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Mukarram Ullah Ahmed Butt

Punjab

Summary

Qualified accountant with extensive experience in accounting and taxation services. Key strengths include flexibility, adaptability, team management, leadership, problem-solving ability, continuous learning and excellent communication skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Finance and Accounting Solutions Consultant

Ijaz and Associates (SMC-Private) Limited
Lahore - Punjab
02.2022 - Current

Monthly & Annual Close:

• Journal entries

• Account reconciliations

• Financial statement preparation and distribution.

• Timely monthl-end close.

Financial Record Management:

• Developing and maintaining tracking systems.

• Restricted funding tracking and reporting.

• Budget vs. actual forecasting.

Client Collaboration:

• Working with program staff to improve financial processes

• Meeting client accounting team needs (e.g., grant reporting, payroll).

Compliance:

• Audit schedule preparation.

• Liaison with auditors.

• Tax and registration requirements.

• US Tax Form 990 & 1099 preparation and filing.

Officer - Finance and Accounts

Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore - Punjab
06.2021 - 02.2022

•Invoice Processing: Accurately record invoices, issue invoices to customers, and track payments.

•Financial Record Keeping: Maintain supporting documents and ensure all transactions are properly recorded.

•Customer Relations: Liaise with customers for timely payment collection.

•Grant Management: Book grant receipts and provide relevant MIS to management.

•Expense Management: Process various expenses, including insurance and travel.

•Employee Settlements: Process final settlements for departing employees.

•Process Improvement: Identify and suggest improvements to financial processes, including automation opportunities.

•Audit Support: Assist in the completion of annual audits.

Management Reporting: Assist in the preparation of management reports.

Senior Associate Consultant - Tax & Legal Services

A. F. Ferguson & Co.
Lahore - Punjab
08.2017 - 06.2021

•Tax Compliance: Ensuring compliance with tax laws, assisting clients with tax filings (income tax, sales tax), and preparing appeal documents.

•Client Service: Providing guidance on tax matters, coordinating with clients, and meeting deadlines.

•Team Management: Allocating work to team members, reviewing their work, and resolving issues.

•Industry Expertise: Developing an understanding of the tax and operational landscape for multinational clients.

•Stakeholder Engagement: Attending meetings with tax authorities and assisting in tax audits.

Consultant - Risk Advisory

Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes
Lahore - Punjab
09.2016 - 01.2017

•Government Program Evaluation: Conducted third-party validation of a government program.

•Inventory Management: Performed inventory counts and reconciliations for various companies.

•Internal Audit: Conducted an internal audit of procurement functions for a government organization.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes University
United Kingdom
05-2017

Master of Accountancy - Accounting And Finance

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
United Kingdom
04-2017

GCE A Level - Accounting, Business Studies And Economics

Lahore Grammar School
Lahore, Pakistan
08-2012

GCE O Level - Accounting, Business Studies And Economics

Beaconhouse School System
Lahore, Pakistan
08-2010

Skills

Being self-driven and able to define priorities for optimal results

Quickly able to learn tasks and adapt to the different conditions

Exposure to Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and Power Point)

Exposure to the accounting softwares SAP (Hana) FICO module and Sage Intacct and expense management systems of Billcom and Expensify

Languages

Urdu
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Punjabi
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Senior Finance and Accounting Solutions Consultant

Ijaz and Associates (SMC-Private) Limited
02.2022 - Current

Officer - Finance and Accounts

Lahore University of Management Sciences
06.2021 - 02.2022

Senior Associate Consultant - Tax & Legal Services

A. F. Ferguson & Co.
08.2017 - 06.2021

Consultant - Risk Advisory

Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes
09.2016 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes University

Master of Accountancy - Accounting And Finance

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

GCE A Level - Accounting, Business Studies And Economics

Lahore Grammar School

GCE O Level - Accounting, Business Studies And Economics

Beaconhouse School System
Mukarram Ullah Ahmed Butt