ANWAR ZAHID
Oshawa,ON
Summary
As an experienced and accomplished accountant with expert knowledge in accounting, finance and internal control, I would like to add some real values to an organization using my experience and multidisciplinary knowledge and by practicing effective governance, risk management and control process.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller Accountant
Belnor Engineering Inc.
01.2019 - Current
- Managing the full cycle accounting and preparing all required financial reporting, management reporting, lender reporting and regulator reporting
- Implemented and managing the Sage300 ERP which includes GL, AR, AP, IC, PO and PJC modules
- Analyzed and prepared cash forecasts on a weekly basis
- Meeting accounting/financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
- Designed/modified the reporting process to fit better with organization’s requirements
- Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures
- Project administration and control and providing project related reports to the management
- Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues
- Managed tasks such as: bank reconciliation, client invoicing, cheque run, matching and keying vendor invoices, managing shipments
- Successfully conducted8 annual reviews by external accounting firm by providing timely information and explanation of facts
- Tax computation, filing and compliance
- Managing few product lines independently by performing sales and operational tasks related to those products
Program Assistant (Volunteer placement)
Agincourt Community Services Association
03.2014 - 05.2014
- Prepared250+ qualified income tax returns for current year and100+ returns for previous years for individuals using ‘UFILE’ tax software
- Provided advisory services to clients regarding their financial, bookkeeping and tax related issues like, how to keep track of their expenses, how to build credit history etc
Internal Auditor – Financial services
AB Bank Limited
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Company Overview: The first private sector bank in the country offers various banking products and services with87 branches at home and abroad
- Conducted audits in15 branches in the area of branch’s financial position and accounting administration following RBA (Risk Based Audit) format and current policies of the bank and the regulatory bodies
Accounting System Coordinator
Matrix Consultant Limited
08.2010 - 03.2012
- Company Overview: A leading consulting firm provides business, financial and accounting services to various business sectors
- Provided support to the clients to redesign their existing accounting structure to fit best with ACCPAC, Tally, QuickBooks or other customized accounting software
- Extensively used MS Excel and MS Word to help the clients preparing financial statements, audit trails, audit reports etc
- As per their requirement
Manager – Finance and Accounts
IPDC of Bangladesh Limited
07.2005 - 07.2010
- Company Overview: The first private sector financial institution in the country offers various financial products and services for industrialization
- Accelerated the month-end closing process by the5th calendar day of every month using Sage ACCPAC and provided timely and accurate financial reports to all the stakeholders, management reports to the management and regulatory reports to the regulators
- Demonstrated advanced level of Excel and Word knowledge preparing various analytical reports e.g
- Cost of Fund/Return of Fund, Maturity Profile, Portfolio Classification, Comparison of Income/Expenses, Budget to Actual, Bank Reconciliations Statement etc
- Provided timely analysis report to the project team about the accounts which could default in the coming months, so that early precaution could be expedite to avoid any negative impact on the revenue
- Key member of the implementation team of the ERP system
- Ran both systems concurrently for3 months to confirm the accuracy of the new system
- Took major part to successfully defend5 annual audits,5 interim audits and5 Central Bank audits
Software Implementation Manager
CSL Software Resources Limited
11.1998 - 06.2005
- Company Overview: A leading software development company in the country offers customized turnkey software solutions
- Planned and managed the implementation process of different projects including the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) projects and leading the implementation team
- As an authorized dealer of ACCPAC, increased sale by100% to200% in every year for3 consecutive years
- Implemented customized ERP modules as well as ACCPAC modules in more than30 clients and earned revenue of more than CAD1 million as implementation income
- Setting up business logics for different modules; accounting, inventory, human resources, fixed assets etc
Education
Certificate - Financial Management in Canada
Ryerson University
MBA - Accounting Information Systems
University of Dhaka
M.Com - Banking
University of Dhaka
B.Com - Finance
University of Dhaka
Skills
- Pursuing CPA (Canada) designation through continuing education
- 12 years of working experience in full cycle accounting, financial analysis, report preparation, auditing, banking, software implementation and business process reengineering
- Excellent report writing, planning, analytical, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Proven ability to work with minimum supervision, maintain objectivity, ability to think strategically and use professional judgment Have a high level of common sense
- Excellent in QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, Sage300 ERP, SQL Query and Microsoft Office suite
- Detail oriented, quick learner, multi-tasker and team player A good listener
- Working knowledge in Excel Dashboards, VBA Macro, Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX and Power BI
LANGUAGES
English – Professional working proficiency
Bengali – Native or bilingual proficiency
Hindi and Urdu – Speaking and listening proficiency
Accomplishments
- Led team of 3 in managing accounting functions for companies with international locations.
- Optimized workflow and reduced variances by recommending and introducing new accounting software.
- Introduced accounting procedures and stronger financial controls to improve financial reporting [Number]%.
Timeline
Controller Accountant
Belnor Engineering Inc.
01.2019 - Current
Program Assistant (Volunteer placement)
Agincourt Community Services Association
03.2014 - 05.2014
Internal Auditor – Financial services
AB Bank Limited
03.2012 - 02.2013
Accounting System Coordinator
Matrix Consultant Limited
08.2010 - 03.2012
Manager – Finance and Accounts
IPDC of Bangladesh Limited
07.2005 - 07.2010
Software Implementation Manager
CSL Software Resources Limited
11.1998 - 06.2005
MBA - Accounting Information Systems
University of Dhaka
M.Com - Banking
University of Dhaka
B.Com - Finance
University of Dhaka
Certificate - Financial Management in Canada
Ryerson University
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