Talha Anis
Finance Professional
Karachi
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
26
26
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager - Finance Business Partner/ Business Lead
Ideas by Gul Ahmed
04.2021 - Current
- Provide strategic financial guidance and insights to support business decisions, driving growth and profitability in the retail fashion sector.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement comprehensive financial plans, budgets, and forecasts, aligning with business objectives.
- Analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and market dynamics to inform pricing, inventory, and investment decisions.
- Lead financial planning and analysis efforts, including weekly sales flash reporting, monthly performance reviews, and quarterly business reviews.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including buying, merchandising, and operations, to drive business outcomes and improve financial performance.
- Identify and drive cost-saving initiatives, process improvements, and efficiency gains across the organization.
- Develop and manage dashboards, reports, and metrics to measure business performance, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Support strategic initiatives, such as new store openings, e-commerce growth, and international expansion, with financial planning and analysis expertise.
- Develop and implement comprehensive supply chain strategies to optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Design and optimize supply chain networks, including warehousing, transportation, and distribution, to improve agility and responsiveness.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Implement and maintain robust inventory management systems, ensuring accurate forecasting, replenishment, and minimize stockouts/overstocking.
- Foster strong relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, pricing, and service levels to drive value and ensure compliance.
- Provide expert guidance and mentorship to junior team members, promoting professional development and knowledge sharing.
- Coordinated payment processing for catering vendors, guaranteeing timely and precise financial transactions, and supporting the smooth operation of catering services.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
Assistant Manager Finance
Brands Unlimited Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 3 2021
- Managing Book keeping and passing of journal entries at the Head Office
- Reviewing and assisting branch offices about accounting and book keeping
- Preparation of Bank reconciliation statements and correspondence with of receivables and payables, keeping track of customer outstanding balances, preparation of reconciliations and correspondence with customers in case of disputes
- Correspondence with tax advisor with respect to income and sales tax
- Correspondence with insurers including negotiations for policy and claims
- Reports preparation for Principal Suppliers (Unilever & COTY)
- Correspondence with Software engineers for implementation of cloud-based software in company
- Reconciliation of all ledgers and Trial balance and identify and correct unusual posting
- Processing Accruals and month end reporting including Cash flows, P&L and Balance sheet as per relevant standard
- Analyzing sales and stocks, preparing reports for brands in terms of products, brands and high performance by sales consultants.
Assistant Manager Finance
Mariam AliMohammad Tabba Foundation
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Perform & supervise all book keeping functions
- Checking of Payment & Receipts Vouchers for all transactions
- Checking Receipt & Payment Account on regular basis
- Checking Bank Reconciliation of all accounts
- Coordinating with respective banks for all issues
- To ensure all routine payments including staff salaries, utility bills, etc. are paid on time
- Preparing Financial Statements including Cash Flow Statements, Income Statement and Balance Sheet
- Follow up with tenants for outstanding rentals, maintenance charges & agreements renewals
- Maintaining records of Rental / Lease Agreements, Contracts and other Important Documents
- Follow up with tenants for withholding income tax challans on tax deduction on rental receipts
- Preparing Financial Statements for external audit
- Coordinating & resolving any issues for compliance requirement with respective to Securities & Exchange Comm. of Pakistan (SECP) & Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy Certificate (PCP).
Assistant Audit Manager
Lucky Tex Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
02.2017 - 03.2019
- Audit of company petty cash (Admin & finance)
- Audit of monthly stock valuation
- Monthly physical stock audit of different stores of company
- Assisting in making various SOP
- Assisting in external firm stock taking on every quarter
- Audit of company main bank reconciliation statement
- Audit of chemical cost comparison
- Audit of all company transportation bills
- Assisting in outsource bills
- Implementation of Tally ERP for Provident fund of company
- Controller of Company’s provident fund
- Supervise the activity of migrating Provident fund data from ERP to Tally ERP
- Verification of project budget of company for proper fixed asset valuation
- Verification of billed receivable from customer on the basis of dispatched meters
- Created and Presented Financial statement for company's provident fund for external audit
- Local pre-order costing
- Assisting in and prepared Management information system (MIS)
Education
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - Accounting And Finance
British Council
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 04.2001 - 05.2016
Intermediate - Commerce
Commecs College
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 04.2001 - 04.2012
GCE -O 'levels - Commerce
International School of Studies
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan06.2010
Skills
Bank Reconciliation
Management Reporting
Consolidation Accounting
Pricing strategy
Business Partnering
Product Variance Analysis
Accounts receivable management
Business Forecasting
Strategic Planning
Financial Analysis
Performance Analysis
Softwareexperiences
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 (AX)
- Sidat Hyder Management Accounts (SHMA)
- Tally ERP 9
- Oracle (EBS) Inventory management module
- BMS Software (cloud base)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/07/92
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Manager - Finance Business Partner/ Business Lead
Ideas by Gul Ahmed
04.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager Finance
Brands Unlimited Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 3 2021
Assistant Manager Finance
Mariam AliMohammad Tabba Foundation
04.2019 - 10.2019
Assistant Audit Manager
Lucky Tex Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
02.2017 - 03.2019
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - Accounting And Finance
British Council
04.2001 - 05.2016
Intermediate - Commerce
Commecs College
04.2001 - 04.2012
GCE -O 'levels - Commerce
International School of Studies
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