Professional Accountant

MUKKARAM SIDDIQUE

Specializing in the management and handling of Accounts, Finance, Payroll, Data Entry and ERPs, I am ambitious to organize or help organize a specialized department that will cooperate and coordinate in an organized and scheduled manner to help build a strong, effective, accurate and efficient accounting function, resulting in better and focused management decisions.

For past 8 years working in Saudi Arabia and overall more than 10 years of professional experience in the practice of Audit, Accounts, Finance, Management and Coordination.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

BSc. (Hons) in Applied Accountancy & Finance.

Oxford Brooks University UK (Under ACCA Program)

BBA (Hons) in Finance & Marketing.

Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology, Pakistan.

ACCA Fundamental Module (Skills Level)

RCMS (Royal College of Management Sciences).

Major Subjects: Accountant in Business, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Corporate and Business Law, Financial Reporting, Performance Management, Taxation, Audit & Assurance, Financial Management.

Intermediate (College Graduation).

(Cadet College Palandri AJ&K)

Major Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Computer.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS ACQUIRED

English Language Courses (Native Level of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening).

Intermediate Expertise in Written, Spoken, Reading and Listening of Arabic Language.

Advanced and Strong Knowledge of Office Automation Tools (MS-Excel, Word, Power-point) Excellent Level of Expertise with more than 15 years.

Financial Data Interpretation and Analysis.

Health and Safety at Workplace.

Training and Development Processes.

Interpersonal Skills in a Dynamic Environment.

Peachtree and Quick Books Accounting Packages.

Tally ERP (9.0).

Exact Globe ERP.

Focus RT ERP.

Working Knowledge of SAP Accounting.

Working Knowledge of Oracle Financial & Oracle Netsuite.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Amazon Foods Saudi Arabia.

(Food Products Wholesale Retailers)

Jeddah, Al Safa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

June 2020 to Present

Finance, Management & Stocks.

At Amazon Foods while working as a finance, accounts and management lead, my work area includes:

Financial Management: Managing company finances, Supplier payment cycles and Customer collection cycles, Sales Strategies and their Impact on Company Financial Conditions

Accounting & Auditing, Managing Company’s Books of Accounts, periodical and regular updating of General Ledger Accounting Entries, Preparation of Financial Statements and Bank, Customer and Supplier Reconciliations. Monthly Accounts Closing Processes and Procedures of Accruals, Preparation of VAT Returns to be submitted to GAZT and passing relevant Payable entry to ERP.

Stocks & Stores Management, Management of Company Stocks with accurate tracking of Stock Inwards, Deliveries and Sales, Weekly reconciliations of Stock and its continuous evaluation with updated Costs, Selling Prices and its Analysis to enable Management take better and Informed Decisions.

Overall position in company is of Financial and Operations Management Nature, having little staff to cut costs, my involvement is not limited to areas mentioned above.

Freelance Accounts and Tax Consultant.

Jeddah, Al Safa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

April 2020 to Present

Accounts, Audit and Taxation.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 I am utilizing my skills to facilitate Accounting and Taxation needs of small to medium businesses, helping them finalize their books of accounts and filing their quarterly or monthly VAT returns and helping them resolve any VAT or Accounts related issues.

Hamza Sobhi Batterjee Holding Company (HSB)

King Road Tower, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

(International Skill Development Company & Megamind IT Solutions Company)

March 2019 to March 2020

Senior Accountant.

At HSB Holding my areas of work included two major Functions:

1.Senior Accountant GL.

2.Payables Control Accountant.

I successfully applied my knowledge and ideas for the better procedures and policies to overcome flaws in payment and accounting.

My area of work allowed me to:

Smooth-lined company Projected Cash flows & Budgets to have a clear idea of future expenses and their necessity.

Being part of ERP Implementation in the company had a close look at the building foundation of accounting systems and implemented departmental accounting and expenses segregation to better know which departments are profit generating and which departments need correction and corrective actions.

Prepared, and Finalized General Ledger Accounting, leading to Preparation of Financial Statements.

Paid close attention to funds availability in organization to keep supplier relations good by paying them on time and not letting projects progress suffer.

Monitoring of Sales Cycle: Invoicing, Follow-ups and Record Keeping.

