Shamim Khan Dawar, Group Finance Manager

Shamim Khan Dawar

Group Finance Manager

JAWAHR | Jawa Logistics | Orient Trading(OMATRA)

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, ACCA (UK)
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Group Finance Manager at JAWAHR | Jawa Logistics | Orient Trading(OMATRA)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since June 2014

• Overseeing financial operations of all the group companies.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining and implementing accounting practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial deliverables.
• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of the routine activities like closing, reconciliations, consolidations, accruals, prepayments, payroll etc.
• Provide financial insights and analysis to support key business decisions.
• Preparation of financial reports and KPI’s for Weekly / monthly management meetings.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and other management reports.
• Preparation of budget, comparative performance analysis, and key deviations with reasoning for variance reports on periodical basis.
• Managing Treasury function of all the group companies.
• Identify and assess financial risks, develop strategies to mitigate these risks and ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.
• Work closely with management to develop and implement strategies & plans for achieving company’s objective.
• Handling Internal & External Audits of all the group companies.

Accounting Manager at Fist Security Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • January 2012 to February 2014

• Handled full range of financial accounting roles.
• Prepared monthly profit and loss accounts.
• Developed and implemented internal control policies and procedures.
• Managed cash flow.
• Led the team of the Accounts Department.
• Approved ledger entries, supported annual audits, and supervised staff accountants.
• Maintained organized records and files for financial transactions.
• Prepared routine daily, weekly, and monthly reports.

Auditor at Grant Thornton
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2009 to December 2011

• Participated in the preparation of audit strategy and plan.
• Worked on different areas of financial statements to ensure true and fair presentation.
• Monitored audit team performance and ensured compliance with IAS, IFRS.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of internal control and risk management systems.
• Reported discrepancies in audit or internal control systems.
• Performed substantive analytics and tests on various financial elements.
• Conducted client interviews and risk assessments.

Education

Master's degree, ACCA (UK)
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)
  • December 2015
Master's degree, CPA
  • at Institute of Certified Public Accountants Pakistan
  • November 2015
Master's degree, Economics
  • at Bannu University of Science and Technology
  • February 2014

I completed my M.Sc (Economics) in December 2013 from Bannu University of Science and Technology.

Bachelor's degree, BBA (Finance and Accounts)
  • at Gomal University
  • April 2007

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Auditing
Financial Management
Cost Accounting
Financial Managment
Internal & External Auditing
Financial Accounting
Financial Reporting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Financial Analysis
Accounting
Auditing
Team Management
Annual Budgets

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Pushto
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

ACCA (UK)
  • Member
  • December 2015
CPA
  • Member
  • December 2016
SOCPA
  • Member
  • September 2017

Training and Certifications

SOCPA (Certificate)
CPA(PAK) (Certificate)
ACCA(UK) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015

Hobbies

  • Driving, Cooking