Finance manager
Resume:
Hamid Raza
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
adlspg@r.postjobfree.com
Pakistani
Currently I am working as Finance Manager at Abdulla Essa Group (AEG). AEG is a UAE based investment company with interests predominantly in trading and distribution of Flour, Rice, Grains, Spices, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).
Finance Manager, Abdulla Essa Group, Dubai, UAE July 2020 – Continue Job Responsibilities:
o To lead, drive and manage the Finance function on the full spectrum of accounting, reporting and provision of insights to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the company's use of financial resources. o To ensure timeliness, accuracy and integrity of financial reporting with constant improvement in processes and systems.
o Collate balance sheet accounts’ ageing data and prepare presentation for senior management review on a monthly/quarterly basis.
o Review accounting policies and procedures to ensure that financial controls are sufficiently in place. o Prepare and submit internal reports on daily/weekly/monthly basis to management. Reports include but are not limited to cash & bank, sales, inventory, COGS, vehicle’s fuel/mileage, repairs, payroll, related party transactions and admin expenses, among others.
o Supervision of sales, purchase, warehouses and debt collection. o Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. o Finalization of the audit in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard. o Dealing with more than 500 customers & 80 suppliers including negotiating on the terms and conditions, payments, review and managing the accounts of the same. o Update accounts payable, reconcile invoices to PO’s, negotiate payment terms with suppliers and facilitate payments in line with company policy.
o Assist the HR team with payroll and sales commission. o Authorizing daily cash collection and deposit to the banks from restaurants & retail store outlets. o Oversee the petty cash management of the group.
o Assist the Investments team with performing budget vs actuals. o Maintain storage and archival of all documents and records to ensure the documents and records are accessible as per authorization.
o Liaise with the auditors and assume primary point of contact to resolve accounting queries and discrepancies during yearend audits.
o Maintain good and professional relationships with clients, stakeholders, and operators. o Assist with other accounting projects as and when required. o Developing long term business plans based on financial reports and strategies that work to minimize financial risk. Analyzing market trends and competitors. o Predicting future financial trends. Reporting to management and stakeholders, and providing advice how the company and future business decisions might be impacted. I worked as Financial Controller at Maverick Inc. Maverick has international operations and owns Chains of Hotels in the USA (Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, Stay Bridge Suites & Fairfield by Marriot) and Pakistan
(Four Points by Sheraton, Smart Hotel & Hyde Park Lahore). Financial Controller, Maverick Inc., Lahore, Pakistan Sep 2013 – Feb 2020 Managerial Capacity:
o Ownership of the Accounts & Finance Dept.
o Supervision of Sales, Marketing, HR, Credit, Purchase, Store and IT department o Procurement of Civil, Public Health & Electrical Executive Capacity:
o Management Accounting:
Responsible for Internal Control
Arrangement of cost effective funds, cash flows and working capital management
Approval of supply orders after analysis of par stocks, pricing and budgets
Project Feasibility, Appraisal and Forecasting.
Assistance in budgets preparation, forecast reports and daily/monthly reporting to higher level executives
Overlooking Management Account Reporting monthly. o Financial Accounting
Preparation of daily early bird report
Audit and Investigation of Variance Analysis of log books, supply orders, bank reconciliations, payroll and register
Closing of books, Audit and finalizing the quarterly and annual accounts.
Preparation of Financial Statements on monthly and annual basis. o Maintain close relationships with banks.
o Revenue Strategies & management
o Meet group and organization objectives through tactical & hyper tactical strategies General Manager, Pakpur Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 Responsible For
o Plan, control and resolve disciplinary matters in the general administration of the organization o Ensure that organization’s general utilities and facilities meet the required legal & social compliances o Preparation & Presentations of annual action plan with physical & financial targets specifying tasks, timelines, procedures, budget allocation & outcomes for admin department employee engagement, annual general meeting and core group meetings
o Handling legal cases being the nodal legal officer o Responsible for collection of donations
o Assets register maintenance
o Account payable, asset registers, payroll and contractor details o Handing over of houses to deserving candidates.
Internal Auditor, Uzair Hammad Faisal & Co., Lahore, Pakistan 2012 – 2013 Undertaken Internal audit of:
o Saint Anthony High School (Internal Audit)
o Geomatics & Engineering Services (Internal Audit) o Beijing Lahore Trading (Internal Audit)
o Decon Limited (Internal Audit)
o Ravi Motors (Pvt.) Ltd (Cost Audit)
o Systems limited (Internal Audit)
Manager Accounts, Gulshan e Iqbal Rice Mills, Lahore, Pakistan 2011 – 2012 Responsible for day to day bank transactions, all kind of ledgers, asset registers, bank reconciliations, payroll and month end journals.
Education
2005 2009 Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA Finalist) from Oxford Brookes University. 2002 2004 F.SC (Pre Engineering) from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Multan, Pakistan. 1991 2002 Matriculation in Science Subjects from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Multan, Pakistan.
Skills
Good command over various accounting software (ERP, Tally, Sage, Quick Books, Mushi).
Capable of executing work on MS Excel using formulas, PIVOT Tables, lookups, charts and other key functions.
Strong business acumen with smooth management skills
Dependable with regards to producing long term & short term results that achieve business goals
Ability to work within fast pressured environments.
Fluency in English, Urdu and basic understanding of Arabic.
UAE Driving License
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