Bank Correspondence: Payments, Deposits, Transfers, Reconciliations and Record Keeping.

Implementation of VAT and classification of products, dealt with VAT Authorities directly.

Ensured Debtors, Creditors Reconciliations and accuracy of Statements of Accounts.

Providing Management with Product & Service-wise Feasibility and Profitability Reports.

Saham Al Shamal Engineering Consultants Company (SASEC)

Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Engineering Design and Consultancy

June 2018 to March 2019

Accounts, Finance and Procurement Officer

At SASEC (Saham Al Shamal Engineering Consultants Company) my areas of work included two major Functions:

1. Finance & Accountancy

2. Procurement

I had opportunity to implement my ideas and knowledge to add value to the organizational procedures towards better governing and controlling departments.

My areas of work included:

Financial Record Keeping.

Processing Financial Information to Meaningful, Management Understandable, Reports.

Paying Close eye to Budgets, Variances and Revisions in Budgets to meet Company Requirements.

Processing of Value Added Tax (VAT) Returns and record keeping.

Coordinating between Departments to Extract Maximum Information, Affecting Directly or Indirectly to the Going Concern of Company's Finances.

Providing Management with Accurate Information and Classification of Overheads to Better Understand Cost Drivers, Resulting in Proper Attention to Exact Areas for Cost Management.

Processing of Sales Cycle: Invoicing, Follow-ups and Record Keeping.

Coordinating Bank Correspondence: Payments, Deposits, Transfers, Reconciliations and Record Keeping.

Analysing Procurement Needs in Respective Departments.

Active Search for New Vendors and Negotiations on Payment Terms, While Maintaining a Balance between Quality, Quantity and Availability of Required Items.

Vendor Record Management for Timely Payments: Deciding When, How and How Much to Pay.

Overall a Good Mix of Accounting, Financial and Procurement Functions with Effective Internal Controls Implementation and Management.

Specialized Gulf Welding Company (SGW)

Jeddah & Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Welding Solutions and Dealers of Miller-USA and Red-D-Arc UK.

February 2017 to April 2018.

Senior Accountant for Rental & Contracting Projects.

At Specialized Gulf Welding Company, while using ERP based software Focus RT, my area of responsibility included:

Monitoring of Rental Policies Adherence.

Coordinating Between Department of Finance and Sales to Smooth-line the Process of Business Growth in Contracting and Rental Business.

Invoicing Cycle Preparations and Follow-ups.

Progress Invoicing, Project Completion and Hand Over Reports.

Stream Lining the Process of Reporting for Department to Generate Meaningful Reports, Worth Decision Making.

Price Setting in Reflection of Company Expenditures and Profits.

Overseeing the Accounts Function and Devising for them Presentation and Timely Data Processing and Reporting Plans.

Identifying the Performance Indicators in the Business / Departments.

Helped Management in the Implementation of VAT and classification of products.

Helping Management to Understand Different Cost Centers and their Relevance to Profit Generation.

Electric House Lighting (Branch of Electric House Establishment).

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Lighting Distributors, Manufacturers, Wholesalers & Dealers.

December 2014 to February 2017.

General Accountant.

At Electric House Lighting (Branch of Electric House Establishment), while using Automated System Environment & Accounting Software ‘Exact Globe’ (ERP). My involvements were in the field of:

• Monitoring of Sales Cycle, Documentation and Follow-up with Collection Departments.

• Timely Debtors and Creditors Reconciliations.

• Bank Receipts and Payments (Management, Record Keeping & Reconciliations)

• Continuous Project Costing, Cost Reporting, Cost Control & Management and Progress Accounting.

• Responsibly Managing the process of Application, Claim and Documentation for Letter of Credits (LCs)

• Management of Funds.

• Management of Chart of Accounts and Classification of Accounts time to time.

• Preparation of Financial Statements and Final Accounts for Auditors and Management.

Bàamer Trading & Contracting Establishment.

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Electric Panel Board Manufacturers, Galvanizing and Trading Group.

March-2012 to March-2014.

Accountant.

At Bàamer Trading & Contracting Establishment, being a key member of Team of accountants in a Multi-divisional organization, using Tally ERP 9.0:

• Properly Managed the Petty Cash and Funds for divisional branch with the monthly reimbursements exceeding SAR 1.5 million.

