AREA OF EXPERTISE
KEY STRENGTHS
• Exceptional Team Leadership and organizational skills with core capability of building teams
• Communication at all levels of management including presentations to the Board / Audit Committees
• Stakeholder management – Significant experience in managing a range of different stakeholders
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills
• Innovative problem-solving skills providing workable solutions
• Results-driven – experienced in maintaining productive climate and high-performance standards
• Flexible team player working in environments requiring the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects
Lead and support month end close process, working with accounting and business partners to ensure accuracy of financial results.
Develop and manage Financial Reports, on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly basis for timely and effective management decision making including business performance evaluations and business investments.
Analyze financial data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement and risk management.
Review month end results, forecast and budget assumptions, challenge results based on business performance.
Create and maintain financial reports for management and stakeholders as well as provide financial guidance and support to other departments.
Spearhead budget and forecast process based on trend analysis and business insight for various corporate function departments.
Identify and monitor key performance indicators to measure financial and operational performance.
Develop and implement financial policies and procedures to ensure best practices.
Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic decision making.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to improve financial performance and support initiatives.
Manage and implement SAP – ERP solutions provided for internal and external controls.
Review and finalize daily fund flow activity.
Review funds management daily and monthly basis.
Management of account receivables.
Management of account payables.
Managing Bank & Cash reconciliations.
Managing General Ledger reconciliations.
Managing cash flows keeping in view the Sales Plan.
Management of sales recovery as per sales plan and marketing expenses.
Management of material planning as per Production Plan and ensure availability of materials to avoid delays in production process.
Monitoring daily production as per SOPs to ensure compliance of Material Wastage Percentage.
Managing production planning and control SOPs and policies for effective inventory management and supply management.
Management of all bank’s existing financing facilities.
Management of insurance companies’ contracts and agreements.
Review sales and marketing staff salary with sales target on monthly basis.
Management of payroll and utilities.
Manage, monitor, and evaluate company supply chain policies and procedures.
Manage and implement departmental SOPs and workflows and their integration with ERP – SAP.
Manage financial and IT consultants for continuous growth in business internal controls to minimize financial risk and maximize all types of
resource utilization.
Train and develop a high-performing team that meets and exceeds agreed objectives delivers best results and strives for continuous improvements
Responsible for the financial health of the company. Producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research. Guiding senior executives in making sound business decisions in the long and short term.
Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions
Oversee financial department employees, including financial assistants and accountants.
Contract outside services for tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs as necessary
Track the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
Seek out methods for minimizing financial risk to the company
Research and analyze financial reports and market trends
Provide insightful information and expectations to senior executives to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports
Present financial reports to board members, stakeholders, executives, and clients in formal meetings
Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.
Develop and maintain assets, liabilities and capital account system records.
Estimate the amount of capital required for proper functioning of the business
Devising capital structure
Management of cash
Financial controlling and reporting
Accounting books
Sales and purchase orders
Payments and receipts
Financial internal audit
Theft management
Budgeting and approvals
Payroll management
Stores account management
Assets management
GST and income tax
Seeking reliable vendors or suppliers to provide quality goods at reasonable prices
Negotiating prices and contracts
Reviewing technical specifications for raw materials, components, equipments or buildings
Determining timing, quality and quantity of deliveries
Forecasting upcoming demand
Responsible for Finance and Accounting department overall performance.
Ensure adequate documentations for payables, receivables and timely updating accounting records and reconciliation process
Timely preparation of reliable management reports and financial statements, coordinating with both external and internal auditors and completing audit timely and release of audited financials well before deadline.
Preparation of reliable overall budgets for the company detailed to departments and sub departments, analysis of variance versus budget and substantiating with correcting measures and other documentations.
Maintaining healthy working atmosphere with all departments and ensure company financial policies are observed properly.
Participates in making company business plans. Reviews and advise on business maters having significant financial and profit implications, including major sales and purchase contracts, join venture participation, capital expenditures, staff expansion, agency agreements.
Coordinates preparation of operating and capital budgets.
Monitors performance against budgets. Identifies problem area, advise on corrective action.
Ensures that all regular financial reports are prepared accurately and on time. Identifies needs for special reports and analyses and arrange for preparation.
Evaluates reports, Forecasts and monitors Cash Flow.
Deals with the company’s Treasury on cash requirements and foreign exchange transactions.
Ensures proper management of cash to meet needs and maximize return on assets.
Directs company’s accounting system to ensure maintenance of complete, accurate and timely financial and operating information.
Directs development of new and improved accounting and financial management systems and procedures in compliance with legal requirements and standards of good practice.
Ensures operation of sound credit and collection program to facilitate sales and minimize credit losses.
To ensure that operational and front office activities run smoothly and carried out appropriately. This includes operational tasks such as authorizing transactions and checking reports.
Handle reconciliation of accounts and departmental coordination.
