divpAn Experienced finance professional with a decade in the field of finance. Expertise in financial analysis, strategic planning, and risk assessment. Skilled in financial reporting, including the preparation of monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, and audits. Strong problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.brbr• Presentation Skills: Proficient in delivering compelling presentations that distill complex data analysis into clear and concise insights, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions.brbr• Collaboration: Skilled at seamlessly integrating with cross-functional teams, both internal and external, to foster an environment of effective idea sharing and productive feedback exchange.br br• Communication: Skills are demonstrated through the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences and engage in seamless dialogue with diverse teams and business leaders.brbr• Cost savings through analysis: Identified key cost-saving opportunities through in-depth financial analysis. These recommendations resulted in a 9% decrease in operational expenses, contributing to improved profitability.brbr• Collaborative budgeting success: Spearheaded a collaborative budgeting process with cross-functional teams. This ensured alignment between departmental needs and the overall financial plan, fostering company-wide financial stability.brbr• Problem-Solving Skills: Highlighted by the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies, errors, and data anomalies creatively while devising innovative solutions to maintain data accuracy.brbr• Adaptability: Adept at navigating dynamic data landscapes and collaborating with teams of varying expertise, showcasing the flexibility needed to thrive in fast-paced and ever-changing environments.brbrIn addition to my full-time work experience, I have also worked as a freelance finance bookkeeper, allowing me to gain a wide range of experience and expertise. If you are seeking a skilled and versatile finance professional, please do not hesitate to reach out. I would be happy to discuss how my skills and experience can benefit your organization./p/div
As a Finance Executive at Avanza Innovation, I am responsible for preparing monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. It is also my duty to ensure that reports are timely and accurate, handle tax concerns, and assist with year-end financial statement preparation.• With a strong background in collecting and analysing sales and expense data, which allows me to create KPI reports for the Chief Executive Officer with ease, my expertise goes beyond financial reporting; I possess a wealth of knowledge in auditing and use integrated technology and data analytics to enhance my work.• Implemented automated tools and systems, which reduced report generation time by 30% and improved accuracy, providing timely and actionable insights for senior management. Introduced process improvements that enhanced the efficiency of financial operations, including automated reconciliation and enhanced internal controls. These changes reduced financial errors by 25%, improved risk management, and strengthened overall financial integrity and reporting accuracy.• Led a comprehensive audit for Avanza Innovations LLC in Dubai, ensuring compliance with local and international financial regulations. Effectively managed VAT matters, optimizing tax strategies and minimizing liabilities, which resulted in a 20% reduction in audit-related discrepancies and improved overall financial health.
• As a Finance Officer at First Habib Modaraba, my responsibilities are controlling and directing the financial accounting functions of the entity ensuring correct maintenance of the GL and accounts of the entity and reporting. On the other hand, being the finance officer reconciling general ledger and sub-ledger accounts to source data and system to ensure that all transactions have been accurately recorded.• Engages in tactical responsibility for certificate of Musharakah & Investment operations, including New investment, rollover, maturity payment, disbursement of profit, also coordinate & communicate with clients while anticipating their requirements.• Screening applicable sanctions lists using technology and software, evaluating and documenting results, and making appropriate risk-based decisions and also take action in dealing with noncompliance.
• Follow AML/CFT policies and associated compliance to ensure consistency with current applicable banking and securities rules, regulations, and laws and understanding of AML / CFT investigation workflows, case management, KYC/EDD, transaction monitoring and evaluation, and suspicious activity reporting.
• Conducting due diligence on companies and industries by researching, reading financial statements and market data analyzing financial information relating to specific companies, company results, profit and loss, balance sheet. drafting and writing research reports for executives. • Maintain financial position and updating of cash flow forecasts and identifying funding requirements, including draw-downs and profit & principal payments. Monitoring timely receipt of distributions from investments and providing fund analysis for management weekly, monthly, quarterly portfolio valuations.• Working with the Finance team during internal and external audit assignments, organizing financial information, processing audit requests and providing support to follow up with internal and external stakeholders if required.• Manage day to day entity\'s fund position and banking lines, reconciling the Inter-company accounts and supporting the finance team in monthly closing. Contrary E-filing of FBR, SRB, withholding income tax, sales tax, corporate tax return & follow up with FBR and other government authorities on various tax inquiries. Conduct and coordinate legal, tax, technical & financial due diligence for assets to be acquired, working with EY Ford Rhodes.
As an assistant manager finance at DuTech (Pvt) Ltd. My responsibilities are managing subordinates giving them a routine task and motivate them with my leadership skills, follow through their work and providing learning and help, while sharing my experience to accomplish task such as management reports and audit.
• Reduced the time of preparing accounts from 8 to 5 days through automation of various month end procedures. Identified the cost factor that helped in correcting the costing, and standard overhead.
• Handled high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and oversaw financial activities. Developed internal control system, recommended areas for improvement both financial and operational, and established new accounting policies and procedures.
• Attain full responsibility of day-to-day financial operations within the company and participated in the financial audit meetings with the management for conclusion of an audit. Maintain follow-up of supplier’s payments, purchases, import arrival, bank correspondence and consignment clearance. While providing timely and robust financial and costing analysis report to management for strategic decision making.
During working as an assistant manager fiance and admin with Foresight Research (Pvt) Ltd, my role included managing a team and directly reporting to senior manager and chief executive. My core responsibilities include, finance and costing report regarding research projects, and managing administrative staff for daily routine work.
• Recruited to prepare financial analyses on prospective new projects to determine profitability in order to assist senior management in the decision-making processes, with a proven ability to anticipate problems, offer solutions, develop strategies and address issues.
• Develop credibility for the administration group by providing timely and accurate analyses of budgets, project proposals and business trends in the multiple administrative areas.
• Enhance, develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operations and effectiveness of the corporation.
As a position of assistant accounts manager at NFSIMAH Packages (Pvt) Ltd, I Served as a key member of the leadership team, administering accounting functions and managing the document production, Devised and deployed multiple cost-savings initiatives and process improvement strategies.
• Worked with internal and external auditors during reviews and audits including physical inventory audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.
• Facilitated data entry for income and expense accounts; processed general ledger entries and expense accounts; reconciled bank statements and expense accounts; received and verified invoices and requisitions for goods and services.
• Support month-end and year-end close process and Work as a team with other accounting staff in standardizing practices and procedures.
As Techno-Functional Sap Business One Consultant, ERP Implementation with hands-on expertise in Finance, Sales, Customer Relationship Management, Purchase, Inventory Management, Production, HR and Payroll. In my limited year of career I involved in multiple implementations in different manufacturing, trading and servicing industries.
• Product Implementation to Clients & Conducts in-depth study on customers’ business requirements relating to company products.
• Determines scope of projects and makes presentations of projects findings and recommendations.
• Delivers consultancy services using intensive knowledge of clients’ industry and information technology to meet customers’ needs and objectives.
• Assists in system support, maintenance, enhancement and implementation of systems.
Projects:
• British Council – 3rd December to 18th February – 2015
• Naheed Super Market – 19th September 2nd December – 2014
• DKT International – 9th September to 28th November – 2014
• Danesh Publications Pvt. Ltd. – 1st October to 25th October – 2014
• Continental Print & Pack Pvt. Ltd. – May 29th to 1st September – 2014
• FM Food Products – May 12th to 28th May – 2014
Fahad has a unique combination of creativity, strong work ethic, and management skills.
I Endorsed, Fahad Manzar is a brilliant student he had a good knowledge in finance he always got high marks in financial courses in MBA. He had a good skills in making Income Statement and Balance sheet and the other financial documents. I wish him best of luck for his bright future.