Shehzad Bashir Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Sa

Riyadh, Sa

Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities:  An active member of NC KSA Senior Management Team (SMT) which is responsible to take all key decisions for NC KSA in collaboration with Group General Manager. Automation of processes, based on the new market development, as much as possible. Direct and control company’s financial operations and accounting tasks to achieve financial objectives and increase profitability, cash flow and support business growth. Controller of cash inflows and outflows for the company to ensure NC KSA has sufficient liquidity available to run its operations Develop financial models in collaboration with Business Development department to prepare and finalize the financial proposals submitted by NC KSA. Supervise and manage the full payroll lifecycle for 300-400 staff including management of HR software (Empxtrack). Develop policies and procedures and ensure successful implementation of new financial modules for uploading all day-to-day journals in NC KSA financial system, based on those policies. Design & lead implementation of automation of staff expenses via SharePoint Marketplace in coordination with IT team.  Ensure timely preparation of monthly financial statements according to management and statutory (IFRS & SOCPA) requirements and deliver the month end P&L with meaningful variance analysis to budget & forecasts. Main point of contact for statutory financial audit and responsible for timely completion of year-end audit Ensure compliance with local tax legislation, including Annual Income Tax Filing, compliance with Transfer Pricing requirements, Monthly WHT & VAT filings Administer accounts receivable to ensure timely processing of invoices & receipts there-after Develop & coordinate annual procurement plans. Liaise with the budget holders and other key staff to determine the product & service needs. Monitor business trends & product availability to pay the best price for goods & services, without sacrificing quality.

Al-Khobar

Responsibilities: • Provided leadership to the team of 4 finance officers for managing overall finance and accounting operations including financial planning, month-/year-end activities, GL, forecasting, budgeting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, etc.• Formulated strategic business plans, and financial mechanisms to minimize financial risk of the company.• Monitored and reviewed accounting data, verify all transactions to assess the accuracy of journal entries, scrutinized income-expenditure, evaluated ledger postings and supervised the closure of daily and monthly books of accounts. • Control the purchase ledger and sales ledger; performed monthly adjustments for prepayments, accruals & reallocations.• Handled payroll processing for 600 employees including verification of records, bank transfers, approving journals on Microsoft Dynamics GP and performed monthly reconciliations of Payroll, GOSI and End of Service Control Accounts.• Processed all aspects of monthly close of financial records, retrieved necessary month-end statements for monthly closeout process, reconciled all asset accounts, including bank statements, and prepared financial statements.• Managed filing of monthly WHT deducted from vendors to General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT); managed monthly VAT submission to GAZT; managed Annual Income Tax filing and Advance Income Tax filing to GAZT.• Led implementation of new ERP Solution (Microsoft Dynamics AX) from designing phase to go-live.

Pakistan

Responsibilities as Audit Senior – Audit & Assurance: • Planned, led and managed audit assignments for clients across diverse sectors as well as non-profit organizations to ensure compliance in financial & operational areas while leading the engagement team.• Conducted audits as per international auditing standards, ensuring compliance of statutory requirements with reference to the Companies Ordinance 1984, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Code of Corporate Governance.• Designed appropriate procedures and audit programs using Voyager and modified the audit procedures throughout the engagement based on new, complicated or specialized circumstances• Analyzed operational and financial data to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with relevant laws and standards, as well as to find instances of accounting deficiencies and/or fraud.• Successfully conducted audits and prepared audit reports succinctly presenting audit findings, root causes, and recommendations for corrective action on a monthly or yearly basis.• Performed detailed review of financial statements keeping in mind the reliability and relevance; checked the accounting and financial records of the company to identify any errors of suspicious activities. • Researched and analyzed financial statements and audit-related issues using electronic databases and employed audit tools/software to review and compile financial information.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Responsibilities as Tax Associate – Tax Advisory & Compliance:• Sought approval of Board of Investment (BOI), clearance of interior ministry for registration of branch offices/ companies with foreign holdings/ directorship.• Responsible for preparation and filing of monthly and annual withholding statements of different clients, filing of sales tax returns for clients and preparation and submission of periodic secretarial compliances.• Provided special advisory services in relation to Federal Excise Act, 2005 and handled visa processing of foreign staff on behalf of the clients through BOI, Interior Ministry and Passport Office.

Pakistan

Key Responsibilities• Audit of various account heads;• Direct reporting to partner that helped supervisors and assistant managers focus on other critical projects;• Casting and referencing of financial statements.

Certificate In Accounting And Finance, Accounting, Finance And Auditing

Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (ICAP) was established on 01 July 1961 with the prime objective of regulating the profession.

Certified Financial And Management Accountant-Associate Member (Acfma/ M-410), Accounting And Finance

The Society of Accounting Education (SOAE) has been established in August 2010 under a license issued by the Registrar Joint Stock.

Bachelor'S Degree, Major In Economics

Higher Secondary School Certificate (Pre-Engineering), Pre-Engineering

Secondary School Certificate (Science), Science