Usama Ahmad
Lahore
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience, excelling in financial forecasting and budget preparation. Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency and achieving cost savings through innovative problem-solving. Strong analytical thinker and collaborative team player, adept at navigating complex tax compliance and internal auditing challenges.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AM Finance
Diya Interactive Pakistan Private Limited
Lahore
05.2023 - Current
- Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company (payroll, invoicing, vendor payments, and other transactions).
- Prepare financial statements, monthly, and quarterly management reports of the group entities.
- Analyze the business operations to prepare financial forecasts, budgets and cash flow
forecasts. Conduct variance analysis. - Liaise with tax advisors and bankers for smooth functioning of financial operations.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Conducted system analysis and testing to identify and resolve technical issues or inefficiencies.
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
AM Accounts
KICS, UET Lahore
Lahore
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Preparation of the annual budget and forecasts.
- Coordinating with internal and external auditors by providing the required information and support.
- Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company (payroll, invoicing, vendor payments, and other transactions).
- Prepare monthly management reports.
- Analyze the business operations to prepare financial forecasts, budgets, and cash flow forecasts. Conduct variance analysis.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
Audit & Tax Senior
MALIK HAROON SHAHID SAFDER & CO.
Lahore
05.2019 - 11.2022
- Responsibilities in Audit and Assurance, Taxation & Finance encompassed following:
- Lead the team as a senior associate for external audit and ensured effective management of multiple tasks during planning, execution and completion of audit including resource management, offering guidance, reviewing work of team members, accounts preparation, client coordination and timely communication of significant matters to the engagement leader and client
- Engagement and client relationship management. Proactively manage client expectations and be point-of-contact for clients
- Develop risk-based audit plans by identification of risks through the application of comprehensive risk assessment procedures and using a broad range of internal and external tools, resources and techniques to issues being faced by and the business performance of the entity.
- Review financial statements including related disclosures to ensure compliance with internal accounting records, International Financial Reporting Standards, and other legal frameworks
- Provided guidance and motivation along with supervision, coaching and development of junior members of the team.
- Used broad range of internal and external tools and resources to extract useful insights for proposing innovative solutions to clients’ financial accounting and reporting as well as other business problems and to create distinctive value for them.
- Built quality, diverse, and effective relationships based on mutual respect with team members and clients
- Ensured that audit documentation meets the quality control standards set by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
- Discussed the impact of changes in legal and financial reporting frameworks to ensure clients are aware of prospective issues and their solutions
- Coordination with professionals in various fields like legal, actuarial, taxation and IT experts.
- Preparing and filing of annual income tax returns, sales tax returns & withholding statements of individual, AOP’s and companies to respective authorities.
- Filing and presentation of exemption cases before tax authorities’ u/s 159, 235, 153 and 148 of income tax ordinance 2001.
- Prepared working and performed income tax audits u/s 147, 122(9), 161, 177 and 176 of income tax ordinance 2001.
- Presentation of cases in higher forms of tax authorities, which includes Commissioner Appeals and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue.
- Handling income tax and sales tax audit being conducted by tax authorities.
- Tax management, tax Planning & Correction of CPR
Education
PIPFA -
Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
Pakistan06-2023
Certified in Accounting & Finance -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Pakistan05-2019
FSC - Pre Engineering
Govt Islamia College Civil Lines
Lahore, Pakistan01-2014
CFAP -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
PakistanBSAF - Accounting and Finance
University of Lahore
Lahore, PakistanMatriculation -
BISE, Lahore
Lahore, PakistanSkills
- Financial forecasting
- Budget preparation
- Tax compliance
- Internal auditing
- Financial analysis
- Accounting standards
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Task prioritization
- Recordkeeping
Accomplishments
- Achieved endorsements from managers resulting in promotion to “Senior Associate” within 2 years of joining MALIK HAROON SHAHID SAFDER & CO.;
- Led almost 25 associates on 12 different Engagements within 3.5 years of joining Malik Haroon Shahid Safder & Co.;
Training
- Completed Professional Values, Ethics and Attitudes course focusing on improving ethical decision making (ICAP)
- Completed 60-Hour Presentation and Communication Skills Course (ICAP)
- Completed multiple in-house courses of UC & CS on Audit Methodology, Ethics and Audit
SUMMARY OF KEY CLIENTS
- Crescent Bahuman (Pvt) Ltd
- Hala Enterprises (Pvt) Limited
- Opera Textile Mills (Pvt) Limited
- Synergy Elektrik (Pvt) Limited
- Atta Metals (Pvt) Limited
- Hadron Solar (Pvt) Limited
- Civic Tobacco Company (Pvt) Limited
- Habib Construction Services Limited
- KNK Construction (Pvt) Limited
- Tianjin Construction (Pvt) Limited
- China Energy Karachi
- Netsol Technologies
- BookMe Tickets (Pvt) Limited
- The World of HSY
- Al Mustafa Welfare Trust
- Al-Khidmat Foundation
Certification
- Professional Value, Ethics and Attitude
Languages
Urdu
First Language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Punjabi
Advanced (C1)
C1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
AM Finance
Diya Interactive Pakistan Private Limited
05.2023 - Current
AM Accounts
KICS, UET Lahore
11.2022 - 04.2023
Audit & Tax Senior
MALIK HAROON SHAHID SAFDER & CO.
05.2019 - 11.2022
PIPFA -
Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
Certified in Accounting & Finance -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
FSC - Pre Engineering
Govt Islamia College Civil Lines
CFAP -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
BSAF - Accounting and Finance
University of Lahore
Matriculation -
BISE, Lahore
Similar Profiles
Manoj NairManoj Nair
Consultant at Cheers Interactive India Private LimitedConsultant at Cheers Interactive India Private Limited
Nishit ParmarNishit Parmar
Compliance Officer at Interactive Manpower Solutions Private LimitedCompliance Officer at Interactive Manpower Solutions Private Limited
Basil DabirBasil Dabir
Senior Developer at Zilliobit Interactive Private limitedSenior Developer at Zilliobit Interactive Private limited
MUHAMMAD HAMZA YAQOOBMUHAMMAD HAMZA YAQOOB
Customer Service Representative at IBEX-GLOBALCustomer Service Representative at IBEX-GLOBAL
Maryam KamalMaryam Kamal
Customer Service Representative at IBEX DigitalCustomer Service Representative at IBEX Digital