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Shanas Ahamed, General Manager

Shanas Ahamed

General Manager·Eshal Enterprises Limited.

Uganda

Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Cost Controlling

Work experience

Total years of experience: 30 years, 3 months

General Manager

October 2016 - Present

Eshal Enterprises Limited.

Kampala, Uganda

October 2016 - Present

• Overall management of General Management, Sales and Distribution, Factory
Operations, Production, Engineering, Materials Management, Man Management,
Finance, Accounts and Taxation.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Management

Chief Finance Officer

January 2016 - October 2016

House of Eden Uganda Limited

Kampala, Uganda

January 2016 - October 2016

• Managing the financial operations of the group as a whole i.e. for the 3 companies which
included preparation of monthly and annual Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet,
supervision of day to day routine accounts, bank reconciliation, responsible for
preparation of annual budgets and monthly estimates including variance analysis
between actual, budgets and estimates, co ordinated the conduct of audits and handled
all statutory compliances ensuring that all statutory requirements of the company are
carried out in time.
• Handled tax issues with URA, and submission of various monthly returns to the taxation
authorities and other institutions.
• Involved in recruitment of personnel for both administration & finance departments and
their performance appraisal.
• Negotiating with banks for working capital needs of the company.
• Built strong internal control systems in the organisation, having trained staff on basic
accounting knowledge upto a level where they could independently prepare Balance
Sheets under my supervision.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production

General Manager

January 1998 - January 2016

House of Eden (U) Ltd

Kampala, Uganda

January 1998 - January 2016

reporting
to the Board of Directors. Company registered in 1997 with the main purpose of
• Overall management of General Management, Sales and Distribution, Factory
Operations, Production, Engineering, Materials Management, Man Management,
Finance, Accounts and Taxation.
• Preparation of Monthly MIS reports for Management, Yearly Budget for the Company,
preparing Cost Centre Reports, finalisation of Accounts, Monthly & Weekly Cash Flow
reports, confirming timely preparation & submission of statutory dues, liaising with
auditors and bankers, preparing project evaluation report, monitoring & controlling
projects, planning & scheduling payment to suppliers & contractors on a weekly basis.
• Team lead for successful implementation of ERP software for House Of Eden (U) Ltd in
2005 and managed, maintained for the manufacturing sector as well as the Finance,
Purchase, Sales & Inventory modules which helped in gaining in-depth knowledge and
understanding of critical business processes and their recording in the ERP system.
• Supervision & Training of Staff and establishing financial discipline of operations in the
department thus ensuring integrity and accuracy of financial reports.
• Undertook projects involving preparation of financial reports for securing funds from
banks and other financial institutions.
• Independently monitoring budget preparation, implementation and control and
submitting monthly operational reports for management review.
• Involved in formulating policies and norms for proper reporting standards on a monthly,
six monthly and annual basis.
• Exercise a high degree of discretion, mature judgement, and tact in managing issues of
sensitive nature.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, planning, team-building and project management
skills.
• Instituting financial management systems and procedures including regular updating of
the operating & finance manuals.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Management

Assistant Accountant

January 1997 - October 1997

AMR Associates,

Mahe, India

January 1997 - October 1997

• Writing complete set of books of accounts manually upto preparation of Trial Balance,
Profit & Loss account and Balance sheet for various clients.
• Reconciliation of Bank accounts & scrutiny of ledger.
• Handling sales tax issues together with Tax Consultants.

Company industry:
Accounting

Trainee

January 1996 - January 1997

P. Mohan and Associates

Tellicherry, India

January 1996 - January 1997

• Writing complete set of books of accounts manually upto preparation of Trial Balance,
Profit & Loss account and Balance sheet for various clients.
• Reconciliation of Bank accounts & scrutiny of ledger.
• Handling sales tax issues together with Tax Consultants.

Company industry:
Accounting

Education

University Of Calicut

January 1997

January 1997

Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Cost Controlling

India

University of Calicut

January 1996

January 1996

Bachelor's degree, Costing

India

GPA (percentage): 55%

GPA (percentage): 55%

University Of Calicut

January 1991

January 1991

High school or equivalent, Accounting

India

Skills

FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Intermediate
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Intermediate
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
Intermediate
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
Intermediate
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CORPORATE TAX
Intermediate
CORPORATE TAX
Intermediate

Languages

English

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