My professional career is spanned over 21 years with diversification of work with Audit Firms, International donors, National NGO and Construction sector. Focus of my work in all this has been on financial management, financial reporting, Taxation management, HR management, accounting, auditing, Procurement and inventory management. The interaction with Internal and External Auditors, donors financial review teams, bankers, and finance departments of other organizations demonstrate interpersonal skills and team work capabilities. The ability and expertise to use Information Technology and latest applications with experience enables me to cope with the latest techniques in Financial, Accounting and Taxation management.
Team lead for Accounts, Inventory & HR, managing and monitoring:
- Financial statements preparation;
- Cash and Bank management
- HR functions including dealing with Social Security, EOBI and taxation;
- Supporting resident representative in recruitment and hiring process, administrative and general HR related issues.
- Tax related matters;
- Internal Audit Function, implementing internal controls and control procedures;
- Supervising inventory management;
- Payments to suppliers, verification of bills against contracts and reconciliation of contractors accounts;
- Focal person for bankers and external auditors;
- Financial reporting and cash demands to Head office;
Co-ordination and compliance of assigned grants and contractual requirements including budget prep;
Review of grant agreements with donors and sub grantees to ensure that the terms and conditions are acceptable and practicable;
Supervision of books of accounts, reconciliations and preparation of financial statements;
Efficient use of tools/reports along with finance department to facilitate budget monitoring;
Review of financial transactions of funds received and spent within the financial policies;
Responsible to carry financial correspondence with donors and implementing partners;
Preparation of timely and accurate financial reports for management, donor and PSC;
Support Senior Program staff in preparation of replying to queries of donors about grants related matters.
Roll out sub-grant agreements and contracts clauses with Local Support Organizations to ensure that they fulfil donor’s/legal requirements with subsequent financial monitoring
Support team in assessment of LSOs capacity to address all related control risk in financial management;
Support partners in building their capacity for efficient financial management.
Monitoring accounts provided by partner agencies and assist in the preparation of budget for funding proposals
Review all financial reports submitted by implementing partners for all projects
Disbursement of funds to partners and others concerned.
Keep track of quarterly instalments made to partners and ensure all required reports are received before disbursing the funds.
Facilitate external audits and donors’ reviews as per organizations SOPs & donors ‘requirements;
Review/preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual Financial Statements;
Preparation/Review of books of accounts, Bank Reconciliations statements, Reconciliation of party accounts;
Performing internal audit function of Program Management Unit (PMU) at remote area Chitral, KP;
Review petty cash transactions, vouchers and r
Administrative and logistical responsibilities:
Supervise the records of staff leave and maintain records as per the guidelines and provide status of leave to the staff regularly.
• Maintain accurate financial and personnel records of the project as required by UNDP and NEX guidelines;
• Manage all correspondence related to administrative and financial matters of the Project, especially related to procurement, recruitment, resource mobilization of other NEX project;
• Ensure the proper maintenance of the record keeping and filing system related to administration, logistics, equipment and vehicles of the project;
• Prepare procurement plan and assist UNDP in the procurement of goods and services;
• Oversee and ensure proper logistical arrangements in organizing the Project Steering Committee Meeting (PSC meeting).
Financial management:
• Assist the NPD and NPM in matters related to financial and administrative functions of the project including travel expenditure and its approval;
• Prepare financial advance requests to be submitted to Donors/UN agencies on quarterly basis and maintain bank reconciliation, financial transaction and certification of expenditure reports;
• Prepare Quarterly expenditure plans (shadow budget) based on approved budget as per requirement of UNDP;
• Complete financial reports of the project and report to the National Project Director (NPD) through NPM as and when required. Examine and assess quarterly and annual financial reports;
• Assess the budget heads and ensure its expenditure is as per the approved annual/quarterly work plans;
• Prepare and submit periodic financial reports and Combined Delivery Report (CDR) for submission and necessary certification through the Project Manager to UNDP;
• Manage annual audit exercise, prepare audit follow-up action plans, and ensure that the action plan is implemented;
• Conduct analysis of the project budget allocation and actual expenditure including cash disbursements;
Team lead for Preparation of Budgets for donors, Sub-Grantees Budgets;
- Sub-Grantees Contracts/MOU’s preparation;
- Analysis of reports & cash flows for management and donors;
- Financial statements preparation;
- Preparation/Review of Contracts / MOU’s with Donors and Compliance to the donor’s regulations and reporting requirements;
- Day-to-day bookkeeping and accounts;
- Preparation of Time sheets of employees and contractor and monthly payroll;
- Inventory records for the organization and bi-annual physical inventory checks;
- Focal Person for external audits (Donor’s audit & annual audit);
- Ensure financial compliance with relevant Government ;of Pakistan laws on withholding tax and other applicable regulations;
- Dealing with bankers; Preparation of leases and other services contracts;
- Make travel and accommodation arrangements for Program staff members;
- Coordination with the Hotels and other service providers;
- Responsible for liaison with various Government departments bank, donors, and other service providers;
- Provide administrative and logistical support to senior management and Programmatic staff;
- Preparation of employee, services and consultancy contracts along with job descriptions and Terms of Reference (TOR); contract
extensions, & active participation in hiring staff;
- Making arrangements to obtain, review quotations for goods and services procurement; Draft contracts and purchase orders;
During my stay I have handled the financial management, accounting and reporting of the given below donors; USAID, Australian AID, Heinrich Boll Foundation, GTZ GmbH-COMO, UNESCO, The Aisa Foundation, UNDP, British Council, CIDA, SDC and The Royal Norwegian Embassy.
- Managing, supervising and providing consultancy for Audit, Accounts, Corporate and Tax clients;
- Planning and finalization of external Audits of various Public and Private Limited Companies, Non-Governmental/
Non –Profit Organizations, Provident Fund Accounts;
- Supervision of matters and documentation relating to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP);
- Preparation of income tax and wealth tax returns and computations of individuals and companies for filling with the tax
department of GOP,
- Incorporation of companies and firms with Securities & Exchange commission of Pakistan and Registrar
of firms;
- Incorporation of branch offices of foreign companies in Pakistan;
- Staff recruitment;
- Capacity building of Trainees/Articled Students;
- Supervision of book keeping of clients in computerized as well as manual environment;
- payroll preparation;
- preparation of bank reconciliation statements; reconciliations of suppliers;