An ACCA-UK Qualified Professional having more than 9 years of job experience in Accounting, Auditing, Grant Management, Compliance, Budgeting, Management Reporting, Financial Statements preparation, and Taxation within Industry (NGOs) as well as within a reputed Chartered Accountants.
I have very good written and verbal communication and presentation skills, increasing my effectiveness in bringing out my managerial and administrative capabilities.
Currently working as Finance Officer at Mercy Corps Pakistan.
Main Responsibilties:
Prepare Monthly BVS project wise for Management review.
Preparation of Donor Reports as per required templates and donor polices and guidelines
Grant Management (i.e. sub-grantees) as per required protocols of Mercy Corp.
Payment Processing as per Mercy Corp Rules & Regulations to Vendors and Implementing partners.
Ensure Compliance with regards to sub-Granting as per Donor Guide lines and policies.
Posting (Bookkeeping) & Preparation of Vouchers (BPVs, CPV, JVs) for all expenses
Preparation of Bank Reconciliation and Donor Fund Reconciliation Statement
Withholding of taxes as per Govt. Regulation, and subsequent submission to Govt. treasury
Submission of quarterly Withholding Statements as per Govt. Tax laws
Prepare Budget and forecast whenever required for Donors
Providing Assistance in External Audits and Donor Audit as & when required.
Processing Monthly Staff payroll as per required Procedures of Mercy Corp.
Any other task assigned by supervisor
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for daily transactions/ bookkeeping & Prepare vouchers (JVs, BPVs, CPVs) for the project expenses on daily basis.
Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation and Fund Reconciliation Statement.
Management of project funds in accordance with donor policies and guidelines.
Ensure timely payments to implementing partners by coordinating with Grants Management Team
Donor Reports as per Donor Policies & Regulations for Donors like FCDO, USA Dept. of Labor, Global affair Canada, Govt of Netherland, German Embassy
Generate monthly spending reports for management on regular basis
To support compliance with mandatory requirements of the Government of Pakistan and project regulations, as applicable,
Deposit taxes regularly being deducted on staff salaries, payments for goods and services in accordance with income tax laws.
Deposit GST being withheld on purchase of goods in accordance with sales tax laws in timely manner.
Timely preparation and submission of quarterly and annual WHT statements as per the guideline available under Income Tax Ordinance 2001
To facilitate External Audits, Internal Audits and Donor Audits.
Ensuring that all payables and receivables have been recorded effectively
Ensure proper Project Close out and final settlements of Implementing Partners on timely basis
Main Responsibilities
Donor Reporting (IRC, Oxfam, UNFPA, Mercy Corp, Norwegian Church Aid)
Grant Management of Oxfam funded project value of $8.5 million.
Managment 41 Sub-Grants, and preparing Consolidated utilization Reports.
Ensure Compliance of donor’s principles/Controls in 31 Sub-Partners.
Helping Partners in Budget Preparation etc
Processes of all type of Voucher i.e. Payment Voucher (PV), Bank transfer (BT), Advance adjustment, Receipt Voucher, Journal Voucher (JV) and Petty Cash (PC) Voucher in accounting software (EY Sidat Hyder FINANCIALS Oracle)
Ensure Compliance of Withholding Tax filing at HQ and Regions on a Monthly basis.
Ensure Compliance of Finance and Procurement policy in all Procurements.
Prepare bank reconciliation statements on a monthly basis.
Maintain a proper filing system for payment vouchers and other financial correspondence
Coordination with Regions for bank matters and signatories updated
Coordinates with internal/External auditors during SPO Internal and External Audit and Grant Audit
Reconciliation of Inter-Regions data Month wise and updated Financial Books
Coordinate with Regions regarding Staff Final Settlement dues
· Managing and supervising the daily operations of the finance department i.e. Accounts Payables, Receivables, Revenue, Bank Reconciliation, Transactions Posting, Approval preparation, Vouchers Preparation etc.
· Analyze Financial Data and Prepare Monthly and Annual financial Statements
· Establishing Accounting principles and polices and enforcing the compliance with these polices
· Prepare budgets and comparing with actual data, analyzing results
· Prepare Daily Cashflow statements
· Perform internal Audit on Monthly basis, review controls and provide recommendations
· Coordinate with External Auditors
· Prepare Monthly Payroll of 100 Staff
· Prepare Withholding Tax challan and filing withholding statements as per requirements
· Other task attached with the position.
Provided an overview of Categorization of Expenses to account for in Accounting & Tax Documentation
Prepared Management Accounts that is Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, etc. for clients
Prepared Financial Budgets for clients
Analyse variances from budgets as well as recommending solutions
Prepared Business Proposals and feasibility reports of new businesses and on-going businesses
Performed an aging analysis of Accounts Receivables and recommend adjustments.
Plan and performed internal audits and internal control audits.
Performed Special purpose audits
Identified Internal Controls Weakness and recommended safeguards.
Inspected financial statements to identify errors, misstatements, and suspected fraud
Performed systems audits, operations, and accounts
Prepared and Reviewed Audit working papers on External Audit
Reported audit findings and recommend solutions
· Performed various Accounting and Bookkeeping Assignments in software Like QuickBooks, ZOHO, Wave, ERP, Sage, etc.
· Prepared Vouchers, i.e. Cash payment, Bank Payment, Cash Receipt, Bank Receipt and General Vouchers
· Performed and Prepared Bank Reconciliation
· Maintain Staff Attendance
· Maintained Financial records and Documentation
· Performed Transaction like Cash withdrawal, Cash Deposits in Bank, Check Deposit etc.
· Liaison with External and Internal Auditors