An ACCA from (UK-London School Business & Finance - London) (Fin), along with BSc Hons in Applied Accounting, Advanced Diploma in Accounting & Business and CAT (UK) with the ability to produce both management accounts (budgets, forecast & costing) and financial accounts (P&L, Cash Flow, Statement of change in Equity and Balance Sheet), embedding strong financial processes and controls across businesses to protect cash flow and profits. Key strengths include: transforming and developing financial management capability to improve accuracy and transparency of key financial data; delivering financial system enhancement that drive improved reporting capability, typically improving business decision-making for senior management; managing business finance from banks of the company typically funded lines and non-funded lines for projects and day to day activities; and explaining financial results to non-financial managers to ensure strong financial awareness across all business areas.
Preparation and analyzing various financial reports i.e., BS, P&L, SCE, SCF.
Implementing commercial goals and analyzing their results on regular basis to make sure they are falling within the company targets.
Improving financial reportings and updating the gaps on accounting software for future reporting.
Implementing changes to ensure that key targets are met.
Supports all financial matters that support the achievement of strategic and operational objectives including capital expenditure management.
Support the Operations department with all elements of financial planning and analysis.
Produce the annual budgets and forecasts along with monthly reporting and forecasting
Approving of various discounting and promotional activity for company sale.
Supervising annual extrnal audit along with various tax returns of FBR & PRA.
Payroll management and disburment of salaries.
Making of organizational strategies, polices in tandem with the business goals of the organization.
Interacting with finance leader by providing costing, budgeting, forecasting & month end closing to ensure sound financial and operating governance.
Controlling fuel & rental costs for all miles which includes inter and intra city movement along with riders’ fuel.
Supervise & analyze internal cost audits, inventory audits & any changes in cost which effect the business profit growth.
Making estimates of new and proposed costs by taking into consideration the existing business verticals and any plans that will cater to new verticals like same day, over-night delivery etc.
Payroll management of more than 700 riders, all operational personnels and all cost related heads
Contribute to the review and update of the risk register.
Reviewing all office policies and procedures, including health & safety and ensuring compliance with all relevant legislations.
Streamline and improve reporting requirements, by setting smart objectives of relevant team members hence enabling them to perform at the required level with realistic targets in sight, such as monthly reconciliations of banks and clearing agents, import costing timelines, handling claims, vendor and other payments and appraising them against the same. Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the accounts department, reviewing petty cash transactions, and bank-related issues. Keeping up-to-date accounts and inventory records for smooth transactions with vendors in a fast-paced environment. Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies, and principles. Provide financial reports and interpret financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action. Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans. Undertaking research into pricing, competitors, factors affecting pricing, and proposing discounts on campaign days. Manage all revenue receivables and payable by settling them on a timely basis, Risk analysis for business operations as well any new agreements made with vendors, and courier companies, Reviewing, checking, and approving payroll. Overseeing Sales Tax, Income Tax, WHT, and Audit with consultants. Carrying annual audits and making audit adjustments to close yearly accounts.
· Prepare standalone and consolidated monthly and quarterly accounts along with individual segment-wise analysis, tracking performance against the dynamic forecast for the year and inquiring and justifying the variances.· Streamline and improve reporting requirements, by setting smart objectives of relevant team members hence enabling them to perform at the required level with a realistic target insight, such as monthly reconciliations of banks and clearing agents, import costing timelines, handling claims, vendor and other payments and appraising them against the same.· Arrange financing facilities with the financial institutions at favorable rates, providing the most favorable financing options to business units of the company for any specific deal or order out of the ordinary course of business i.e. lease finance, other lending institutions. Also overseeing import-related payments.· Ensure smooth and efficient dealing with our foreign principals primarily, resolving real-time issues and reconciling any payments, commissions, and sale supports receipts on a monthly basis.· Coordinate and assist in the preparation of financial and cash flow forecasts/budgets and report variances (both at the Financial statement level and individual FSLI level)· Ensure timely opening and settlement of L/Cs, Bank Contracts, and resolving any issues faced by Supply Chain pertaining to the Finance Department.· Troubleshoot income and sales tax-related issues, maintaining and providing data to the tax authorities whenever required in liaison with our tax consultants.· Preparation of project costing, budgeting & fund management through funded and non-funded lines of credit.Responsible for performing various activities related to FATR, LATR, Bank Guarantees, Letter of Credit, Performance Bonds, Bid Bonds, Import Duties, Earnest Money, Mobilization Advance Guarantee, and payments of all sorts.
• Reconciliation of fixed assets on monthly basis, charging of depreciation expense to branches and calculation of withholding tax on different assets according to vendors.
• Addition and deletion of assets at the bank level.
• Charging of prepayments to branches (Rent, alarm monitoring, software, hardware, database ECIB, Motor vehicle, motorbike, fire, terrorism, banker’s blanket, fixed assets, and group life insurance) and verifying proper tax (GST) claimed in different provinces of Pakistan.
• Working on the general & specific provision at the bank level.
• Booking of accruals for head office and branches.
• Reconciliation of inter-branch current account with head office, head office with other banks and dealing with them.
• Adjustments of advances against salaries, personal advances of bank staff before and after resignation.
• Charging of markup on an inter-branch current account at the bank level.
• Charging of pre-opening expenses and liability to branches.
• Processing monthly payroll, daily wages and other than payroll staff salaries for all branches and reconciliation of salaries on monthly basis.
• Maintains appropriate filing of financial records, ensures proper backup of all files and providing data to other departments as we as internal and external auditors.
• Responding to all types of items charged from branches to head office.
• Reconciliation and charging of Branchless Banking Office petty cash.
• To ensure while assessing various areas of financial statements that data is in compliance with GAAP, IAS & IFRS regionally applicable along with local laws including but not limited up to Companies Ordinance, Code of Corporate Governance and Stock Exchange Listing Regulations,
• To perform risk assessment, evaluate control environment, identify key control activities, understand and document business cycles and testing operating effectiveness of controls,
• During the planning phase of audit understanding and documenting processes and sub-processes which includes walk-through of the process,
• To identify operational and business risks in internal controls followed by their comparison with industry best practices, further communicating client with weaknesses identified and also modifying the audit procedures in the light of control weaknesses identified,
• To identify the operational, financial and compliance controls and documentation of processes and controls in the form of flowcharts,
• To develop knowledge of junior team members and help them in resolving issues and guiding them during the audit phase,
• To prepare and interpret the financial statements for external purposes and guidance of internal management of the organization,
• To communicate with the client on various issues identified during the audit,
• To prepare the audit opinion with the help of manager and prepare various letters of communication with client's Board.
• Prepare journal entries, complete general ledger operations, monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial
statements.
• Administer accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Assist with payroll administration.
• Monitor and resolve bank issues including fee anomalies, check differences and account/bank reconciliations.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process and assist with implementing and maintaining internal
financial controls and procedures.
• Maintain a high quality of Store Operations.
• Analyze financial performance.
• Prepare monthly reports.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Motivate the team to ensure the financial success of the business.
• Communicate and Implement company policies.
• Recruit, Train and develop a high performing team.