Summary

A Business Manager and Finance professional who is a self-starter
and capable of effectively functioning
with minimum supervision. Known for taking initiative and skilled at
meeting challenges and deadlines. Areas of expertise include:

- Financial Ratios Analysis
- Financial and Management Reporting
- Team Building & Training
- Statutory Audit (AP, AR, Cash/Bank, Advances, etc)
- Virtual Assistant / Business Support
- Funds Management (Multi Currencies)
- Design Internal Controls to Mitigate Risk (Cash, Expense,
Procurement, etc)
- Command on Invest. Appraisal Techniques (NPV, IRR, ARR,
Sensitivity, etc.)
- Remittance Sector Compliance (FATF, EPD, OFAC, etc)

Experience

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Business & Accounting Analyst
Four Capital Uk
Aug 2021 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan

- Preparing monthly comparative P&L (month to month and budget to actual) for Ecommerce business- Prepare monthly financial reports for different industries like a hospital, restaurants, real estate etc.- Update board KPI and pay attention to the changes.- Weekly cash flows and forecast, Management Accounts, and Ad-hoc report.- Revaluing foreign currencies to GBP for reporting purposes.- COD, refunds, and CC reconciliations- Reconciliation with potential suppliers like Quiz, Pepe Jeans, Nike, Mango, etc- Accounts Payable and Receivable management with age analysis- Preparing annual accounts on BTC software, Xero, Sage, and corporate tax- Payroll, Pension, VATs for UK market.

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Financial Accounting Analyst - Supervisor P&L
TGI Fridays - USA / Falcon Management Company (FMC)
Mar 2018 - Present | Islamabad, Pakistan

- Detail General Ledger (DGL) analysis
- Periodic Cost/Expense/Assets analysis (Budget vs Actual & Trend)
- Reconciling Assets and Liability Clearing Accounts and prepare Inter-Company (IC) transactions making sure IC GL is not out of balance.
- Routine use of back-office NCR, HUB-Power BI, Netsuite - Oracle Financials, Business Skype
- Supervise importing the journal entries on Netsuite & Microsoft GP. Expense allocations among the restaurants
- Supervise monthly reconciliations with the vendor (PFG/Fintech/Ecova, etc) /banks/ of fixed assets accounts.
- Special attention to delivery partners (Uber/Amazon/Grubhub/Doordash, etc) accounts to make sure expenses and assets are correctly apportioned.
- Analyze difference expense and assets accounts of 170 TGIF corporate restaurants and correct where needed
- Response to the financial inquiries on monthly financial statements
- Liaison with Texas office and TGIF team in the USA
- Train/supervise to new inductions within the team
- Assist in preparing monthly financial reports for the 170 TGIF corporates restaurants around the USA
- Look after percentage rent reporting for corporate locations
- Being up-to-date on TGIF accounting and operation policies to do the correct accounting
- Supervise True-ups Journal entries between the systems on month-end.
- Supervise weekly/monthly sales verification and prepare adjustments between systems in case needed.

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Business Manager
Self Employed
Jan 2015 - Jun 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan

We are an outsourcing consultant. We help to outsource buyers to maximize their cost savings and service quality, minimize risk and accelerate speed to value.

Outsourcing Consulting Services:

- Financial Analysis and Investment Appraisal (NPV, IRR, ARR, etc.)
- Helping in Preparation of Financial Statements as per IAS and IFRS
- Helping in Financial Audit (A/R, Fix Asset, etc) as per ISA and Internal Audit
- Financial Management COC, Business valuation, forex management
- Knowledge of UAE and UK VAT and UK taxation with HMRC
- Ongoing Accountant & Bookkeeping Service (MYOB, Quickbooks, SAGE 50, MS Dynamic, Oracle Netsuit, NCR, etc)
- AP, AR, Cash management and Reconciliation (Single and Multicurrency)
- Costing (CVP Analysis, ABC & Absorption, stock control EOQ, etc.)
- Share and bonds price analysis (Portfolio Management)
- Ongoing Customer Support / Help-desk and Data Entry
- Financial Research & Ratios Analysis
- Investment Research

