CURRICULUM VITAE
BASALAT HAFEEZ GORAYA
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME Basalat Hafeez Goraya
ADDRESS 4 Monica Avenue - Hassall Grove 2761 - Sydney - NSW
CONTACT # 04 - 69176827
VISA STATUS (Skilled Migrant 175 - Subclass VE) - Permanent Resident
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a career in an organized and professional environment that helps in building and polishing technical, creative and managerial skills to meet the competitive industry requirements through self-motivation and results – oriented approach.
QUALIFICATION
2012 - CPA - Associate Member Of CPA Australia
(Currently preparing for the last four exams of CPA - Australia)
2011 - AIPA -Member Institute of Public Accountants
(Australia).
2008 - ACCA -Association of Chartered Certified Accountants -UK
Completed all papers of ACCA, became an ACCA affiliate in Feb-2008 and ACCA member in 2011
1998 -MBA (Banking/Finance) -College of Business Administration – Pakistan
1995 -Bsc. (Maths A/B, Statistics) - Punjab University – Lahore, Pakistan
EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2012 Manager Accounts
Nishat Linen Trading LLC
Unit 23, 369/A – Alquoz Industrial Area III.
P.O Box - 28189
Dubai - UAE
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Nishat Linen Trading LLC is the wholly owned subsidiary of Nishat Group of Pakistan which is the largest textile group of Pakistan. Nishat Group has a sales turnover of more than 44 billion rupees and net profit of around 6.5 billion rupees in 2011. Nishat Linen Trading LLC (Subsidiary) has established 30 retail outlets in Pakistan and Middle East.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Developed the accounts department from scratch, after the formation of company and developed/implemented internal controls.
· Maintaining the integrity of the general ledger.
· Responsible for the recording of sales, purchases and all expenses in General Ledger, Bank and General Ledger reconciliations for month-end closing for monthly management accounts in a timely manner.
· Responsible for analyzing financial statements on monthly basis and reporting on variances and preparing monthly management accounts.
· Managing the accounts Payable and accounts receivable sections. Review of weekly and month end Creditor/debtors accounts and credit limits.
· Management of Fixed assets process and procedures.
· Managing Cash and credit sales of all the retail outlets. Verifying and raising sales invoices for whole sales orders.
· Guiding the staff in proper record keeping and maintaining the proper books of accounts as per International Accounting Standards (IAS).
· Assisting with the preparation of annual audited financial statements, footnotes and supplemental information.
· Preparing and recording the monthly Payroll and overtime workings for the staff.
· Preparing the monthly, six monthly and annual projections and cash flow forecasts.
· Managing all the correspondence and dealings with banks as well as liaison with auditors for annual audit.
· Handling and clearing all the import/export shipments from/to Pakistan and arranging for proper documentation for release of shipments in timely manner.
· Supervising the warehouse and inventory management in Oracle based software and conducting regular stock takes.
· Dealing with government authorities and arranging for staff visas and meeting other legal requirements relating to staff.
· Preparing reports as per the requirements of senior management.
· Conducting interviews and involved in the selection of sales staff for the outlets.
2008 – 2011 Consultant/Management Accountant
Azure Pakistan Outsourcing (Pvt) Ltd.
H # 22 /G - Gulberg II - Lahore
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Azure Pakistan Outsourcing Ltd. is an international accounting outsourcing company with its offices in UK, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Azure Pakistan’s major business is to prepare monthly management accounts, year end accounts, payrolls, tax returns, and providing financial solutions for sole proprietors, Partnerships and limited companies ranging from power generators, restaurants, security agencies.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· I was solely responsible for preparing the monthly management accounts, inter-company recons, Fixed Asset Schedules, Cash Flows, VAT returns & VAT reconciliations of small power generation group, security agency, Hotel & Restaurants, Model Agencies, & Metal Fabricators from United Kingdom.
· Supervising the management trainees for Final Accounts & Management accounts.
· Handling the complete Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions of various companies including balance reconciliations, sending statements, chasing payments, keeping track of credit limits. etc
· Book keeping and posting of data into ledgers by the use of accounting software.
· Bank Reconciliations, accounts reconciliation, Inter-company balances reconciliation and cash allocation sheets.
· Preparing the accrual, prepayment and fixed asset schedules.
· Raising sales invoices, credit notes, purchase invoices.
· Preparation of cash flow & Income projections for different clients.
· Preparation of monthly Income statements and balance sheets as per International Accounting Standards and variance analysis.
· Preparation of Cash flow statements as per international accounting standard.
· Preparation of statutory year end accounts as per International Accounting Standards and disclosures.
· Preparation of monthly & weekly payrolls.
· Knowledge of all International accounting standards and IFRS.
· Establishing, maintaining, and coordinating the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
· Knowledge of financial applications and accounting applications.
· Communication with clients in UK via phone and email and replying to their queries.
· Successfully conducted training on Management accounts preparation to Sri Lanka office staff.
2007 – 2008 Senior Accounts Officer
Shahtaj Sugar Mills Ltd.
Gulberg III – Lahore
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Shahtaj Sugar Mills is one the largest sugar manufacturing unit of Pakistan and is a part of the Shahnawaz group. With strength of more than 400 employees and state of the art manufacturing facility, Shahtaj has a net profit of more than one billion rupees a year.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Worked on the development of Fixed Assets and General Ledger Modules for the implementation of ERP System in the mills and head office.
· Preparation of cash book, preparation of vouchers and Journal vouchers.
· Bank reconciliations, accounts reconciliations,
· Preparation of trial balances from Ledgers
· Preparation of fixed asset addition, disposal and depreciation schedules
· Related party disclosures as per international accounting standards,
· Calculation the fair value of loans to growers and to staff and calculating the gain or losses.
· Preparing all supporting schedules for financial statements,
· Preparing of report for Monopoly control authority and other statutory reports.
· Working with internal auditors in identifying the risks faced by the company and developing of internal controls.
· Liaison with external auditors during half yearly and annual audit work.
2000– 2002 Marketing Executive
Alatas Biglift Co. Ltd.
P.O Box # 737, Jubail 31951
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Alatas Biglift Co. was a joint venture between Saudia’s Alatas and Holland’s Mammoeth B.V for providing the services of heavy haulage and equipment erection for oil refiners and various manufacturing units.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Preparation of commercial bids for the transportation, heavy lifting and jacking sliding operations.
· Preparation of daily, weekly, monthly job status reports,
· Preparation of equipment utilization reports
· Job forecasting, client comparisons, competitor analysis.
· Site and route survey reports.
· Liaison with operation and coordination department and clients for the smooth execution of jobs.
· Visiting the client and attending meetings to get new business for company.
SKILLS
· Advanced Excel Skills and MYOB
· Oracle Accounting Software
· Sage Line 50 (different versions)
· Sage Payroll and Sage Accounts Production (SAP)
· IRIS Practice Software UK
· CCH Practice Software UK
· Quick Books/Peach Tree/ MS Office
· Excellent Report Writing & Communication Skills.
COURSES ATTENDED
· A certificate course in American History from American Center Lahore - Pakistan.
· A full day workshop on Target Business Writing organized by Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) on 10 September 2007 at Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore.
· Scored overall 7.5 band out of 9.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems)
· Attended various seminars on Self motivation, Managing people, Professional ethics and communication & presentation skills.
REFREES References will be furnished on request.