Zain Ul  Abidin, Accountant

Zain Ul Abidin

Accountant

Emirates Driving Institute

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Accounting and Business/ Management
Experience
11 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 9 Months

Accountant at Emirates Driving Institute
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2020

08 months of experience as a Accountant at
Emirates Driving Institute.

• Maintaining books of accounts Online ERP (Bookkeeping).
• Maintained integrity of general ledger, including the chart of accounts.
• Review company financial records, reports, and other information to check for accuracy and ensure details align with company goals and procedures.
• Preparing & record keeping of monthly Commissions of Sales Staff as per their contracts.
• Audited financial records from previous years and the current fiscal year in order to assess the company’s record-keeping techniques.
• Performs monthly reconciliation of credit card statement, bank accounts, including reconciliation of deposits with accounts receivable.
• Maintained A/C receivables and payables records with preparation of ageing analysis.
• Reconciliation of all ledger balance with the relevant parties with the periodic basis.

Manager at Seefam Textile Industries, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • May 2018 to September 2020

• Providing and interpreting information about trend analysis of international markets on cotton and yarn.
• Formulating strategic and long term and short spinning plan for our company.
• Developing financial management mechanism that minimize financial risk, review and evaluate cost reduction opportunities.
• Managing company’s financial accounting, monitoring and reporting system.
• Arranging new source of finance for company’s debt facilities.
• Managing budgets, researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance.

Assistant Manager at Rahiya Food Industries, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2016 to April 2018

• Review, plan and forecast cash flow requirement in liaison with finance and planning departments to facilitate effective control on Cash Movements.
• Oversee & report daily cash and bank management activities.
• Negotiate, monitor and optimize foreign exchange rates for export & import payments settlements.
• Responsible for planning and executing financing arrangements for the company against Export Refinance Facility (Part-I & Part-II).
• Evaluate alternative resources for running finances and make recommendations in accordance with the internal commodity utilization guidelines.
• Negotiates contract, loan terms and service fees with lenders and other financial institutions
• Preparation of Form ‘EE-1 & ‘EF-1’ for the adjustment of ERF loans & roll over as per SBP Regulations.
• Evaluate, develop and implement cash management systems to optimize efficiencies
• Responsible for e-filling of monthly sales tax returns (FBR, SRB, PRA & KPRA) & income tax withholding statements in accordance with Statutory Compliance / Regulations.
• Ensure payment of tax liabilities (withholding taxes) within prescribed time under respective sales tax & income tax laws.
• Preparation of advance tax estimation to ascertain turnover tax liability.
• Responsible for claiming GST Refund from FBR through Sales Tax Refund Claim Process.
• Supervise payable activities including recording and posting, account reconciliation, ledger balancing while maintaining accurate and timely completion.
• Oversees monthly reconciliation of various receivable/payable accounts and directs team members regarding resolution of outstanding items.
• Resolve payment issues and respond grievances of vendors.
• Automating any manual accounting and financial reporting or practices with
• ERP Software
• Carrying out special assignments and prepare financial reports as and when required by the management to assist in decision making.

Associate Manager at Rahiya Food Industries, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2013 to December 2015

• Maintaining payable accounts by collecting vendor invoices and matching against PO/PR/DC and GRN and recording into purchase register & ERP system.
• Preparation of payment vouchers in accordance with credit terms after deduction of any applicable tax(es).
• Assist in e-filing of Monthly & Annual Tax Returns (Sales Tax & Withholding Tax) of Suppliers and Salaries under section 165 and 149. Assist management in filing Annual Income Tax Return by preparing supporting documents and necessary reconciliations.
• Responsible for maintaining and analyzing Export Sales Trends along with receivable management.
• Maintaining and monitoring the record of Fixed Assets with tagging.
• Routine based stocktaking and investigation in case of mismatched report. Liaison with tax consultants for recovery of tax refunds and submission of responses to different litigation.

Finance Executive
  • July 2013 to December 2015
Finance Officer at Rahiya Food Industries, Pakistan.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2010 to May 2011

Handle cash and ensure proper execution of daily cash payment and receipt
• Check, verify and manage bank deposits and bank payments.
• Responsible for preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements. Responsible for maintaining and analyzing Export Sales Trends along with its receivable management.
• Preparation of staff payroll of the company.
• Scrutinizing and verifying expenses of sales staff as per company policies, entitlement limits and supporting documentation.

Education

Higher diploma, Accounting and Business/ Management
  • at ACCA
  • June 2020

ACCA Advance Diploma In Accounting And Business, Accounting and Business/ Management (2020) ACCA Certified Accounting Technicians., Basic Accounting Principles (2017)

Master's degree, Accounting And Business
  • at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
  • January 2009

Masters in Business Administration (2009) Finance From Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Federal Urdu University of Arts
  • January 2008

Accounting and Finance From Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology

High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at Govt. College Gulshan-e-Iqbal
  • September 2005

, Intermediate From Govt. College Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi

Specialties & Skills

ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
BALANCE
BANK RECONCILIATION
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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