Fahad Dehbar, Fcca Email & Phone Number

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi Division, Sindh, Pakistan

• Managing a cross-functional team of 10 in 3 regions, ranging from entry-level analysts to managers, and collaborated with business development, data analysis, operations, marketing, and project management.• Coordination with banking partners and vendors concerning POC exercises, sizing and scope, commercial negotiations, legal agreements, governance, and payment terms for the business is completed smoothly and efficiently.• Designing, and implementing SOP to ensure Contracts… Show more • Managing a cross-functional team of 10 in 3 regions, ranging from entry-level analysts to managers, and collaborated with business development, data analysis, operations, marketing, and project management.• Coordination with banking partners and vendors concerning POC exercises, sizing and scope, commercial negotiations, legal agreements, governance, and payment terms for the business is completed smoothly and efficiently.• Designing, and implementing SOP to ensure Contracts, FSD, SLA & SOW terms are accurately reflected and maintaining new processes for streamlining financial reporting, providing expenditure oversight & cash flow management across various business functions.• Dealing with banking institutions and managing long-term and short-term running financing lines over Rs. 500m.• Managing the process of Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) and Direct Carrier Billing (DCB), Reconciliation and Settlement of VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay, 1Bill, and Mobile Wallets transactions with PayFast CyberSource, HBL Pay, 1Link and MNO along with ensuring the merchant Payouts processing on a timely basis.• Developed procedures for the global payment scheme UnionPay “MGSP” Merchants Gateway Services Platform for QR code acquisition. Financial payouts to UnionPay, merchant, settlement bank, and Golootlo itself.• Resolve disputed redressal mechanism cases and initiate proactive reversals with the help of the 1Link switch concerning transactions not settled automatically by the acquirer bank.•Analyzed data validation techniques from 6 million monthly active app users and used them to guide marketing spending plans and product strategies resulting in an increase in average app & customer engagement time by 2x and decreased drop-off rate by 29%.•Preparing IFRS consolidated financial statements of 5 groups of companies and monitoring the closing process to ensure timely and accurate submission of consolidating financial reports along with statistical analysis to the CEO. Show less

Karachi

• Performing regular cash flow reporting, forward forecasting, and providing business partnering in annual budget processing to evolve and develop financial performance metrics and reporting.• Handling tax authorities on official tax notices requiring clarifications and additional submissions and facilitating maintaining full compliance with local, provincial, and federal tax requirements with diligent application of best practices.• Developing financial models and scenario… Show more • Performing regular cash flow reporting, forward forecasting, and providing business partnering in annual budget processing to evolve and develop financial performance metrics and reporting.• Handling tax authorities on official tax notices requiring clarifications and additional submissions and facilitating maintaining full compliance with local, provincial, and federal tax requirements with diligent application of best practices.• Developing financial models and scenario plans to facilitate portfolio performance review and implementing new strategies.• Redesigned the audit process and managed the annual/quarterly reviews in collaboration with external audit teams.• Working closely with the operation & business managers to drive down inefficient costs and setting up necessary processes & control for achieving sustainable optimal cost.• Responsible for all management accounting, statutory reporting, transactional finance, and general ledger accounting as well as the entire internal and external reporting cycle, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and other Local regulatory compliances.• Embedded risk management into the finance function, ensuring adequate systems of internal controls (segregation of duties, reconciliations, checks and balances, and oversight). Show less

Karachi

During the above-mentioned period, working as Audit Senior, my key responsibilities include:• Led audit engagement teams through the planning, execution, and finalization stages of the audit. Involved in reviews, validation of financial reporting packages, assurance engagements, and other varied special nature engagements in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA).• Liaison with client's management and communication of key audit issues including income tax and… Show more During the above-mentioned period, working as Audit Senior, my key responsibilities include:• Led audit engagement teams through the planning, execution, and finalization stages of the audit. Involved in reviews, validation of financial reporting packages, assurance engagements, and other varied special nature engagements in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA).• Liaison with client's management and communication of key audit issues including income tax and sales tax (VAT) to persons at appropriate levels of responsibility.• Evaluated internal control systems and risk management procedures, identifying weaknesses therein and accelerating recommendations to management for correcting unsatisfactory conditions, improving operations, and reducing cost.• Assist clients in the preparation of financial statements under the applicable financial reporting framework, including compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), local corporate laws, and directives of regulatory authorities.• Integrated and implemented paperless audit via licensing of audit software from a UK-based firm. Disseminated the necessary information to individuals working in the assurance department to equip them with the necessary skill set to enable them to use the audit software for performing all assurance engagements.• Planning & executing audit procedures designed to aid the department in achieving performance objectives for each engagement, adherence to reporting deadlines & mitigate risks.• Performed ad-hoc projects, critical accounts rec, calculated commissions for agents, and set up strong IFRS 15 processes; solved aged-debt issues and local tax discrepancies.• Ensured compliance with the ethical and professional requirements of the Code of Ethics at the engagement level. Show less

Karachi

-Sales and Income Tax E-Filing– (Individual, Companies & AOP).-Companies Annual Return filing.-Incorporation of new companies. Private/ SMC-Private Limited Company Registration.-Sales and Income Tax e-Refund.-AOP/Firm Registration (Partnership Business).-National Tax Number (NTN) Certificate e-Registration.-Finalization of Clients Accounts.

Karachi

• Supervision of Export & Logistic Processing, corresponding through various channels, Export documentation Bill of Lading & corresponding with Bank, Customs, Shipping & Clearing Agents.• Responsible for preparing financial statements on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.• Assisting in qualifying the budget with the finance team and the divisional MDs annually• Reconciliation of balance sheet and bank statements on monthly basis.• Supplier dealings including… Show more • Supervision of Export & Logistic Processing, corresponding through various channels, Export documentation Bill of Lading & corresponding with Bank, Customs, Shipping & Clearing Agents.• Responsible for preparing financial statements on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.• Assisting in qualifying the budget with the finance team and the divisional MDs annually• Reconciliation of balance sheet and bank statements on monthly basis.• Supplier dealings including quotations, negotiations along with complete shipment process. Show less

Acca Member, Specialized In Advanced Financial Management, Financial Reporting & Audit And Assurance (Int)

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Bachelor In Commerce, Business Administration, Management And Operations