Syed Muhammad Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

As Manager Finance and Accounts my main responsibilities include;• Complete financial and management reporting of company and subsidiary, along with consolidation;• Make the financial projections and models.• Financial modeling and investment appraisal for different revenue generation projects• Ensure compliances to the loan agreement with Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);• Responsible for quarterly reporting to OPIC in line with US and its own reporting requirements;• Prepare budgets, cost controlling and forecasting reports for different operating departments;• Complete handling of treasury and banking domain of the company, including cashflow forecast, fund management and cash management;• Co-ordination with Project Managers, consultants and responsible for all Government correspondences;• Dealing with new clients in relation finance and pricing issues, together with finalization of agreements and negotiations.• to ensure timely monthly and yearly book closure throughout the TPL Holdings Group;• Liason with external and internal auditors to ensure timely completion of audits.

Houston, Texas Area

My main responsibilities include the following; Preparation and reporting of financial statements of all entities and Group to the management in USA, alongwith with Group KPI reporting on weekly basis. Monitoring, interpreting and forecasting cash flows. Member of group internal audit team to ensure compliance of SOPs relating to finance and accounting. Supervising Group’s financial accounting according to applicable Financial Reporting Framework. Dealing with US banks i.e. Bank of America, Bank of New York Melon, Texas Citizen Bank and Wallis Bank and managing treasury for smooth banking operations and line of credit facilities. Dealing with officials and managing all matters relating to Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S.A Federal Tax and Revenue authority, Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC), U.K Tax and Revenue authority and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan Tax authority, including all regulatory and compliance issues. Dealing and negotiating with US funding institutions i.e. Amegy Bank, Universal Funding Corporation, Catalyst Financial and Caprock Funding for availing LoC facilities and factoring of trade debts. Issuance and filing of W-2 and 1099 tax returns to IRS, employees and contractors for US entities, Filing of Value Added Tax (VAT) quarterly returns and monthly returns of employees’ PAYE taxes and National Insurance (NI) contribution under RTI, with HMRC for UK entity. Monthly income tax reporting to FBR. Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. clients, auditors, legal agents, bankers, suppliers and most importantly Regulatory Agencies of different US States, UK and Pakistan as required. Adhoc financial reporting to the Managers of individual entities of the group, within stipulated deadlines to better serve efficient decision making and to ultimately serve company’s objective.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:• Effective planning of assignments to meet stringent deadlines,• Supervision, training and motivation of team members,• Conducting business and audit risk assessment,• Ensuring compliance with the requirements of ISA, IFRS, SOX and Corporate Laws • Co-ordination with professionals in various fields like legal, actuarial, tax and IT experts,• Evaluating internal controls and making appropriate recommendations to the management.Following is my work experience in the fields of accounting and finance, internal and external audit since April 2007 to date with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC):Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)• Unilever Pakistan Limited (Limited review for the half year ended June 30, 2008 and annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2008)• Asian Consumer Care Pakistan (Private) Limited(Group Reporting for the half year ended September 30, 2009)• Dalda Foods (Private) Limited(Internal audit assignment)• National Foods Limited(Limited Review for the half year ended Dec 31, 2009)Logistics and Shipping Industry• DHL Global Forwarding Pakistan (Private) Limited(Annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2011)• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Pakistan (Private) Limited(Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2010)Allied and Automobile Industry• Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(Audit for the year ended December 31, 2007)Pharmaceutical• GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited (Limited review for the half year ended June 30, 2007 and Group Reporting for the nine months ended September 30, 2007)Information Technology• Information Technology Company (Agreed-upon procedures on the financial information of a Information Technology company)Service Industry• Sind Club(Limited review for the half year ended December 31, 2008 and annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2008 and 2011)

Jeddah, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Worked in the capacity of Senior Internal Auditor with the Commercial Group of aforementioned client. I was responsible for carrying out an independent assignment and to prepare an internal audit report on Procurement process of the following two distribution companies working under the commercial group;• Al - Quraishi Marketing (Distributors of FMCG products)• Al - Quraishi Telecommunication (Distributors of Nokia) Objective was to identify whether or not the procedures performed during procurement cycle are in line with the Business Scorecard (BSC) of the entity, the Authority Matrix and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) manual, identify deficiencies and recommend necessary corrective actions. Further i also advised the company regarding changes in their SOPs to make the process of procurement more efficient and effective.The experience enabled me to develop a thorough understanding of a multicultural environment and to adapt to the needs of a demanding atmosphere.

Finance And Financial Management Services, Internal And External Audit.

FCCA

Ms. Business Analytics, Ai - Ml - Strategy - Analytics

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) Honors In Applied Accounting, Accounting And Finance

Chartered Accountant (Finalist), Accounting And Finance, External And Internal Audit

Hssc, Pre-Engineering