Experience as Senior Accountant

• Employer

  El Race Construction & Gen. Contracting

• From

  15 April 2019

• To

  15 December 2019

• Detail

  • Analyzing PL accounts and ensuring that revenue and costs are properly recorded in the correct accounts, cost centers.
  • Prepare project cashflow forecasts and ensure availability of funds/facilities.
  • Supervise monthly, quarterly close related activities.
  • Responsible for approving vendor reconciliations before payments; negotiating extended credit periods with the vendors and ensuring that payment is made in accordance with agreed credit period.
  • Review and approve payments to supplier and subcontractors.
  • Responsible for accuracy of AP, AR and GL.
  • Assisting the CFO in managing the accounts department efficiently
  and effectively.
  • Prepare Management Accounts and MIS reports
  • Accounting Software: Focus
  

Experience as Senior Accountant

• Employer

  Drake & Scull International PJSC

• From

  29 November 2012

• To

  31 December 2018

• Detail

  • Handling accounting roles e.g. AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting.
  • Ensure timely monthly closing.
  • Perform project cost forecasts, cost tracking, monitoring.
  • Responsible for timely monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, & management accounts using Hyperion Financial Management.
  • Consolidation of local and foreign subsidiaries.
  • Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries.
  • Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations and project teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis.
  • Issue monthly project cost reports to project teams.
  • Ensuring that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements.
  • VAT implementation, and working with IT department to customize ERP for VAT.
  • Finalizing and review of VAT data for filing.
  • Coordinating with external and internal auditors.
  
  • Accounting Software: Oracle JD Edwards, Hyperion
  

Experience as Assistant Manager Finance

• Employer

  Askari Cement Limited

• From

  15 March 2011

• To

  28 December 2011

• Detail

  • Assist DGM-Finance & CFO on all Finance and Accounts related issues and provide financial service to all departments in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.
  • Review and filing of sales tax
  • Meeting month end closing deadlines and financial package reporting; preparation of management reports and annual financial statements.
  • Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
  • Replace accountants during their annual leave and perform any other miscellaneous job related duties assigned to me.
  
  • Accounting Software: AIS ERP

Experience as Assistant Manager Finance

• Employer

  Askari Investment Management Limited

• From

  05 January 2009

• To

  15 March 2011

• Detail

  • Preparation of periodic financial statements of Management Company.
  • All tasks relating to accounts receivable and payable.
  • Filing of withholding taxes.
  • Provision of all audit related information and responses to queries of internal and external auditors.
  • Preparation of monthly payroll.
  • Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
  • Ensure accurate and appropriate recording of revenues and expenses.
  • Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
  • Monthly reporting of statement of financial position along with its maturity profiles to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
  • Ensure Compliance with IFRS, IAS and local applicable laws.
  
  • Accounting Software: Oracle Financials

Experience as Accounts Executive

• Employer

  Petroleum exploration pvt limited

• From

  14 May 2007

• To

  30 December 2008

• Detail

  • Appointed as project accountant for five major seismic survey projects conducted by the company.
  • Responsible for maintenance of payroll of contract staff at the projects.
  • Responsible for meeting all the cash requirements on fields.
  • Maintained all accounts and records of projects.
  • Coordinating between Head office, Administration Department, Technical Department and HR.
  • Maintenance of Bank Book and Bank Reconciliation Statements.
  • Scrutiny and verification of payments.
  • Provision of all audit related information and responses to queries of external auditors.
  • Variance analysis of approved Budget vs. actual Expenditure each month.
  
  • Accounting Software: Oracle Financials
  

Experience as Audit Senior

• Employer

  KPMG

• From

  15 April 2003

• To

  30 April 2006

• Detail

  • Preparation of audit planning and strategies.
  • Review of work performed by audit assistants.
  • Evaluation and documentation of accounting and internal control system.
  • Preparation of Management letters reporting the deviations from the
  procedure manuals in internal audit.
  • Review of budgets and comparisons with actual performance.
  • Review of Information Technology Controls.
  • Verification of financial statements (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss,
  Cash Flows, Notes etc. for compliance with IFRS and IAS;
  • Review of accounting for inventories, revenue recognition and
  measurement, accounting for property, plant & equipment, leases,
  employee benefits, current and deferred taxation, foreign currency
  translation, related party transactions, financial instruments,
  provisions, accruals and contingencies, bank transactions
  and bank reconciliations, cash flow statements.
  • Preparation of annual and half yearly audit reports.
  • Preparation of management letters highlighting control weaknesses
  and deviations identified during audit.
  • Verification of compliance with local applicable laws, Code of
  Corporate Governance, Taxations laws and pronouncements made
  by the Central Bank and Securities & Exchange Commission from
  time to time.
  
  SUMMARY OF AUDIT EXPERIENCE WITH KPMG
  
   Oil and Gas Development Company Limited
   OMV Pakistan.
   Enpointe Technologies
   Southern Travel Company Limited
   AKCSP (Agha Khan Cultural Support Program)
   Askari Leasing Limited
   KASB Leasing
   Foundation Gas