Tahir Sarfraz  Ahmad FCCA, Sr. Manager Accounts & Finance

Tahir Sarfraz Ahmad FCCA

Sr. Manager Accounts & Finance

ConnectX

Lieu
Qatar - Doha
Éducation
Diplôme, Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business (7914826512146)
Expérience
13 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :13 years, 3 Mois

Sr. Manager Accounts & Finance à ConnectX
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2023

My role and responsibilities as senior manager includes but not limited to the following:
- Preparation of budgets.
- Budget vs actual variance reporting and performance tracking.
- Budget Vs Actual variance of cash flows on weekly basis
- VAT registration & Deregistration of companies in HMRC.
- Preparing group accounts on monthly basis.
- Monthly closing of GL.
- Vendor's and customer's subsidiary ledgers reconciliation with General ledgers.
- Quarterly submission of VAT returns to HMRC.
- Related parties reconciliations.
- Bank account reconciliations.
- Facilitate external auditors requests.
- Control over the project cost.
- Charging back of costs to the respective councils.
- Ensured compliance of the loans.
- Any other duty assigned by Director Finance.

Manager Finance accounts and reporting à Shifa foundation
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • avril 2021 à mars 2023

▪ Ensured timely completion of all accounting functions of organization including receivables, payables, cash flow
management, budgeting, and investments.
▪ Handled timely payments to vendors ensuring 3-way matching, T&E expense reconciliations and expense
reimbursement to employees based on approved policies and maintaining accurate records and control reports.
▪ Handled travel, daily expenses, and petty cash items.
▪ Acted as a focal person for all vendors, customers, and other stake holders.
▪ Followed up with stakeholders for timely receipts of funds.
▪ Cash flow, working capital and investment management
▪ Design and implementation of ERP and transforming Shifa Foundation to a paperless organization.
▪ Liaison with tax experts for all tax related matters and ensuring compliance with tax laws.
▪ Acted as a focal person and audit coordinator for all internal, external and donor audits / micro assessments.
▪ Maintained strong internal controls within the organization to mitigate audit observations.
▪ Ensured monthly closing of general ledger and TB.
▪ Prepared recurring budgets and forecasted FS for the next five years to set the strategic direction of the entity.
▪ Stakeholder management and liaison between different entities and departments under the entity.
▪ Carried out evaluation / appraisal of investment opportunities available to the entity.
▪ Maintained Chart of Accounts and General Ledger of the entity.
▪ Maintained master files of the accounting data.
▪ Prepared Monthly, Quarterly and Annual accounts and ensuring profit and loss and balance sheet reconciliations.
▪ Handled Leases and to ensure accounting of Leases as per IFRS 16.
▪ Ensured donor and project reporting.
▪ Trained staff regarding the organization policies and emerging changes in regulatory environment.
▪ Trained staff regarding the accounting and management of P2P, R2R, Q2C, and O2C activities.

Manager Accounts and Finance à Pakistan Navy
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • septembre 2020 à avril 2021

My job description included but was not limited to.
▪ Ensured timely completion of all accounting functions of organization including receivables, payables, cash flow
management, budgeting, and investments.
▪ Ensured timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and maintains accurate records and control reports.
▪ Implemented the finance module of locally customized ERP named as TAG line.
▪ Cash-flow management of more than 800 million rupees and ensured that sufficient funds are available for loans and
Grant's payments.
▪ Ensured monthly closing of general ledger and TB.
▪ Acted as the focal person for all vendors and customers for accounts related matters.
▪ Acted as primary audit coordinator for internal and external audits.
▪ Handled leases and real estate activities.
▪ Prepared recurring budgets and forecasted FS for the next five years to set the strategic direction of the entity.
▪ Ensured compliance with tax laws of Pakistan.
▪ Prepared Monthly, Quarterly and Annual accounts and ensured profit and loss and balance sheet reconciliations.
▪ Carried out evaluation / appraisal of investment opportunities available to the entity.
▪ Maintained Chart of Accounts and General Ledger of the entity.
▪ Stakeholder management and liaison between different entities and departments under the entity.
▪ Evaluated the effectiveness of previous internal controls for finance, HR, and procurement department and implemented
more effective controls.

