FARHAN KHAN

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Finance Management Project Accounting & Finance Financial Control & Analysis Management Reporting Professional Synopsis: A diligent Finance and Accounting professional with 15+ years of experience in interpreting corporate financial vision, translating objectives into actionable plans to achieve improved financial operations. Gained extensive experience in financial & MIS reporting, budgeting & forecasting, costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable & balance sheet, internal audits, external audits, and cash flow management. Acquired solid experience in financial planning and analysis and developing effective procedures to standardize the overall financial activities. Expertise

Personal Traits:

Multi-Tasking ~ Organizer ~ Planner ~ Good Listener ~ Leadership ~ Team Builder ~ Self-Motivated ~ Negotiator CAREER REVIEW

Etisalat, UAE October 2017- Present

Growth Path

Specialist Financial Accountant Etisalat Projects October 2017 – Till Date Sr. Accountant Etisalat November 2011 -September 2017 Specialist Financial Accountant Etisalat Projects

Key Highlights

• Maintaining books of accounts and control, evaluating internal control systems / procedures with a view to highlight the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations.

• Performing business and financial analysis; investigating and understanding key business & financial issues behind the numbers and providing clear, concise and timely analysis & recommendations.

• Handling timely preparation and maintenance of books of accounts and financial statements, undertaking analysis of actual cost including trend analysis, expense variance analysis.

• Overseeing the inflow/outflow of funds; developing various cost control methodologies, implementing and monitoring the same to ensure that costs do not exceed the budgets by effectively forecasting and managing of working capital

• Conducting variance analysis to highlight actual or anticipated deviations and finalizing financial statements including profit & loss, balance sheets, receivable, payable, bank, working capital and weekly cash flow reports.

• Engage in reviewing the Balance Sheet account reconciliations in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures.

• Served as a key point of contact for auditors to managed preparation and support of all internal and external audits.

• Interfacing with Project Managers for analyzing the latest projects and executing forecasting basis budgets and comparing the same with previous years; justifying the variances

• Responsible for budgeting, planning, forecasting and reporting from scratch every year on financial figures and reviewing on monthly/quarterly/annually basis to set financial targets

• Establishing coordination with Banks, liaising with authorities to ensure healthy relationship and other formalities, interacting with Business Finance units to ensure all reporting, reconciliations and journals are supported and completed

• Assisting top management in developing and implementing need-based plans / strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation from all streams & realize organizational goals. Multicultural

Workforce

Management

Team

Management

Financial /

Management

Reporting

Ratio &

Variance

Analysis

Cashflow

Management /

Fund

Management /

VAT Specialist

Budgeting /

Forecasting

Receivables/

Payables /

Reconciliations

Project Finance

& Accounting /

Financial

Planning

Key Accomplishments

• Structured and streamlined redundant day to day operations resulting in more accurate and timely financial information used in monthly financial reporting package.

• Reengineered the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes and improved data integrity, business input and planned timelines, thereby provided more meaningful information to various stakeholders.

• Contributed in implementing System to automate cost allocation and reduce month end closing by two days. Etisalat, UAE November 2011 – September 2017

Sr. Accountant

Key Highlights

• As senior accountant Etisalat Business reporting to the Director Finance. Handling daily accounting operations on CBCM system based on Oracle Financial.

• Creating financial records and preparing monthly management accounts as well as Financial Statement reports according to the requirements of the Company

• Updating the billing database & raising the monthly/quarterly projects invoices to customers contributing an annual turnover of 250 million Dirham.

• Receiving, verifying, recording, and paying all Contract based projects Accounts payables within target time frame & Investigate & resolve suppliers queries and ensure the correctness with contract before processing the payment.

• Generate various Statement of Accounts and timely follow up for payments.

• Generate weekly payable & receivables report and Conducting analysis on Accounts Payable/ Receivable weekly.

• Drive insightful analysis, forecasting and budgeting processes for the year and took part in it.

• Monthly meeting with key business partners for billing and customer payments related issues.

• Prepare the monthly outsource projects cost & revenue report and analyse the trends.

• Preparing the monthly balance sheet and Bank Reconciliation.

• Creating financial records and preparing monthly management accounts as well as Financial Statement reports according to the requirements of the Company

• Maintaining effective coordination between customers, project managers and other departments within the Organization to ensure customer billing and their financial statement satisfaction.

• Responsible for maintaining all cost centres petty cash under business dept.

• Update records for fixed assets and all other financial documents as necessary; Prepare depreciation schedule of fixed assets.

• Responsible for maintaining effective coordination with external and internal auditors & reporting monthly and annual financial reports to management.

