (F1 to F3) Cleared Fundamental Module (F4 to F9) Cleared Professional Module (P1, P2, P3 P6 and P7) Cleared
Bachelors in commerce (B.COM) Karachi University
Intermediate (H.S.C) pre-engineering S.M Govt Science College
Metric (S.S.C) Oxford High School