I am an accuracy-driven leader with extensive experience leading processes and operations for large-scale corporate finance and accounting departments.
My key skills include Financial & Accounting Procedures | Accounts Payable & Receivable | Budgeting & Forecasting | Financial Reporting & Analysis | External & Internal Audit | Fixed Asset Ledger | Operational Financial Activities | Taxation | Team Leadership & Training | Event Management | Travel Arrangements | Logistics Operations | SAP System | Negotiation Skills | Withholding & Sales Tax | Vendor Maintenance | Problem Resolution
Technical Proficiencies: SAP | APCA | CDC Software | SPSS 16.0 | Meta Stock | Microsoft Office Tools
My professional background and great industrial exposure coupled with an excellent track record makes me an ideal candidate for executive roles. As such I would welcome a discussion regarding opportunities with your organization that fit my background.
Senior Supervisor, Country Finance (Apr 2018 to Present)
Senior Finance Analyst (Apr 2016 to Mar 2018)
Finance Analyst (Feb 2015 to Mar 2016)
Coordinate with operations, service quality, and customer service teams to oversee accruals’ review for accrual and period end closing. Conduct critical analysis of profitability reports and execute various procedures according to appropriate SOPs in liaison with the management. Offer first-rate support in creating reconciliation schedules, unaudited accounts drafts, and all calculations. Perform activities in line with organization’s policies and procedures. Oversee cash/funds flows, liquidity, and investment planning as well as examine CCR (cash collection reports). Analyze fixed asset ledger, controller package, and cost controlling projects to ensure validity. Direct and resolve everyday operational financials activities and administrative issues for the executive offices. Ensure GNA budgeting and spending in line with budget constraints. Supervise Sindh/Punjab sales and withholding tax. Examine and oversee credit customer reports to follow credit limits and file credit applications while coordinating with the sales team/credit desk and region. Lead the implementation of I-way standard for IKEA.
Key Accomplishments
Administered accounts payable activities to assure timely recording of disbursement, vendor maintenance, periodic AP accruals, validation of all AP content and timely resolution of various issues.
Functioned in close collaboration with legal counsel to create legal notices/compliances and retain accurate record of all corporate and secretarial documents.
Attained and surpassed account receivables targets as well as maximized cash collections by handling accounts receivable portfolio and retaining DSO.
Oversaw negotiations and interactions with the selected bank regrading trade issues, foreign payments, and dividends/management fees to the parent company through “State Bank of Pakistan”.
Key Projects
Implemented Sales tax on services as well as realigned accounts payable department in COVID period.
Finance & Admin Executive (Nov 2013 to Feb 2015)
Accounts Payable Coordinator (Jul 2012 to Oct 2013)
Produced and retained accurate records of the bounce payments to ensure reconciliation with the bank bounce-payments report. Hold full accountability for analyzing and canceling invoices to predict modification and adding penalty against the bounce payments to ensure recovery. Retained credit customer payments and schedules in line with the agreement of credit days. Maintained petty cash along with acquisition of approvals for cash vouchers. Created arrangements for events, internal/external meetings, programs, and conferences by departments. Assumed and maintained liability for organizing travel arrangements and logistics for departments and endeavors to assure timely payment of all the invoices. Managed administrative operations to monitor office security and maintain supplies, and organize bidding activities of assets and inventories. Rendered keen eye for details to oversee vendor payments, examine security deposit refund, and grant approval to daily transactional instruments for bank clearance.
Key Accomplishments
Succeeded in assessing and approving CCR to ensure conciliation with the bank statement.
Guaranteed the timely renewal and maintenance of insurance policies for company vehicles, building, and assets.
Forwarded venders’ invoices to the department while verifying and following payments to ensure clearance.
Examined scrutiny and forwarded of venders’ proposals option based on organization’s standards.