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MUHAMMAD ARSALAN TAUFIQ

FICO Consultant
Karachi

Summary

As a multi-skilled SAP Certified Professional, I have good all-around Function and Technical expertise that enables me to understand my client's needs and provide appropriate technical solutions. Experienced in providing motivation, guidance, Power user and end-user training, and an up-to-date SAP consultancy service to both colleagues and clients. I have extensive experience managing SAP’s complete lifecycle in FI and support experience in FI, CO, PS, and FM modules.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications

Work History

SAP FICO Consultant

SuperNova Solutions (Private) Limited
Karachi
04.2022 - Current

Working with SuperNova I am deployed to 2 Projects. During that time, I completed one of the implementation projects, and the support project is going on. Besides that, I am part of the Business Development Team of SuperNova for scoping and commercial activities of different potential clients.


Project Details:


English Biscuit Manufacturers: (September - 2022 - Present)

Provide support in 4 SAP modules. FI, CO, PS, FM


Contribution:

  • Solving day-to-day errors received by Finance Dept.
  • Provide UAT after completion of development from the development team.
  • Solving cross-functional module errors faced by users in their daily routine.
  • Guide Power users and end users for different challenges in SAP Processes.
  • Develop Analytical and critical reports related to finance and costing.
  • Coordinate with ABAPER for developing different reports as per management requirements.


Ana & Batla Industries: (April - 2022 - September - 2022)
I have done full implementation of Rise with SAP FI module.


Contribution:

  • Ensure the SAP Application and system requirements are identified, analyzed, and documented during the explore phase.
  • Provide iterations to users for showing process in SAP.
  • Prepare, review and finalize Business process documents for green field implementation.
  • Configuration of SAP FI module in IMG based on business requirements.
  • Identify gaps, and issues and then work around solutions.
  • Manage implementation challenges and escalation in a proactive and structured manner.
  • Assisting in the testing process in order to discover errors and issues in business processes, documentation, or users’ lack of experience.
  • Provide application support and training of power users and end-users.
  • Cooperating with consultants from other modules such as CO, SD, MM, PM, PP, PS, and FM.
  • Develop different controls to smooth the business process.
  • Conduct User acceptance testing for users.
  • Involved in Pre and Post Go-live activities i.e. master data and Cutover balances validation and uploading.
  • Co-ordinate with ABAPER for developing WRICEF.
  • Provide Go-Live support and post-implementation support.

Executive Accounts (Financial Reporting)

Ghandara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited
Karachi
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for ensuring timely Monthly, Quarterly, and Year End close processes and activities.
  • Supervise monthly closing activities and ensure that all month-end entries have been incorporated against check List.
  • Provide reasoning and analysis to support monthly business performance evaluation and analysis.
  • Provide reconciliation analysis of accruals, provisions, and appropriate amortization of prepayments.
  • Daily and monthly review of GLs and if found any error, resolve and reconcile the discrepancies.
  • Preparing budget of admin & selling expenses.
  • Liaising with other departments and business units on a range of issues.
  • Recommend and maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over Finance Department Activities.
  • Preparation of monthly profitability report (Management Accounts).
  • Assisting in the finalization of financial statements.
  • Coordinating with external auditors in half-yearly reviews & annual audits.
  • Reviewing finished goods stock movement report on a monthly basis.
  • Calculation & recording of Royalty fee.

Senior Finance Executive

MAL Pakistan Limited
Karachi
06.2018 - 01.2022
  • Promoted within one year for showing outstanding performance.
  • Perform month-end accounting activities i.e. Clear AP/AR open items and GR/IR Accounts.
  • Booked vendor invoices through FV60 with the splitting of WHT and GST withheld deductions.
  • Issue and settlement of advances to employees, vendors, and customers via SAP.
  • Record general entries using Park G/L Document Transaction.
  • Respond to accounting inquiries from management periodically.
  • Liaise with external and internal audit for their query.
  • Provide expense guidance to other departments when needed.
  • Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures.
  • Respond to vendor critical queries with using of different SAP reports of AP.
  • Monitoring and maintenance of funds for smooth running of payments function.
  • Review and strongly follow up for settlement of employees and supplier advances.
  • Record import-related payments, fund transfers, C&F, and other documents in monthly closing.
  • Supervise the finance store room for documents maintained.


