Muhammad Luqman Barki

Qualified Chartered Accountant - ACA

I am a highly challenging professional who loves learning and working in the world class professional environment. I can meet strict deadlines and can work under pressure.

I am keen to work under highly competent and experienced professionals and can directly report to Partner and/or CFO to avail maximum benefit of their life time experience.

I am Qualified Chartered Accountant - ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

I have 2 Years of UAE experience and three and half years of Home country Experience with an Auditing firm from Grant Thornton Anjum Rahman (GTAR), a member firm of Grant Thornton International.

In my current job capacity, I am supervising the finance department of UAE region and reporting directly to group finance manager. During my job tenure with Grant Thornton International, I had been involved as a job in charge in many audit assignments. Other than the audit of reputed organizations as a Job In-charge, I had also worked on the implementation and review of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) of a Financial Institution and a reputed Bank.

I am currently on employment/residence visa in UAE. I am available here and can join by giving one month prior notice. My contact details are as follows:

Mobile # +971557438500

Regards

Muhammad Luqman Barki

Last Resume Update April 21, 2019
Address Dubai, United Arab Emirates
E-mail mluqmanbarkii@gmail.com
Phone Number +971557438500

Experience

AAHE Furniture Trading
Senior Accountant
Mar 2017 - Current

I have been working as a senior accountant in the accounts and finance department of AAHE Furniture Trading. I am looking after the whole finance department (UAE region) of the company. Being a senior accountant, I have been entrusted with the following responsibilities:
 Overall supervision of the finance department of the whole UAE region
 Preparation of financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
 Preparation of the month end closing financial reports for the management’s internal use and reporting directly to the finance manager in head office – KSA
 Conducting financial analysis regarding the new product lines planned to be introduced by the management and explaining and recommending the pros and cons of such diversifications/introduction of the new products/showrooms.
 Conducting annual audits of the company’s financial statement successfully and without major adjustments by the auditors
 Filing the quarterly VAT returns as required by the UAE VAT laws
 Preparation of the budgets and forecast for each year
 Working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines for the closing of the books of account and for the preparation of the financial reports at each month end.
 Assisting the junior members of my team in the understanding of financial and accounting rules
 The accounts receivable, cash and bank and accounts payables management (working capital management)
 WPS Salaries management

Grant Thornton International
Senior Audit Associate
Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

I had worked as Senior Audit Associate in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS) of Grant Thornton International, Chartered Accountants. During this time span, I have been involved as a team leader and team member in execution of several external statutory audits, internal audits, half yearly reviews, bookkeeping assignments, compliance reviews, internal control system reviews, certifications and other varied audit and agreed upon procedures engagements of various public and private commercial organization and have been entrusted with the responsibilities for:
 Providing advisory services to clients in respect of accounting treatment of complex transactions in light on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), compliance with applicable corporate and tax laws.
 Monitoring and coordination of engagements related to the:
 Planning and execution of external audits and bookkeeping assignments;
 Review of accounting and internal control systems, risk management, controls and governance processes and identification of significant weaknesses recommending improvements therein;
 Assisting clients in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and getting them reviews by engagement leaders.
 Reporting of the significant issues to the management and developing good working relationships with the client to deliver engagement expectations.

Education

Institute Of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan - ICAP
Chartered Accountant - ACA
Oct 2008 - Dec 2018

I am a qualified chartered accountant from the Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Pakistan (ICAP) having 6 years (2 and half years UAE experience and 3 and half years home country experience.

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