Manager Accounts & Finance
Accent Industries FZC
Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months
Industry leader in temporary site accommodation and steel bunk houses in Middle East Region. Specialized in supply of extensive range of Containers, Prefabricated Units and Flat Pack Containers to Construction, Oil & Gas, Defense and Marine sectors. As Manager Accounts & Finance, I am providing wide range of services including:
Projects Planning, Evaluation and Plan Execution
• Preparing project financial plans and then signing off the financial viability of the project based upon the preorder costing and risk analysis.
• Negotiation of financial terms with customers. Major customers/Projects handled are:
i. Consolidated Contractors Company - British Petroleum, Alkhazaan Site (Oman)
ii. Khansaheb Civil Engineering LLC.
iii. Al Futtaim Carillon (Abu Dhabi) LLC. - Hard Rock Hotel Project
iv. China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation - Mender Oil Field Project
• Ensuring the implementation of project financial plans, identifying variances, and conducting project financial close out with post order costing and reconciliation.
Financial Planning, Arrangement, Management and Financial Reporting
• Providing leadership in the development of strategic financial objectives and deciding optimal mix of financing in terms of debt equity ratio and short or long term financing.
• Representing company with banks and financial institutions to arrange financial solutions e.g. LC, Cheque Discounting, Invoice Discounting and Overdraft.
• Managing processes for financial forecasting, budgets, financial analysis, providing recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Overseeing accounting personnel to ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts and coordinating with external auditors for annual audit.
Financial Risk Management
• Conducting risk assessment for new customers/projects, including credit risk.
• Getting a credit limit approved by National General Insurance (NGI) a partner of Coface, reporting any underperforming credits and fulfilling all other reporting requirements.
SOPs Development and Internal Controls Management
• Developing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOP) for different business transactions/functions.
• Ensuring that effective internal controls are in place and ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable regulatory laws and rules for financial reporting.
• Leading in developing, implementing, and maintaining cost control environment.
Bismillah Group’s operations consist of textile manufacturing, real estate development and construction.
1. Bismillah Textiles Limited the flagship company of the Bismillah Group is one of the leading players in Textile. It’s a vertically integrated composite textile unit, engaged in manufacturing of Yarn, Greige/Processed Fabrics, Home Textile, and Garments. The company employees more than 4000 people.
2. BNP (Pvt.) Limited A Real Estate developer with projects e.g. construction of a world renowned five star” Grand Hayyat Hotel” under the corporate umbrella of BNP (Pvt.) Limited (A joint venture).
As Manager Group Accounts & Finance, I was providing wide range of services including:
• Planning future financing requirements and regularly reviewing debt portfolio for optimum rates. Moreover, assisting in preparation of business plans and financial forecasting for other ventures being considered.
• Supporting financial management in directing budgeting, cost controlling and maintaining cost check.
• Overseeing treasury, budgeting, procurement, income tax, sales tax and internal audit activities of the group and its components.
• Ensuring timely financial and statistical reports to senior management and board of directors
• Formulating and deliberating on business plans and growth opportunities and providing first hand financial and business analysis to board to support relevant proposals
• Ensuring compliance with required financial and accounting standards and controls.
• Maintaining oversight of talent acquisition for the group in various functions and departments and ensuring head count are properly allocated
• Liaising with external stakeholders including suppliers, banks, and regulators to ensure seamless communication loop and to keep abreast of changes in relationship with those stakeholders and to address their requirements.
• Production-planning supervision, scheduling for production, overseeing the preparation of schedules to ensure work in process and stocks being within set limits in terms of working capital management.
• Conducting periodical/ad hoc reviews to ensure that processes and functions are compliant of various policies and procedures and ensuring regulations are adhered to at all times.
Manager Finance - Nov 2009 - May 2012
• Providing comprehensive financial management of the company, including:
- Financial analysis to support key decision making
- Maintenance of the financial Performa and business plan
- Annual capital and operational budgeting
- Cash flow projections
- Maintenance of company accounts and records
• Ensuring compliance with required financial and accounting standards and controls.
• Production of Monthly/Annual accounts in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Liaising with various stakeholders including internal business partners, Banks, external and internal auditors.
• Monthly payroll review in addition to monitoring and ensuring that all financial transactions of the company are properly accounted.
Internal Audit & Review
Focus on external audit engagements with other ad hoc consultative assignments including but not limited to financial planning, controls assessment, internal audits, system implementation and other related areas. Advising clients on key value areas and conducting gap analysis for effective resource planning allocation
At Riaz Ahmed and Company a member firm of Nexia International, I worked on the radar of statutory audits, assurance and financial advisory for high value clients in key sectors within manufacturing and financial services. Known for streamlining processes in audit work flow. Rated as the most prominent professional in terms of accepting challenges and bringing about positive developments.
Projects
• Statutory Audits of multiple clients namely:
Financial Sector
MCB bank, Pakistan
Zarai Tarqiati Bank (ZTB)
State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan
Manufacturing - Textile, Sugar and Chemical
Nishat Mills Limited
Crescent Textile Limited
Masood Textile Limited
Crescent Bahuman Limited
Shakarganj Mills Limited - FMCG (Sugar and Milk)
Crescent Sugar and Distillery Limited
Government Sector
Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority
Power and Energy
Multan Electric Power Company
Faisalabad Electric Power Company
• Internal Audit of major textile denim and sugar manufacturers of Pakistan with advisory on proper control development and maintenance.
• Evaluation and recommendations for Job Order Costing System at Crescent Textile Mills Limited.
• Development and implementation of accounting procedure manuals of following clients:
- Ishaq Textile Mills Limited, Faisalabad
- Arshad Corporation (Private) Limited, Faisalabad
- Shakarganj Mills Limited - Agricultural Farms.
• Sales Tax refund claim audits of different clients:
CIA (Part III, IV completed and pursuing Part I, II)
ACA - Associate Chartered Accountant
ACCA - Associate Chartered Certified Accountant
BSc (Hons) [Dissertation Remaining] - Oxford Brookes University, UK (2003)