Assistant Financial Controller
ACCA
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :6 years, 8 أشهر
ACCA is a UK based professional accounting body, and ACCA Pakistan works for promotion of accountancy profession.
Personally entrusted with all six markets across Pakistan providing critical financial analysis and accounting counsel.
Notable Contributions
Assisted the Chief Financial Officer in ensuring all finance functions work as planned, and acted as a risk
assessor for the company’s finance department.
Established strong coordination with the Head office for finance functions across all locations and provided
monthly reporting pack after consolidation of account for all six offices in the market.
Established strong collaboration with internal subject matters experts to develop targeted financial reports.
Ensured timely and appropriate measures for governance and compliance for ACCA Pakistan, broadly
including:
- Corporate compliances
- Pakistan Centre of Philanthropy (PCP) certification (Successful negotiations and saving of PKR 215M
against show cause notice for sales tax issued by PRA).
- Legal compliances
- Statutory compliances
Managed taxation for three leading ACCA markets and ensured the company fulfills its responsibility as a
withholding agent (Successful conclusion of WHT audits for 2 years).
Implemented Internal Controls by designing workflows to ensure zero regulatory compliance violations.
Assisted in budget planning at the start of year and counseled the CEO regarding budget usage and efficiency
activities in alignment with the annual budget.
Ensured compliance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International
Accounting Standards (IAS) while preparing Financial Statements and successfully educated internal key
stakeholders regarding adherence to the standards.
Cultivated strong relationships with external auditors and lead the external audit, ensuring timely completion
of statutory audit and provision of deliverables.
Managed Provident Fund for ACCA Pakistan, particularly related compliances, audit and reporting.
Closely monitored the accounts receivable and payable management along with cash flow management.
Ensured smooth coordination with CHQ for payroll with adherence to statutory requirements.
Managed the Fixed Asset Register for all locations in accordance with applicable standards.
Managed Insurance for the company, ensuring insurance cover is in place and carrying out negotiations. This
includes Health, Assets, General, Travel & Accidental and Marine Insurance.
Involved in assurance assignment for financial sector client.
Notable Contributions
Supervised audit assignments covering Financial sector which included planning, execution of work program,
supervision of 30-40 staff members and monthly reporting.
Performed cost effective work by effective time and staff management, whilst maintaining high standards of
quality.
Kept abreast of all accountancy, audit related and regulatory changes.
Responsible for various audit assignments for clients in various sectors including manufacturing, trading and services. Carried out engagaments from planning to review phase, in direct coordination with the executive director.
Progressively involved in various assurance, audit and review related assignments for local and international companies in various sectors including manufacturing, telecommunication, trading and services.
Notable Contributions
Showcased strong audit, accounting and project management expertise when managing complete assurance engagement lifecycles from planning to execution and conclusion. Extensively applied International Standards of Auditing (ISA) on assurance engagements and ensured that Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS, IAS and applicable laws. Planned and devised systems’ documentation at the start of audit, covering the company’s operations and financial aspects. Gathered, reviewed and analyzed data to detect errors, frauds and/or non-compliance with laws, regulations and management policies. Managed engagement ergonomics. Fostered cohesive working environments with legal, tax and IT teams to resolve important reportable issues. Consistently relied upon to provide in-depth review and recommendations for improvement of client audits and assurance for national and multinational companies. Provided recommendations in the form of Management Letter to add value to client. Counseled all levels of staff, with on job training for professional development, assigned on an engagement.