Constultant ICFR and Commission analyst à Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C
  • Qatar - Al Rayyan
  • juin 2019 à juillet 2020

As Consultant ICFR / SOX compliance my responsibilities included the following:
▪ Identified and assessed key risks (e.g. operational, financial reporting, etc.) and related controls.
▪ Conducted risk assessments of significant accounts, financial reporting processes and information systems using qualitative,
quantitative criteria.
▪ Identified, documented and updated the Risk Control Matrix (RCM) in accordance with the COSO requirements.
▪ Assessed and provided independent view over the design effectiveness of the controls placed within the organization.
▪ Performed test of controls over the entity level control (ELC) and process level controls (PLC) to validate the operating
effectiveness of the ELC and PLC.
▪ Build and maintained relationships across finance and the wider business to drive and educate process owners on the importance
of internal controls
▪ Coordinated with IT on evaluation of IT general and automated system controls and configurations
▪ Partnered with finance and non-accounting process owners to assist in the development of risk and control matrices and related
internal control documentation, including appropriate evidence to be saved for testing.
▪ Evaluate and resolve identified control deficiencies, including working directly with control owners on remediation efforts
▪ Worked with business line management to identify measures to help mitigate risk.
▪ Develops risk reporting for senior and executive management.
▪ Makes recommendations, develops, and implements other operational risk management initiatives.
▪ Other duties as assigned
My job description includes but not limited to
 Preparation and recording of commission expenses of CBU, EBU and CVM cops in the financial system I.e. Oracle.
 Updating the commission template and identifying the commission accruals for the month.
 Recording and approval of commission invoices in the Oracle.
 Coordination with the cross-business teams like finance business partners, Business Units, Financial reporting team and back office team to facilitate smooth operations.
 Acted as the project manager to Review compliance with RACI matrix on quarterly basis and identified plans for improvements.
 Recording, classifying, analyzing commission expenses on month on month basis.
 Be a member of the technical and commercial proposal evaluation committee for commission simplification project.
 Acted as Project Manager and successfully completed commission simplification project phase
 Ensured payments have been made to the commission partners on timely basis.
 Implemented operationally and financially commission schemes.
 Any other duties assigned by the line manager.

Group Internal Audit Manager à Al Khayarin Group of Companies
  • Qatar - Doha
  • novembre 2016 à janvier 2019

My responsibilities includes the following:
• Provided independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal processes and the control environment for the Group.
• Performed specific audit activities or in certain circumstances individual audit assignments in accordance with approved annual internal audit plan.
• Formulated and documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for all departments and processes including internal audit department.
• Assisted the management in formulation and documentation of group policies if required.
• Ensured compliance with the group policies on regular basis.
• Assisted with identifying and recommending improvements to the control environment of the Group.
• Assisted in the preparation of the annual Internal Audit Plan for the group and as assigned from time to time in other associated companies and subsidiaries.
• Performed internal audit activities in accordance with internal audit procedures.
• Assisted with the preparation of individual audit scopes for approval.
• Participated and assisted with the individual planning and pre-audit work for individual assignments.
• Complied with internal audit work practices and ensure that documentation and tests performed comply with these objectives.
• Performed full audit activities for the group and other group companies as directed while under the supervision of the Internal Audit management.
• Participated in audit exit meetings when required and discussing audit findings with relevant personnel and audit team.
• Drafted Internal Audit recommendations to be included in audit reports for the final review by the Audit Manager or Head of Internal Audit.
• Assisted the monitoring of the implementation status of internal and external audit findings.
• Performed ad-hoc or management requested audits as required.

Supervisor Audit & Advisory à Grant Thornton Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • octobre 2015 à septembre 2016

As supervisor audit and advisory my day to day tasks in, Qatar included but not limited to;
• Developed annual audit plan and coordinated audit activities.
• Planned and supervised external audit assignments, agreed upon procedures assignments, limited scope reviews and various other assignments of special nature to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Managed resource, team and time.
• Evaluated performance of audit staffs and provided appropriate feedback.
• Assisted in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Reviewed and evaluated current audit procedures and recommended improvements.
• Coordinated with audit team, audit client’s management and engagement partner for timely resolution of audit and accounting matters.
• Assisted clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.
• Applied International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Accounting Standards (IASs).
• Performed financial analysis and financial advisory services, and Audit Engagement Quality Assurance Reviews (EQAR).
• Prepared Complete set of Financial Statements/Accounts (Both standalone and consolidated) and Condensed Interim Financial Information (Quarterly / Half-yearly).
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Supervisory Senior G-3 à Ernst & Young
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • novembre 2014 à août 2015

