Shahzad   Husain, Manager Tax & Audit

Shahzad Husain

Manager Tax & Audit

Amazon Foods (Golden Amazon Food Stuff Trading)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Audit and Management Control
Experience
20 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months

Manager Tax & Audit at Amazon Foods (Golden Amazon Food Stuff Trading)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2017

 Have good knowledge of financial and cost accounting principles
 Have experience of managing receivables and payables
 Have experience to manage banks and reconciliations
 Have experience in management reporting and budgeting, control accounts and customized management reporting
 To prepare accounting policies and procedures for accounting and tax for smooth and error free workings
 To ensure the proper bookkeeping and accounting as record by Standards and Tax Laws for reporting
 To file monthly VAT return after completing the required information and cross checking the data to make error free workings
 To file monthly Excise Tax return after completing the required information and cross checking the data to make error free workings
 To conduct regular stock taking of the inventory and prepare reconciliations of the inventory for tax audit purposes
 To conduct internal audit of payments and sales on regular basis and implement controls in accounting
 Get the audit approved from FTA for VAT and taken refunds for the refundable amounts
 To prepare tax files for audit after continuously follow up from the concerned departments, especially record related to imports and exports
 To communicate with Tax Authorities regularly regarding tax matters
 To deal with external auditors regarding statutory audit requirements and financial audit purposes.

Manager Audit and Tax at Nexia International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2013 to November 2017

 Registration services to clients for VAT compliance.
 Prepared formats for legal documents required by Decree Law No. 7 and 8 and respective Executive Regulations.
 Prepared list of record every registrant needs to prepare to comply with VAT Laws.
 Advisory on all issues of clients regarding VAT queries and record keeping requirements with information for penalties that will be imposed for on compliance.
 Securing contracts for VAT returns filing for clients according to VAT Laws.
 Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
 Preparation and analysis of financial statements with reporting to management as per need.
 Examine and evaluate financial information and information system flows to recommend any controls.
 Consultancy to client how to keep proper record and filing of record.
 System study for cost reductions and revenue enhancing.
 WPS services for clients.
 Preparation of budgets of clients and review performances.
 Financing services for clients and consultancy for their proper disclosures in FS.
 Planning observation of physical stock count and review thereof.
 Meeting with different levels of management of the client including CEO, CFO and Directors.

Audit and Costing Manager at Kamal Limited
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • September 2012 to October 2013

 Preparation of management reports for Director Finance and CEO for decision making.
 Costing calculations and controlling.
 Preparation of final financial statements for management with complete supportive notes.
 Preparing system flows charts and system notes during audit execution to understand the processes.
 Addressing risks or issues identified during the course of audit.
 Preparing report consisting observation, potential risks, risk rating, and recommendations.
 Liaison with senior management at planning phase, during the course of audit and exit meeting.
 Ensuring complete documentation using internal audit and accounting record.
 Conduct special audit assignments as directed by higher management.

While I was at Kamal Limited, I traced a fraud regarding stitching production. Moreover, I suggest measures to control it in future.The amount of fraud were averagely PKR 450, 000 per month.

Further I have traced a fraud in Kamal Limited regarding goods sent outside on returnable basis for miscellaneous purposes but not returned back ever. The amount of those goods was estimated as PKR 6, 140, 000 approx.

Accounts & Finance Executive / Senior Auditor at Nexia International
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • August 2008 to September 2012

 Planning audit and review engagements in line with ISAs.
 Planning observation of physical stock count and review thereof.
 Identification of critical areas and audit strategy.
 Understanding the business cycles, internal controls system and identification of significant risk areas.
 Carrying out audit execution & review of all account heads.
 Carrying out Test of Controls and Substantive Audit Procedures.
 Identification of internal control weaknesses and giving recommendations in line with best practices.
 Ensuring satisfactory clearance of my audit engagements Engagement Quality Control Reviewer.
 Reporting and assisting to Managers and Partners in audit & assurance matters.
 Successful and timely completion of audit work.
 Ensuring completeness, correctness and updated working papers in files.
 Meeting with different levels of management of the client including CEO, CFO and Directors.
 Preparing detailed reports on audit findings.

Accounts Officer at Sitara Fabrics Limited, Sitara Group of Industries
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • July 2003 to August 2008

 Preparation of data for filing of sales tax returns on monthly basis and record keeping (sales tax register, sales tax ledgers, sales tax input and output accounts for each types of accounts, sales tax invoices and Dr. Cr. Notes) as per Sales Tax Act 1990 and respective rules for 2002.
 Preparation of data for withholding tax returns filing on monthly basis as per Income Tax Ordinance 1932.
 Depositing of withholding tax into State Bank on regular basis to avoid any penalty.
 Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations
 Physical stock counting on monthly basis and valuation
 Payment of site expenses related to overheads
 Maintenance of petty cash with the cashier and control the cash vouchers
 Payment and recording of accrued expenses
 Preparation of payroll sheets from attendance system and its timely payment.

Education

Diploma, Audit and Management Control
  • at Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Pakistan
  • November 2014

CPA

Diploma, Accounts, Finance, Auditing
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • July 2013

CA Finalist

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at University of the Punjab
  • January 2003

Bachelor of Commerce University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 2003

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Auditing
Finance Operations
Management
Analysis
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
AUDITING
FINANCE
Skilled in Management reporting, management accounting, financial reporting, MS word, excell, power
Management Reporting, Financial Accounting
MS Office

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

UAE Internal Audit Association
  • Active member
  • September 2014

Training and Certifications

ICAP Presentation Skills Traning Certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
ICAP Pakistan
Date Attended:
April 2005
VAT (Training)
Training Institute:
Ministry of Finance UAE
Date Attended:
April 2017
Audit Training completion certificate from the firm (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
Valid Until:
September 2012

Hobbies

  • To see nature, Cricket, Football.
    I am fond off to see the true nature in environment whatever sort it is.