Tahir Sheikh

Highly motivated and detail-oriented Accounting Professional with over eight years’ experience leading preparation and analysis of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts while keeping complex accounting objectives. Highly analytical and exceptionally skilled professional, offering broad-based years of budgeting, controlling, planning and financial reporting experience in accounting field within fast-faced environment. Expertise in risk assessment, documentation, and reporting along with deploying enhancement measures to maximize efficiency for optimum productivity, while meeting business objectives and vision. Well-versed in identifying deficiencies in the system through internal control memorandum to rectify the control weaknesses. Proficient in robust financial reporting and developing various financial plans. 

SEACARE SHIPPING & LOGISTICS, LAHORE Aug 2014 – Present Accountant ➢ Successfully manage finance for recovery by generating debtor aging reports to sales team; deal with banks for deposits/receipts/inward and outward remittance. ➢ Authorize the customer’s invoices/vender payments and maintain the expenses record, partner with shipping line/foreign agents for payment collection and account settlements. ➢ Produce monthly accounts reconciliation reports, prepare and deliver reporting the final accounts and balance sheet, also assess sales team performance with KPI’s standards. ➢ Function in close coordination with company lawyer for Income Tax, Sales Tax and legal notice.  REET – READY MADE GARMENTS, LAHORE Sep 2011 – Oct 2013 Cost Accountant ➢ Facilitated cost controller through fixed and variable variance analysis and reporting different variance reports; controlled fixed factory overhead record and supporting annexure. ➢ Delivered full analytical and technical support to the cost controller for monthly closing for FOH’s and inventory evaluation, calculated wages and salaries, as well as handled petty cash. ➢ Rendered keen eye for details to manage formal requisition to accounts department for monthly cash requirements, also partnered with production department for inventory requirement. 

CMA from Chartered Institute of Management Accountant, UK, Freeze 

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Finance & Accounts from The University of Lahore, Lahore, 2012