Shaikh Fahad

▪ Budgeting & Forecasting: Managed annual budgets, financial forecasts, and variance analysis for cost control.
▪ UAE & KSA Tax Compliance: Ensured VAT & corporate tax compliance while optimizing tax strategies.
▪ Payroll Streamlining: Automated payroll in Odoo ERP, reducing errors and ensuring UAE labor law compliance.
▪ Audits & Compliance: Coordinated with auditors and tax consultants for regulatory adherence.
▪ Investment & Cash Flow: Managed cash flow, allocated funds for game projects, and assessed investments.
▪ Game Development Collaboration: Ensured financial feasibility of in-house and external projects.
▪ Cost Savings: Cut operational expenses by 15-20% in six months.
▪ ERP Implementation: Led Odoo ERP deployment, reducing manual work by 40%.
▪ Financial Reporting: Prepared financial statements, ensuring compliance with standards.

• Financial Close & Reporting: Led month-end, quarter-end activities; delivered accurate P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements with comprehensive variance analysis and commentary.
• General Ledger Integrity: Ensured accuracy of GL through timely accruals, prepayments, fixed asset capitalization & depreciation, and provisions for EOSB and vacation liabilities; maintained detailed audit-ready schedules.
• Accounts Management: Directed AP, AR, and credit control functions; supervised bank and supplier reconciliations, and managed end-to-end payment runs.
• Tax Compliance (UAE): Handled complete VAT and Corporate Tax processes including FTA registrations, periodic return filings, reconciliations, and resolution of FTA queries and notices.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Developed annual budgets and rolling forecasts; provided monthly budget vs. actual (BvA) analysis and actionable insights to drive cost optimization and business performance.
• Payroll & Employee Settlements: Oversaw payroll processing, employee final settlements, and GL reconciliations; ensured full compliance with UAE Labour Law and internal policies.
• ERP & Process Automation: Championed automation initiatives in Odoo ERP; established close checklists, SOPs, and coordinated external audits to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reporting speed.

▪ Prepared Monthly Payroll sheet and adjusted for deductions such as advances and deductions against absences. Finalized and uploaded WPS File for Monthly payroll and or Final Settlement.
▪ Aggregating data from various sources to meticulously craft the monthly overtime sheet, ensuring accuracy and compliance with labor laws.
▪ Complete the mid-month and end-of-month Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) reports in accordance with accounting standards, accompanied by relevant supporting documentation, for various branches.
▪ Petty Cash disbursements for Operational usage (According to Company Policy).
▪ Accumulated and processed financial accounting data to prepare tax returns Monthly.
▪ Reconciled Bank Bi-Weekly and maintained accuracy of the ledgers.
▪ Monthly entry of Depreciation, Accruals (EOSB, Vacation, Ticket, Salary, Bills Etc.) and Prepaid Exp / Assets (Iqama, Rent, Annual Subscriptions).
▪ Monitored accounts payable and accounts receivables transactions for future adjustments against receipts and or payments.
▪ Handling payment batches from bank and disbursing them in timely manner.

• Posted journal entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Prepared Monthly Salary / Payroll sheet and adjusted for deductions such as advances and deductions against absence.
• Accumulated and processed financial accounting data to prepare tax returns.
• Interpreted and explained general accounting principles, laws and regulations affecting financial operations to the management.
• Reconciled Sales client ledgers as well as Bank Bi-Weekly and maintained accuracy of the ledgers.
• Created and prepared adjustment journal entries.
• Monthly entry of depreciation and adjusting prepaid assets.
• Inspected account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
• Spearheaded preparation of financial statements for external auditors.
• Monitored accounts payable and accounts receivables transactions for future adjustments against receipts and or payments.

•Established tables of accounts and assigned entries to proper accounts.
•Prepared accounting information, producing financial statements in accordance with accounting principles.
•Assisted Accountant with GST Tax filing process.
•Examined account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures.
•Operated computers and used job-related software to develop, modify, and implement recordkeeping and accounting systems.

•Verified accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records.
•Utilized accounting software to maintain ledgers for all clients.
•Made numerous monthly and quarterly computations to update and maintain accounting records.
•Reviewed and input daily cash receipts into spreadsheets.
•Assisted senior accountants with preparing monthly and yearly closings.
•Prepared journal entries for posting to general ledger accounts.