Airwaves Media, Pakistan July 2009 – October 2011

Sr. Accountant

Key Highlights

• Certify Payments of both Local and Foreign vendors

• Ensuring compliance with payment terms of contracts/ agreements/ licenses

• Preparation of payment forecast and variance analysis against budget

• Maintenance of vendors payment reconciliations

• Coordination with Procurement, Fixed Assets, Treasury Department and Banks for efficient execution of payments

• Developed and support the implementation of financial policies and procedures and monitor internal control systems related to the company and ensure adherence to these policy standards.

• Cost saving, Process re-engineering, automation & value addition

• Presenting on monthly basis the financial and operating highlights to finance manager.

• Responsible for the ownership of all GL accounts including reconciliation of Statement of comprehensive income and Statement of financial position accounts with particular attention to the revenue, provisions, accruals and inter-company accounts including year-end closing procedures.

• Preparation of financial budgets and associated periodic financial forecasts pertaining to the activities of the organization in conjunction with various departments and in line with medium and long-term strategies plans of the company.

Key Accomplishments

• Automate and Centralise the Vendor invoices payment process and reduced 5 days to 3 days.

• Strategically restructured financial reporting processes in accordance with organizational changes.

• Accelerated the month-end closing process to provide timely and accurate financial reports on operating entities and capital projects.

• Process improvement initiatives to enhance existing processes and accommodate business changes. Provident Homes, UK April 2004 – July 2009

General Accountant

Key Highlights

• Clearance of AP & AR & Other Control Accounts. Preparation of Financial reports, Charts, Table and other exhibits as required.

• Analyze trends in Revenue and Expenses.

• Receiving, verifying, recording, and paying all Accounts payables.

• Invoice generation and end to end Accounts payable.

• Generate various Statement of Accounts and timely follow up for payments.

• Record receipt from Customers upon settlement of Invoice.

• Banking, processing Bank deposit and associated finance entries.

• Prepare the Journal Vouchers and Managing Petty Cash transactions.

• Prepare Bank Reconciliation statement.

• Prepare Income statement, Balance sheet, and Schedules.

• Ensure proper maintenance of Accruals and Prepayments

• Variance analysis, management reporting and ensuring compliance.

• Liaison with external auditors, financial institutions banks

• Practical exposure in VAT system.

Front Line Marketing, Pakistan February 2001 - December 2003 Accountant Karachi

Key Highlights

• Maintain accurate account and data reconciliation including supporting sub-ledgers, journals, and other financial documentation within a cost-efficient operation.

• Prepare journal entries & Process inter-company / divisional transactions.

• Responsible for maintaining the petty cash of the company.

• Assist in performing monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analysis.

• Investigate, resolve or report to the accounting manager any inconsistencies or improprieties.

• Maintain the general ledger chart of accounts & Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.

• Handling all aspects of accounts payable, accounts receivable and other general accounting functions, bank reconciliation, record keeping, recording and monitoring of amounts due and preparing invoices.

• Assist in the preparation of payroll and prepare final settlements and leave settlements for the employees.

• Reconcile with the Banks and Prepare Cheques for the others banks & commercial clients.

• Responsible for preparing all types of vouchers i.e. Bank Payment, Bank Receipt, Cash Payment, Cash Receipt and Journal Vouchers.

• Update records for fixed assets and all other financial documents as necessary; Prepare depreciation schedule of fixed assets.

• Managed accounts receivable processes including payments, review, analysis and follow-up.

• Prepare Clients Statement of account /Edging report and sent to finance department heads and revenue collection for follow up.

• Marginal Contribution Analysis of Forecast, Actual Cost VS Budget & Year to date Revenue. EDUCATION CREDENTIALS

• MSC Corporate Finance & Investment London Metropolitan University, UK – 2009

• Bachelor of Commerce Govt College of Men 1997

• Sage Accounting System Scola, UK-2005

• Oracle 9i Solution Post Graduate Course NED University Pakistan 2003-2004 IT SKILLS

• ERP CBCM (Corporate Billing & Customer Management)

• Business CRM, Oracle e-Business Suite

• Quick book

• Sage Accounting System

• Microsoft Office

Administration, Budgeting and Forecasting, Risk Management/Analysis, Relationship Management, Compliance Management, Resource Management, Liaison and Coordination, Accounting Operations Strategic Financial Planning Payments & Disbursements Internal/ Statutory/Tax Audit Cash & Fund Flow Management Liaison/Negotiations Forecasting, Reporting & Analysis Bank Reconciliation Ratio/Variance Analysis Statutory Compliance MIS Credit Control Networking System Administration Training & Development Analytical Skills

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