Experience as Senior Manager Finance and Accounts

• Employer

  Coffee Planet LLC

• From

  01 January 2017

• To

  31 January 2019

• Detail

  We, COFFEE PLANET has been supplying customers in foodservice across the Pakistan since 2012. This extensive experience means we can provide everything to create great coffee including a range of market-leading coffee machines and equipment, all coffee related consumables and training for staff as well as machine servicing and maintenance. Coffee Planet is now a multi-million-dollar success story through our own brand and via roasting private label coffee for leading companies across the globe. We plan to keep growing until everyone in the world has the opportunity to experience and enjoy our 100% Arabica specialty coffee.
  
  In January 2017 I joined a challenging position of Senior Manager Finance & Accounts (HOD) in most rapidly growing industry of Pakistan Food Chain. Coffee Planet Pakistan itself is a big player of the market running everything to create great coffee including a range of market-leading coffee machines and equipment, all coffee related consumables and training for staff as well as machine servicing and maintenance in Punjab, Capital Territory and Sindh. I took command as a Finance and Accounts Head initiated quick action to strengthen Internal Control environment for overall reporting of business processes i-e New projects, Development, Sales and Marketing, Receivable, Payable Internal Audit, taxation and budgeting help for Financial decision/action. I also proposed implementation of Oracle base accounting and inventory management system to facilitate best possible synchronization of different departments within the group. I lead this project as a Project Manager and successfully implemented Accounting and Inventory Management System in result of business process.
  
  As Sr. Manager Finance & Accounts I was in-charge of Finance and Accounting, Taxation and Internal audit functions of the group. I am also Project manager and Power User of Implementation of Oracle Accounting and Inventory Management System.
  
  My job duties include:
  
  • Analytical Decision Making
  • Budget encumbrance.
  • Present to Board of directors monthly, quarterly/ half yearly and annually financial statements
  • Managing working capital
  • Project Accounting and performance evaluation.
  • Tax Management.
  • Liaison with Oracle Tech Providers.
  • Staff Training.
  • Fix Asset Management/ Development Equipment’s.
  • Board of Management Reporting.
  • Liaison with Banks and Insurance Companies.

Experience as Manager Accounts & Taxation

• Employer

  UHF@CO (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)

• From

  01 December 2012

• To

  31 December 2016

• Detail

  Uzair Hammad Faisal (UHF) is a Chartered Accountant firm established since 2002. We are dedicated to provide quality services to our clients in different areas with the highest level of integrity. While existing Chartered Accountant firms have focused on audit and tax consultancy services, we plan to go much further. Thus, we have developed a team that consists of professionals who have gained expertise in finance, corporate and tax laws, marketing research and information technology. We believe that there is great potential of small and medium size industry in Pakistan, if the right professionals and investors team up in business ventures.
  
  • In December 2012 end when I joined Uzair Hammad Faisal & Co. Chartered Accounts as Manager Accounts & Taxation of fellow members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) since December 2012 to December 2016. Directly reportable to the engagement partners in conducting and getting finalized. I was allocated to the team, the management design for business process re-engineering from different client’s assignments headed by Managing Director. We allocate company employees to different accounts outsourcing client’s for bookkeeping and financial management assignments in automobile companies, engineering companies, pharmacy companies, restaurant companies, advertising agencies, hospitalization services and software house companies. Further, we also given accounting software training and taxation sections for better knowledge to management and directors.
  
  As Manager Accounts and taxation at UZAIR HAMMAD FAISAL Co. Chartered Accountants my responsibilities were as follows:
  • Monthly and annually preparation of financial statements of different companies and present it to partner;
  • Maintaining financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions using Quick books accounting software and powerful ERP system;
  • Processing party payments and preparation of payment schedule within budget;
  • Managing Bank Ledger, Cash Ledger and Creditor Ledgers;
  • Explained complex accounting procedures and provided support to client service staff in managing their expense accounts;
  • Review and process of payments including admin payments, advances, travel claims, overtime etc. as per Company' policy and procedures;
  • Preparation & reconciliation of customers and vendors' statements and coordination with vendors/suppliers.
  • Review of Payroll and transfer them to employee's bank accounts;
  • Computation of tax on staff salaries and rental payments;
  • Prepare statement of tax deducted on salaries, rent and payment to vendor and online tax return submit to the FBR. (Federal Board of Revenue).
  • Complete bookkeeping of Gratuity and Provident Fund;
  • Performed general office duties and administrative tasks
  • Attending BAC meetings and presenting agenda and reports and preparation of minutes of board audit committee meetings.
  Key Achievements:
  
  • As Manager Accounts and Taxation, I have demonstrated a hands-on management style in the development and implementation of strategic plans to ensure company growth.
  • Heading up a team of ten accounts and taxation, I worked on accounting weaknesses, risk base audits, gaps analysis, process auditing of different departments and most importantly business process re-engineering. This also allowed me to gain valuable working knowledge in retail chain business.
  

Experience as Audit Trainee

• Employer

  UHF@CO (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)

• From

  24 August 2009

• To

  31 December 2012

• Detail

  Uzair Hammad Faisal (UHF) is a Chartered Accountant firm established since 2002. We are dedicated to provide quality services to our clients in different areas with the highest level of integrity. While existing Chartered Accountant firms have focused on audit and tax consultancy services, we plan to go much further. Thus, we have developed a team that consists of professionals who have gained expertise in finance, corporate and tax laws, marketing research and information technology. We believe that there is great potential of small and medium size industry in Pakistan, if the right professionals and investors team up in business ventures.
  
  I completed my three & half years C. An Article-ship training from UHF& Co. as part of C.A training Requirement by ICAP. As Senior Audit Trainee I was responsible for conducting and supervising Audit Assignments as per instructions of Audit Partner. My other responsibilities include:
  • Preparation of audit plan manual and executing same.
  • Getting audit working papers reviewed by Audit Partner.
  • Draft (Pvtng Management Letter (ML).
  • Drafting audit reports.
  • Drafting Financial Statements as part of Non-Assurance Assignments.
  • Liaison with client management during course of audit assignments.
  • Attending meetings of audit partner and client’s senior management on audit issues.
  • Drafting proposals for audit engagements under direct supervision of Partner.
  • Training junior staff.
  • Executing business advisory and tax consultancy assignments under direct supervision of partner.
  
  The list of major clients upon which I have been allocated as Job In charge is as follows.
  • ZOR Engineering (PVT) Limited
  • Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited
  • Nestle Pakistan Limited
  • Ravi Motorcycle (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Energy and Engineering (PVT) Ltd.
  • Coffee Planet Pakistan
  • Mystics Advertising
  • Subway Pakistan
  • Gourmet Pharmaceutical
  • Profarm Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Total Parco Pakistan Limited
  • Wood Aestitatics (Pvt) Ltd.
  • H.A Constructions (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Ramzan Ali Syed Hospital