shakir saleem, Head Accountant

shakir saleem

Head Accountant

ASL

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Financial accounting, Auditing, Financial Management, Taxation (UK)
Experience
12 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months

Head Accountant at ASL
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since March 2014

Working as a financial liaison for cross-functional departments acting as an intermediary to assist in, resolve, monitor and control all financial related aspects.
•Monitoring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
•Compilation and analysis of financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, cost centers and document cash management from all key stakeholders.
•Preparing monthly financial comparison reports and cost center reports according to company KPI requirements.
•Adhering to internal and external deadlines for Sales tracking across the company.
•Reconciliation of accounts receivables and payables on a periodic basis.
•Assisting in allocating the annual budget for the company.
•Manage the accounting, human resources and investor relations.
•Coordinating with other departments in preparation of payroll, sales incentives, as required.
•Preparation of any claims regarding Damages, Shortages, Incentives in alliance with Sales Team.

Assistance Finance Manager at RKM KNITWEAR
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2012 to March 2014

Analyzing monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
•Monitoring inventory levels of accessories and fabric for production while coordinating monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts
•Perform cost benefit analysis of received vendor quotations and review of purchase approval summaries and related documents in accordance with approved purchase requisitions.
•Verification of contractor and vendor invoices through commercial and financial compliance of agreements and purchase orders ensuring that cost and liability is being recorded correctly.
•Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts of suppliers' accounts.
•Maintain banking relationships while maintaining records of petty expenses, billing and collection, fraud investigation, effective cost control and preparing payrolls.
•Ad hoc tasks and financial reporting as and when directed by senior management.

Assistant Auditor at YOUSUF & CO
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 2012 to August 2012

General auditing of different clients like AMMA Foundation, All Bhawany Academy.
•Establishing collection priorities from various clients' centers
•In-charge of daily inventory management over issues relating to accounting and internal reports of certain investments.
•Coordinate monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts including validating invoices, pay orders, etc.
•Maintaining records of petty expenses.
•Working in liaison with banks for reconciliation

Cashier at CYPROFOOD LIMITED
  • United Kingdom - London
  • June 2011 to February 2012

Responsible for petty expenses management
•Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.
•Customer Credit Controlling and keeping a track of transactions.
•Liaison with Suppliers statements and queries
•Depositing cash timely and maintaining banking relationships

Education

Master's degree, Financial accounting, Auditing, Financial Management, Taxation (UK)
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
  • December 2016
Bachelor's degree, Financial and Cost Accounting, Economics, Statistics
  • at University of Karachi
  • December 2009

Specialties & Skills

ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ADVERTISING
BANKING
BILLING
BUDGETING
CASH MANAGEMENT
CLOSING
COST CONTROL
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker