Sheraz Ahmad, Accountant

Sheraz Ahmad

Accountant

Lahore Business Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
5 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months

Accountant at Lahore Business Systems
  • Pakistan
  • December 2013 to November 2014

Responsibilities Includes;

 Determining system improvements and business process re-engineering; implementing change to add value;
 Acts as subject matter expert of the team, interpreting accounting guidelines over the GL accounts handled and owned by the team, highlighting deviation from IFRS and providing timely solutions to resolve the issue;
 Planning and organizing budget, consolidated forecast budgets data, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs to avoid budgetary slack by following financial policies and procedures of company;
 Performed period analysis of revenues & expenses and suggest the way to enhance sales, reduce cost and improve profit;
 Developed and implemented the departmental internal control systems, policies and procedures. Identify, mitigate and manage control risks within company risk appetite to achieve company’s objective;
 Report and respond to inquiries from CFO and top management, regarding financial results, special reporting and inform issues likely to affect the operations of organization;
 Involved in financial investments activities to analysis to feasibility of investments, investment risks and economic factor influences;
 Prepare and maintain accounts ledgers, AP/AR, fixed assets, payroll process, reconciliations and financial statements;
 Finalized value for money marketing and advertising plan of the company for optimized increase sales;
 Prepare daily fund position of cash and bank;
 Coordinate in-house and external parties to clarify accounting related issues;
 Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential;
 Any other duties assigned by top management.

Assistant Accountant at Time & Space Media (Private) Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2009 to November 2013

Responsibilities includes:

 Prepare accounts monthly, quarterly, bi - annually and annually in compliance with guidelines and standards set by the Department of Finance and international accounting standards as appropriate;
 Consolidate all financial data received from all branches;
 Provide information and data to the internal auditors and external auditors to assist in their work and report preparation;
 Reconciliation of monthly banks statements, customer & vendor balances and calculate aging to maintain receipts & payments;
 Prepare and maintain monthly salaries and wages expense sheet;
 Prepare RO/PO and maintain RO/PO sheet;
 Receive, keep record of invoices and ensure the accuracy of bills;
 Calculate bulk discount claims and adjustments in payments;
 Support in sales invoice preparation for internal and external billing purpose;
 Handle customer and vendor billing disputed matters to ensure complaints and issues are resolved;
 Prepare claims and follow up of Credit Notes;
 Coordinate with sales personnel to analyze pending bills;
 Assist client in review of invoices;
 Posts client payment by knock off the invoices and update receivable balance;
 Daily reporting profitability of transactions, weekly & monthly business placement and customer account profitability;
 Supervise and evaluate work of billing staff, performance and provide feedback to CEO;
 Participate in all financial closing activities;
 Prepare sub-ledger reports on monthly basis and prepare final trial balance;
 Any other duties assigned by management.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Oxford Brook University England & Wales
  • January 2005

• ACCA Finalist (Oxford Brook University England & Wales) PRIMARY QUALIFICATION: • B.COM (Bachelor of Commerce) (2003 2005)

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Auditing
Budgeting
Internal Controls
Financial Reporting
IAS and IFRS
Internal Controls
Planning and Budgeting
Invoices & Billing
Financial Reporting
Reconciliation Statements
Fixed Assets
Payroll Process
Project Management
Risk Management
Financial Accounting
AP / AR
Development of Advertising and Market Strategy
Claims (Credit Note handling) & payment adjustments
Planning and Budgeting
Cash flow Statment

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Oracle Financials R12 (Training)
Training Institute:
Lahore Business Systems
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
60 hours

Hobbies

  • Observing Stock Market. Current Affairs. Book Reading. Love to play Cricket. Watching Movies.