• Ensured Debtors, Creditors Reconciliations and accuracy of Statements of Accounts.

• Monitored Stores for Material maintenance and initiate sales orders, resulting in Sales Invoice Preparation, Documentation and Followed-up with Collection Departments.

• Performed Journal and GL Entries and Kept Detailed Records.

• Processed Payrolls: Managed Employee Records.

-Monthly Record Keeping and processing of Attendance, Overtime, Loans / Advances.

-Preparation of Monthly Payrolls, Payslips and Payment of Salaries to individual employees.

• Managed Bank Receipts, Payments and reconciliations.

• Performed Project Costing, Reporting on Performance and Feasibility studies.

• Helped Management in the Processes of Decision Making on Buying or Leaving Decisions.

• At the Year End Participated Actively in the Process of Consolidation of Final Accounts and Finalization of Accounts.

• Helped Management in Organizing Divisional Funds and Rotation of Funds.

NASIR ABSAR & COMPANY LIMITED,

Auditors, Accountants, Corporate and Tax Advisers. Islamabad, Pakistan.

Oct-2009 to Dec-2011

Accounts Assistant, Audit Internee.

As an Accounts Assistant & Audit Internee my major areas of work and learning were:

• Book keeping and Financial Reporting.

• Preparation of Final Accounts (Financial Statements).

• Income Tax and Sales Tax Calculations and Accounting Treatments.

• Posting of Data to Automated Software (Data Entry with Evidences Journal Entries).

• External Audit Assignments.

• Internal Audit Assignments.

• Preparation and Classification of complete Chart of Accounts and Trial Balances.

• Excel Comprehensive Record Keeping (maintenance of complete books of accounts on MS-Excel).

• Petty Cash Systems and their Management.

• Reconciliation, of Banks, Payable and Receivables.

• Preparation of Cash Flow Statements.

• Monitoring accounts to ensure payments are up to date.

• Vendor file maintenance.

• Correspondence with vendors and response to inquiries.

• Production of Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reports.

• Sales and Purchase Cycles.

Projects Participated:

Internal Audit:

Seven Software Development (Private) Limited.

Execution of monthly Internal Audit of Seven Software Companies

Islamabad.

CRCP (Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan).

Maintenance of complete 'Books of Accounts' in Peachtree and implementing procedures in accordance with policy, for the year ending June,2010.

External Audit:

a.Participated in external audit assignment at RAAZI HOSPITAL, Rawalpindi (A Project of Al-Khidmat Foundation) as Team Leader for the year ended June30, 2010.

b.Participated in Audit of Islamabad Distributers (Medicine Distributers), Rawalpindi as Team Member for the year ended June, 2012.

c.Capital Flour Mills, Islamabad.

d.Seven Software Development (Private Limited) Islamabad.

APPLIED EXPERTISE AND SKILLS:

Auditing

Cost Accounting

Account Reconciliation

Financial Statements

Variance Analysis

Fixed Assets

Working Capital Management

Cost Control

Cost Management

Financial Accounting

Advance Excel

Microsoft Office

Budget Management

Budgeting

Peachtree

QuickBooks

Account Management

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Bank Reconciliation

Letters of Credit

File Management

Chart of Accounts & Trial Balances

Journal Entries

Management Accounting

Finance

Bookkeeping

External Audit

General Ledger

Cash Flow

Financial Analysis

Tax

Payments

Banking, Transactions

Classification of Ledgers

Invoice Processing

Invoice Verification

Financial Reporting

Progress Accounting

Petty Cash

Statement of Accounts

Payroll

Decision Making

Consolidation

Business Strategy

Internal Controls

Invoicing

Value Added Tax (VAT)

CERTIFICATIONS

Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants. (SOCPA).

Associate Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) In progress.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Date of Birth: May 21st, 1989.

Father Name: Muhammad Siddique

Address: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Open to Relocate anywhere in Saudi Arabia)

Nationality: Pakistani.

Mobile: +966-***-******

Iqama Number: 237-***-****

Visa Status: Valid Work Visa, (Transferable)

Driving license: Pakistan & Saudi Arabia.

Religion: Islam

Marital Status: Single

Languages Known: Urdu, English, Arabic

Email: ********.********@*****.***

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