Muhammad Farhan Zaman (CAT/ACCA,CPA- Australia Finalist)

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Skype : Farhan.Zaman.

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Email : acvxxs@r.postjobfree.com

Permanent Resident of Australia

Summary

Seeking a permanent position in accounts and finance in a dynamic organization. I possess Bachelors degree in accountancy and management, C.A.T (UK) qualified and I am Finalist for ACCA & CPA Australia, UK. My 9+ years experience include working in various finance and accounting areas responsibilities encompass management reporting, financial planning, analysis and reporting, treasury, accounting policies and procedures, audit compliance, SAP & Oracle ERP and Business Process Improvements.

Career Objective

I feel professional satisfaction when my education and work experience adds value to the organization and increases its profitability. I am seeking a challenging position and environment where the employer gets the benefit of my experience and I get job satisfaction with career progression.

Education / Qualifications

Master of Public Administration (HRM & FINANCE)

University of Karachi - Graduated: December 2004

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance majors)

University of Karachi- Graduated: December 2001

Certified Accounting Technician (C.A.T) (UK) Qualified

Graduated: December 2000

Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) (UK) Finalist

Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) (Australia) Finalist

Employment History

City Convenience Stores Pty Ltd (Sydney & Melbourne) Jul 2015 - To date

A fast growing chain of convenience stores with strong presence in the Sydney CBD operating over the last 18 years having a major market share with annual turnover of approx AUD 30 million plus. Outlets are more than 20 and there is rapid expansion with spread of outlets from Sydney to Melbourne.

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT - Permanent Full Time

Heading the entire accounting function and controlling all the transactions recording and processing in the system and their analysis.

Co-ordination and provision of data to the company's tax accountant for quarterly BAS & GST returns and corporate tax requirements.

Supervising the Accounts Payable, Receivable and financial reporting functions.

Supervising a team of 3 team members reporting to me and have co-ordination with the Area Managers of the business.

Working as a Lead co-ordinator in the ERP implementation of MS Dynamics - AX, liaising with the implementing consultants "Systems Ltd" in all the phases of pre - implementation until the ERP gets fully implemented.

Working in the process improvement of the current business processes and deployment of best practices through the ERP implementation.

Designing of the inventory departments, categories and sub categories, preparation of all vendor and business master data for migration into the Ms Dynamics AX ERP system.

Coordinating with the top level of management for the reporting needs and designing of reports as per the business needs.

Designing of dynamic reports for the entire enterprise to cater the accurate analysis of the sales data, inventory moving trends, profitability of the business and for the procurement system.

Implementing the internal accounting controls to ensure transactions are processed with proper authorization and approvals.

Transforming the culture from small business to a large corporate as per the management's vision and strategy.

DAVID JONES (Sydney)

Sales Assistant - Permanent Part time Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

Responsibilities:

Co-ordination with customers both over the counter and over the phone processing the orders.

Managing the stock.

Run the POS system for sales processing.

Up selling of different promotions to the customers to increase sales and profitability.

Compliance with 5 star customer service and company policies.

Hertz (Australia)

QA Officer - Casual May 2015 - Oct 2015

Rent a car business

Responsibilities:

To inspect the vehicles and ensure proper compliance with companies operational policies

Co ordination with customers to facilitate them

Assisting and coordinating with supervisors for timely management of available fleet.

Monitoring the vehicles upon return by the customers.

Nov 2013 - Mar 2015: Manager Accounts and Administration

Radhwa International School, Yanbu Saudi Arabia

RIS is a fast growing school in Royal Comission Yanbu offering both American and Indian curriculums with state of the art and capacious building for the school with over 1000 students with an annual turnover of over 15 million SR. It has a very professional teaching faculty and qualified people for continuous improvement in all its functions. It has its own fleet of vehicles for the transportation of students to and from school.

Responsibilities include;

Supervision and review of the entire accounting function, financial reporting, budgeting and ensuring its compliance with the new system which is being developed by me.

Supervising & mentoring the staff of 10-15 people in accounts and administration departments.

To ensure financial reporting complies with the Saudi Zakat System requirements.

To identify and eliminate the deficiencies from the current operational practices by designing and implementing the new policies.

Documentation of the entire work process, formulation of policies and procedures and their implementation across the school to increase efficiency and implement good working practices.