As supervisory senior G-3 my day to day tasks in Ernst & Young Pakistan included but not limited to;
• Monitored progress of team members and reported independently to senior management;
• Reviewed the work of team members.
• Performed procedures related to the understanding entity, its environment and internal control system.
• Performed procedures to assess the compliance with donor requirement, company policies, tax and other regulatory requirements.
• Developed an effective assignment review methodology to execute internal audit of projects.
• Designed and performed test of controls and substantive procedures
• Prepared tailored audit programs according to the nature of assignment;
• Identified areas of inherent and control weakness and suggested improvement in the control environment.
• Discussed with the clients the various accounting and/or other issues/ matters identified during the assignment;•
• Prepared draft reports in accordance with the statement of work and Terms of Reference.
• Conducted third party validation and detailed assessment of clients.
• Managed resources and time in order to meet deadlines.
• Any other duties/assignments assigned by the managers

Internal Audit Consultant à UNDP Pakistan United Nations
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • novembre 2013 à mai 2014

My daily tasks in UNDP included but not limited to;
• Reviewed the expenditure incurred at the Project Management Unit.
• Processed direct payment requests and generated payments.
• Verified payment requests for services and supplies including staff entitlements (travel, overtime) and cash advances to the Government/ NGOs in accordance with Project Plan of Actions.
• Maintained liaisons with the officials of local banks and financial institutions to obtain day to day information, changes in procedures/ regulations and matter pertaining to office bank account.
• Prepared and submitted month-end reports and schedules.
• Supervised the Administration functions in the field office.
• Reviewed asset management practices, sale of attractive and low-value items.
• Inspected premises, furniture and equipment.
• Reviewed transport and drives, registry and receptions.
• Reviewed documents according to UNDP policies/procedures, Control Operation Manual.
• Reported observations to concerned Project Officers and reports to Operations officers, Chief Field Office for improvement of the quality of documentation.
• Provided assistance in the review of internal accounting systems of UNDP partners and recommended actions for improvements.
• Any other responsibility assigned to me by the manager.

Senior Associate Audit à Grant Thornton, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • janvier 2010 à septembre 2013

As supervisory senior audit and advisory my day to day tasks in, Pakistan included but not limited to;
• Developed annual audit plan and coordinated audit activities.
• Planned and supervised external audit assignments, agreed upon procedures assignments, limited scope reviews and various other assignments of special nature to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Managed resource, team and time.
• Evaluated performance of audit staffs and provided appropriate feedback.
• Assisted in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Reviewed and evaluated current audit procedures and recommended improvements.
• Coordinated with audit team, audit client’s management and engagement partner for timely resolution of audit and accounting matters.
• Assisted clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.
• Applied International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Accounting Standards (IASs).
• Performed financial analysis and financial advisory services, and Audit Engagement Quality Assurance Reviews (EQAR).
• Prepared Complete set of Financial Statements/Accounts (Both standalone and consolidated) and Condensed Interim Financial Information (Quarterly / Half-yearly).
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Éducation

Diplôme, Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business (7914826512146)
  • à Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • mars 2017
Baccalauréat, Journalism
  • à University of Sargodha
  • août 2014

B.A. University of Sargodha 2012-2014

Diplôme, Accounting, audit, Tax and corporate affaris
  • à Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan
  • mai 2009
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Pre medical
  • à Board of intermediate ad Secondary Education D G Khan
  • août 2004

Higher Secondary School Certificate-F.S.C pre medical

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Science
  • à Board of intermediate and secondary Education D G Khan
  • juin 2002

Secondary School Certificate (Metric)

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
External Audit
Internal Controls
Internal Audit
ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERNAL AUDIT
Accounts Reconciliation
internal Control
Budgeting
External Audit
Trial Reconciliation
Managment reporting
Financial accounting
IFRS/IAS and ISA
Risk identification and mitigation
MS office
Investment appraisal
Consolidaiton
Working capital managment
Feasibility study
Corporate finance

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Langues

Urdu
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

Association of Chartered Certified Accountnats
  • Active Membership no 3551037
  • November 2017

Formation et Diplômes

Training on IFRS (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Grant Thornton Pakistan
Durée:
8 heures
Presentation Skills Training Course (PSTC) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Pioneer Finance College
Durée:
20 heures
Generalized Interactive Session (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Grant Thornton Pakistan
Durée:
8 heures
Analytical & Audit Documentation (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Grant Thornton Pakistan
Durée:
8 heures
Computer Course Practical Training (CCPT) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan
Durée:
6 heures
Financial Statements, Independence & local laws (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Grant Thornton Pakistan
Durée:
8 heures

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