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Senior Compliance Officer
AA Exchange Company (Pvt.) Ltd.
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 | Islamabad, Pakistan

- Transaction monitoring to track the suspicious transactions/ customer/ Smurfing and Structuring.
- Checking OFAC List, keep myself up to date on FATF Recommendations and Exchange Company Manual & its Addendums
- Special attentions to the trans. from/to high risk customer/countries
- Investigate EDD/KYC of the customers when needed. Media search on world check (Reuters) and OFAC check on routine TT/DD
- Coordinate with MTOs and filing CTR (currency transaction report) and STR (suspicious transaction report)
- Routine work on accounting software WallSoft and currency software eFast related to compliance. Inward/outward monthly limit
- Supervise Customer support staff and coordinate with global partners, Western Union and Ria Finance.

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Business Manager
Money Transfer Pty Ltd. Australia
Feb 2012 - Sep 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan


Initially, hired as a Finance Manager, after 1 year of working, promoted to Country Manager;

- Liaison with local banks from top to bottom level and may decide when to cease/resume business and negotiate on contract terms with them
- Liaison with global business partners (Ria Finance/ Xpress Money/ Western Union/ MoneyGram/ Transfast/ Speed Remit (ARY) etc.) and provide operational support to the Australian office
- Assist in designing company web based accounting software and design relevant financial reports for a user on all levels
- Look for SBP rebate on home remittances and Addendums of SBP manuals
- Try to keep update to date about the current news that may affect exchange rates as well as FATF recommendations. Also, attend free webinars of ACAMS to improve current practice.
- Investigate KYC/CDD/EDD of the customers when needed.
- Multi-currency Funds Management, managed approximate AU$ 5 Million per months.
- Multi-currency reconciliation with local and Australian banks and other global business partners
- Negotiate with local banks’ treasuries to have the best exchange rate and confirm forward booking when I feel necessary.
- Make sure all replenished funds are being disbursed to the right beneficiaries with no hassle on branch level of local banks on all over the country.
- Prepare monthly financial performance report (country-wise/Franchise wise and consolidated)
- Supervise in management of the following:
Debtors (AR) and creditor (AP)
Multi-Currency Recon.
Customer Support (Remitter / Remittee)
Bookkeeping on Accounting software – MYOB

Education

ACCA Pakistan
Certification, Chartered Accountancy - ACCA‎
Accounting & Finance
Completed
2023
University of Karachi
Bachelors, Bachelors in Commerce, bcom‎
Accounting & Finance
2008
Iqra Riadul Jannah
Non-Matriculation, Hafiz-e-Quran‎
Completed
2000

Skills

Expert 4 Knowledge of Taxation
Intermediate ACCA
Expert Access to Finance
Expert Account Management
Expert Accounting
Expert Accounting Skills
Expert Accounting+
Expert Accounts
Expert Accounts Administration
Expert Accounts Consulting
Intermediate Accounts Finalization
Expert Accounts Handling
Expert Accounts Management
Expert Accounts Payments Handling
Expert Accounts Preparation
Expert Accounts Reconciliation
Intermediate Accounts Software Command
Intermediate Aesthetic Procedures Knowledge
Intermediate Analytical Reasoning
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Audit Assignment Handling
Expert Audit Cycle
Intermediate Audit Management
Intermediate Audit Reports Management
Expert Balance Sheet Management
Intermediate Balance Sheet Review
Intermediate Bank Guarantees
Expert Bank Management
Expert Bank Reconciliation on
Expert Bank Statements
Intermediate Bank Transfers Management
Intermediate Banking
Expert Book keeping
Expert Bookkeeping
Intermediate Branch Banking
Intermediate Branch Operations
Intermediate Budget Preparation
Intermediate Budgeting
Intermediate Budgeting and Reporting
Intermediate Capital Management
Expert Cash Flow Management
Expert CDD
Intermediate CFT
Intermediate Chartered Environmentalist
Expert Client Billing
Intermediate Commercial Finance Knowledge
Intermediate Compliance
Intermediate Compliance Analysis
Intermediate Computer Proficient
Beginner Condiments Making

Languages

Intermediate English