LATHEEF MAHAMMAD

• Gathered key data and modeled accurately to assist with business forecasting.
• Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
• Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
• Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
• Accounts Receivable: Ensure that the A/R ledger is accurate and “clean” and that cash receipts are correctly applied. Follow-up and manage collections in-line with customer credit terms. Prepare regular SOA reconciliations with customers.
• Payroll: Maintain Payroll “standing data” and ensure that all items are supported with adequate documentation (e.g., employment contracts, increment letters, etc.) and that all changes are in-line with the business’ Group Authority Regulation. Preparing monthly payroll, obtaining authorization and making payment. Reconcile payroll benefits and balance sheet accounts such as bonus, leave, EOSB.
• Financial Reporting: Month-end close processes, including journal entries such as miscellaneous accruals, prepaid amortization and payroll.
• Financial Reporting: Month-end close processes, including journal entries such as miscellaneous accruals, prepaid amortization and payroll.
• Bank: Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve any outstanding items. Support A/P and payroll processing.
• Accounts Payable: Ensuring that the A/P ledger is accurate and clean. Ensuring that all payments are correctly applied, interacting with vendors where necessary. Prepare regular SOA reconciliations with vendors and investigate and resolve reconciling differences.
• Journal entries: Month-end journal entries including Prepaids amortization, payroll, miscellaneous accruals.
• Balance sheet reconciliations: Ensuring that all balance sheet accounts are supported by robust, accurate and clear reconciliations monthly.
• Payments / expenses: Challenge and ensure that all payment and transactions are supported in-line with the business.
• Auditor: Support the year-end audit.
• Financial reporting: Responsible for month-end financial reporting and involvement in other financial reporting and forecasting where necessary (e.g., VAT filings, miscellaneous corporate reporting, manufacturing costing and reporting etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Managed complex finance projects under direction of senior management to meet deadlines and budget limitations.
• Reviewed financial documents to verify accounting data and mathematical accuracy.
• Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
• Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.

• Applied mathematical abilities to calculate and check figures in accounting systems.
• Created account process manuals for facilities management accounts.
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc.

• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.

• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc.