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Muhammad Osama

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Summary

With determination to establish due diligence, compliance, and strategic objectives. A Professional with several years leading financial planning and oversight in harmony with executives. Seasoned expert with well-rounded background effectively guiding various financial projects and processes. Demonstrated strengths in forecasting, reporting, and special project activities to support executive decision-making. Highly adaptable to accomplish goals in fast-paced environments.Along with years of successive dealing with CRA, Provincial and Federal Governments for taxation and rebates/refunds.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Controller/CFO (Contract)

IMAGINE ZEOLITE Corporation
10.2023 - Current
  • Directing all aspects of accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll and financial reporting
  • Providing strategic guidance around financing options to support company growth needs
  • Overseeing all financial operations of the firm, including accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
  • Developing & implementing financial strategies to drive business growth and profitability, including tax compliance, along with risk management
  • Providing strategic financial leadership to the executive team, advising on key business decisions and identifying opportunities for growth and improvement
  • Ensuring compliance with all financial regulations and reporting requirements, including GAAP, SEC, and IRS regulations
  • Managing relationships with external stakeholders, including investors, lenders, and auditors
  • Leaded and mentored the finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets
  • Issued regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management
  • Coordinating, supervising and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual report Overseeing the preparation and communication of weekly, monthly and annual financial statement

Corporate Controller

Dunrobin Holdings Inc
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • Fully in charge of Finance and Accounting Department & overseeing day-to-day transactional accounting operations
  • Prepare and manage accounts payable, accounts receivable statements & aging reports and supervising payroll system
  • Preparation of Balance Sheet, Income Statement along with Cash Flow Statement as per GAAP standards
  • Manage the budgets and forecasts and lead financial reporting and analysis
  • Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date filing systems for all financial supporting documentation
  • Communicating with senior management on financial variances and strategies
  • Working with project managers on project cost forecasting, timely invoicing and payment follow up, regular project reviews and status meetings, project reporting as required, regular checks of project bookings/assigned cost and corrections if require
  • Ensuring Accounting Compliance, Financial Assurance & ERP systems are effectively running
  • Organizing third party audits
  • Build and manage system integration implementations and identify any methods to improve efficiencies
  • Submission of tax remittances
  • Liaising with external auditors.

Financial Controller & Corporate Secretary(Acting)

Consumer Energy Services Inc(66th Fastest growing company of Canada)
07.2022 - 02.2023
  • Controlling and supervising entire finance and accounting operations
  • Preparation for Statement of Financial Position, Income Statement , Notice to Reader, review financial statements, and note disclosures
  • Execute engagements with minimum direct management from leadership
  • Contributions to the development of new approaches to improve work efficiency
  • Coordinating and preparing tax schedules, returns, and information
  • Overseeing/supervising company's financial records and projecting future financial plans
  • Analyzing the company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets
  • Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles(GAAP)
  • Managing cash flow
  • Expanding the accounting department as the company grows
  • Interacting with the corporate finance team to close investment rounds
  • Financial Budgeting and Forecasting for up coming 3 years
  • Taking Rebates/contribution funds From Provincial Government.(Got $70,000 Contribution Fund from provincial Government).

Senior Cost Accountant (Contract)

