1. Murtaza A. Merchant
(+971) 52 296 6165
(+971) 55 911 7996
murtazamerchant@outlook.com
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CAREER OBJECTIVES:
A smart learner seeking an interactive and challenging environment to apply the acquired concepts and knowledge along with a
keen desire to learn more and play a comprehensive role for Organization’s prosperity and excellence.
PERSONAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
 MIS Reporting  Budgeting & Forecasting  Forecasting Financial Analysis
 Brief IAS knowledge  Strongly believe in Corporate Ethics  Good communication & Interpersonal skills
 Adaptive willingness to do multi-task  Can do & let work done behavior  Good problem-solver & decision-maker ability
 Strong Team Player  Strong Spread Sheets & ERP skills  Ability to understand new ERP system
WORK EXPERIENCE
BILAL GENERAL TRANSPORT ACCOUNTANT – UAE (MARCH 2015 – PRESENT)
 Prepare Financials in the given time frame on monthly basis
 Month end accounting & Fixed Assets register & Depreciation / Amortization
 Prepare Pro-forma Income Statement on daily basis to assess the business movements
 Pursuing receivables at their credit terms
 Preparing Suppliers Aging on monthly basis
 Verification of supporting for all expense statements, preparing invoices debit & credit notes etc.
 Preparing sales report with trips & weight scale analysis by using Ms Excel tools
 Preparing Payable Analysis for management to disbursement of payments
 Any other work allotted from time to time related to quarterly and yearly closing / finance and accounting activity
UNIVERSAL BRUSHWARES (PVT) LTD. SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE (OCT 2013 – MARCH 2015)
 Participated in Open ERP implementation (Web- based ERP)
 Administer all PDC cheque & release after appropriate directives & daily cash & CDC collection report
 Ensure cash & cheque control account are reconciled with physical cash & cheque on daily basis
 Ensure deposit of cash & CDC in the bank on daily basis
 Ensure all vouchers are recorded in their proper account heads
 Ensure all relevant source documents receive from sales & purchase departments on time
 Prepare salaries & wages adjusting entries in their respective accounts
 Prepare sales, production & customers aging reports for management on daily basis
 Assist in preparing Budgets & forecasting reports for management
 Prepare budget comparisons & calculate variances of SGA & FOH actual v/s budget & proper reasoning
 Inventory count & WIP goods audit at every month to ensure that inventories are duly matched with inventory system
 Perform customers account reconciliations to ensure that every transactions are recorded correctly
 Liaise with Supply Chain for import & local purchases payments face to face & via e-mail / call
 Facilitates customers queries related to payments & outstanding balances
 Receivables & Payables Aging Analysis
 Administer Fixed Assets register & proper tagging of assets
 I.A department recommendations are discussed with H.O.D Finance on Bi-monthly / monthly basis
 Coordinate with Internal Auditors on daily basis & resolve their queries
 Any ad-hoc basis assignments are given by HOD - Finance
FARAZ INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD SENIOR AUDIT OFFICER (SEPT 2012 – SEPT 2013)
 Check audit assertion levels on day to day transactions to verify errors / misstatements
 Review source documents, verifying proper accounts head during transactions, check narrations

2.  Check & review internal controls. If any changes required by the time, suggest to top management
 Physical Stock Count on half-yearly & annually to ensure goods is maintained as per company compliance
 Ensure stock documentations are according to company compliance & procedures
 Reviewing rigorously stock In-Out documentations to make sure that no fraudulent act happened.
 Surprise cash count to verify cash & bank ledgers with IOUs, bank statements and analytical procedures.
 Audit of IOU register to ensure imprest cash is provided by following company compliance & procedures.
 ERP System Audit to ensure all head of accounts are maintaining accurately, completely & on timely basis.
 Prepare forecasted cash-flow via last & current year financial data to evaluate forecasted sales via vendor schedules and also
consider last & current year trends to analyze variances
 Prepared annual forecasted cash-flow valuing @ Rs.600 Million
 Prepare strategy to maintain current cash-flow to meet company goals & objectives
 Liaise with supply chain department while preparing forecasted cash-flow
 Prepare reports on demand & issue Internal Memo, if required,
 Liaise with External Auditor & ensure any recommendations, by External Auditor, are implemented
 Prepare lease obligation reports to ensure that all payments to lessor with accuracy, completeness & on timely basis
SUMMIT INTERTRADE ACCOUNTANT CUM OFFICE COORDINATOR (OCT 2006 – SEPT 2012)
 Prepare sales invoices & keep up of an accurate accounts filing system
 Responsible for Financial Statements & reporting to top management
 Preparation and input of month end journal vouchers
 Debtors and Creditors reconciliation
 Manage with entire responsibility of analyzing the account receivables and aging report
 Prepare Monthly Sales report for assessing the sales strategy for future sales
 Recording transactions related to Accounts or Inventory
 Reconciling the Bank Statements
 Maintain and record Bank Payments & Petty Cash Vouchers
 Analyze the financial reports for top management & Directors
 Prepare Cost Sheets for Import Items for evaluating the upcoming Sales Price
 Stock ordering on quarterly basis on average per month method
 Responsible for GST filing on Monthly basis of Sales & Import Purchases
 Liaise with banks and principals of the company
 Making quotes on CNF, Ex-works, FOB basis as per customer requirement
HABIB ADM LTD. INTERNSHIP (DEC 2005-2006)
 Handling Bank Payment & Petty Cash Vouchers.
 Bank receipts & deposits slips.
 Participated in implementing new accounting software (Tally ERP)
 Data Entries of various accounts related transactions in Tally ERP
 Prepared reports / summary of different payments detail
 Involved in preparing ad-hoc basis assignments / reports required by HOD
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
 2010 – 2012 MBA – Accounting & Finance, Preston University, Karachi, Pakistan 3.20 CGPA
 2006 – 2007 ACCA – Paper cleared: F1, F2, F3 & F6
 2005- B.COM from Karachi University
 Work Shops: 2012 Handling Withholding & Other Tax Matters, Arranged by Softax (Pvt) Ltd
I.T PROFICIENCY
 Windows & Office Tools
 Ms Word, Excel & Power Point Expert Level
 Internet & Utilities, Correspondence via E-mail Expert Level
 User level knowledge of various ERPs such as Open ERP, Tally, and other custom made ERP
PERSONAL
Nationality Pakistani Married References can be furnished on request