Sheheryar Ali

FMCG / Trading / Intellectual properties / Import & Export. UAE and Pakistan
Heading the groups accounting and finance activities and coordinating with financial institutions.
Responsible for finalizing monthly, quarterly & annual accounts Partnering with the Regional Business Heads in driving business performance.
Liaising with UAE and Pakistani banks for overall groups financing needs, LC operations, imports and payments.
Frequent visits to UAE banks to ensure smooth operations.
Consolidation, analysis and interpretation of Divisional results.
Making sales analysis and pricing strategy.
Lead the successful ERP implementation for all group companies.
Addressing sales and income tax issues including UAE VAT returns.
Bank & accounts reconciliation.
Ensuring that sales tax and withholding tax statements are being filed and paid within due dates.
Handling statutory compliance for listed company.
Performing cash flow forecasts, ensuring timeliness of in & outbound payments.

Managing full spectrum of accounting and finance activities and coordinating with financial institutions. Preparing monthly, quarterly & annual reports. Effectively addressing sales and income tax issues, bank & accounts reconciliation ensuring that sales tax returns and withholding tax statements are being filed and paid within due dates. Preparing and checking all external & internal reports and handling statutory compliance for listed companies Performing cash flow forecasts, accounts receivable & payable ensuring timeliness of in & outbound payments of imported goods to foreign suppliers & local service providers Preparing receivables & payable by estimating unpaid invoices; Reviewing bank statements and aging reports of receivables on daily basis and preparing management accounts Performing cautious reviews Implementation of SAP in all group companies. Consolidation, analysis and interpretation of Divisional results. Comparing monthly results & variance analysis. Maintaining various ledgers, journals, registers and other financial records, allocating revenues to appropriate departments and classifying expenditures accordingly. Checking and processing monthly payrolls. Liaising with external and internal auditors for half yearly and annual audits.

• Assistant Internal Auditor in Imrooz Group of Companies. Dec 2013 to present

• Audit and Accounts trainee in H.A.M.D & Co. Chartered Accountants July 2012 to Dec 2012