Leadbetter Foods(Fully Owned Subsidiary of Premium Brands Inc)
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for developing, updating, and supporting new/existing cost and metrics models requiring advance excel skills
  • Developing & maintaining cost accounting system, documentation and records
  • Determining the costs & efficiency of company purchasing activities
  • Reviewing costs for all external inventory, labor & material purchases
  • Analyzing daily, weekly, and monthly metrics with to support plant operations
  • Preparation of cost accounting/operational reports and checking them for accuracy
  • Reviewing monthly and ad hoc cost reports with accounting and non-accounting leads
  • Evaluate workflow processes and recommend/implement changes to increase financial accuracy and operational efficiencies
  • Analyzing all production manufacturing costs and variances to identify cost cutting opportunities and maximize production efficiencies
  • Analyze and recommend costs & cost savings
  • Collection and compilation of purchase/procurement data for analysis
  • Preparation and completing internal cost audits
  • Complying with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP) for financial statements
  • Preparation of documents and interpretation for financial information regarding cost improvements for C-Suite Executives
  • Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support
  • Oversees physical inventories and monitors cycle count program
  • Facilitate weekly and monthly pricing models
  • Assist in demand and production planning
  • Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger
  • Performing ERP systems for financial and operational analysis & taking correction actions accordingly
  • Assist in developing production cost budgets and latest estimates
  • Reconcile various sub-ledger accounts and other reports to general ledger accounts
  • Research and resolve discrepancies, as needed
  • Assist in audits and general ledger preparation
  • Forecasts & Planning future purchasing costs according to fiscal needs for quarters, annually and for coming 3 years
  • Maintaining company accounting procedures and processes
  • Present cost estimates and budgets for new purchases
  • Compile documentation on standard costs and company production costs
  • Assist in audits and general ledger preparation.

Corporate Controller

FK Foods Inc
04.2018 - 03.2022
  • Establishment of relations between stakeholders, external partners, and senior management
  • Using best possible combination of Debt with shareholders generated funds(Equity) i.e
  • Best possible financial leverage
  • Overseeing the capital structure of the organization
  • Asset Management of the corporation
  • Addressing issues facing the capital structure of the organization
  • Financial planning and reporting
  • Examination of financial feasibility regarding new export tenders
  • Policymaking that ensures optimum net cashflows
  • Providing leadership, management, and direction to the accounting and finance team
  • All formal finance reviewing
  • Maximization of the returns that the organization are expecting from invested funds through identifying investment opportunities
  • Developing financial prospects of the organization through studying economic trends and opportunities regarding revenue
  • Updating the knowledge of a job by understanding new regulations.
  • Analyzed financial data to identify trends in order to make recommendations for improvement.
  • Created annual budgeting process including revenue forecasting models based on historical trends and industry analysis.

Assistant Controller

F K Foods Inc
12.2016 - 03.2018
  • Maximization of the working capital through making financial policies and decisions
  • Monitoring financial conditions of the organization by conducting internal audits quarterly
  • Synchronization debtors' collection policy with creditor days policy for optimum net cash flow
  • Managed company's assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls
  • Provided information to external auditors to get certified annual reports and financial statements to analyze firms' performance
  • Management of all financial transactions
  • Management and evaluation of risks.

Assistant Auditor

FK Foods Inc
06.2016 - 11.2016
  • New export orders timelines and budget preparation
  • Assisted Chief Auditor in the development of audit plans and annual audits with specified deadlines
  • Accessed, reviewed and recommend variables existent in the accounting systems
  • Inspect, reconcile and check bank payments and deposits
  • Ensure there is complete compliance with generally accepted standards of auditing at the organization.

Financial Analyst

Absolute Commodities Inc
01.2016 - 05.2016
  • Suggestion to the top management of the ways to attain good returns from their investments
  • Analyzed the overall operations Modus-Oprandi of the firm and advised on policies to ensure more smoother transactions
  • Making annual provisional reports, gathering and organizing the company's financial data, and preparing the financial position statement.

