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Muhammad Waseem

Chartered Professional Accountant

CPA, CGA, ACCA, UAECA, BSC (Hons)

Dubai, UAE

About Me

Muhammad Waseem Nawaz, CPA, CGA, ACCA, UAECA
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Muhammad Waseem Nawaz

Chartered Professional Accountant

A highly motivated and result oriented Chartered Accountant with more than ten years of professional experience. Over and done with skillful managerial and supervisory skills.

Worked at senior levels in multinational private and public listed organizations. Packed with professional qualifications of CPA, CGA, ACCA, UAECA, having extensive knowledge and expertise about financial reporting, data analysis and forecasting. Multi-lingual with high proficiency in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi.

Seeking a rewarding and challenging position in a well reputed organization with the expectations of impartiality, enthusiasm and growth opportunities to catalyze the organizational and personal objectives.

My Qualification

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Institute of Internal Auditors, USA

Member In August 2023

CPA, CGA

Chartered Professional Accountants, Canada.

Member Since March 2020

BSC. (Hons) in Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Graduated - March 2016

UAECA

Accountants & Auditors Association, UAE.

Member Since July 2015

ACCA

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK

Member Since January 2015

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK

Member Since June 2012

Muhammad Waseem Nawaz, CPA, CGA, ACCA, UAECA

Diploma & Certificates

  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business
  • Diploma In Office Management
  • Diploma In Graphic Designing
  • Diploma In Peach Tree
  • IELTS

My Skills & Expertise

Firm and Company Registration

Firm and Company Registration

Company Registration

Preparation of Financial Reports in accordance with IFRS

Preparation of Financial Reports in accordance with IFRS

Financial Reports

Consolidation and IC Reconciliation

Consolidation and IC Reconciliation

IC Reconciliation

Audit Compliance

Audit Compliance

Audit Compliance

Tax Compliance

Tax Compliance

Tax Compliance

Receivables and Payables Management

Receivables and Payables Management

Receivables & Payables

Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Forensic Analysis and Reporting

Forensic Analysis and Reporting

Forensic Analysis

Opening and closing bank accounts

Opening and closing bank accounts

Bank Accounts

Funding and Cash Flow Management

Funding and Cash Flow Management

Funding & Cash Flow

Finance and Management Reports

Finance and Management Reports

Management Reports

Business Relationship

Business Relationship

Business Relationship

Business Performance Analysis

Business Performance Analysis

Performance Analysis

Sensitivity Analysis

Sensitivity Analysis

Sensitivity Analysis

Team Management

Team Management

Team Management

Internal Audit

Internal Audit

Internal Audit

My Work Experience

Regus Head Office - (IWG PLC)

Accountant (MEA)

Aug’2017 - Present

Details

Managing Financial Reporting, Audit and Tax Compliance for 20 legal entities in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Pakistan. Working closely with shared service Centre fulfilling diligently assigned job responsibilities as stated below.

  • Monthly review of financial statements of all the entities.
  • Performing accounting analysis and professional skepticism to make sure that the financial reports are representing true and fair view.
  • Communicating with business partners to resolve their queries with respect to business operations and monthly financial reports.
  • Preparing and implementing SOPs for shared service center to make the process efficient and flawless.
  • Providing sufficient & appropriate information to the auditors in compliance with IFRS and finalizing the audit within deadlines.
  • Opening/Closing Bank accounts and managing day to day affairs with corporate relationship manager.
  • Managing Inter-Company transactions, foreign payments and exchange gain/loss.
  • Preparing reconciliation of related party balances and instructing global payment team to make required payments on monthly basis.
  • Managing Supplier payments, making sure invoices are properly booked in the system and costs are allocated correctly. Further, payments are made within feasible time to manage working capital effectively.
  • Coordinating between development team and global finance team to set up new legal entities in the system for proper accounting.
  • Coordinating between development team and global finance team to set up new legal entities in the system for proper accounting.
  • Resolving queries of operations team with respect to client’s deposit refunds, supplier payments, petty cash, and new vendors.
  • Monthly management reports and business performance analysis.
  • Preparing Budgets and forecast for the entities.
  • Reconciliation of the ledger accounts and rectifying errors and omissions in financial statements.

Wrist Middle East UAE LLC

Wrist Middle East UAE LLC

Mar’2015 - Aug’2017

Details

Managing a team of 5 competent staff members and their daily tasks, leading them to the right direction by providing them directives and motivation to achieve organizational goals & objectives.

  • Preparing and presenting Business Performance Reports on monthly basis to the management with the feedback on team performance.
  • Developed and documented Business Processes and Accounting Policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
  • Assisted any areas as needed: Cost Accounting, Inventory, Account Payable, Budgeting, Audit and Cash Application.
  • Daily follow up with more than 400 active clients to accelerate the collections to maintain required liquidity in the business.
  • Removed communication gap between internal departments by arranging regular meetings on business updates and performance review.
  • Assisting in quarterly inventory count and mitigating the risk of inventory loss by introducing latest technology and techniques.
  • Coordinating with auditors and provide them sufficient & appropriate information and finalizing the audit within deadlines.
  • Monthly management reports and performance analysis.
  • Performing semi-annual performance evaluation of the team members and providing them guidelines on how they can improve their performance.
  • Reconciliation of inter-co transactions on monthly basis and managing foreign payments.

YANSAW International

Asst. Manager Finance

Jul’2011 - Feb’2015

Details

Taking lead of finance department with 7 skilled staff members, under supervision of finance manager.

  • Setting up accounting modules and mapping to financial statements.
  • Preparing semi-annual budget and forecast based on previous performance and current market conditions.
  • Finalizing financial reports and collaborating with HQ in Japan to consolidate the numbers into group financial statement.
  • Managing Supplier payments, making sure invoices are properly booked in the system and costs are allocated correctly. Further, payments are made within feasible time to manage working capital effectively.
  • Managing customer collections, making sure invoices are paid on time and continuous follow up on outstanding invoices.
  • Communication with local partners/ clients/ and suppliers on daily basis to enhance business network.
  • Preparing capital appraisal and feasibility reports for organic growth of the organization.
  • Making sure that audit and tax filings are done accurately and on timely manners to comply with local tax law.
  • Opening/closing of bank accounts and managing day to day affairs with corporate relationship managers.
  • Monthly management reports and performance evaluation.
  • Assisting the Finance manager in hiring and firing of staff and managing the payroll of existing staff in accordance with global policies.
  • Team management and supervision.

Contact Me

Phone

+971 55 8128723

Email

mwnawaz.cpa@gmail.com

Location

Skycourt Tower, Dubai, UAE

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