Owais ZIa

Senior Associates Financial Reporting

Not Found • Full-time

Jun 2025 - Present • 1 yr 3 mos

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements and management reports covering P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and key expense movements in compliance with IFRS standards. • Support month-end closing cycles through journal voucher preparation, account reconciliations, and rigorous investigation of General Ledger discrepancies. • Maintain and reconcile period-end reporting schedules for provisions, prepaid expenses, receivables, and accruals to guarantee financial accuracy. • Review month-end provisions and expense recognition to ensure proper matching and cutoff in appropriate accounting periods. • Perform bank statement reconciliations and oversee the recording and reconciliation of receipts and disbursements. • Support receivables reporting and reconciliation activities to maintain accurate outstanding ledger balances. • Manage CapEx accounting workflows and asset capitalization to ensure qualifying expenditure is properly capitalized in accordance with accounting standards. • Assist with quarterly statutory corporate reporting and financial statement preparation for external stakeholder publication. • Prepare executive management presentations and corporate briefing materials by consolidating financial data and analyzing key variance drivers. • Utilize SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Excel for advanced financial reporting, reconciliations, financial analysis, and closing procedures.

Accountant

Aga Khan University • Full-time

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025 • 9 mos

Managed payment vouchers and supplier payments, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and tax requirements. Reconciled vendor statements and travel advances. Verified invoices against POs and GRNs. Conducted price comparative analysis and monitored payment-processing KPIs while supervising staff tasks.