Alamdar .

Operations Associate

Dubai, United Arab Emirates14 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in consulting and audit.
  • Expertise in IFRS and financial reporting.
  • Strong leadership in team management and training.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance and Audit professional with extensive experience in multinational environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial ReportingAudit & Assurance

Other Skills

Financial ModelingQuantitative FinanceBudget AnalysisSeparate financial statementsResidential Real EstateOperating ModelsCorporate TaxFinancial PerformanceReturn on InvestmentTax AccountingStrategic Financial ManagementWorking Capital ManagementQuantitative AnalyticsFinanceConsolidated Financial Statements

About

"A gentleman, with empty pockets, is striving hard to buy the world. "A move to practice after spending almost 4 years in industry, just to come out of my comfort zone and face the real life challenges. Loving to enjoy a busy life in a competitive environment, a task oriented and qualified professional in the 15th year of experience in consulting as well as core audit and assurance with 2 of the globally recognized big 4 professional firms (PWC & EY) and industry (the largest UAE conglomerate) with 13th year of post certification experience after qualifying Certificate in Accounting and Finance (CAF) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), an associate member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Pakistan (ICPAP), University graduate and ACCA. My areas of expertise include: ★ IAS | IFRS | IFRICS | SICS ★ Direct & indirect Taxation | (UAE-KSA-Oman-Turkey-Qatar-Egypt-Lebanon) | Corporate Law | Corporate Affairs ★ Team Management | Leadership | Training and Development ★ ISAs | Code of Ethics ★ Audit & Assurance | Risk Management | Internal Controls Assessment ★ English | Urdu | Punjabi | If you are interested in a coffee and networking, I can be reached at: ★ +971 52 3 134 134 (UAE) ★ +92 333 6 789 198 (Pakistan) ★ Ads.bukhari@gmail.com ★ Alamdar.bukhari@outlook.com

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Pwc middle east

2 roles

Assistant Manager - Accounting & Financial Compliance Reporting

Promoted

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

  • A move to practice after spending 3 years in industry, just to come out of my comfort zone and face the real life challenges.
  • At PWC Middle East – Dubai & Riyadh offices, I have been serving to a diverse portfolio of financial accounting and advisory clients at various positions. These include but not limited to:
  • 1. Power generation and distribution (Energy & utilities),
  • 2. Finance and investment houses & funds;
  • 3. Telecommunications (Towers Co),
  • 4. Sports; and
  • 5. Start-ups.
  • From the position of Associate Manager to Finance Controller, while serving to a wide portfolio of clients, my primary achievements include but not limited to:
  • ★ Assisting a wide portfolio of clients for providing accounting and managed services using shared services centers to multinational and local companies in various sectors.
  • ★ Preparation of consolidated and standalone financial statements, comprising 266 entities across multi geographical locations, complex group structure, multi-currency reporting and managing
  • complex consolidation treatments (step acquisition, divestment's, loss of control accounting etc.)
  • ★ Coordinating external auditors to rationalize the timelines for reporting, Group as well as component audits across all geographical locations.
  • ★ Supporting the complex accounting and financial reporting requirements
  • ★ Restructuring of finance department in terms of building policies & procedures.
  • ★ Assisting companies with enhancing finance processes and analytics (business process optimization & financial reporting analytics).
  • In addition to above, the below activities have already been part of different engagements:
  • ★ Secondments at various positions (Associate Manager, Finance Manager, Financial Controller),
  • ★ Strategic Financial Accounting & Advisory
  • ★ Finance Transformation (ERP implementation, Data Analytics)
  • ★ Business Process re-engineering
  • ★ Management and Group Reporting
  • ★ Regulatory Return Filling to FTA, DIFC, FSRA, ZATCA
  • ★ IFRS implementation and Compliance.
Financial ModelingQuantitative FinanceBudget AnalysisSeparate financial statementsResidential Real EstateOperating Models+47

Senior Associate

Nov 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Quantitative AnalyticsBusiness Partner RelationsFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Budgeting & ForecastingPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingFinancial Reporting+1

Enova by veolia

2 roles

Group Manager - Consolidation, GL & Financial Reporting

May 2022Oct 2022 · 5 mos

Budget AnalysisBusiness AnalysisSeparate financial statementsOperating ModelsRisk ManagementFinancial Performance+60

Group Senior Accountant - Consolidation, GL & Financial Reporting

Jan 2020May 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • While working at ENOVA, a Joint Venture of Majid al Futtaim (UAE) and Veolia (France), my primary responsibilities include, in addition to ensure that financial statements are accurate and transactions are in compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and relevant IASs and IFRS:
  • ★ Preparation of separate and consolidated financial statements
  • ★ Ensure full compliance with IAS/IFRS and maintain consistency relating to all financial matters
  • ★ Ensure compliance with corporate taxation deadlines, indirect taxation and regulatory requirements for UAE, KSA, Turkey and Oman.
  • ★ VAT Planning – managing and supervising the VAT for UAE, Oman, KSA & Turkey and ensuring statutory compliance and submission of timely VAT returns
  • ★ Ensure accuracy and adherence with Company timelines for Monthly Financial Reporting
  • ★ Coordination of engagements (consultants, internal auditors and external auditors) during audits, fieldwork, timely and accurate provision of the information, ensuring the compliance with deadlines and to act as coordinator for other departments
  • ★ Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register of the company, tagging of fixed assets, updating the tagging details in Navision and ensuring proper reconciliations are performed on a monthly basis, including reconciliations relating to inter-companies, related parties and inventory reconciliations with the GL balances on monthly basis.
Budget AnalysisOperating ModelsFinancial PerformanceTax AccountingStrategic Financial ManagementWorking Capital Management+24