Assumes responsibility and managerial duties in the absence of Branch Operations Manager.
To perform other branch functions such as Cash officer and Teller to facilitate functioning of the department and customer service delivery when ever required.
Check assigned front office transactions.
Prepare periodical MIS and submit to concerned units. Print & distribute relevant reports, ensuring report review sheets are appropriately signed.
Carry out branch related administrative tasks assigned.
Process & scan Outward Clearing Cheques. Ensure proper lodgement of voucher bundles.
Process inward / outward mail.
Monitor and reconcile GL and suspense accounts.
Provide support regarding archiving of obsolete documents and maintenance of branch records.
Conduct quality check and scanning of account opening documents and forward to OM for system authorization.
Ensure safety and security of voucher bundles and all branch reports.
Organise the dispatch and retrieval of vouchers and other records from the Archives as required Assist in retrieving PDCs / voucher copies /statements as per customer requests.
Collect cheque deposits from the drop box, process and scan through Roseta
Handle branch inward and outward mail.
Pint reports and distribute to concerned staff.
Handle department filings.
Maintain branch main and temporary key register.
Assist in administration of branch utilities and accounts reconciliation.
Promote services and products of the bank to help achieve business goals and maintain customer relationship.
Handle customers queries, complaints and resolve.
Keep the operation manager informed of all maters pertaining to process deviations or risk involved.
Worked as In charge Operations Consumer Finance pan Pakistan, to manage the operations of all units across Pakistan to process credit cards, auto finance and home finance payments and settlements.
Management of overall operations, ensuring efficiency, effective controls and maintenance of quality service level.
Ensuring proper daily checking of departments activity report, monitoring of suspense and reconciliation of accounts in line with prudential regulations and organization’s procedure and policies.
Management of department operations pertaining to Clearing, General Ledger Posting, and Online Posting.
Management of credit cards, auto finance and home finance payments through Cheques, Debit Authorities, and Direct Debits pan Pakistan according to defined policies and procedures.
Management of reversals and adjustments regarding credit cards, and auto finance transactions.
Management of Clearing and Online Payments Modules.
Coordination with Collection and Recovery Departments pan Pakistan for the processing of represented auto finance and home finance payment cheques.
Monitoring the process flow of auto finance, home finance and credit cards.
Management of auto finance, home finance & credit cards MIS’s (Acquiring, issuing, Reversals & Adjustments, Payments Processing through cheques, auto debits & debit slips) from all Operation Departments pan Pakistan on daily basis to ensure that the payment instruments and processing of transactions have been done timely and according to policies and procedures.
Maintenance and updating of record keeping in such manner that will provide effective information to management according to Audit Standards.
Assurance of quality customer services and handling of customer complaints promptly and effectively.
Keep team motivated, delegate tasks/ decision making as per skills / competencies of staff.
Additional Responsibilities
Assist the Department Manager in managing the operations team to deliver on time monthly accounting close for revenue and expense, financial reporting, cash flow forecasting and balance sheet integrity.
Contribute to the development of business management relationships through monthly reviews and recommendation of improvement initiatives.
Continuously test sufficiency of controls in existing and new process and system, and ensure mitigation of potential risk areas.
Contribute to finance improvement projects, particularly in relation to reporting automation, system improvements and process improvements.
Design and develop financial reports and analysis as per the business requirement.
Assist the Commercial business team in drafting and documenting operating policies, processes and procedures.
Responsible for bookkeeping, preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, maintaining accounts payable and receivables, assisting with budgeting for the firm, and fulfilling local compliance requirements with respect to Financial Accounting
Responsible for Administrative functions and HR related tasks related to, or with an impact on Financial Accounting.
Prepare and examine accounting records and financial statements to assess accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting standards and procedures
Assist in developing and analyzing budgets, completing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
Prepare monthly reconciliation of all cash, cheques and credit card accounts
Complete financial management report
Responsible for data entry of payments, bank deposits, bills payable, etc.
Assisting in day to day activities of the accounts/finance department
Report to management on the financial position of the firm
Maintain records of financial disbursements/receipts of firm
Assist with annual and internal audit
Maintain financial files and records
Maintain and control accounts payable and accounts receivable
Verification of the invoices received from vendors and preparation of payments on timely basis
Liaison with counterparties when required, banks, vendors and customers
Additional Responsibilities:
To assist the Manager Accounts in monitoring financial statements of the company on quarterly, monthly and annual basis.
To assist the Manager Accounts in the daily transaction work.
Supervision and approval of transactions for posing in the electronic ledgers on daily basis.
Monitoring and analysis of Company’s bank statements with various banks on quarterly, monthly and annual basis.
Monitoring and analysis of accounts receivables and payables.
Monitoring of monthly cash flow statement.
Monitoring of various inventory control systems.
To provide the report of above mentioned activities to the Director Finance and the Chairman as per their request.