Zara Zahid
Summary
Accomplished Accounting associate with 3 years of experience, high degree of professionalism and successful track record of accuracy in processing invoices, vendor management, financial reporting and administrative support. Looking forward to utilize current and extensive skills in finance and accounting with a reputable and exciting institution with a goal for professional growth development.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable specialist
Veem Inc.
05.2018 - 11.2018
- Entered a high volume of vendor invoices into QuickBooks.
- Create or edit Vendor data into QuickBooks
- Weekly cheque runs and wire transfers to appropriate parties.
- Sorting, filing, mailing documents accurately and in effective manner.(clerical duties).
- Verified, created and inputted expense reports (CAD/USD) onto system with appropriate approvals of authorities.
- Handled e- mails to ensure it reaches the correct channels and personnel.
- Responded to internal department inquiries , maintained good relations, and solved problems
- Maintained accurate financial records for reports to regulatory authority
- Assisted with yearend audits by compiling supporting documents as requested
- Reconciliation of credit cards with accuracy.
- Assisted company with ordering office equipment's, managing office supplies etc.
Accounts payable Clerk
Emirates NBD Bank
03.2015 - 12.2016
- Efficiently processed vendor invoices to ensure payments are made on time and maintained up-to-date systems.
- Inputted /Indexed high volume (Approx. 300-400 /day) Vendor Invoices received from all branches of bank by verifying and reviewing vendor name, Amount to be paid.
- After processing and paying via oracle software, updating again the master vendor File with the statuses whether Paid/Returned/pending. Etc. in order to follow up or answer any inquiry received from vendors.
- Conducting proper procedures and policies while processing the payments ensuring and validating proper approval/signature is there and that the amount is transferred into proper Cost centre (LE, RC).as Cost centre codes were assigned.
- At the end of the day when Batch is released had reviewed and generated daily reports of the status of payments using pivot tables and used reports to post in general ledger.
- Conducting administrative duties. (Played a part of Help desk where received all inquiries of suppliers related to payments statuses of the invoices also resolved any discrepancies.)
- Monthly reconciled General Ledger and submitted reports for Management approvals.
- Co-ordinate approval processes of all accounts payable invoices.
- Balance batch summary reports for verification and approval
- Revamped accounting quality system to prepare for important audits.
- Processed staff expense claims including travel claims from all branches of bank ensuring staff policies are adhered with the approval/Signature of appropriate authority. (I-Expense knowledge).
- Assisted management in developing effective accounts payable system to bring all delinquent accounts current.
- Developing tracking reports to keep management informed of due and past due vendor invoices
- Reconcile all credit card payment transactions.
- Complete monthly cheque run process including invoice processing, printing cheques, mailing them, Voiding cheques and obtaining authorized signatures.
Accounting Associate
4 All logistics
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Prepare reports for ledgers, trial balance and reconcile all statements and ensure integrity of all data.
- Assisting in month-end and year-end reporting procedures.
- Preparing documents related to accounts such as inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements.
- Tracking and auditing petty cash.
- Processing employee expense reports.
- Updating, verifying and maintaining accounting journals. month end journal and adjustments entries.
- Preparing and coordinating deposit activities including bank deposits
- Maintaining up-to-date, complete and systematic filing systems to support bookkeeping and financial records.
- Performing other related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and photocopying.
- Providing backup to Accounts Payable including receiving, verifying and posting invoices on a daily basis, following up with vendors on invoice discrepancies, preparing batches of invoices for payments, inputting payments of invoices into Quick Book.
Finance Intern
Alco bond Manufacturing LLC
04.2014 - 08.2014
- Receive invoices or bills from vendors, get them sanctioned and arrange for payments through checks or bank transfers.
- Collect the necessary information and the source documents related to the financial transactions from the concerned people in the organization to update the financial statements daily.
- Maintain petty cash book and authorize payments done by cash by making entries under appropriate account head of the book.
- Make Journal entries of the financial transactions of the organization and get them checked from seniors.
- File and maintain a record of various supporting documents sent and received by the organization for reconciliation purposes.
- Receive sales and purchase reports and note the amount of goods in stock and add it to the assets accounts.
- Prepare and send notices to debtors for remittance of bills.
Customer Service Executive
Speedex Courier
09.2013 - 03.2014
- Managed a high-volume workload within a deadline-driven environment. Resolved an average of 550 inquiries in any given week and consistently met performance benchmarks in all areas (speed, accuracy, volume).
- Build rapport, listen, clarify and manage conversational flow.
- Entered orders via order entry program.
- Communicated customer feedback to operations and sales team with suggested recommendations.
- Delivered outstanding service, exceed expectations and build long-term loyalty.
- Worked in teams and in a self-directed environment.
Education
Affiliation
ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
UK06-2015
Bachelors of Science - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University
02.2015
O&A levels - Cambridge UK
Arab Unity School
01.2012
Skills
- Bank reconciliation
- Bookkeeping
- Reporting
- Accounts administration
- Customer service skills
- Organized
- Proactive
- Hard worker
- Self-motivated
- Detail-oriented
- Fast learner
- Time Management
- Data entry skills
- Financial Software: Oracle, QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Administrative: Data Entry, Scheduling, Communication skills like E-mails, Phone, Video conferencing (Zoom ), Google drive
- Can adapt quickly to new and changing technology
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Accounts Payable specialist
Veem Inc.
05.2018 - 11.2018
Accounts payable Clerk
Emirates NBD Bank
03.2015 - 12.2016
Accounting Associate
4 All logistics
09.2014 - 02.2015
Finance Intern
Alco bond Manufacturing LLC
04.2014 - 08.2014
Customer Service Executive
Speedex Courier
09.2013 - 03.2014
O&A levels - Cambridge UK
Arab Unity School
Affiliation
ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Bachelors of Science - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University
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