Please turn on your javascript Furqan Ahmed - Senior Accountant - Al Husam Group - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Summary

Result oriented, ambitious, reliable and qualified with More than 7 year of experience in Accounts amp Finance.
Professionally qualified with ACCA (Associate Certified Chartered Accountant) and Advance Diploma in Accounting amp Business
Well-versed with computerized accounting Software packages like Oracle Financial, Tally, Sage 2016, MS Office applications, Business amp Internet applications.
Solid experience amp knowledge of accounting procedures, management reports and financial analysis of company.
Possess strong analytical skills and knowledge of Financial/Corporate Reporting, Audit amp assurance, Finance and Strategic Management, well versed in accounting amp financial aspect of MS Excel and Bonded by strong work ethics and excellent communication skills.
Proficient in documenting, evaluating amp testing systems and controls in adherence to the assigned policies and procedures.
Liaison with banks, develop amp nurture client relations, maintaining their database in respect finance acquisition and Letter of Credit applications and claims.
Possess demonstrated ability to work effectively and congenially with employees at diverse levels.
Able to undertake challenging tasks amp responsibilities, can manage high pressure work environment.

Experience

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Senior Accountant
Al Husam Group
Dec 2015 - Present | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Preparing and managing general ledger accounting.
• Adherence to the deadline and accuracy requirement.
• Assisting in finalization of annual accounts and budgets.
• Handling annual budget and perform variance analysis report for higher management.
• Compiling costing and profitability reports for all the projects for Managing Director.
• Performing all tasks concerning three phases of accounting which is classifying, recording, and summarizing.
• Petty cash management & posting of petty cash invoices.
• Compiling and analyzing financial information to post the accounting entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and documenting business transactions.
• Maintaining, and coordinating the implementation of accounting procedures.
• Dealing with banks regarding LC opening, Bill discounting and other bank related issues.
• Preparing revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Reviewing historical accounting records and resolving if there is any accounting discrepancy.
• Maintaining financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
• Coordinating with HR regarding employees’ salaries and overtimes.
• Handling all day to day accounting transactions.
• Ensuring all financial transactions is subject to company policies and international financial reporting standards on monthly basis.
• Following all company policies and standard operation procedures as they pertain to accounting transactions in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Verifying and reconciling accounts payables & receivables along with preparation and presentation of aging report through Pivot Tables.
• Maintaining and reconciling physical inventory with the system on monthly basis.
• Performing Bank Reconciliations.
• Any other duties as assigned by the management.
• Responsible for all TAX related issues of VAT group.

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Finance Analyst
Future-now Technologies
Jul 2015 - Oct 2015 | Lahore, Pakistan

Preparing financial statements on monthly, quarterly and year end basis.
• Preparing monthly management accounts and doing financial analysis.
• Gather, compile, analyze, prepare and summarize data for financial projects/subjects such as project profitability, forecasting trends and transaction analysis and Advise on the results of analyses for the use in business decisions.
• Prepare annual accounts and related disclosures as per applicable framework, liaise and coordinate with external auditors and different departments for the preparation of schedules & details to ensure the timely completion of Audit.
• Reviewing bank positions, cash flow statements.
• Managed bank accounts, monitor cash-flow ensuring that sufficient funds are always available, arrange communication and correspondence letters and save them properly.
• Tax planning and administration of taxes such as VAT, Sales Tax and withholding Taxes.
• Submit annual tax returns to the authorities and follow up on tax audits.
• Daily receipt and checking of invoices at closing before posting.
• Coordinated and Prepared details for audit and act on the recommendations of External Auditors.
• Reconciliation of individual receivable accounts & accounts receivable managements.
Entertaining supplier’s / customer’s queries.
• Maintain updated vendor / customer files and file numbers in computerized as well as manual form.
• Responsible for reviewing monthly invoices.
• Maintain a filing system for all financial documents.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
• To ensure the proper recording of sales and purchase by reviewing source documents and proper cut off at month end.
• Preparation of valuation of Inventories.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all financial and employee files.
• Finalization of Accounts.
• Performed other reasonable duties assigned by the Accounts manager and CEO/COO.

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Accounts Executive
Hotel One Pvt Ltd
Jul 2011 - Jun 2015 | Lahore, Pakistan

Preparing, examining, and analyzing accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing weekly bank reconciliation statement, making adjustments in cash book and tracing un-presented /un-cleared cheque.
• Maintaining trade receivable/payable ledgers with ageing receivable/payable analysis and reconciliation of individual receivable/payable ledgers with control accounts as well as with customer/supplier statements.
• Involve in Tax planning and administration of taxes such VAT, Sales Tax and withholding Taxes.
• Preparation of annual tax return and handle all queries regarding tax audit.
• Verifying invoices received from listed suppliers with goods received note, purchase order and signed by authorized signatory and ultimately initiating payments for suppliers their posting in software.
• Verifications of all journal vouchers, cash vouchers and all financial transactions.
• Recording journal entries into ledger and closing entries of accrual or prepayments.

Education

ACCA Pakistan
Certification, ACCA‎
Accounting & Finance, Auditing
Completed
2014
ACCA Pakistan
Diploma, Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business‎
Accounting, Business
Completed
2012

Languages

Beginner Arabic
Expert English
Expert Urdu