A highly reliable and accomplished professional having 15+ year experience in Costing, Budgeting, Management Accounting & Reporting, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling & Analysis, Variance Analysis, Product Costing , Pricing Strategies, Internal Audit & Controls, Taxation, Corporate Affairs, Supply Chain Management, HR & Admin, Project Management.
Expertise in Management Reporting, Cost Analysis and Controls, Specialized Reporting Tools-Dashboard, KPIs, Financial Management- treasury, accounts payable, account receivables, short term investment, Cash / Fund management and reporting, Asset management, Corporate Planning, Capex Management, Financial Feasibility, New Business Development/Evaluations.
• Consolidated final accounts
• Taxation– Income tax & Sales tax
• Monthly management reports
• Budget Management, variance analysis and reporting
• Treasury Management – BankFinancing
• Risk Management
• Costing and Cost Management
• Compliances
• Audit and Internal Controls, system reviews and change implementation
• Report financial results to management on monthly basis
• Business Comparisons and analysis reports to management for decision making
• Cost Management through cost benefit analysis & implementation of cost control measures, removal of operational inefficiencies.
• Budget Management, Capex Management, variance analysis to establish accountability of responsible.
• Manage cash flow and forecasting. Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs
• Funds Management aimed at minimum financial cost through optimal banking and facilities mix
• Management of receivables, payables & Taxation linked with fund management.
• Co-ordination with internal/external auditors for finalization of reports and financial statements.
• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
• Supervision of accounts department to assure smooth operations and submission of management reports on timely basis to top management.
• Risk Management through proper insurances coverage, Internal Controls review and required changes implementation
• Compliance of all legal requirements, Dealing with authorities like EOBI, ESSI, SECP etc
• Monthly Final Accounts.
• Monthly Operational Report.
• Budget preparation, variance analyses, budgetary control.
• Business Comparisons and analysis reports to management for decision making
• Management of receivables, payables & Treasury functions.
• Handling Sales Tax and Income Tax.
• Co-ordination with internal/external auditors for finalization of reports and financial statements.
• Supervision of accounts department to assure smooth operations and submission of management reports on timely basis to top management.
• Fixed Assets Management, Tagging, inter departmental Transfers, Disposals and verifications.
• Dealing with authorities like EOBI, ESSI, PESCO, SDA, SECP etc.
• Team member for ISO 22000.
• Completion of Cost Audit.
• Running independently Costing & Budgeting Section
• Maintaining the cost audit record properly
• Preparing of monthly Cost Account of each pack size of Every Product.
• Budgeting of every product
• Preparing of Projections for Each month
• Analyzing of variance with Budget and Projection
• Preparing of Cost Sheets for Pricing Decision Strategy
• Working for preparation of Quarterly and Annual Accounts
• Preparing Feasibility of any special scheme to consumers
• Monitoring and reporting the Profit or Loss of each product on monthly basis
• Monitoring Inventory system and keeping it properly
• Co-ordinate / Correspond with Banks for daily banking operations & banking / financing facilities at the Group.
• Co-ordinate with Banks for entire process from LC establishment to settlement / retirements
• Submission of reports to Banks, Insurance companies on periodic basis.
• Liaise with Internal Departments / Divisions for information required / reporting developments
• Co-ordinate for finalization & closure of Annual Accounts with Internal / External Auditors and draft disclosures for financing facilities
• Participate in developing policies and effective internal controls and reviewing procedures.
• Evaluate the complete plan for costing of newspaper, magazines, and advertisement as to understand the operation and maintenance of cost accounting function.
• Co-ordinate with Material Management functions for estimation of imported and local product requirements and calculating its impact on cash flows.
• Calculate and analyze the budget variances and investigate the reasons/responsibility of such variances and incorporate recommendations.
• Prepare various reports to support strategic planning and decision making through forecasting (like statements of billing, recovery & receivables).
• Review analysis for a new investment project proposal in accordance with the Group’s strategic objectives and comments on the appropriateness of underlying assumptions.
• Further, I was also involved in the following projects:
o Projected Final Statements and Projected Cash flows for financing from Banks.
o Analysis of Lease vs. Purchase options.
o Manpower budget, Manpower cost analysis.
o Receivables Management Reports like debtors aging analysis to form basis for effective credit policies.
o Inventory Management Reports and Business Revenues Reports.
o Prepared Capital Expenditures Budget.
Preparation of Consolidated Accounts.
Income Tax & Sales Tax Matters
Coordination with auditors and gov departments
compliance of statutory requirements
Periodic Management Reports.
Manage All Accouns, Bank and Tax related Matters.
Preparation and submision of Periodic reports to Head Office at Karachi.