Mohammad usman Siddiqui
ABU DHABI,U.A.E
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager having more than 19 years of expertise in accounting, reporting, analyzing, forecasting, implementation and transformation of aviation Direct Operational Cost. A highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team collaboration and decision making skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager (DOC Accounting & Reporting)
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
ABU DHABI, UAE.
11.2022 - Current
- Managed the contractual rates master for the entire Direct Operational Cost for Etihad Airways.
- Oversaw the timely financial month end closure for Direct Operating Cost reporting, maintaining accuracy and completeness.
- Monitored the testing and review of internal control processes.
- Delivered regular management reporting of Actual vs. Budget, and Accruals vs. Actuals variances and departmental KPIs.
- Steered the monthly estimation and reporting of direct and indirect expenditures for Treasury department for effective working capital management.
- Optimized the aged payable liabilities for the Direct Operating Costs.
- Oversaw the internal and external audits
Finance Manager (DOC Transformation)
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2019 - 11.2022
- Coordinated with the SAP team during the scoping of the DOC transformation project.
- Integral part of the team which reviewed and finalized the new DOC process design.
- Successfully managed the new business dynamics introduced during the Covid 19 pandemic.
- Oversaw the customized solution for DOC master data.
- Collaborated with the various business units across Etihad which were touched by the DOC transformation project ensuring a minimal impact with well documented and agreed SLAs.
- Integral part of the team who formulated the DOC testing scenarios and carried out the system and process testing.
- Coordinated the data migration readiness at go live.
- Coordinated with the SAP consultants on learnings of post go live for system enhancements.
- Led the project of a detailed review of all the DOC masters including the contractual rates masters' post go live in order the enhance the cost reporting accuracy.
Finance Manager - (Accounting & Business Support)
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE
05.2016 - 12.2018
- Ensured correct and timely accounting between bespoke DOC system ALIMRA and Oracle.
- Coordinated the reconciliation of costs reported in ALIMRA and accounted in Oracle.
- Ensured upstream system interfaces were working effectively, providing complete and accurate information.
- Reviewed and coordinated with station airport managers of timely and correct data entry for cost accruals.
- Supported finance business partners in budget preparations for the DOC costs.
- Led the transformation of DOC costs from Oracle to SAP. Ensuring the testing of new interfaces into SAP, testing of ALIMRA in the SAP environment and data migration.
Education
Part Qualified - Accounting
ACCA
United KingdomSkills
DOC Budgeting & Forecasting
Cost management strategies & procedures
DOC Data Analysis & Logic building
DOC Transformation and implementation
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance Manager (DOC Accounting & Reporting)
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
11.2022 - Current
Finance Manager (DOC Transformation)
Etihad Airways
01.2019 - 11.2022
Finance Manager - (Accounting & Business Support)
Etihad Airways
05.2016 - 12.2018
Part Qualified - Accounting
ACCA
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