Education

Master's Degree in Financial Management -

University Of Manchester
01.2022

Graduate Diploma in Accounting in Management Accounting -

University Of London (academic direction London School Of Economics)
05.2020

BA in Economics in Economics -

Carleton University
07.2015

Skills

  • Corporate Finance
  • Accounting Compliance
  • Corporate Structure
  • Financial Reporting
  • Target budgeting
  • Strategic analysis
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Forecasting Control
  • Capital Investment Appraisal
  • Portfolio Management/ Asset Management
  • Dealing with CRA, Provincial and Federal Governments for taxation and rebates/refunds
  • Financial Operations
  • Budgeting
  • Cash Management
  • Tax Compliance
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Leadership
  • Financial Regulations and Reporting
  • Relationship Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Financial Analysis
  • GAAP
  • SEC Regulations
  • IRS Regulations
  • External Auditing
  • Financial Statements
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • Cash Flow Statement
  • Financial Feasibility
  • Cash Flow Management
  • ERP Systems
  • Tax Remittances
  • Financial Audits
  • Cost Accounting
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Variance Analysis
  • Cost Cutting
  • Production Efficiency
  • Purchase/Procurement Analysis
  • Cost Audits
  • Financial Modeling
  • General Ledger
  • Demand and Production Planning
  • Standard Costs
  • Financial Policies and Decisions
  • Internal Audits
  • Financial Transactions
  • Financial Evaluation
  • Auditing
  • Investment Analysis
  • Financial Planning and Reporting
  • Economic Trends Analysis
  • Working Capital Management
  • Internal Controls
  • External Audits
  • Financial Performance Analysis
  • Financial Data Analysis
  • Financial Position Statement
  • Purchase and Sales Data Management
  • Management Accounting
  • Note-taking
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Leadership
  • Volunteerism
  • Communication Skills
  • Internal controls development
  • Month-end and year-end closings
  • Executive leadership advisement
  • Financial strategy management
  • US GAAP proficiency
  • Corporate finance
  • Budgetary Planning
  • Budget Administration
  • Project Management
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable
  • General Ledger Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cost accounting
  • Report Generation
  • Budget Development
  • Financial Planning
  • Management accounting
  • Balance sheet management
  • Policy Planning
  • Revenue Generation
  • Variance Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Financial Management
  • Debt management
  • Financial Information Systems
  • Compliance Enforcement
  • Policy Development

Certification

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), 06/01/25

Groups

Board of Directors/Treasurer at Sudbury's Centre for Transitional Care, 07/01/21, Present, Sudbury's Centre for Transitional Care is devoted to empowering our city's most vulnerable citizens through integral leadership, community participation and encouraging all individuals to reach their potential.

Awards

  • Gold Medal, 08/01/20, Gold Medal Award for Performance in 2019.
  • Best Director Performance Award, 06/01/19, Awarded Best Director Performance Award 2019 by F K Foods Limited at their Annual General Meeting.
  • Nominated for University Of London(London School Of Economics) Master's Scholarship For Further Study, 09/01/20, Nominated for University Of London, London School Of Economics Master's Scholarship For Further Study for outstanding performance in Graduate Diploma in Accounting.
  • DISTINCTION in Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting, 05/01/20, Got this degree with Distinction from University Of London for outstanding academic performance. Also Invited for University Of London, London School Of Economics Master's Scholarship For Further Study.
  • Alliance Manchester Business School Scholarship Award, 03/01/20, Awarded Alliance Manchester Business School Scholarship for Msc Financial Management.

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Gold Medal August 2019 & 2020 (Best Director Performance Award)
  • Nominated for University Of London(London School Of Economics) Master's Scholarship For Further Study September 2020 Nominated for University Of London,
  • DISTINCTION in Post Graduate Degree in Accounting May 2020 .
  • Alliance Manchester Business School Scholarship Award March 2020(Awarded Alliance Manchester Business School Scholarship for Msc Financial Management)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Financial Controller/CFO (Contract)

IMAGINE ZEOLITE Corporation
10.2023 - Current

Corporate Controller

Dunrobin Holdings Inc
01.2023 - 03.2023

Financial Controller & Corporate Secretary(Acting)

Consumer Energy Services Inc(66th Fastest growing company of Canada)
07.2022 - 02.2023

Senior Cost Accountant (Contract)

Leadbetter Foods(Fully Owned Subsidiary of Premium Brands Inc)
05.2022 - 07.2022

Corporate Controller

FK Foods Inc
04.2018 - 03.2022

Assistant Controller

F K Foods Inc
12.2016 - 03.2018

Assistant Auditor

FK Foods Inc
06.2016 - 11.2016

Financial Analyst

Absolute Commodities Inc
01.2016 - 05.2016

Master's Degree in Financial Management -

University Of Manchester

Graduate Diploma in Accounting in Management Accounting -

University Of London (academic direction London School Of Economics)

BA in Economics in Economics -

Carleton University

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