Sohail Saeed, Manager Financial Accounting and Reporting

Sohail Saeed

Manager Financial Accounting and Reporting

Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (A Saudi Joint Stock Co)

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Diploma, IFRS
Experience
25 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 11 Months

Manager Financial Accounting and Reporting at Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (A Saudi Joint Stock Co)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since January 2016

-Exercising control and monitoring over the Accounting Operations. -Manage the corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting and reporting. -Review the monthly Business Activity Statements and review all monthly balance sheet reconciliations. -Maintain the General Ledger and ensuring compliance with the SOCPA and relevant IFRS Standards. -Supervising the operations of the Oracle Fixed Assets, Oracle General Ledger and Oracle payables & receivables. -Supervise employees in the Finance and Reporting Department and responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of this unit. -Develop Policy & Procedures for various functions of Accounting & Treasury -Improve existing processes and streamline workflows -Supervise the Interim and Annual Audits (Internal & External)

Financial Controller at Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Sons Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • January 2014 to December 2015

-Prepared Financial Statements & Management Reports with effectiveness and accuracy. -Supervised the Quarterly and Annual Audits with efficiency. -Handled Zakat & Tax matters and calculated Zakat Liability for 2013 & 2014 and filed Zakat/WHT Returns to DZIT. -Supervised the related parties’ transactions and their reconciliations on monthly basis. -Prepared sheets for the Revenue Calculation under POC method, Cost allocation and projects scorecard. -Piloted monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reports with analysis for Executive Management and Board of Directors. -Maintained the development of Chart of Accounts. -Prepared and interpreted the actual monthly financial statements and reviewed the balance sheet reconciliations. -Supervised the accounts of various business units and prepared consolidated financial statements. -Supervised the preparation of management accounts of various business units.

Treasury Specialist at Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Sons Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • June 2008 to December 2013

-Handled the debt portfolio of SR: 1.4bn under Islamic mode of financing.
-Managed the Renewals of Credit Facilities with the banks and comparing the terms of agreements with existing agreements. -Ensured that all the covenants and pricing are within the benchmark set by the management.
-Monitored the Bank Covenants and alerted the management in advance to avoid the breaching.
-Effectively implemented Project Finance Scheme for proper distribution of Projects funds.
-Supervised the monthly utilization of Funded/Non-Funded credit lines and reporting it to top management.
-Handled the complete operations of “Letter of Credit” and “Letter of Guarantees”.
-Effectively created and managed the forecasted Cash flows statement on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
-Arranged the ECA from KBC bank Germany to meet the CAPEX requirements.
-Arranged funds of SAR 50mm (Approx) on monthly basis through Bill Discounting facilities from various banks.
-Established and maintained relationships with banks and other financial institutions.
-Coordinated with Auditors on all matters related to Banking and Treasury.
-Supervised the Oracle treasury, Cash management and payable modules for timely recording of transactions.
-Reconciliation of all bank accounts which includes current accounts, Loan accounts, Overdraft accounts.

Manager Accounts & Finance at Naeem Textile Mills (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2003 to June 2008

-Supervised the monthly and yearly closing of accounts and preparation of various corporate reports.
-Coordinated with external auditors for statutory audit.
-Implemented Standard Costing system and reported the reasons for under/over applied cost to management.
-Prepared the annual budget and reviewed the variance analysis of actual vs budgeted figures on monthly basis.
-Coordinated with the Production Manager and section heads to analyze the order wise cost and profitability.
-Prepared the Cost of Production Reports of various sections to calculate the Cost of Finished/WIP inventory.
-Examined the accounts of sister companies and report to management for any error or fraud.
-Prepared the Export Documentations and negotiated with banks for bill of exchange and Export Refinancing.
-Supervised the inventory record and implemented the Procurement management system according to ISO documentations.
-Reviewed the Ageing Report of Payables and Receivables for funds management.
-Supervised the Reconciliation of banks, creditors and receivables.
-Prepared the weekly & monthly cash flow forecast for proper utilization of available funds.
-Implemented computerized payroll and inventory management system.
-Prepared and implemented P&P for all the functions of accounts& finance.

Senior Accountant at Pak Hero Industries (Pvt.) Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • July 1998 to August 2003

-Prepared the monthly trial balance and financial statements.
-Maintained the General Ledger in Computerized accounting system.
-Prepared and monitored the cash flow and bank position on daily basis
-Co-ordinated with auditors for annual audit.
-Prepared the receivables and payables statements on weekly basis.
-Prepared the Payroll Sheets, Cashbook, Supply and Purchase register.
-Prepared the landed cost of imported raw materials.

Education

Diploma, IFRS
  • at ACCA
  • July 2016

Diploma in IFRS from ACCA

Master's degree, Auditing, Taxation, Financial Management
  • at The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • December 2013

ACCA is a globally recognized degree in Chartered Accountancy.

Master's degree, Strategic Financial Management, St. Managerial Accounting, Financial Reporting
  • at Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (ACMA)
  • December 2008

The institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan is globally recognized Professional Body producing high quality professionals in the field of Management Accountancy, Cost Accounting, Financial Reporting.

Bachelor's degree, Cost Accounting, Adv Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
  • at University of Punjab
  • January 1998

Accounting, Auditing, Business communication

Specialties & Skills

Monthly Reporting
Cash Flow Forecasting
Cash Flow Management
Financial Reporting
Banking Operations
Financial Reporting
Project Financing
Financial Analysis Tools
Management Reporting
ERP System
Variance Analysis
Liquidity Management
Standard Costing
Budgeting & Forecasting
Zakat and Tax Expertise

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan
  • Associate
  • December 2008
ACCA
  • Affiliate member
  • January 2013

Training and Certifications

Certified Financial Modeller (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
September 2013