HAROON RAUF

Haroon Rauf Address       . Residence Bahria Town Karachi Telephone    ( Mobile +923450209558 E-mail           š Personal [email protected] OBJECTIVE To seek a challenging position in Finance and Accounting with an aim to contribute towards the objectives of the organization and simultaneously develop professional skills. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Particulars Institute Year FCCA ACCA 2010 Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan 2009 ACHIEVEMENTS Achieved 1st position in ACCA Professional Accountant (P1) examination nationally, in June 2009 examination. PERSONAL DETAILS Availability:                                   Immediate Date of Birth:                                04 September 1984 UAE Driver’s License:                Yes PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A&K CONSTRUCTION LTD                                                                                           April 2014 till date A&K Construction Ltd. is one of the leading construction companies in Nigeria with affiliation with the Setraco Group. The company has current portfolio of the clients more than 100 million US Dollars with the staff strength of over 1500. Designation:              Financial Controller Reported to:             Group CEO / Managing Director Achievements:         Running successfully the Finance department of the company with compliance with all the company policies and procedures, Tax Authorities and Senior Management requirements. Summary:                   The summary of my work-related experience is as follows: -         Effectively managing a finance department comprising of 20 people; -         Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the Board of Directors and Senior Management and as per IFRS requirements including consolidation of Group accounts; -         Preparation and monitoring of P&L, CAPEX and Cash-flow budgets in liaison with different divisions; -         Development and documentation of policies and procedures for the company and recommendations of improvement on regular intervals; -         Handling all the tax related issues such as Income Tax, VAT, Education Tax and ITF and filing all returns; -         Handling costing related to the foreign shipments and preparing feasibilities to buy locally or to import; -         Liaising with the internal and external auditors of the company for the effective performance of audits; -         Doing annual performance reviews of staff for promotions and increments; -         Handing all the bank related activities including issuance of bond lines and other facilities; -         Managing the payable function effectively; NATIONAL HOLDING  (DUBAI UAE)                                                                    July 2012 till April 2014 National Holding (NH) is privately owned company with business interests in five major sectors: investments, industry, property, general trading and oil & gas. The group originated in 1999 and has been investing in various growth sectors in the UAE, GCC and MENA regions, as well as in emerging markets. It now has a strong, established portfolio of companies in the above-mentioned sectors. Designation:              Finance Manager / Senior Accountant Reported to:             Chief Executive Officer / Chief Financial Controller Achievements:         Establishing a finance department in a newly formed company (Rise Automotive LLC). This includes setting up accounting and reporting system, establishing system of internal controls and preparing finance and accounting policies in line with that of the group. Summary:                   The summary of my work-related experience is as follows: -         Preparing budgets for subsidiaries and parent company and monitoring performance through KPIs. -         Developing and implementing process improvements within the Accounting Team but also support other departments in driving process improvements in all accounting related processes; -         Preparing policies and procedures for the finance department; -         Liaising with banks for Letter of Credits for foreign imports; -         Handling of Stocks Reconciliation, Cash Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation and Payroll Processing; -         Coordinating with consultants for the implementation of SAP; -         Working as a credit control manager for the company and overseeing the Admin Function as well; -         Managing cash flow and working capital of the company; -         Managing and coordinating the external and internal audits of the group; ABDULLAH AL MASAOOD & SONS (ABU DHABI UAE)                                             Feb 2011 till July 2012 Abdullah Al Masaood & Sons is owned by Mr. Abdulla Al Masaood who is the partner in the renowned Al Masaood Group. The companies within Abdulla Al Masaood & Sons are extremely diverse in activity and range from franchises to joint ventures to wholly owned entities. Designation:              Senior Accountant Reported to:             Chief Financial Controller / Group Financial Controller Achievements:         Establishing a system for the internal group reconciliation and Validation of Oracle Financials accounts payable, accounts receivable and fixed asset module Summary:                   I have worked for more than 1 year in Abdullah Al Masaood & Sons. I have been involved in the validation of Oracle financial module. My responsibilities include: -         Preparing and analyzing budgets and