Wwt international

Accounts Executive - Financial Reporting

Dec 2019Dec 2019 · 0 mo · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • At WWT International, my responsibilities included but not limited to:
  • ★ Responsible for the full cycle closing process of the general ledger, including accurate and timely financial reporting, planning, forecasting, internal and external audit support, and management of risks and opportunities in MENA and Europe region;
  • ★ Perform Group Consolidation, prepare Group’s consolidated financial statements including consolidated cash flows and Intercompany Reconciliations and advise on technical accounting and auditing matters at Group and operating company level.
Operating ModelsFinancial PerformanceAnalytical SkillsP&L ManagementProcure-to-PayResource Management+8

Baker tilly middle east

Supervisor Audit & Assurance

Feb 2017Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • As an Audit Supervisor, my responsibilities include:
  • ★ Review of audit planning, execution and final deliverable; preparation of reports, making
  • presentations to the Board of Directors and audit committees of the audit clients
  • ★ Planning and allocating resources to meet objectives of different assignments
  • ★ Project Management skills to ensure timely completion of audit and reporting on financial
  • statements.
  • ★ Supervising and assisting other team members to complete the engagements in an efficient and effective manner.
  • ★ Supporting clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), provisions of UAE laws and directives issued by regulatory authorities.
  • ★ Establishing positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members, clients and other stakeholders.
  • ★ Advising clients on the best practices as per IFRS
  • ★ Collaborating with external consultants and internal business and IT teams on value-added tax (VAT) implementation projects
  • I have also been seconded to assist different clients to support them in regular month closing, preparation of bank reconciliations, receivables and payables reconciliations, inter-company reconciliations etc.
  • My experience of entities across various sectors in UAE include:
  • ★ Retail & FMCG
  • ★ Construction
  • ★ Real estate
  • ★ Manufacturing
  • ★ Trading
  • ★ Marine and shipping
  • ★ Oil & Gas - service sector
  • ★ Travelling and tourism
  • ★ Logistics
  • ★ Marine
Operating ModelsFinancial PerformanceAnalytical SkillsCompliance AuditingStatutory AuditsResource Management+11

Ey

Audit Senior

Nov 2011Nov 2016 · 5 yrs · EMEIA

  • Being part of EY for 5 years, world’s most attractive employer” in the Universum 2015 Employer Rankings",
  • I have the privilege of working in a high performing and motivational environment and my primary responsibilities include;
  • ★ Active involvement in planning, risk assessment and risk mitigating strategies through meetings with clients, research and analyzing the environment in which, client operates;
  • ★ Leading, executing and reporting the client engagement under compliance with the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards and local GAAP;
  • ★ Involving in interview with clients to understand its business operations, internal controls, processes and relevant documentation;
  • ★ Coordinating and developing good relations with clients for delivering engagement expectations;
  • ★ Provide assistance to clients in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, corporate laws and other statutory and regulatory requirements.
  • ★ Providing solutions to different clients for improvement of internal control environment;
  • ★ Guiding my team members at every stage of audit engagements.
  • My experience of entities across various sectors which include:
  • ★ Construction,
  • ★ Development,
  • ★ Research and Development (R&D),
  • ★ Oil & Gas,
  • ★ Power distribution,
  • ★ Financial Services,
  • ★ Information Technology,
  • ★ Service Sector
  • ★ Agreed upon assignments
Operating ModelsFinancial PerformanceAnalytical SkillsCompliance AuditingStatutory AuditsResource Management+12

Antea alliance of independent firms

Audit Associate

Jun 2011Sep 2011 · 3 mos · Islamabad

Operating ModelsFinancial PerformanceAnalytical SkillsCompliance AuditingResource ManagementRecord to Report+6

Education

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Associate's degree — Accounting and Finance

Jan 2020Jan 2023

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Certificate in Accounts and Finance (CAF)

May 2013Present

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Pakistan (ICPAP)

Associate Certified Public Accountant - ACPA

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Graduation — Accounting and Business/Management

Jan 2025Present

University of the Punjab

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Rawalpindi College of Commerce, Rawalpindi

Higher Secondary School Certificate

Jan 2004Jan 2006

F.G Boys High School Hyderabad Cantt

Secondary School Certificate — Science

Jan 2002Jan 2004

ACCA

Bachelor's degree — Accounting and Business/Management

Jul 2022Present

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