Ziauddin Raziuddin, Senior Accountant

Ziauddin Raziuddin

Senior Accountant

Unimar Trading Co. LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA - Banking & Finance
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Senior Accountant at Unimar Trading Co. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2010

• Accounting:
o Verify the assets & liabilities mentioned in reports in fact exist
o Bank reconciliations & Inter company reconciliation
o Updating all types of schedules.(Fixed Assets, Prepaid expenses)
o Adherence of accounting standards and enforce them during audits of billing, payroll, inventories, payable and receivables
o Plan, manage, coordinate and implement the year end closing processing for the assigned accounting records
o Finalisation of Accounts
• Coordination:
o Implementation of compliance and corporate governance procedures, rules and regulation
o Coordinate on internal and external audit; implement recommendations if any; take corrective action wherever required
o Interact with IT in the implementation of system enhancements and improvements
o Oversee the preparation and manage annual and multi-year budgets and business plans
o Monthly management reports highlight variances from budgets and that budgets forecasts are updated periodically
• Payroll Accounting:
o Managing payroll processing through Wage Protection System (WPS)
o Data verification and entry for accurate and timely monthly processing of remuneration payments to employees
o Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of employees files and and update changes to any employee compensation details or employee records
o Process leave applications and ticket entitlement of employees
o Prepare and process final settlement of employees (EOSB)
o Handle and resolve all queries/issues related to compensation and benefits
• Bank Facility Management:
o LC/ TR opening, documentation and processing.
o Documentation of all bill discounting & Verification of interest/ commission/ charges made by banks for various facilities with their offer letter
o Forecast Cash flow positions and related borrowing needs and available funds
o Responsible for accurate accounting and implementing internal control in cash collection and banking
o Support in cash & treasury management
o Managing availability of funds to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.
• Reporting and Analysis:
o Timely reporting of Financial Statements and other extensive financial analysis for Senior Management & Roots Group Arabia
o Monthly management reports highlight variances from budgets and that budgets forecasts are updated periodically
o Assess the efficiency & effectiveness of the organization
o Participate in cost analyses and rate studies
o Prepare variety of studies, reports and related information and interpretation to the management for decision making purposes
• Inventory Control:
o Implement improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory, Minimise costs and maximise working capital
o Be responsible for managing and running planned stock takes
o Perform cyclic stock checks
o Check and adjust shop floor data collection data
o Ensure integrity and accuracy of the stock management system
o Manage control measures to highlight mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are addressed and resolved
• Credit Control:
o Payments from customers are collected as per the approved credit terms
o Collection of outstanding receivables
o Reduce the overall outstanding days and amounts overdue collection
o Review on daily basis the ageing report and allocate all receipt against respective invoices
o Respond to customer enquiries to ensure that any queries are resolved to customer satisfaction.
o Consult with concerned departments to ensure that any disputes over services and payments are resolved
o Set up new credit accounts as required and updating the existing accounts
• VAT Implementation and compliance:
o Preparation, validation and submission of monthly and quarterly VAT returns for the UAE entities
o Handle VAT reporting (payables and receivables). Ensure collections and payments are done in line with UAE regulations
o Conduct day-to-day transactional processing and reporting on taxation. This includes the accurate posting of all tax related entries

Finance Manager at Choice Real Estate Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2007 to December 2009

● Prepare, examine, analyze accounting records, financial statements, and assess accuracy of financial reports, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
● Prepared the Master Budget of the company.
● Forecasting of cash proceeds & cash disbursements.
● Preparation of financial feasibility studies for projects.
● Schedule invoices for payment, prepare refund checks and rent settlement of Tenant.
● Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement and Monitor bank balances and replenish when needed.
● Maintaining of flat details, tenant register, PDC and security deposit List.
● Preparation of monthly Debtors and Creditors Reconciliation.
● Preparation of yearly audit schedule and liaise with internal and external auditing.
● Preparations of monthly pay roll, annual leave settlement and final settlement of employees as per UAE law.
● Dealing with accounts receivable and payable.
● Handle fixed asset register and calculate the depreciation periodically according to the rates decided.
● Prepare periodical revenue reports and statistics monthly, quarterly, and at the year end.
● Ensure accuracy of sales contracts conditions and information created in the system in accordance with the supporting documents and ensure timely activation of the contracts.
● Maintain a track and ensure adherence of agreed sales payment plans. Update the tracker and ensure posting of payments against the customer account and perform the required reconciliations accordingly.
● Ensure month end closing activities are complete within the agreed timelines with regards to sales revenue, cost of sale, sales expense.
● Coordinate with the sales team and the Finance Team to complete the budget, forecast, and business plan exercises as per the agreed assumptions and deadlines.

Articled Clerk at AGN MAK Chartered Accountants
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2006 to March 2007

● Preparation of Trading & Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet of Trading & Non-trading entities.
● Preparation of Bank Reconciliation.
● Preparation of Cash & Bank Book.
● Maintaining Fixed Assets Register, Debtors & Creditors Register.
● Preparation and finalization of accounts in tally.
● Preparation of Stock Summary and Accounts in Spread Sheets (Ms-Excel).
● Exposure to Management Accounting Cash Flow and Fund Flow.

Executive Secretary - Administrative Advisor at Dubai Aerospace Enterprises
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2005 to May 2006

● Office Administration Management duties day to day running of the office.
● Organizing meetings for Project Manager and negotiation with suppliers.
● Establish and maintain relations with clients.
● General Secretarial works general correspondence, Dairy Control, Screening of calls, typing of all reports and Letters.
● Arrangement of personal record of Managing Director, keep a track of his personal activities in his business and inform him accordingly.
● Report writing on strategic meetings and correspondence with clients.
● Developed presentation in meeting with various clients.

Assistant Manager Finance at Sunrise Resources Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2004 to June 2005

● Preparation of sales forecasts, actual sales reports statistics.
● To prepare bank Reconciliation, Staff salary statement/managing individual staff accounts.
● Finalization of accounts up to Trial Balance and preparing of income revenue statement.
● To Preparation book of Accounts on Peachtree accounting package.
● Market Research report rewriting on daily and weekly basis.
● Generate different financial reports at the end of period.

Education

Master's degree, MBA - Banking & Finance
  • at Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
  • December 2005

Specialties & Skills

Bank Relations
Financial Management
Financial Accounting
Financial Reporting
ERP Systems
Peach Tree Accounting Software
MS Office Complete
ERP based Softwares like Mentor & Visual Dolphin
E-Biz Analyst

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Practical and effective budgeting (Training)
Training Institute:
Roots Group Arabia (KSA)
Date Attended:
October 2011

Hobbies

  • Cooking, walking and hiking.