consolidated financial statements; -         Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for higher management including KPIs and analysis; -         Established and coordinated the implementation of accounting policies and control procedures; -         Supervised the input of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems; -         Preparing invoices. Also managing the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable including liaising with Suppliers & Customers for cash receipts and payments; -         Preparation and analysis of Group Cash flows including presentation to the CFO; -         Responsible for managing fixed assets tagging process for the Group; -         Handling of Stocks Reconciliation, Cash Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation and Payroll Processing; -         Liaising with the auditors for the efficient performance of the audit; -         Intergroup / Intercompany reconciliations and equity analysis; -         Using Oracle, Peach Tree and SAGE as accounting and reporting systems. SAS PAKISTAN (KARACHI PAKISTAN)                                                                         July 2009 to Jan 2011 Designation:              Senior Business Consultant Reported to:             Country Manager Achievements:         Implementation of Credit Risk Management System, Risk Reporting Repository, Enterprise Miner and Risk Dimensions. Summary:                   SAS is a multinational company having offices worldwide. SAS Pakistan have been involved in Risk solution implementations in major Banks. I have comprehensive understanding of SAS products as well as understanding of Oracle modules used in integration with SAS. The details of my work performed are: -         Involved in the Pre-Sales activities in liaison with the Marketing team for SAS products; -         Implementation of SAS Credit Risk Management System (CRMS) and Risk Dimensions (Market Risk); -         Prepared Regulatory Reports on SAS Risk Reporting Repository as per the Basel II requirements; -         Worked on SAS Enterprise Miner used in Credit Scoring to calculate Probability of Default (PD); -         Developed Credit Rating Scorecards for Corporate, Commercial and Consumers; -         Performed analysis on consumer credit portfolio through the use of decision trees and neural networks; -         Performed calculations of capital charge for through the use of Value at Risk (VaR) measures; -         Conducted demonstrations, training sessions and workshops to various clients for the SAS ERM Solution. ERNST & YOUNG (KARACHI- PAKISTAN & UAE)                                                                                   November 2004 to June 2009 Designation:              Senior Auditor Reported to:             Partner / Senior Manager Achievements: §  Implemented and Developed Financial Reporting System for a leading Bank for a Finance Department; §  Managed teams for the performance of Statutory Audits; §  Performed Internal Control Reviews; §  Completed successful Basel II assignments. Summary:                   I worked for one of the BIG FOUR firms, Ernst & Young from November 2004 to June 2009. I lead teams through planning, execution and conclusion stages of statutory audits and assignments. The experience I gained has enabled me to develop an understanding of regulatory environments of diversified industries and key business processes of several organizations. My responsibilities: -         Conducted Audits in accordance with Ernst and Young Audit methodology (GAM); -         Preparation of financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). -         Managed teams for the execution of projects and assignments; -         Performed consolidation of various subsidiaries and accounting for associates and joint ventures. -         Accounting for complex hedging instruments and derivatives; -         Made effective suggestions to improve internal controls which were implemented and duly appreciated; -         Assisted management in understanding various errors in accounts and implemented software that helped to increase work efficiency; -         Assisted an organization for implementation of automated accounting system; -         Prepared periodic report to State Bank of Pakistan; -         Supervised assignments related to fixed assets verification and sales debtors’ reconciliation. -         Prepared accounting and compliance manuals; -         Performed implementation and gap analysis of guidelines issued by State Bank of Pakistan regarding Basel II; -         Implementation of market risk standardized approach under SBP Basel II requirements; IT PROFICIENCY -         SAP, Oracle, SAGE, Quick Books, Violin, JD Edward and Peachtree; -         Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio etc.; and -         Worked on SAS Credit Scoring Solution Enterprise Miner, Risk Dimension, SAS Risk Repository and SAS Enterprise Guide; -         Conducted workshop on SAS Credit Risk Management System, Risk Reporting Repository and SAS Risk Dimensions to UBL. -         Attended various in-house workshops conducted by Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder & Co., Chartered Accountants (A Member Firm of Ernst & Young in Pakistan) on International Accounting and Auditing Standards, Global Audit Methodology of E&Y and Basel II Accord. OTHER DETAILS § Nationality § Languages § Hobbies Pakistani English; Urdu & Pashto Playing football and tennis. REFERENCES Will be furnished on request.