Please turn on your javascript ibrahim akram - Junior Controller Finance & Accounts - Zamil Alpla Plastic ME Co. - Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Summary

Performs overviews of the financial operations of a business in order to help it run efficiently. Also provide the same services to individuals, helping them create plans of action for improved financial well-being. On the job; Examine statements to ensure accuracy, Ensure that statements and records comply with laws and regulations (SOCPA--IFRSs), ensure prompt payment Inspect account books and Accounting Systems to keep up to date Organize and maintain financial records Improve businesses efficiency where money is concerned Make best-practices recommendations to management Suggest ways to reduce costs, enhance revenues and improve profits Provide auditing services for businesses and individuals. Can work on all accounting applications. Advance skills in Excel functions, add ins, pivot reports. Can handle high volume of workload without compromising quality of output.

Meirc trained Saudi GAAP Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).

Experience

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Junior Controller Finance & Accounts
Zamil Alpla Plastic ME Co.
Mar 2018 - Present | Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Cost & Performance:
To manage the complete cost information for all the Supply chain & Manufacturing activities by implementing control procedures, validating & integrating with system (Oracle Process Manufacturing) data to ensure;
• The accuracy of financial information.
• The target profit & cost for new customer & projects.
• Price and right product mix decisions.

Financial Reporting:
Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements and auxiliary reports timely and accurately to meet partner and department requirements, policies and standards.

Financial Analysis:
Responsible for preparing and entering financial and operational reports in a tailor-made software by Alpla corporate, namely "eMis.

*The goal of this business software is to record, categorize, analyze, compile, interpret and then present a comprehensive, an accurate and updated financial, operational and administration data for all plants in KSA, profit center wise.

Preparing presentations for monthly performance of each plant in KSA in accordance with required information by partners.

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Professional Accountant /Analyst
Zamil Chemical & Plastic Co Ltd
Sep 2013 - Present | Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Preparation of consolidated financial statement for holding level also recording and maintaining holding standalone. Responsible for supporting the finance and accounting function in the Holding (Checking the Operating company’s combined monthly trial balance & general ledger for the necessary comments & corrections prior to Consolidation. This requires accomplishing a variety of accounting and finance tasks, including but not limited to Monthly closing and costing analysis.
Assist in preparation of the annual operating and capital planning process. Tracking performance against monthly, quarterly, annual reporting targets and providing early identification of areas requiring attention. Creating and maintaining multi-year, metric based financial model.
Contribute in developing scenario modeling to support the assessment of business development, new initiatives and growth opportunities. Model potential changes to capital structure, and shareholder returns. Work in special projects as required (BSC). Partner with accounting, different entities Finance Managers to support and influence the accuracy and effectiveness of the financial reporting. Annually Preparing and publishing comprehensive financial reporting package on ZCP Consolidated level, along with all 7 Operating Companies operational and financial information.

Achievements

 For current employer i have gathered 10 years historical, and five years planning data for seven Operating Companies. Then successfully have developed Model Matrices in Pivot reports ( financial ratios, common size , per ton cost trends) this practice have really added value at the time of evaluating budgets received from all OCs every year. We were able to deeply analyze the activity of operations.
 Successfully developed Financial Dashboards to calculate the variances and their communication to OCS.
 My feedback regarding Strategy Management System is now part of their final plan (some misleading financial ratios were discuss

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Liaison Role / Accounting, Finance & Governance
Zamil Group Holding- Trade & Services
Feb 2017 - Mar 2018 | Khobar, Saudi Arabia

In initial phase of joining have successfully implemented the accounting transition of a Sub-Holding; Zamil Trade & Services. worked in NON-SPECIFIC LIAISON ROLE of financial, governance and office matters, reporting to an Executive having multiple positions in Zamil’s' different LLCs.
- Ad hoc assignments, special purpose financial analysis of different entities, Business valuations, feasibility studies for expansions and new products, capital budgeting techniques, impairment test etc.

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Consultancy: Audit, Finance & Supply Chain
European World Co, Al Shalawi Co, Arabian brothers
Nov 2012 - Sep 2013 | Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Providing Consultancy for below firms was an awesome experience.

European World Co (EWC) Dammam:
Successfully first time lodged an accounting system for this establishment, reconciliation with opening audited financials. Provided full sport and liaison with External Auditors; Morison Internationals for finalizing Dec 2012 Audit. Handed over designed procedure and policies to their new hired accounts supervisor.

Arabian Brothers Est Dammam:
From scratch lodged accounting, financial, and operational policy for this small industry. First time lodge dual entry accounting system (Quick Book) and shifted all historic data on it. Designed all supportive documents for financial operations.

Al Shalawi Intl Holding Co Jubail:
For their delayed project in Jubail Mutrafiah had successfully calculated cite Material variances, investigation and filing final requisition to Procurement. Successfully lodged a system based on excels for the Material control department.

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Reporting & Consolidation Supervisor
Fatima Enterprises Ltd.
Oct 2010 - Nov 2012 | Multan, Pakistan

In compliance with SECP preparation of Quarterly Consolidation of financial results of Textile, Oil, Cotton and Ginning units at Head Office, inter unit reconciliation and Banks funds allocation among units. Filing sales tax returns and dealing issues of FBR.
Responsible of Inventory / Costing / Accounts Receivable Department. Preparation / Supervision of Costing of new Products. Supervising in Quarterly Inventory of Production Shop Floor and Warehouse (Finished Goods & Material Warehouse) and preparation of Variance Reports and submitting the report to Management.

Achievements

 Successfully defended FBR Special Intelligence wing Islamabad against the show cause PKR 5 Trillion. This long practice comprised of historical five year reported sales revenue reconciliation with the total funds credited in company’s all banks accounts. I got GL expertise in this practice.
 In 2009 on the sudden leaving of Accounts officer just prior to annual audit I successfully took the charge of department. It was challenging to resolve the current and prior year issues of whole Group (12 operating units ) as stock quantitative GLs , Bank’s Margin accounts, STF, LCs, Taxes GLs and Inter Unit balances were not reconcile. I successfully provided all requirements and defended the pre-qualification.

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Internee Under CA Article
Ahmed Mushir & Company Chartered Accountants
Jun 2009 - Oct 2010 | Multan, Pakistan

One year working experience as an internee under CA Article with Partner Ahmed Mushir & Co Chartered Accountants. Participated in half yearly and final closing with their major client Fatima Enterprises (Public Ltd co). Implementation of Audit Program and procedure, audit working paper for their discontinued operating units (Cotton & Oil Units).

Achievements

 My exposure gave me an opportunity to start my professional career with Fatima Enterprises Ltd entity on mid-level position.

Education

Bahauddin Zakariya University
Master, Masters, Masters in Commerce, M.COM ACCOUNTING SPECIALIZATION‎
Accounting & Finance
Percentage 55%
2012
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Certification, Chartered Accountancy ( C Module)‎
Quantitative Methods, Reporting, Economics, IT,
Completed
2007

Languages

Expert Urdu
Beginner Arabic
Expert English