Summary

An energetic & dynamic Accounting & Finance professional with 15+ years of extensive expertise across the domains of Budgeting, Business Planning & Analysis, Cash Flow & Treasury Operations, CAPEX/OPEX Management, Financial Reporting, Receivables/Payables Management and Taxation/Insurance. Exceptional proficiency in performing brilliantly in stressful & high pressure work environments, strategic thinking, multi-tasking, leading & developing high performing teams in multi-cultural settings and enabling corporations develop competitive advantage under unfavorable economic circumstances. Seeking a key executive position at an established organization in the GCC region where my prior experiences, accrued skills & endless desire to pursue excellence will make useful contributions towards the attainment of bottom-line gains & organizational objectives.

Projects

SAP Implementation for Chemical Manufacturing Plant

Experience

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Manager Finance
Alghaith Industries LLC
May 2016 - Present | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Successfully finalized accounts of 4 years for the caustic plant from 2013 till date from scratch.
• Identified operational and capital expenses from USD 66M total spending.
• Identify classify and prepared assets as WIP PPE of AED 400 million ,reconcile with bank and related parties in group for more than AED 600 million of transactions.
• Reduced AR from 90 to 60 days. Sustain AP at 60 to 90 days.
• Also monitor for expansion of Caustic and CaCl2 plants as ongoing projects of worth AED 70 Million & 90 Million respectively.
• Manage for month end adjustments, including project progress billing for Asset Under Construction/ unearned revenue assessments, inventory valuations, provisions, etc.
• Financial Accounting, P&L Control , business profitability, working capital and operating cash flow of the Plant and projects through existing/new controlling tools, package & operations meeting, follow-up meetings and discussion with commercial management
• Make sure that monthly financial reports (including monthly analysis) will be prepared accurate and on timely manner through follow-up of the main tasks with involved departments/functions
• Manage the whole budgeting process through organization of the process, create and follow-up budget targets and challenge the packages, in coordination with the corporate requirements
• Control of CAPEX projects through analysis/review of CAPEX requests and follow-up review
• Supervision of Day to Day Banking activities; ensure compliance with group treasury guidelines
• Project Manager SAP ERP. Implemented & Go Live with FI/CO, MM, PP, QM, SD & HRM Modules. Integration of FI/CO Module with PP, SD, MM, HRM.

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GM Finance
Qureshi Telecom & Contracting Company
Nov 2014 - Mar 2016 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Assisting the start-ups with the company organization & registration, 10 direct reports, Business plan preparation.
• Managerial advisory services, Consulting in the turn-around strategy, IT,Telco products & services.
• Prepare & analyze Commercial Bids, Assisting businesses in financing, Transfer pricing analysis.
• Finance head overseeing all corporate financial accounting and reporting activities and ensuring that finance employees abide by regulations and laws when performing their duties.
• Implementation of accounting principles and to make sure that they are being adhered to.
• Financial reporting in accordance with the local laws and regulatory requirements.
• Preparation of budgets and other several ad hoc reports containing variance analysis, sensitivity and other analysis.
• Presentation to management of revenue reports, Cost Benefit analysis and several other reports.
• Head of Finance and Administration.
• Restructuring and Reorganizing of current organizational structure.
• Review all formal finance-, HR-, IT- and MS-related procedures, processes, and administration, recommending improvements to the systems in place and managing the systems going forward.
• Establishing new teams for different telecom and civil projects.
• Arranging capital for existing and upcoming projects.
• Resources and Cost Optimization in Current scenario.

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General Manager Finance
Celeros Networks (Pvt.) Ltd.
Oct 2008 - Oct 2014 | Islamabad, Pakistan

•Partner with the Chairman/CEO on all operational and strategic issues as they arise; provide strategic recommendations to the board members based on financial analysis and projections, cost identification and allocation, and revenue/expense analysis.
•Participate in the ongoing strategic planning process as an integral member of the senior management team.
•Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with Celeros’s strategic plan.
•Engage the board finance committee around issues, trends, and changes in the operating model and operational delivery.
•Oversee budgeting, and the implementation of budgets, so as to monitor progress and present operational metrics both internally and externally.
•Ensure that finance staff maintains financial record systems in accordance with IFRS, IAS, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and monitor the use of all funds.
•Oversee the preparation and approval of all financial reporting materials and metrics for funding projects and Celeros new ventures; prepare and communicate monthly and annual financial statements.
•Manage cash flow and forecasting; direct all financial, project-based, and departmental accounting.
•Coordinate all audit activities.
•Evaluate and oversee all benefits negotiations, thus providing the most competitive packages for Celeros employees.
•Develop and manage direct staff, to include managers in finance, HR, and IT; guide larger multi-disciplinary teams outside of direct span of control.
•Ensuring that internal controls, procedures and guidelines conform to top management\'s directives, human resources policies, industry practices and government rules.
•Oversee and monitor the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, and position control documents, department budgets, mass salary updates, ledger, and account maintenance.
•Contract reviews and commercial negotiations for major expansions and projects.

