Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Key Accounting Areas
Personal Information
Trainings Courses
Cnic
References
Timeline
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Soofian Siddiqui

Karachi

Summary

Detailed and organized individual with Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) looking to hold a strategic position in Investment & Treasury Department; bringing 15+ years of experience in preparing reports for management and other stakeholders, as well as a keen eye for details and willingness to probe further into data with solid experience working with ERP/accounting systems and tools like advanced Excel will be an edge.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager Finance & Investments

Hamdard Laboratories Waqf Pakistan
11.2022 - Current
  • Looking after treasury and investment management of Hamdard Pakistan Group. Major Responsibilities include;
  • Manage daily corporate liquidity, execute funds movement transactions, and controls bank balances.
  • Manage short-term borrowing activity and invest excess cash balances
  • Evaluate and manage financial risks
  • Report daily cash operational activities to management
  • Supervises and directs treasury and other accounting staff members
  • Monitoring and managing organization’s bank relationships and liquidity management
  • Manage investment portfolio
  • Preparing dashboards summarizing the performance of investments & daily Investment Portfolio of the Company

Manager Finance & Investments

CYAN LIMITED - DAWOOD GROUP OF COMPANIES
12.2011 - 11.2022

Worked at various position from Executive Officer to Manager. Major Responsibilities include;

  • Preparing of quarterly & annual account reconciliations monitor & enforce compliance with tax & financial reporting standards & assist with cash flow forecasting
  • Documentation of the company's financial status & forecasts
  • Providing back office services such as accounts payable, receivables & payroll
  • Maintaining financial records such as accounting documents, tax records, payroll records, & other records related to the flow of money in the organization
  • Monitoring spending to ensure that company policies are being followed
  • Preparing & Monitoring cash flows & analyzing receivables & payables
  • Manage borrowing positions and maintians financial cost
  • Preparing reports on financial activities & results for use by top management in making decisions about operations or investment policy changes
  • Assisting with financial planning activities such as preparing budgets or developing capital expenditure proposals
  • Preparing dashboards summarizing the performance of investments & daily Investment Portfolio of the Company
  • Handling of Institutional Delivery System (IDS) and Central Depository System (CDS)
  • Liaising with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained
  • Corresponding with various other departments on relevant issues
  • Completion of monthly tax filings & dealing with matters relating to Withholding income & sales tax statements
  • Maintaining banking relationships & transferring money between bank accounts as required
  • Assisting in the management of all accounting procedures & systems used by the organization including development & handling of accounting spreadsheets
  • Assisting in preparation of agendas & related documents/presentations for board of directors' meeting.

Executive Officer

CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
12.2007 - 11.2011

Major Responsibilities include;

  • Coordinated in all aspects of monthly closings & financial reporting
  • Assisted CFO for preparation of quarterly & annual accounts
  • Maintained fixed assets & deprecation statements.

AHMED SAEED & Co (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
02.2007 - 12.2007
  • Assisted in various financial audit engagements in different industry sectors
  • Reconciled company's revenues, expenses, & ensured accuracy & completeness
  • Compiled & analyzed financial transactions to ensure they match provided detailed records
  • Organized & filed audit workpapers & supplementary documentation
  • Attended various meetings related to the department audit process
  • Performed testing & analytical procedures of various accounts including cash, accounts receivable & operating expenses
  • Completed risk assessment procedures such as financial ratio analysis & trend analysis
  • Performed other duties as assigned.

Education

Skills

  • Well organized
  • Team work
  • Leadership
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Adaptable to change
  • Basic IT Skills
  • Trouble Shouter
  • SAP S/4HANA
  • IPAMS - Investment Portfolio & Accounting Management Solution
  • CDS - Central Depository System
  • PUCAR - Pakistan Unified Corporation Action Reporting Systems
  • Microsoft Office including; MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Outlook
  • HCM - Human Capital Management

Accomplishments

  • Successfully Implemented ERP, IPAMs and HCM Applications
  • Deployed NCCPL and CDS Systems

Key Accounting Areas

  • Financial Statements
  • Capital Gain Tax
  • Cash Flows
  • Financial Instruments
  • Bank Reconcilaitons
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Current & Deffered Taxation
  • Related Party Transaction
  • Fixed Assets & Deprication
  • Investment Portfolio Management

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Rizwan Ul Haq
  • Date of Birth: 02/21/83
  • Nationality: Pakistani
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Islam

Trainings Courses

Diploma in IAS/IFRS - From ICMAP

Cnic

42101-3609180-5

References

To be furnished upon request

Timeline

Manager Finance & Investments

Hamdard Laboratories Waqf Pakistan
11.2022 - Current

Manager Finance & Investments

CYAN LIMITED - DAWOOD GROUP OF COMPANIES
12.2011 - 11.2022

Executive Officer

CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
12.2007 - 11.2011

AHMED SAEED & Co (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
02.2007 - 12.2007

Soofian Siddiqui