Muhammad Usman Qadir

• Develop and oversee group-wide accounts payable policies, procedures, and controls.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure timely and accurate payments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the payables team to enhance performance and skills.
• Monitor workloads and set performance KPIs to ensure team effectiveness.
• Oversee month-end close for accounts payable, including reconciliations and reporting.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and system upgrades to improve efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, tax regulations, and local/global financial laws.
• Provide regular reports on payment metrics, cash flow, and vendor spend analysis.
• Conduct comprehensive cost variance analyses for projects and cost centres, identifying in cost overruns and implementing corrective measures that reduced expenses.
• Analyze budget vs. actual performance, identifying and addressing variances exceeding planned costs, contributing to improved forecasting accuracy.
• Develop monthly cost variance reports, providing actionable insights to senior leadership and enhancing financial decision-making.
• Provide detailed accrual analysis during monthly close processes, enabling leadership to make informed budgeting and forecasting decisions.
• Monitor and reconcile accrued liabilities, identifying and addressing variances exceeding planned amounts.

• Monitored project budgets and expenditures, ensuring alignment with financial plans and donor/management requirements.
• Prepared detailed project cost reports, including variance analysis to track deviations from budgets.
• Coordinated with project managers to forecast expenses and revenue, optimizing resource allocation.
• Ensured proper accounting for project transactions, including accruals, prepayments, and allocations.
• Managed financial activities for country units, including reconciliations, payroll processing, and intercompany transactions.
• Conducted monthly and year-end closings for projects and country operations, meeting strict reporting deadlines.

Generated detailed management reports to assist in decision-making at project and country levels.

• Maintained complete sets of books, kept records of accounts, and verified the procedures used for recording financial transactions.
• Managed payroll system for timely and accurate distribution of employee wages.
• Conducted internal audits on a regular basis to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implemented new accounting software, improving data accuracy and reducing processing time.
• Reconciled bank statements monthly, keeping track of the company's cash flow effectively.
• Trained junior staff members in accounting principles which enhanced team productivity.