I am an experienced financial analyst with hands on experience in internal audit, business planning, budgeting, costing, and financial and business analysis. I have a total of 3 years and above experience in the field of finance and still enjoy the challenges it brings towards me. I am a hard worker and i take every opportunity as a challenge to prove myself. I have worked as a team member and also owned tasks given to me and have completed them on time as appropriate. I am a passionate, self-confident and someone who likes to take the lead of the project and who likes to plan all ends of it to successfully meet the project standards, to achieve goal congruence for himself, his team and organization.
I have strong Microsoft Excel skills knowing about visual basic editing, pivot tables, charts, graphs, dashboards, v-lookups, h-lookups etc. I am also proficient in Microsoft office other programs like Word, Power Point, Outlook. I have also worked on peach tree, QuickBooks, oracle. Following are my competencies which are my achievements by completing multiple tasks.
Professional Competencies
Finalization of Accounts
Multi-Tasking
Team Work
Planning Reporting & Budgeting
Financial Analysis & Reporting
Conducting Market Research
Business Planning
Internal Audit
Regards,
Mustafa Bilal
• ERP Implementation & Restructuring
• Financial Analysis
• Planning, Reporting & Budgeting
• Internal Audit
• Internal Controls & Risk Management
• Financial Statements
• Prepared internal audit work program for each audit (cash audit, grey audit, expenses audit, sales audit etc.); developed efficient and effective assurance activities;
• Reconciled complex accounts involving inconsistent data from non-integrated systems;
• Ensured proposed audit work programs focus on the material risks for the area under audit and are compliant with all relevant internal and external standards;
• Reviewed assurance plans and audit programs to ensure appropriate coverage;
• Reviewed the accuracy and legitimacy of recorded financial transactions and related reports;
• Implemented ERP systems relevant to Supply Chain, Sales, Purchase, Inventory systems.
• Prepared financial statements, used financial ratio analysis to evaluate the organization’s performance, its financial state, the effectiveness of its use of working capital and its creditworthiness;
• Execute projects (restructuring, internal audit, ERP implementation, costing) monitor own progress, identified obstacles, took corrective action, and communicated project outcomes mapping out key actions, and milestones of the project to senior manager.
Performed data entry in accounting systems with speed and accuracy and strong attention to details provided; after matching system invoices with the source documents and double checking with financial information provided.
• Monitored, reviewed and managed daily accounting and finance related queries.
• Compiled, analyzed and report financial information for the management.
• Assisted in preparing financial statements, preparing spread sheets, reports and correspondence as required.
• Assisted in year-end finalization of accounts, providing financial support to other departments of the company.
• Prepared monthly and year end bank and other reconciliations to ensure that records and information are accurate all year around.
• Work and coordinate with external auditors for annual audit.
• Monitored and collected franchises details for receivables, delayed payments and other irregularities by using the ageing reports
• Monitored logistical procedures of the company and coordinate with the forwarder and suppliers.
• Monitored and reviewed inventory control activities; including physical counting, documenting and reconciling the inventory adjustments on cyclical basis.
• Supported senior management in implementing the integrated financial package as team member.
• Ensured compliance with all accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Ensured overall quality of work, KPI’s and department goals are not compromised at all by planning; organizing and managing own workload as a team member.
Assisted by drafting research information regarding financial analysis, industry analysis, financial feasibilities, and financial ratios.
• Conducted financial statements & credit analysis of customers for credit applications on few projects.
• Provided timely and accurate information to senior management for decision making purposes about client credit approvals.
• Ensured timely credit approval & disbursal of funds by closely monitoring & following up on the credit approval process.
• Prepared documents using spreadsheets to monitor client’s performance being adhered with desired insurance policy agreements using client files.
• Regularly prepare IOM’s and call reports for all customer interactions and submit for review.
• Updated client files as necessary with all the written communication and correspondence obtained such as standard credit memorandum approvals, emails, IOM’s, call reports, and insurance policy documents.
• Ensured compliance with bank policies and procedures at all times.
• Prepared reports, strategic analysis (industrial, customer perception, market growth, pricing strategies, demand and supply, availability of skilled labor and financial feasibility) using spreadsheets and power point presentations to assist in decision making by senior management, clients and other departments.
• Assisted by drafting research information regarding macro environmental factors relevant to business proposals such as political, economic, technological, environmental, legal and social to keep senior management and clients up to date for multiple projects.
• Conducted research surveys on competitor products used in specific market segments specifically valued by retail customers and end consumers.
• Prepared research documents on availability of suppliers, and their bargaining power and quality of raw material and prices provided.
• Conducted research on competitors in the market with strong focus on entry barriers, chances of growth of business, competitive rivalry faced and capital needed to start the business successfully.
• Prepared estimated cash budgets relating to (marketing and advertising expenses, raw material, skilled labor, land and equipment setup) etc.
• Prepared estimated capital budgets, financial analysis, appraisals, financial statements, financial ratios, probabilities, relevant to business plans.
• Performed approximate tax calculations and payback periods regarding return on investment on different projects.