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Farid Akram

Farid Akram

Senior Accountant
Lahore

Summary

Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Accountant (Remote)

States Movers Corp.
New York
07.2021 - Current
  • Maintaining books of the business in Quickbooks Online
  • Reconciling banks, customers and suppliers on weekly basis
  • Share reports to US Partners and Managers of back offices
  • Raising invoices, sharing payment links, charging on QBO Merchant and reconcile Zelle payments on weekly basis.

Head of Finance

Atax Global Consultants
Lahore, Punjab
03.2019 - Current


  • Identified partnership opportunities and established favorable business connections.
  • Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
  • Implementation partner of Bookkeeping Team for local clients (Quickbooks Online and Xero)
  • Providing consultancy for bookkeeping services to multiple software houses (US and UK markets)

Finance Manager

Hameed Latif Hospital
Lahore
03.2018 - 02.2019
  • Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
  • Managing accounts team for monthly reconciliations with Doctors and Paramedics
  • Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
  • Worked closely with CFO and CSO for makings feasibility studies for 100 bedded hospitals in different locations
  • Part of committee dealing with purchase of Bio Medical equipments

Costing Manager

HSY Designs
Lahore
11.2017 - 02.2018
  • Collaborated with design and retail departments to manage sales and territory data to collect accurate pricing and costing information.
  • Prepared estimates used by CEO and HSY management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work for new collections of apparels
  • Provided accurate estimates by defining scope, timelines, potential setbacks, and limitations.

Audit Supervisor

Pepsi (Lays)
Lahore
01.2017 - 10.2017
  • Headed a team of 60 auditors and administered assignment of production, inventory, and dispatch verification. Reconciled stock between SAP and JNQ and delivered discrepancies and abnormalities report to the management.
  • Reviewed automated audit work papers prepared by the audit staff to ensure compliance with the department's methodology. Completed reviews by following corporate audit department and institute of internal auditor standards.


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Audit Senior

Grant Thornton
Lahore
03.2013 - 01.2017
  • Major Clients During Audit Period ( Pepsi Co Lays, National Transmission and Dispatch Company, Master Textile Group, NLC, NESPAK and Defense Housing Authority
  • Led entire audit assignment process, including detailed planning of audit assignments, audit testing, and reporting in accordance with internal audit methodology.
  • Consulted clients on internal control systems development and audit program improvements.
  • Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

Audit Assistant

Nexia International
Lahore
06.2012 - 12.2012
  • Performed auditing work in accordance with rigorous auditing standards and principles.
  • Worked audit engagements for textile industry including Public listed clients including Night Chunian
  • Assisted senior audit team for analyzing financial statements and records for Non for profit organization (Rafi Peer Theatre)

Education

High School Diploma -

Chenab College Jhang A Levels-Cambridge University
Punjab
03.2007 - 2009.05

Certificate in Accounting And Finance

Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Pakistan
Punjab
09.2009 - 2012.03

Accounting And Finance

ACCA
UK
03.2019 - Current

Skills

    Bookkeeping

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Certification

Certified QuickBooks Online Pro Advisor

Affiliations

  • ICAP
  • ACCA
  • PIPFA
  • YOUTH CLUB
  • CHENAB CLUB

Software

Quickbooks

Xero

Interests

International Politics

Cricket

People Management

Religious Harmony

Timeline

Senior Accountant (Remote)

States Movers Corp.
07.2021 - Current

Head of Finance

Atax Global Consultants
03.2019 - Current

Accounting And Finance

ACCA
03.2019 - Current

Finance Manager

Hameed Latif Hospital
03.2018 - 02.2019

Costing Manager

HSY Designs
11.2017 - 02.2018

Audit Supervisor

Pepsi (Lays)
01.2017 - 10.2017

Audit Senior

Grant Thornton
03.2013 - 01.2017

Audit Assistant

Nexia International
06.2012 - 12.2012

Certificate in Accounting And Finance

Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Pakistan
09.2009 - 2012.03

High School Diploma -

Chenab College Jhang A Levels-Cambridge University
03.2007 - 2009.05
Farid AkramSenior Accountant