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Canada

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Tax planning and compliance including transfer pricing, value added tax & corporate income tax. Ensuring compliance with economic substance regulations.Prepare project wise profitability analysis dashboard for monitoring cost efficiency in execution of projects.Developed thorough forecasting and cash-flow management processes to maximise progression and profitability. Collaborating with project managers on budget preparation, monitoring and cost control.Oversee accounts receivables, payables and general ledger functions. Manage working capital.Coordination with banks for credit facilities.

Qatar

Preparation of monthly consolidated management accounts as well as quarterly & annual financial statements. Ensuring compliance with IFRS & local regulations and coordination of audits.Maintain responsibility of credit control to achieve debtor day targets. Built capacity-based forecast tools to inspect quarterly cost of service forecasting and aiding senior leadership during executive decision-making process by generating periodic reports to recommend corrective actions & improvements.Develop and led quality management systems, standards and compliance including SOPs, best practices, lean improvement programmes and enforcement of company and regulatory requirements. Review internal controls and perform GAP analysis to identify and recommend improvement to optimise processes.

Pakistan

Preparation of dashboard for segment wise revenue analysis and reporting. Collect data and develop detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue forecasts. Also generate model for postpaid revenue recognition.Reconciliation of postpaid billing system with general ledger to ensure accuracy of revenue reporting.Review schedules to ensure compliance with accounting quality assurance and monitor KPIs & identify areas of improvement.Generate dashboards for revenue and receivable reporting.

Pakistan

Recording of revenue from tower sharing, mobile financial services and postpaid GSM in Oracle accounting system.Prepare tower sharing invoices and validate corresponding invoices from other operators. Preparation of periodic dashboard for revenue & receivables reporting. Thereafter, monitoring net receivables for timely settlement.Reconciliation of Mobile Financial Services platform with Data Warehouse reports to ensure accuracy and completeness of revenue recording.Monitor and report on working capital KPI for account receivables.

Pakistan

Manage various aspects of audit from planning, team deployment, client coordination, execution of field work to review of working papers, completing audit filing accurately & efficiently.Objectively review business processes and evaluate efficacy of risk management procedures. Ensure compliance with applicable laws and statutes.Review of internal control procedures and analyse for gaps to recommend changes to mitigate risk.Handle diverse client portfolio work, establishing goals and achieving deadlines.Coached and mentored team for improved productivity and output.

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Post Graduate Diploma, Accounting And Finance, A

Master'S In Commerce, Business/Commerce, General

Public Finance Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Higher Secondary School Certificate, Science, A

Activities and Societies: Basketball, Cricket, Football, Swimming, Hiking

Secondary School Certificate, Science, A

Activities and Societies: Captain of house basketball team