UZZAIR ARAIN
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Experienced Finance Professional skilled in building productive relationships across organizational hierarchies. Proven ability to enhance budget administration, expense tracking, and forecasting for future financial requirements. Demonstrated history of executing work with utmost ethical standards, ensuring integrity and confidentiality of financial data.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Audit Senior
MJH Accounts & Adviosry
10.2024 - Current
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Guided junior auditors on best practices, fostering a collaborative working environment and enhancing team performance.
- Assisted in preparing audit reports, and presenting findings clearly and concisely to senior management for review.
- Managed multiple engagements simultaneously, prioritizing tasks effectively to meet client deadlines consistently.
- Developed strong relationships with clients, promptly addressing concerns and providing timely progress updates throughout the engagement process.
- Led training sessions on various topics related to internal auditing, enhancing the skills and knowledge of fellow team members.
- Identified management control weaknesses and provided value-added suggestions for remediation.
- Maintained professional knowledge by attending IFRS and ISA seminars training and workshops annually.
Senior Accountant
Buildup Exhibition & Fixtures L.L.C
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Project wise budget monitoring and controlling costs associated with the budget
- Involved in the process of monthly closure of books
- Devised financial policies and strategies that significantly contributed to the achievement of the annual profit goals
- Managing quarterly VAT workings
- Responsible to control monthly Overhead expenses
- Oversee daily transactions, including accounts payable/ receivable, general ledger, and Bank reconciliation
- Administered accounts payable and receivable, producing aging reports for daily, weekly, and monthly management reviews
- Liaised with External auditors and adherence to other legal compliances
- Prepared tax accounts in compliance with applicable laws, facilitating external audits and statutory filings
Assistant Manager - BSO
BDO Ebrahim & Co. Chartered Accountants
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Prepared Financial Statements as per IFRS and IAS, with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results reporting
- Executed budget preparation for all projects and established control mechanisms to compare actual results with forecasts
- Devised financial policies and strategies that significantly contributed to the achievement of the annual profit goals
- Review of monthly sales (VAT) and withholding tax workings
- Managed company expenses through effective strategies, ensuring alignment with approved budgets
- Oversee daily transactions, including accounts payable/ receivable, general ledger, and Bank reconciliation
- Administered accounts payable and receivable, producing aging reports for daily, weekly, and monthly management reviews
- Liaised with headquarters in management reporting and strategized cash flow provisions for all back offices
- Prepared tax accounts in compliance with applicable laws, facilitating external audits and statutory filings
- Complied with tax notices and Liaised with Tax authorities for assessment and disposal of notices
Chief Accountant
Gohar Group of Companies
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Supervised day-to-day financial operations, including bookkeeping, payables, receivables, payroll, invoicing, and other financial transactions; prepared and presented financial statements in compliance with accounting standards
- Core responsible for the proper implementation of ERP
- Conducted tax account preparation according to applicable laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with FBR
- Execution of Group Audit and individual stand-alone audits of each region has been core responsibility during association with Gohar Group
- Ensured month-end reconciliations and various management reports were completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Responsible for making reconciliation between Odoo & SAP of all clients of the Group
- Monitored and analyzed accounting data, producing financial reports and statements to facilitate decision-making
Audit Senior
Crowe Hussain Chaudhary & Co. Chartered Accountants
07.2018 - 12.2020
- Effective planning and co-ordination of assignments to meet stringent deadlines; Conducting business and audit risk assessment through research and analysis and cumulative audit knowledge and experience; Ensuring compliance with the requirements of International Standards on Auditing (ISA) for audit engagements
- Liaising with, and developing good working relationships with the client to deliver engagement expectations
- Preparation of financial statements, including specialized ones like Mutual Funds, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), corporate laws, and other directives of regulatory authorities as applicable in Pakistan
- Lead all aspects of engagement including assessing preliminary risks and holding preliminary discussions with clients along with planning the overall audit strategy in line with the Applicable Financial Reporting Framework, industry-specific requirements, and objectives of engagement which also includes creating timelines for reporting deliverables and supervision of work allocation where responsibility is to lead the task
- Managing the engagements which include coordination with enterprise risk, tax, and financial service lines to provide cohesive client service and preparation of internal control memorandums and management letters to identify major weaknesses of internal control, relating risk and recommendation to account for such findings
- Review the work of subordinates, address and resolve the queries from managers, partners or quality control dept
- With the finalization of reports for the clients along with attending final closeout meetings with clients for discussions about findings and remedial steps further
Education
Chartered Accountancy- CA - Finalist
ICAP
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant- ACCA - Finalist
ACCA
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
University of Sindh
Skills
- Financial Accounting
- Tax Accounts Preparation
- Business Feasibilities and Costing
- Variance Analysis
- Corporate Tax
- Team Leadership
- Payable and Receivable Management
- Budget Preparation & Management
- Payroll Management
- Fund Management & Allocation
- Cash Flow Preparation & Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate & Regulatory Compliance
- Book-Keeping
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
- Odoo-ERP
- Tally
- SAP
- QuickBooks
- IFRS
- ISAs
- Financial Reporting
LinkedIn profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-uzzair-arain-6081341b5?
Certification
Presentation communication skill course - I (ICAP -PK)
Languages
English
Urdu
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/25/94
- Nationality: Pakistani
- Visa Status: Employment visa
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Audit Senior
MJH Accounts & Adviosry
10.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant
Buildup Exhibition & Fixtures L.L.C
11.2023 - 09.2024
Assistant Manager - BSO
BDO Ebrahim & Co. Chartered Accountants
09.2022 - 10.2023
Chief Accountant
Gohar Group of Companies
01.2021 - 08.2022
Audit Senior
Crowe Hussain Chaudhary & Co. Chartered Accountants
07.2018 - 12.2020
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant- ACCA - Finalist
ACCA
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
University of Sindh
Chartered Accountancy- CA - Finalist
ICAP
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