Muhammad Salman Masood

Senior Accounts and Finance Professional

A highly successful Qualified Senior Accountant professional with more than 8 years of extensive experience in reputable groups of UAE and Pakistan dealing with all aspects of Accounting, Finance, controlling banking operations, cash operations management, financial reporting, resolving problems, risk and financial management.

Demonstrated hands-on management style in the development & implementation of strategic plans to ensure company growth.

Hands on experience of providing professional advice in strategic sectors such as financial reporting, Payroll, AR/AP, financial statements, auditing (internal & external).

Easy going by nature & able to work with all members of staff regarding finance issues to resolve problems.

Proven ability to manage multiple assignments efficiently while meeting tight deadline schedules.

Project Accounting (Cost Allocation, Revenue Recognition)
Financial Statements
Financial Analysis and Reporting
Cash Flows Management
Prepayments / Accruals
Accounts Payables & Receivables Management
MIS Reporting
Internal/External Audit, Due Diligence
Banks Reconciliation
Inventory Management
Fixed Asset Management
Trade Finance Management (LC, LG, PDC Discounting and Banks Facilities)

Last Resume Update May 27, 2019
Address Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
E-mail [email protected]
Phone Number 00971507729325

Experience

Mughal Wood Works Factory LLC
Senior Accountant
Feb 2013 - Current

Accounting Operations:

Maintaining the general ledgers by creating journal entries and posting the same in the trial balance.

Prepare monthly Petty cash schedule and analyze it with budgeted and actual figures in percentages.

Preparation of reports like Ageing of Debtors / Creditors on weekly basis and follow up for the payments, meetings with clients whenever necessary in respect of payments and all other accounts related problems.

Performing keen check on all monthly project wise Progressive invoices, Purchase Invoices, Bank payment vouchers, utility bills payments, petty cash vouchers, leave and final settlements of employees.

Looking after the collection & payments strategies by keeping an eye on the PDC Issued / Received ledgers carefully.

Shouldering the management in decision making to control expenses.

Managing the booking of month end provisions, accruals and prepayments.

Checking payroll entries and advance accounts of Employees including Cash and Bank Transfer, ensuring timely processing of payroll through WPS.

Maintain fixed asset schedule and passing month end depreciation entries.

Fully accountable for all the operational activity in Accounts and providing clear leadership to the team and leading in all areas of the business.

Successfully managed & guided Accounting Team and Reporting Activities within Accounts Department.

Banking Operations:

Managing & Communicating Bank Trade Finance Department, in various Credit facility documentation, Import/Export L/C, Negotiation, Discounting, Acceptance, Trust Receipt (TR), Local Bill Discounting (LBD) etc.

Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statements on monthly basis.

Calculating the Credit Facility Utilization report on weekly basis to check the availability of the Limits for O.D, L/C, L/G, PDC Discounting etc.

Financial Reporting Operations:

Fully responsible for the preparation of monthly reports like, MIS reports, Sales Analysis, Growth Rate, Ratio Analysis, Employees Related Reports etc

Prepared profit & loss report on weekly basis for the management to analyze the trends of Gross profit Margin, Net profit Margin, Growth and General and Admin Expenses analysis.

Directly reporting to the Finance Manager and Managing Director in all accounting works like preparation to finalization of accounts and up to financial analysis, like Ratio Analysis in a fully computerized environment.

Audit Operations:

Providing assistance to the auditors in accomplished statutory audit.

Finalize the Adjusted Trial Balance and Preparing the Financial Statements like Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Cash Flow Statements and Notes to Financial Statements on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

Allied Bank Limited
Internee
Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

60 days training as internee at Allied Bank Limited in Trade Finance, Clearing, Operations and General Banking Operations Departments.

Al Hira International (Khokhar Dyes Corporation)
Accounts Manager
Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

Maintaining the general ledger, creating journal entries and posting the same.

Depreciation calculation, Posting of Month end Journals like accruals, prepayments.

Handling of Petty cash, prepare the vouchers & posting the same after the approvals from management.

Checking and Booking the Supplier invoices and preparing their payments in Due Dates.

Preparing Invoices for customers, preparing receipts and passing in system accordingly.

Reconciliation of customer statement of account with their statement.

Preparation of monthly profit & Loss statement.

Preparation of quarterly, half yearly and annually financial statements and Analysis of Financial Reports.

Monitoring and follow-up of receivables both local and foreign.

Interact with external auditors in completing audits.

Preparation of cash flow statements on daily as well as monthly basis to ensure required liquidity.

Preparation of staff salaries and Employees End of Service Benefits.

Education

COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology
MS Banking and Finance
Aug 2014 - Jun 2018

Accounting
Finance
Banking
Human Resource
Trade Finance
Marketing

Hailey College of Banking & Finance
BBA Hons. Banking & Finance
Aug 2008 - Aug 2012

Accounting Finance Banking Human Resource Trade Finance Marketing

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