Tahir Shafique, Finance Officer

Tahir Shafique

Finance Officer

Save the Children US

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Accounting & Finance
Experience
7 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 9 Months

Finance Officer at Save the Children US
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • May 2013 to January 2016

• Budget preparation and its variance analysis and investigation.
• Preparation of payroll JV & salaries transfer advice and liaison with bank for on time transfer of sum in concerned account
• Severance/Gratuity working and preparation of its JV on monthly basis.
• Transfer of Funds to Field Offices as per Cash Status shared by them.
• Supervision & monitoring of petty cash, banking and journal transactions.
• Working & Filling of Income Taxes.
• Tracking advances and maintenance of updated schedules.
• Posting of vouchers in sunlight accounting software.
• Preparation of Bank Reconciliations and Correspondence with the Bank
• Preparation of weekly cash status & Monthly Fund Projection
• Preparation of final settlement of employees and handing over to Human Resource department.
• Liaison with internal and external auditors

Finance Assistant at Save the Children US
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • September 2011 to February 2013

 Preparation of bank payment vouchers and withholding of tax.
 Correspondence with program and support staff regarding release of payments.
 Preparation of final settlement of employees and handing over to Human Resource department.
 Transfer of Funds to Field Offices as per Cash Status shared by them.
 Preparation of payroll JV & salaries transfer advice and liaison with bank for on time transfer of sum in concerned account.
 Working & Preparation of Severance JV
 Working & Filling of Income Taxes.
 Posting of vouchers in sunlight.
 Tracking advances and maintenance of updated schedules
 Preparation of weekly cash status & Monthly Fund Projection
 Assist Finance Coordinator in preparation in Budget vs. Actual Analysis.
 Preparation of Bank Reconciliations and Correspondence with the Bank
 Providing of budget codes having scrutinized with available funds in relevant activity of budget to program or support functions
 Handling petty cash, banking and journal transactions.
 Assist Finance Coordinator in daily routine tasks.

Teacher cum Administrator at PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
  • Pakistan
  • July 2010 to December 2010

 Management of Financial Matters, Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
 Overall Administration & Resolving Student Matters
 Event Management & Trip Arrangements

Audit Assistant at Omer Adil & Co. Chartered Accountants
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • November 2009 to July 2010

Clients Covered:

✓ M/s Information Architects (Audit for the year ended June 30, 2009)
✓ M/s Document Management Solutions ( Audit for the year ended June 30, 2009)
✓ M/s Data Design Dynamics (Audit for the year ended June 30, 2009)
✓ Limbless Trust (Audit for the year ended Dec 31, 2009)
✓ M/s Kaleem Associates ( Book keeping consultancy)
✓ M/s Phoenix education system (Book keeping consultancy)

Assistant Manager Finance at Foray Pharmaceutical
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • July 2007 to October 2009

 Timely preparation and analysis of financial statements, financial budgets, and cash flow statements and MIS reports.
 Responsible for preparing and filling of taxation returns to relevant authority.
 Responsible for fixed assets management, payables and expenditure reconciliation.
 Customer relationship management and reconciliation/ageing of receivables
 Liaison with inter-companies, suppliers, banks, auditors and other stakeholders.
 Supervision and monitoring of petty cash transactions.
 Recording of bank payments & Receipts
 Updating Bank Book and preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement
 Correspondence with Bank
 Responsible for supervision of accounting staff.

Education

Master's degree, Accounting & Finance
  • at HEC Pakistan
  • December 2014

Got equivalency on the basis of ACCA membership

Diploma, Accounting, Auditing, Finance
  • at ACCA UK
  • December 2009

ACCA Member

Specialties & Skills

SunSystems
QuickBooks
Multi Site Operations
Time Management
Team Leadership
Microsoft Excel
Quickbooks
Sunlight
Peachtree

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Team Leadership Seminar (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Valid Until:
January 2009

Hobbies

  •  Watching Movies
  •  Financial and investment news
  •  Book reading
  •  Playing Outdoor Games
  •  Current Affairs