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Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan

• Managed a team of 35 made up of diverse range of specialists whose expertise ranges from process optimisation to financial accounting; • Ensured the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory financial statements and tax issues;• Actively established and monitored transactions’ processing system across the whole chain at store level and implemented the financial control procedures;• Allocated and coordinated the workload of the team, assigned or re-assigned tasks to team members and monitored day to day progress of delivery using available means to ensure work is delivered on time;• Implemented and monitored change during business expansions; carried out extensive performance review on performance and development areas for team members’ duties and responsibilities;• Researched and reported accurately on factors influencing business performance to the CFO for timely decision making at board level;

Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan

• Performed daily work with high complexity, including closing set of books, capital account, monthly and quarterly financial statements, and tax computations; • Led accounting and related information system functions, including variance analysis, Payable control, and systems training/development for six branches countrywide;• Executed corporate-level accounting activities involving Economic Value Activity (EVA) analysis, project management, and budgeting;• Managed tax returns statutory financial filings; • Liaised with external accountants and auditors;• Established, implemented, and monitored the accounting-related processes and controls; • Ensured that SOC and KPIs were adhered to;

• Reviewed annual financial statements, tax computations, and closing transactions; • Reviewed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for accuracy and completeness; • Supervised Accountants and Associate Accountants by coordinating the workload in the team; • First point of contact for banks, auditors, lawyers, investment managers, and other stakeholders;

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Prepared local and consolidated financial statements, balance sheets and annual reports;• Maintained contact with auditors, tax advisors, lawyers and other involved parties in order to obtain the required information for reporting purposes;• End to End ownership of assigned clients;• Monitored and reviewed accounting and related reports for accuracy and completeness;• Prepared and filed the statutory tax returns;• Assisted proactively with on-boarding of new clients and accommodating their requirements;• Resolved business issues and issues with the clients proactively, identify savings and efficiency in operations

London, England, United Kingdom

Assisted managers with hiring procedures, screening of candidates, coordinating interviews.• Ensured accurate processing of the Payrolls including reports for accruals relating to payroll and supportedwith managing the payroll department• Assisted in Identifying and implementing service efficiency improvements and; efficiently resolved pay queries and costing adjustments • Ensured all statutory and voluntary payroll deductions are paid to appropriate bodies in a timely manner• Organized training session and staff appraisal • Forecasted employee training related cost and planning work load.

London, England, United Kingdom

Coordinated with management and audit team to ensure a system is in place that provides guarantee about the identification and evaluation of all major risks, on monthly basis.• Assisted in preparation of reports to the audit management and committee on compliance of the programs, policies, and activities of the department.• Organized, planned and carried out the internal audit function that includes the preparation of an audit plan, assigning work, scheduling and estimating resource needs.• Conducted tasks and reviews requested by the audit committee, finance director or chief executive.• Provided audit committee and management with an opinion on the internal controls• Helped group internal audit in executing special investigations, internal audit, compliance with policies and regulations and reviews of the Group's companies' internal control system

London, England, United Kingdom

• Worked closely on/off-site with clients using Excel to maintain books of account, processed reconciliations of month-end balance sheet including bank and generated management reports.• Assisted in corporation, partnership, VAT and personal tax returns and dealt with HMRC on clients' behalf and attended HMRC inspections along with senior partner.• Assisted in statutory financial statements for; Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies using IRIS/Sage accounting software.• Assisted senior partner from planning to completion of audit, including Initial contact with client and scheduling meetings; prepared files while ensuring compliance for senior partner's review

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