Syed Muhammad Amir Raza, Director

Syed Muhammad Amir Raza

Director

Faisal Siddiqi & Co

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Accounts
Experience
32 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :32 years, 3 Months

Director at Faisal Siddiqi & Co
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since March 2017

Chartered Accountants- Karachi
Supervising through dedicated team the following outsourced international clients from recording of
transactions to generation of financials
▪ E&H Transport Network
▪ Cascade Record Processing
▪ Jubilee Labs LLC- Software House
▪ Jubilee Capital Management Corporation
▪ Paranova LLC - Real Estate
▪ Morbetta - Amazon Stores
▪ iATO - Amazon Stores
▪ Farzana LLC - Energy Sector
▪ Casablanca - Restaurant

Manager at KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • February 2008 to December 2016

Worked as a Team Leader on Outsourced Accounts department of Hewlett Packard Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd and performed the following:
▪ Supervision of the department, suggestions to management for improvements in processes and
procedures by highlighting the weaknesses.
▪ Maintained Statutory & Management Books of Accounts
▪ Reporting to Singapore & Pakistan controllership.
▪ Review of Payroll processing, corporate matters and tax issues.
▪ Coordinated external / internal audits

Regional Manager at National database & Registration Authority
  • Pakistan
  • July 2003 to February 2008

▪ Monitored & controlled the Accounts department & Store section
▪ Assisted Director General in Financial matters
▪ Implemented Oracle 11i Based ERP & got awarded with certificate of excellence.
▪ Prepared & implemented procurement procedures
▪ Review of monthly financial statements and reporting to Headquarters
▪ Coordinated with external, Governmental & internal auditors

Director at Saad & Company
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • November 2001 to June 2003

Saad & Company- Karachi
▪ Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies &
procedures
▪ Led the planning & achievement of goals & objectives
▪ Prepared access based accounting software
▪ Review & analyze monthly financial statements and reporting to MD

Finance Officer at Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 1998 to November 2001

Karachi
▪ Developed annual budgets in collaboration with the production departments
▪ Being Materials accounting incharge developed an Oracle based “Inventory control Software”
•Preparation of various reports for management review.
▪ Performed following audits as internal auditor:
 Admin & Security department;
 Procurement department;
 Planning & Scheduling department;
 Motor transport section; and
 Management Club

Finance manager at TCS (Private) Limited
  • Pakistan
  • August 1996 to April 1998

Karachi
▪ Looked after overland express department
▪ Preparation of MIS for management review
• Controlling & Monitoring cash sales all over the Pakistan and its monthly reconciliation with General ledger
• Looked after debtors & billing; and
• Reconciliation of debtors with General ledger

Senior Finance Executive at DHL Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Pakistan
  • January 1996 to August 1996

Karachi
▪ Preparation & reporting of MIS to regional office
▪ Preparation of sales analysis & incentives

Audit Trainee at A F Ferguson & Co
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 1991 to June 1995

Chartered Accountants- Karachi
Being a part of audit firm, conducted various audits as job incharge, a few of them are:
1. Adamjee Engineering (Pvt) Ltd
2. Abbassi Textile Mills Ltd
3. Textile Engineering of Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
4. Brinks Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
5. Pakistan Telecommunication Corp
6. Lady Dufferin Hospital

Education

Master's degree, Accounts
  • at Institute of Business Administration
  • June 2006

Major in Finance & Accounts

Bachelor's degree, Accounting, Statistics, Auditing & Economics
  • at University of Karachi
  • August 1994
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Maths & Stats
  • at University of Karachi
  • January 1990

High school or equivalent,
  • at University of Karachi

courses: Certification ▪ Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor Online ▪ Xero Advisor Certified

Specialties & Skills

Hardwork
Managing Employees
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
BUDGETING
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
REPORTS

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Xero Advisor Certified (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Valid Until:
September 2018
Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Valid Until:
September 2018

Hobbies

  • Reading Books
  • Watching television