Mohammed Waseem

Experience

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  PC House PLC

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2008

  Accountant

  Reported to: Chief AccountantHandled a team of 1 EmployeeKey Roles:- Ensured regulatory compliance and operational efficiency by working jointly with the internal audit team.- Performed monthly account reconciliations of supplier accounts and bank accounts.- Prepared purchase orders, goods received notes, supplier received invoices and delivered supplier payments timely.

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  Hayleys Group

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2011

  Accounts Executive (Management Accounting)

  Reported to: Group Commercial ManagerHandled a team of 1 EmployeeKey Achievements:- Decreased the entire inventory level of production from 3 months to 1 month by effective monitoring and controls.- Saved more than LKR 1 Million in annual supplier payment through effective price negotiation.Key Roles:- Ensured optimal and least-cost purchases at best market prices by improving the procurement process.- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual purchasing budgets, liaised with the marketing department in finalizing sales budgets and production plans.- Valued raw materials cost per/unit to ensure accuracy of production cost in ERP, renewed purchaseorders, cost sheets, credit memos, and physical inventory verification reports against ERP report.- Maintained the inventory under the targeted level and compare the company’s spending with the budget and past consumption.- Managed vendors, accounts payable, and timely payments to local & international suppliers. Show less

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  Tas'Helat Marketing Co. (Fuel Stations Chain)

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Senior Accountant (Financial Reporting)

  Reported to: Head of FinanceHandled a team of 6 EmployeesKey Achievements:- Implemented chart of accounts for the new business initiative.Key Roles:- Preparation of statement of comprehensive income, financial position, cash flows, budgets &forecasts, and managed all accounting functions.- Prepared monthly reports on inventory movements & physical adjustments (minimum, reorder, maximum level & EOQ), ensured accuracy, and reported outcomes.- Prepared stakeholder reports and liaised with internal and external stakeholders (customers, suppliers, management, auditors) on accounting matters.- Associated with monthly administration meetings, prepared MIS reports for decision-making like revenue/profitability, OPEX / CAPEX, and inventory analysis. Show less

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  Du

  Jan 2013 - now

  • Work closely with business unit (BU) heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts.• Monthly review meetings with finance top management to communicate the reasons behind the product/department performance and results.• Meet with BU heads to understand commercial and market trends and explain the company level / department level / product level performance by analyzing financial and non-financial KPIs.• Weekly forecasting, and monthly reporting to provide business insights to senior management.• Perform deep dive profitability analysis and provide insights to management that will lead to cost saving initiatives, and revenue generating opportunities.• Prepare departmental income statements to perform detailed analysis on business unit performance.• Reviewing and approving business cases, new contracts, special price requests, and purchase requisitions Show less Reporting to: Director Handling a team of 3 EmployeesKey responsibilities:-Accountable for month end closing process such as preparation of closing schedules, journal entries, account analysis, and reconciliations of all expense-related accounts.-Monitoring operating costs, income & expenses, performing extensive OPEX and variance analysis, communicating with various levels in the organization.-Implement and manage the financial books with respect to IFRS 16 lease accounting worth over AED 2 billion, managing monthly closing of lease accounting capitalization of ROUA, recognizing of lease liability, depreciation & interest expense.-Reviewing and analyzing monthly financial statements also reporting the findings to top management with descriptive notes.-Track OPEX trends, revealing financial information, interpreting the implications and recommending operational reforms to maximize business performance.-Preparing and reviewing relevant ledger entries, balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliation and any other related accounting or financial schedules.-Overseeing the development and implementation of accounting systems and understanding key business drivers. Show less Reported to: Senior Manager - Financial Statements & Reporting Handled a team of 3 EmployeesKey responsibilities:-Prepared and posted journal entries, review accruals, online receipts, and account reconciliations also assisted in monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing activities.-Assisted reporting manager in preparing quarterly consolidated financial statements and presented analysis to support the financial statements.-Prepared monthly management reports, analysis (OPEX, Revenue, collection, chargeback), aging of unidentified receipts, and cash in transit related to E-commerce.-Liaised with external auditors on a quarterly and yearly basis to ensure timely availability of information.-Worked jointly and partnered with E-Commerce business to implement financial inputs on E-Commerce-related projects.-Preparation of E-commerce online payment channel reconciliations and bank reconciliation statements for more than 30 bank accounts.-Managed the reconciliation software & IT system, originated new reports for implementing (CR’s), user acceptance testing (UAT), and managed CAPEX within budget.-Provided inputs in the development of annual budgets for multiple departments and projects.-Ensured the accuracy & integrity of the collections and payments by reviewing, analyzing, accepting AP, AR, and revenue entries prepared by other teams. Show less

  • Manager FP&A - Financial Planning & Business Partnering

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior Financial Analyst (Expenditures & General Ledger)

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Financial Analyst (Financial Reporting)

    Jan 2013 - Sept 2018