Muhammad Haris Afzal

Muhammad Haris Afzal  Askari 11, Sector B, Lahore, Pakistan ✉- - A Registered Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – UK (ACCA UK) Member with more than six years of relevant industry work experience in the field of Accountancy and Finance. A Hardworking and Dedicated individual with experience in working with International practices and Non-Governmental Organizations. Professional Experience / 6 Years MANAGER ACCOUNTS & TAX / REGENT SERVICES & CHRISTIE BUCHANAN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS - Lahore, Pakistan Jul 2017 - Present Overall responsible and in charge for the delivery of Statutory Year End Accounts, Corporation Tax Returns, Management Accounts for a number of UK clients. Responsible for drafting Financial Statements based on applicable Financial Reporting Standards and GAAPs using a wide array of Accounting Packages and Software. Responsible for maintaining company’s Financial Records, Liaising with Banks, External Auditors, and Both Internal and External Stakeholders Responsible for Managing, Drafting and filing of Value Added Tax (VAT Returns) Implementing Accounting Packages for clients, Conversion of Manual Books of Accounts to Computerised Accounting Packages Responsible for client’s payroll processing, Bookkeeping, Bank, Credit Card Reconciliations Responsible for P11Ds Preparation and Filing for a number of clients PROJECT/ FIELD ACCOUNTANT / THE BROOKE, PAKISTAN - Lahore, Pakistan Mar 2014 - Jun 2017 Overall in charge and responsible for monthly, quarterly and mid-term Financial Reporting , Reporting on Planning, Variance analysis and controls Consolidation and Preparation of Countrywide Projects Finance and Management Reports for Reporting to UK based and Local stakeholders Responsible for Vendors Management involving the management of Purchase Cycle from Purchase Requisition to vendors Settlement. GL Reconciliations, Liaison with Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Banks and Tax consultants. Responsible for Setting up and Managing Inventory Levels in SAP-B1 and Stock Reconciliation. Supervising and responsible for training subordinate staff on Financial Issues. Responsible for Preparation of Annual Budgetary Plans, Devising Cost Drivers for Various activities performed by the organization and deriving costs related to the activities. NGO Financial Reporting based on the Specialized Reporting Requirements Responsible for monitoring costs for ‘Restricted Funded Projects’ (RFs), Annual Finance Reports for RFs and reporting on overall achievement of financial targets. Responsible for Implementation and execution of financial procedures and standards across the area of responsibilities. Responsible for financing the Remote Satellite Station offices, Monitoring the achievement of targets against the planned activities and determining the costs associated with satellite station offices. ASSISTANT MANAGER ACCOUNTS / REGENT DATA SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED - Lahore, Pakistan Jan 2012 - Feb 2014 Preparing financial statements for internal and external purposes. Carrying out variance analysis, identifying risk areas, ratio analysis, aged debtors analysis, debtors and creditors reconciliation. Liaising with the payroll, bookkeeping, tax, management accounts and Final accounts departments. Analyzing, interpreting & reviewing financial transactions and financial statements before delivery to the clients Making cash flow statements on monthly basis and also making cash forecast. Assisting in the Development of internal controls to reduce risk. Preparation of Value Added Tax (VAT) and other Statutory Returns. Preparation of Dividend Reviews, and Cash flow projections for clients. Recording Invoices, Reconciling Credit Cards and Bank Accounts, Generating and investigating various reports Managing and Preparing P11Ds for a number of clients Other financial and Non-Financial roles as per Client’s Business requirements and needs. Education Member - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA - UK) (2015) (Lahore) SKANS School of Accountancy / ACCA - UK Affiliate (2011) (Lahore) SKANS School of Accountancy / Certification , Certified Accounting Technician (CAT - UK) (2009) (Lahore) Leadership College Lahore / Intermediate/A-Level , Intermediate (FSC) (2008) (Lahore) Cathedral High School / Matriculation/O-Level , Matriculation (Sciences) (2006) (Lahore) Certifications E- Budgeting and Forecasting MANGO UK Aug 2017 Infor SunSystems Implementation Feb 2017 The Brooke UK Skills Client Management Financial planning Financial Reporting Inuit QuickBooks Sage50 SAP Business One Tax Returns Variance Analysis Xero Projects Multi Year Activity Based Budgeting 2017-21 / The Brooke, Pakistan Tools: Infor SunSystems, SAP Business One Awards Performance Recognition | SKANS Education Pvt. Ltd, 2011 E Budgeting and Forecasting | MANGO UK, 2016 Functional Areas Industries Accounts, Finance & Financial Services Accounting/Taxation Banking/Financial Services N.G.O./Social Services Consultants Languages Hobbies Urdu - Native Playing Guitar English - Medium Boxing