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Syed Ammar Ali Rizvi

Syed Ammar Ali Rizvi

Islamabad,Pakistan

Summary

Skilled accounting and finance professional with in-depth expertise in SAP, complemented by hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion (R12), Blackline, and Coupa. Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, effective communication, and a proven ability to manage stakeholders at various levels. Proficient in budgeting, , and driving process improvements.


My diverse background spans non-profit organizations, construction firms, shared services, and currently, a leading telecommunications company.


Throughout my career, ERP systems have played a key role in my professional growth, while my strong interpersonal skills have enabled me to navigate complex situations and consistently deliver successful outcomes.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Executive Budgeting & Cost Analysis

Zong CMPAK
05.2024 - 04.2025

Executive Finance & Accounts

Fauji Fertilizer Company – Olive Technical Services
07.2023 - 05.2024
  • Managing all Incoming domestic and foreign receipt bookings, and ensuring deductions of Advance Income tax and Sales tax in line with prevalent laws
  • Managing and reviewing revenue bookings in SAP and identifying any discrepancy
  • Identifying and suggesting ways to improve operational efficiency through ERP
  • Liasson with bank over matters pertaining to Foreign Inward Remittance from foreign customers
  • Processing of payments to vendors and ensuring accurate Withholding I.T and Sales tax deductions are per law
  • Ensuring compliance of laws by making timely payments of Withholdings Income tax & Sales tax
  • Preparation, payment and filling of Monthly Sales Tax Return and Quarterly Withholding Statement
  • Preparing and reporting of daily cashflow requirement to CFO in order to ensure availability of adequate funds for making required payments
  • Preparation of weekly and monthly cashflows for all secured contracts in order to ensure availability of funds
  • Review of pre-bid documents before submission of bid documents by commercial team
  • Liasson with the commercial team over recoveries of trade debtors for securing company cashflow
  • Analyze and identify there are no duplicate bookings in TB to ensure accurate reporting

Executive - Finance & Accounts - (Record to Report)

Telenor Shared Services
Islamabad
12.2021 - 07.2023
  • Perform monthly VAT reconciliation of VAT accounts for in-scope Scandinavian BU’s of Telenor Group
  • Responsible for the preparation of VAT Returns and performing VAT controls for all 14 Scandinavian BU’s of Telenor Group & and ensuring deduction in line with applicable rates
  • Ensure all VAT balances from TB match with VAT balances from extracted reports (AP, AR & GL)
  • Analyze and identify reasons for deviation if arising from any individual VAT account balance
  • Performing controls over Foreign Currency invoices and posting of Foreign Currency Journals
  • Preparation of Blackline accounts reconciliation and posting of settlement journals
  • Resolving Operational issues after Fusion Go Live by taking up matters with MDM & Infosys team
  • Identifying potential areas of VAT automation and working with the RPA team to ensure completion within the associated timeline requirements

Assistant Manager - Accounts & Finance

Frontier Works Organization (FWO)
Rawalpindi
11.2020 - 12.2021
  • Preparation and reconciliation of weekly and monthly Receipts & Payments of groups & SPVC’s
  • Liaise with regional projects offices to determine cost overrun, work done and missing receipts
  • Variance analysis between budget/ forecast vs actual and between previous and current periods, identify deviations and reasons thereof
  • Overseeing Income tax and sales tax withholding from payments to contractors

Education

Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) - F1-F5, F7, F9

01.2023 - 04.2025

BS - Accounting & Finance

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
08.2014 - 08.2019

A-Levels - Humanities (Accounting & Economics)

Beaconhouse Educational Complex
06.2012 - 07.2014

O-Levels - General Sciences

Beaconhouse School System
06.2009 - 07.2012

Skills

  • Oracle Fusion (R12)
  • SAP
  • Blackline
  • Coupa
  • Analytical & problem solving
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Effective communication
  • Stakeholder management
  • Team oriented
  • Budgeting
  • Dashboard’s
  • Audit Coordination
  • Power BI

Certification

  • Two-Week-Too-Strong (ACCA), 08/01/20
  • Fixed Income Trading and Investments (USAID & IFMP)
  • Financial Literacy Training Program by (ACCA & SBP), 04/01/20
  • Oracle Financials Cloud - Fixed Asset Module, 07/01/22
  • Oracle Financials Cloud – General Ledger Module, 08/01/22

Accomplishments

  • Tax Setup in ERP for BU (Fusion): Initiated the change in Tax setup for Business Unit. Analyzed and identified previous tax setup in ATLAS and built a case for implementation of new tax setup in Fusion for a foreign customer. Testing of the new configuration in tax setup in Dev 2 instance through creation of Dummy invoice. Consistent follow up with Infosys and Master Data Management Team to effectively incorporate the new process.
  • Identifying a Deficiency in S-ERP Invoice line Report: Line level information w.r.t to base account was not reflected in the report. Identified the deficiency and migrated those changes into production through Infosys team.

Affiliations

  • Extracurricular activities and readings business journals

Timeline

Executive Budgeting & Cost Analysis

Zong CMPAK
05.2024 - 04.2025

Executive Finance & Accounts

Fauji Fertilizer Company – Olive Technical Services
07.2023 - 05.2024

Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) - F1-F5, F7, F9

01.2023 - 04.2025

Executive - Finance & Accounts - (Record to Report)

Telenor Shared Services
12.2021 - 07.2023

Assistant Manager - Accounts & Finance

Frontier Works Organization (FWO)
11.2020 - 12.2021

BS - Accounting & Finance

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
08.2014 - 08.2019

A-Levels - Humanities (Accounting & Economics)

Beaconhouse Educational Complex
06.2012 - 07.2014

O-Levels - General Sciences

Beaconhouse School System
06.2009 - 07.2012
Syed Ammar Ali Rizvi