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Finance Officer
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trsut
Jul 2005 - Jul 2008 | Greater London, United Kingdom

• Support the Financial Management Team in the provision of a comprehensive financial management service and administrative support to the Divisional Finance Manager(s), Divisional Directors, Clinical Directors, Business Managers and all budget holders within the Division(s).
• Production of Budget Reports
• Ensuring monthly budget reports are produced in line with the required timetable and reflect accurately the financial transactions processed in the month, including all necessary accruals for income and expenditure
• Investigates financial queries and analyses data to identify any error and discrepancies. Ensures corrective action identified and implemented where necessary
• Produces variance reports monthly requiring the interpretation of financial information, payments and receipts from a range of sources
• Processing complex recharges from internal service providers to services users, internal and external, requiring the use and setting up of complex spreadsheets, excel and databases to action Internal Service Level Agreements
• Input of complex financial data e.g. Budget, expenditure, income and accrual journals into the financial ledger and identification/correction of incorrect entries via journal input.
• Reconciling complex financial data to source documents e.g. Flexi bank expenditure, yearend reconciliation of debtors and creditors
• Responsible for own workload and ensuring deadlines are met, with little direct supervision
• Provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative service across trust.
• Prepare and produce reports / spreadsheets, presentations and other documents as requested.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating all content on the department website
• Maintain effective information management systems, including databases and filing systems, ensuring both accessibility and confidentiality

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Financial Analyst
Jan 2004 - Aug 2004 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• Trend & Gap Analysis of Financial Statements/Information.
• Develop & managed complex Financial Models using MS Excel
• Analysis of available corporate financing options/opportunities and their impact on Capital Structure
• Analysis of Future Projections/feasibilities based on historical business and financial performance
• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Analysis and interpretation of management accounts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Preparation of budgets based on management’s estimates.
• Preparation of the Costing Sheets of different products.
• Managing the Inventory using the Customized Software and month End Stock take.
• Responsible for treasury functions & preparation of bank reconciliation on monthly basis.
• Preparation of reconciliation statements with major Suppliers and Customers.
• Handling the Fixed Assets Register.
• Preparation of documents for imports and exports.

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Program Coordinator Finance and IT
CARAVAN
Feb 2003 - Dec 2003 | Swat, Pakistan

• Managing the accounts department to keep in line with company’s overall goals.
• Defining the Credit Policies & reviewing debtors ageing reports, implementing follow-up.
• Preparation of quarterly budgets.
• Ensuring the achievements of the organization budgeted plans.
• Preparation of budget reports and comments on the variances with the actual results.
• Managing Bank receipts & payments.
• Recording all business transactions up to trial balance.
• Preparation of financial & management reports.
• Computation of taxable income & profits of the company.
• Preparation of monthly return of Sale tax.
• Liaising with auditors for financial statements.
• Monthly Statement of Comprehensive Income & Financial Position.
• Monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Petty Cash Management on Imprest System
• Daily Bank Position Report and Treasury Management
• Journal Vouchers, Receipt Vouchers, Payment Vouchers, Adjustment Vouchers and Daily GL summary

Education

ACCA (U.K)
Certification, ACCA‎
Accounting & Finance
Completed
2010
St Martins Business School UK
Diploma, One Year Diploma in business administration‎
Knowledge Management
Completed
2007
Bahria University
Masters, , Masters in Business Administration‎
Information Technology
2002
University of the Punjab
Bachelors, , Faculty of Sciences‎
Accounting
1998
Abbottabad Board
Intermediate/A-Level, , FSc (Pre Engineering)‎
math, physics, chemistry
1995
PAF Model School Kalabagh Abbottabad
Matriculation/O-Level, , Matriculation in Science‎
Science
1993

Skills

Expert Bank Reconciliation     
Expert Capital Budgeting
Expert Corporate Accounting
Expert Corporate Finance
Expert Corporate Tax Filings
Expert Credit Collection Recovery
Expert Debt Finance
Expert Delievry Planning
Expert Exposure to SAP
Expert External Audit
Expert Financial Modeling and
Expert Financial Service Management
Expert Financial Statement Analysis+
Expert Foreign Exchange Management
Expert Funds Managment
Expert GAAP
Expert Handle Outbound Calls
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert Healthcare Education Promotion
Expert IFRS
Expert Insurance Writing
Expert Internal Audit Command
Expert Internal Controls
Expert International Standards Auditing
Expert Invoice Discounting
Expert Japanese & Korean Language Proficiency
Expert Lease Financing
Expert LTN
Expert Managing Large Teams =
Expert Managing Midsize Teams - 5 to 20 People
Intermediate Merchant Card Processing
Expert Mergers and Acquisition
Expert Microsoft Outlook
Expert Mobile Banking
Expert Mutual Funds
Expert Oracle E-Business Suite
Intermediate Paraplanning
Expert Partnerships
Expert Payroll Processing
Expert Peachtree Command
Expert Personal Tax Filings
Expert Planning and Budgeting
Expert Prepaid Ledger
Expert Private Limited Companies
Expert Provident Fund Management
Expert Public Finance
Expert Public Limited Companies (Listed)
Expert Public Limited Companies (Unlisted)
Expert QROPS
Intermediate RDR

Languages

Expert Punjabi
Expert English
Beginner Arabic

Rashid Contacts

Babar Ali
Bank Alfalah Limited