CONTRIBUTION IN SAP IMPLMENTATION (End-User Side)

  • Contributed to the implementation SAP FI Module.
  • Involve in Business blueprint design and requirement gathering process for As-Is and To-Be documentation.
  • Attend Power user training of GL, AP, AR, AA, and Bank Master Data.
  • Tested live scenarios in user acceptance testing and highlighted issues.
  • Identify technical and logical errors during UAT to resolve the issues before go-live.
  • Involved with functional consultant independently for developing Cheque formats, payment advice, and customize reports.
  • Involved in Analyzing and developing WHT reports from SAP as per FBR Requirements.
  • Involved independently with FICO consultants to prepare to customize reports related to payables, assets, and taxes.
  • Prepared master data, cutover data, GL balances, vendors, customers, and fixed assets, for uploading in SAP.
  • Maintained and updated backlog of FI Module due to running parallel system (legacy & SAP) for reconciling Trial balances, P&L, and Balance sheet after go-live.

Finance Executive

MAL Pakistan Limited
Karachi
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Reviewing and disbursing payments to operational vendors using manual and automatic payment programs through SAP
  • Record general entries using Park G/L Document Transaction.
  • Submit supplier Withholding taxes on weekly basis.
  • Submit Quarterly WHT statement on IRIS.
  • Arrange, provide and keep records of foreign currency facilitate to employees foreign traveling.
  • To keep records and analyze of kilometers of employees' job duty and position cars.

Accountant

Sulco (Formerly Chemcentre)
01.2013 - 06.2017

• Submit sales tax return E-filing independently.
• Prepared cost sheet for imported finished goods.
• Correspondence with bank for Maturity of LC.
• Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statements.
• Check vendor’s bills and process for payments.
• Review AR aging and ensure for clear outstanding accounts.
• Prepare comparisons of sales, import and receivables.
• Prepare aging summary for higher management.
• Prepared profit and loss statement and other management reports.
• Contribute in implementation of Oracle Base ERP.

Education

MBA - Finance

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University
Pakistan
06.2016 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Karachi
Pakistan
01.2011 - 01.2015

Intermediate - Commerce

Government Boys Degree College
Pakistan
08.2007 - 12.2009

Matriculation - Computer Science

Alam Academy
Pakistan
01.1998 - 06.2007

Skills

Deliver strong analysis and analytical work on assignment and project basis

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Certification

Certificate of SAP Implementation in Ana & Batla Industries

Timeline

Certificate of SAP Implementation in Ana & Batla Industries

08-2022

SAP FICO Consultant

SuperNova Solutions (Private) Limited
04.2022 - Current

Executive Accounts (Financial Reporting)

Ghandara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited
01.2022 - 04.2022

SAP FI Consultant level training in Prime Minister Youth Program (2021)

12-2021

SAP Global FI Certified (S/4 HANA 1909) from EXD Excellence Delivered E-Academy (2021)

06-2021

Certificate in Tax management (Income tax & Sales tax Laws) from Tax Excellence (2021)

04-2021

Senior Finance Executive

MAL Pakistan Limited
06.2018 - 01.2022

Finance Executive

MAL Pakistan Limited
06.2017 - 06.2018

MBA - Finance

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University
06.2016 - 12.2019

Certified Ambassador Trainer of MS-Excel, MS-Word (2014)

12-2014

Accountant

Sulco (Formerly Chemcentre)
01.2013 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Karachi
01.2011 - 01.2015

Intermediate - Commerce

Government Boys Degree College
08.2007 - 12.2009

Matriculation - Computer Science

Alam Academy
01.1998 - 06.2007
MUHAMMAD ARSALAN TAUFIQFICO Consultant