Head Of Finance
Center for Non Communicable Diseases
Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months
Medical Research Organization.
Key Result Areas:
• Plan, organize, and execute financial tasks and projects of the organization.
• Prepare the monthly financial reporting including financial statements, management reports, recommendations, and cash flow analysis.
• Leading Finance, Payroll, Inventory & Procurement departments
• Payroll Processing, Rewards & Incentives, Performance Evaluation, Filing Employment Taxes, Leaves Management, Loans and advances, TA/DA, Other Surveys, Overtime calculation, EOBI
• Make estimates of funds required for the short and long-term financial objectives of the organization.
• Complete financial reports, lead the month-end closing process and conduct monthly financial forecast.
• Develop and implement plans for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to drive the business performance of the organization.
• Manage all aspects of cash flow by monitoring the inflows and outflows of funds
• Lead and manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Liaise with tax advisers and provide required information
• Identify areas for improvement and implement improvements to policies, processes & standards
• Streamlining and improving accounting systems and operations
• Managing the External and Internal audit process and liaising with external personnel for the end-to-end Audit Processes.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, dashboards and recommendations of actions for optimization.
• Adhoc tasks as required by management.
Marmum Dairy Farm LLC (YAS Holding Subsidiary Company) is a leading F&B company based in UAE
Key Result Areas:
• Overall Finance department activities.
• Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions.
• Track the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement.
• Research and analyze financial reports and market trends.
• Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports.
• Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes.
• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.
• Collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries and financial statements
• Developing and managing financial systems/models.
• Oversee financial department employees, including financial assistants and accountants.
Blooming Bay LLC is a leading e-commerce company based in UAE
Key Result Areas:
• Lead and manage operations of the Group Finance Department, including Planning and Reporting, Accounting and Costing. Overall responsibility for developing and tracking budgets and supporting the organization in minimizing costs while maximizing performance and profitability and ensure timely closing of accounts including other independent sister concern.
• Supervising the completion and consolidation of monthly management reporting to Directors and highlighting key performance and finance indicators, variance versus Budget and defining and tracking corrective actions plans to be implemented.
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Preparation of various models and analysis reports and presented to management for final decision making.
• Periodic closing of accounting ledgers on customer payment transactions that include credit/debit cards, cash-on-delivery, and third-party.
• Lead Registration of group Companies with federal TAX authorities, Lead the ERP development and implementation of overall VAT compliance, making required changes in current accounting system in group companies to comply with new VAT Laws, training accounting staff and giving them basic knowledge about VAT laws, Compute and File VAT Returns.
• Coordinate audits.
• Involved in procurement and price negotiations.
• Reviewing and verifying records, financial statements.
• Ensure payments and remittances to various parties; Conduct reconciliations & audits; Handle payroll and full & final of concerned employees.
• Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
• Hire, Mentor and develop a direct team, managing work allocation, training, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team.
• Liaise with IT development team and present flows for development of required ERP Reports and analysis.
• Excellent analytical skills.
Zara Mobility Services (Pvt.) Limited is Back-office of Mobilelink (USA Based Telecommunication Company)
Key Result Areas:
• Taking care of multiple department’s management functions, reporting and fiscal aspects of more than 250 branches and locations in US telecommunication market under the direction of CEO.
• Supervising in financial accounting & planning, MIS reporting, revenue analysis, and budgeting activities
• Leading Financial Reporting & Operations, designing & implementing systems and framing policies & procedures
• Leading complex financial and operational analysis & models.
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
• analyzing competitors and market trends; managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems; producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines; managing budgets
• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
• Viewing & Keeping tack on AP and AR
• Leading and Developing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly & yearly statements with consolidated statements in timely & accurate manner; preparing Financial & Operational Models
• Very frequent meetings with Operations Management & Executive Director around fiscal planning
• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
• Implementing innovative automated and manual systems for the preparation of statutory reports.
• providing and interpreting financial information; monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends; analyzing change and advising accordingly; formulating strategic and long-term business plans;
Highlights:
• Serving as a part of the management team to establish systems to ensure operational excellence and reduce risk.
• Recommending & scheduling financial, compliance & performance audits of depts.
• Contributing in delivering support in implementation of automated systems resulting in a cost saving head counts.
Key Result Areas:
• Involved in development of internal audit programs
• Developed internal audit assignments for evaluating the efficiency &effectiveness of business processes
• Handled all aspects of internal audit activity including pre-audit planning, audit fieldwork and post-auditing work, in accordance with accepted professional
• Carried out internal audit assignments by determining whether audit areas evaluated as per regulatory requirements, company standards and industry best practices
• Performing research and evaluating the financial, operational & compliance related audit issues
• Developed detailed work papers that evidence the work performed and any issues that
• Provided assistance to Internal Audit Department for accomplishment of annual audit plan
• Looked after financial & monthly management accounts and getting the annual audit done
Pirana Group is a leading Media Advertising & PR company based in UAE
Key Result Areas:
• Engaged in financial accounting & planning, manage the finance function, revenue analysis, inter-company accounting and budgeting activities
• Accountable for cash flow management, internal audit, financial analysis and MIS functions
• Handled the entire finance & accounting functions till completion of financial reports that involved management accounting and legal affairs in UAE & Pakistan
• Carried out revenue and cost reviews for management
• Developed budgets within the region & group and consolidate regional budget, P&L & working capital forecasts / budget
• Conducted time & cost and other analysis for establishment of organizational shared service / Cost center
• Maintained coordination with auditors, solicitors and bankers
• Responsible for preparation of monthly reports for Chief Executive
• Estimated the final settlements, proper recovery & adjustment of salary advances, leave encashment & recovery and gratuity calculations
• Accountable for finalization of accounts for statutory purpose and reporting as per Company Reporting Rules & International Accounting Standards; Involved in daily, weekly & monthly reporting of KPIs as per requirement
• Conceptualized the financial projections, business plans &budgetary controls with expenditure scrutiny; conducted the variance analysis, resolved inconsistency and steered the company to enhanced growth
Highlights:
• Significantly got transferred within 6 months from Karachi to Dubai, UAE for rendering excellent performance
• Holds the merit of functioning as the Finance Manager/Controller of all group subsidiaries
• Steering role delivered as Company Secretary in one of the subsidiary
Key Result Areas:
• Supervising various accounts of more than 25 pharmacies of overseas patrons.
• Successfully managed productivity improvements, streamlining processing, saving 6 headcount
• Supervising a team of 5 subordinates.
• Correspondence with clients abroad through mail & audio conferencing.
• Monitoring daily workflow in various accounts.
• Maintain reconciliations.
Key Result Areas:
• Preparation and monitoring reconciliation of more than 20 Islamic Banking Branches across Pakistan.
• Posting of all types’ inter-branch foreign currency transactions.
• Follow-up of all outstanding entries appearing by more than 30 days
• Correspondence with all branches in Pakistan for any issue relating to outstanding entries.
• Back-up of supervisor.
APFA - Associate Member of Public Finance Accountants