I am (CA Finalist) an experienced finance personnel having More than 13 years vast experience dealing with Finance, Accounts, Taxation (Sales Tax, Services Tax & Income tax), Auditing, ERP and related fields.
I am presently working as CFO at M/S HEALTH WAYS PHARMACEUTICAL (Since from September-2011) and previously at DOMINAR ENGINEERS (KSB PARTNERS), Lahore as MANAGER ACCOUNTS & TAXATION (Excluding Finance).
I have also provided consulting services (Accounts, Income Tax, Services Tax, Auditing & Software’s related) to the following organizations:
DAR-E-ARQAM SCHOOL (Multan Region) (from January-2014)
CONCEPT SCHOOL SYSTEMS (Head Office & Branch level) (from January-2015)
SUPERIOR COLLEGE (District Vehari Branch) (from July-2015)
DILIGENCE PHARMACEUTICAL (Since from September-2019 to Present)
Marine World Deals Exclusively In Saltwater Aquariums And Marine Fish, Corals And Invertebrates (Since from September-2014 to Present)
I have completed the tenure of three and half years of my Articles with Amin & Company, Chartered Accountants. During this period I have gained experience in internal, and external audits and taxation of different clients.
This is a very interesting opportunity for me to join Your Organization and I feel that my educational background and relevant experience will make me a very suitable candidate for your organization.
My consistent academic achievements prove my determination and demonstrate my firm commitment to working hard for the accomplishment of my objectives. For a detailed review of my experience please see my resume.
I am enthusiastic about exploring opportunities and looking forward to meeting you. I believe that you will find me to be a result-driven business professional and a potential asset to your organization.
Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,
Muhammad Asif
Professional Experience
Presently working as MANAGER FINANCE & ACCOUNTS at M/S HEALTH WAYS PHARMACEUTICAL (From September-2011) and previously at DOMINAR ENGINEERS (KSB PARTNERS), Lahore as MANAGER ACCOUNTS & TAXATION (Excluding Finance) for the following responsibilities
Related to Finance & Accounts;
• Responsible for the analysis and presentation of financial reports under IFRS regarding:
- Statement of financial position,
- Statement of financial performance,
- Cash flows statement,
- Statement of changes in equity.
• Managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems
• Performing risk assessments on key business activities
• Preparation of the company's budget and report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
• Dealing with banks regarding the finance and lease facility obtained from different banks and opening of L/Cs & related documentation.
• Review of day-To-day Fund Management i.e. Bank balance and cash requirement of the Company.
• Focusing and Analysis of cost reduction techniques and profitability for the Company
• Preparation and review of monthly accounts for presentation to the management.
• To ensure reconciliations with banks, suppliers and customers.
• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly and year end close and Complete review & analysis of every aspect of the transaction prior and after posting in Accounting Software.
• Review and finalizing Staff Payroll and incorporating tax calculations.
• Accounts payable, accounts receivable, Debtor ageing and collection management
• Accomplishing accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, training, appraising and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Plan, direct, coordinate and manage the activities of account officers.
• Development and implementation of Inventory management.
Related to Taxation;
• Tax planning (within current legislation to minimize tax liability) and tax issues.
• Preparation and insuring timely submission of Income Tax Returns & Withholding tax statements (Monthly, Annually) under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
• Preparation and insuring timely submission of Sales Tax returns (Monthly, Annual) Under Sales Tax Act, 1990 and PRA (Punjab Sales Tax Services Act 2012).
• Managing all the matters related to all kinds of taxation including replying of notices, claiming refunds, managing Income Tax, Sales tax audits etc.
• Maintaining of all tax records and its reconciliation with accounting records.
• Calculation and timely payment of advance tax liabilities
Related to Internal Auditing;
• Planning and co-ordination of audit assignments.
• Designing, Implementing and test of Internal Controls.
• Development/Implementation audit methodologies, policies and standards.
• Performing operational and financial audit of organization’s operations by establishing risk based audit programs.
• Preparation of audit reports on the basis of evidence obtained and making recommendations to eliminate the risk for future.
• Review of organizations policies and procedures and make it aligned with the best industry practices & insure the adequacy of organizations internal controls & procedures.
• Evaluation and advising management regarding improvement in procedures and policies with overall objective of improving internal controls
• Conducting regular training and development programs for audit staff, so that they can perform efficiently and effectively and also ensure the compliance with the legal and regulatory framework
Related to ERP;
• Development of new software’s, their forms and reports
• Successfully ERP software implementation, maintenance and running (Visual Basic 6 programming language) at Health Ways and Dominar Engineers.
For the following services;
• Provide consulting services for preparation of financial reports under IFRS regarding:
- statement of financial position,
- Statement of financial performance,
- Cash flows statement,
- Statement of changes in equity.
• Advising and providing consultation on accounts & tax (Services Tax, Income tax) related matters, investor’s investments, banks, General ledgers etc.
• Provide internal control consulting services for branch and head office and report control effectiveness and efficiency issues
• Preparation and presentation to management, partners and investors half yearly, annual accounts and audit reports after conducting audit.
• Tax planning (within current legislation to minimize tax liability) and tax issues.
• Preparation and insuring timely submission of Income Tax Returns & Withholding tax statements ( Annually) under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
• Audit experience of both internal and external audits at clients belonging to Construction, NGO's, Manufacturing, Consultancy, Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Trading, Education Sectors and various private and public sector organizations. Main responsibilities were:
• Planning and Supervision of audit jobs includes preparation of time budgets.
• Conducting reviews during and after preparation of audit working papers.
• Training and supervising junior staff.
• Taxation and Consultancy experience at diverse range of clients including Public Sector Organizations, Service Providers (Advertising, Construction, Engineering, Educational Institutes, Professionals, Telecommunications, etc.) and Manufacturers (Carpets, Electrical Goods, Textile, Sugar, etc). Responsibilities were:
• Supervision and review of computations of tax returns, Wealth statements and other tax statement
• Filing of income tax returns, Withholding tax statements, Sales tax returns, Wealth statements and other tax statement
• Supervised business process outsource department that provides services to clients from small to medium sized organizations. Responsibilities included compilation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards and the Companies Ordinance, 1984.