Analyzing the business and selection & implementation of best MIS software .

Communication and co-ordination with the CEO for the new plans and strategy for the school business including development of latest accounting systems as per the reporting requirements of the school.

Assessing the profitability of the school and suggesting measures for the improvement of profitability by increased efficiency and cost reduction.

Apr 2008 – Sep 2013: Senior Executive Accounts-International Business

Getz Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd Karachi, Pakistan

Getz Pharma Pvt. Ltd is the third largest branded pharmaceutical manufacturer of Pakistan based in Karachi. Getz Pharma is a wholly owned company by Getz Group USA. Getz Pharma has its operations in more than 12 countries. It employs more than 2000 people in its worldwide operations with total sales of over US$ 140 million per year. World leading ERP SAP R3 is used across the organization. From CEO at the top I am at third level of management and a senior team member of management accounts looking after International business.

Responsibilities include;

Overall control of all business operations, corporate reporting matters, including audit compliances of International business portfolio.

Compliance of internal control requirements relating to the company’s financial affairs and operations.

Responsible of monthly closing of entire International Business portfolio, postings in SAP and expense analysis with respect to cost centers and profit centers.

Write and present reports to the management covering the financial and operating performance of the assigned business portfolio.

Development of SOPs and financial policies for the International Business Portfolio.

Preparation and maintenance of different reports in SAP FI module using report painter utility.

Assist the management in annual financial accounts and audit of my respective area pertaining to International Business.

Responsible for annual budget preparation of international business.

Monthly reporting of consolidated profitability of Getz Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd including its entities.

Monthly analysis of products profitability, business units’ profitability, and overall profitability of the company.

Analyzing the business processes and suggesting controls for better business management and process re-engineering for efficiency optimization.

Preparation of monthly cash outflow to assist management in working capital management and fund flow planning.

Nov2006– Mar 2008: Oracle Functional Consultant & Project Accountant

Jaffer Brothers (Pvt.) Ltd Karachi, Pakistan

Jaffer Brothers Pvt. Ltd is a large group actively involved in construction, indenting, importing and distribution of plant & machinery, chemicals and fertilizers. It also has a large IT consulting business division where I worked as an Oracle Financial Consultant reporting directly to CEO. Annual turnover of its operations is more than US$ 150 million.

Responsibilities included;

Worked with Jaffer Brothers (Pvt.) Ltd as Oracle financial application consultant.

Worked as a team leader in the business process study phase of different projects.

I got training of GL, AP, AR and fixed assets modules and implemented AP in Jaffer Business Systems Division on the live server successfully.

I was involved in the UAT phase after the implementation and successfully provided trainings to the users for Fix Asset module of Oracle 11i.

Managed the book keeping &financial reporting of a welfare project and looked after all the audit compliances and disclosures.

Was part of the annual budget meetings and preparation of the entire welfare project and reported directly to the CEO of Jaffer Brothers.

Jan2005– Oct 2006: Assistant Manager Accounts BPO

E-Intelligence (Pvt.) Ltd Karachi Pakistan

E Intelligence was a software house (now defunct) with Finance BPO division for US based companies. E Intelligence was providing accounting support to US companies. It employed around 50 employees based in Karachi. Annual turnover was around half a million dollars. I worked here as Assistant Manager Accounts reporting directly to Manager BPO, a CPA from the USA.

Responsibilities included;

Responsible to prepare, review and analyze financial statements for our USA based clients on Caseware accounting package.

Communicate with clients on a regular basis to discuss accounts and financial statements manage and train junior staff for various accounting tasks.

Investigate and reconcile discrepancies and bank statements.

Comply with policies, procedures and standards at all times.

Managed the accounts of our largest international clients of USA Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins.

Team leader for the entire BPO team.

Skills

Name

Proficiency

ERP SAP FICO

ERP Oracle 11i (A/P,A/R,GL,FA)

Microsoft Excel & Communication Skills

Quickbooks, Caseware & MYOB

Audit & Business Processes

Advance

Advance

Advance

Intermediate to Advance

Advance

Language Proficiency

Name

Proficiency

English

Fluent

Interests

Financial and profession related news, Sports, Gym.

Membership

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK.

Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) Australia.

Registered Student

RefReference

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