Zeeshan Khalid
**** * **** ***** ***. Apt ***, Chicago, IL 60613
Phone: 773-***-****
***************@*****.***
Objective:
Looking for a job in an esteemed company where I can utilize my educational qualifications in the field of finance and implement what I have learnt through hard work and integrity.
Achievements/Accomplishments:
Completed my training in SAP FI/CO modules.
Worked on a pilot project.
Experienced in one full life cycle implementations of SAP FI/CO module using ASAP methodologies.
Excellent experience in configuring the FI/CO modules - Enterprise Structure, General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Asset Accounting, Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability analysis, Internal Orders, Special Purpose Ledger, SAP Query and Report Painter.
Rich experience in preparing Functional Specification documents for RICEF objects.
Excellent communication skills, leadership qualities, systematic approach, and ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment.
SAP TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Financial Accounting: General Ledger (GL), New General Ledger, Accounts Payable (AP),
• Accounts, Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Cash Accounting, Bank Accounting and Taxes, APP, FSCM
• Controlling: Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Cost & Revenue Element Accounting (CEA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Product Costing (CO- PC) & Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
• Integration: Integration of FI/CO module with SD, MM, and PP modules.
• Reporting: SAP Query, Report Painter, ABAP reports.
• Other Skills Data Migration using LSMW, WCF, EDI, IDoc, BADIs, BAPIs, BDC, User Exits, Batch Jobs, Background Jobs, Lockbox, EBS Statement MS Word, Excel, Access, MS Visio and Project, SAP R/3, 4.6/4.7, ECC 5.0/6.0.,SAPGUI, Infopak, Vertex, Taxware, Sabrix, Load Runner, HP/Mercury QC
Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelor’s of Science with major in Finance 2008
Work Experience:
TRAVELEX FOREIGN EXCHANGE Chicago, IL Sales Consultant April 2007 – Present
• Provide clients with information on new and existing products and services and achieve client satisfaction and loyalty through excellent service and follow up.
• Review accounts on a regular basis to ensure compliance with internal and external policies, guidelines, rules and regulations.
• Provide corporate clients such as Chase Bank, Harris Bank and Chicago Board of Trade with foreign currency conversions and offer them better exchange rates.
• Effectively understand features and benefits of all Travelex Foreign Currency product lines to use selling skills (i.e. up-sell, cross-sell, switch sell) to increase the average transaction value.
• Process customers’ payments of cash, credit cards or checks. Call Telecheck to obtain approval codes on checks.
• Responsible for client’s wire transfers from US bank accounts to foreign bank accounts using SWIFT codes.
• Prepare foreign drafts and print US dollar checks using pay base.
• Daily cash handling of thousands of Euros, British pounds, US dollars, Swiss Francs, Japanese Yen and many other currencies around the world.
• Keep on top of my company’s financial records to understand how well our business is performing by using cash flow management excel spreadsheet.
• Responsible for the accurate balancing of inventories using excel spreadsheets.
• Prepare cash projection and analyze revenue, expenses, net profit and prepare detailed reports to present at project meetings.
• Help marketing team with cold calling and with presenting special offers and promotions to Travelex clients.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the business, including following schedules and maintaining cash stock balances.
CITY OF CHICAGO (DEPT OF FINANCE) Chicago, IL Accountant July 2007 – October 2008
• Processed journal entries using Oracle, reconciling and balancing general ledger accounts.
• Assisted with audit fieldwork for both operational and financial audits.
• Designed Excel optimization models to rigorously analyze city debt portfolios for saving opportunities.
• Processed vendor payments, payroll and maintained official financial records.
• Investigated and resolve discrepancies in accounts payable/receivable, vendor payments, payroll and other accounting/fiscal problems.
• Performed set up of new ledgers and account codes.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER Chicago, IL IT Associate (Data Entry) September 2005 – April 2007
• Extracted relevant data and prepared financial report for treasurer.
• Marketed COR resources and facilities to potential customers, corporations, organizations, and sports club.
• Analyzed financial data and advised management about current financial status, and the needs for changes in the accounting system and accounting related possibilities for improved business practices.
• Assisted in fiscal year closing of financial records.
Software Sills:
MS Office: Excel, Access, Outlook, Word, and Power Point.
SAP, Oracle, Pay Base, Windows XP/Vista, MAC, UNIX.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Member of the Student Finance Club- UIC
Webmaster of the International Club-UIC