Zakaria S

QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Science (M.S.) - Audit and Advisory Services, DePaul University, Chicago, IL (Sep 2019 - Jun 2020)
Honors: Graduated With Distinction

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Furman University, Greenville, SC (Aug 2015 - May 2019)
Honors: Lillian Brook Flemming Award Scholar, President of Student Diversity Council

WORK HISTORY

Accounting Manager @ Makkaan.com, Islamabad (Jun 2022 - Present)

● Oversaw balance sheet across cash accounts, accounts receivable, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses.
● Partnered with management to drive business processes to improve the efficiency of financial reporting by 40%.
● Led the Company’s first internal audit. Identified key risk areas, and worked on reducing risks by introducing different controls. This process reduced the company's risk by 24%
● Led a team of 2 junior accountants, providing mentorship and feedback through weekly 1:1 sessions.

Senior Accounting Associate Brownstone Marketing Pvt Ltd, Islamabad (Feb 2021 - Jun 2022)

● Prepared all required schedules and analyses for monthly close as well as monthly balance sheet, p&l, and cash flow statements, reducing processing lag by 23%
● Performed monthly financial statement analysis and report to management on revenue and business strategies, and decision making process was made 41% more efficient due to these reportings.
● Built monthly forecasting models and yearly budgets, including cash flows, for the management team. These models helped the company quickly adapt to market needs.
● Reviewed payroll, payroll requirements, internal policies, and procedures.

Accounting Associate @ City Lending Inc, Washington D.C (Oct 2020 - Jan 2021)

● Managed Payroll of $600,000 and ensured timely processing and distribution of Payroll to commission, hourly and salaried employees.
● Prepared Payroll budget for 2021. Utilized SAS and Tableau to analyze and visualize payroll data to have a correct estimation for the upcoming year. Using this process, the data accuracy was expected to improve by 23% over the previous years.
● Researched, and prepared a work flowchart and model for the Payroll of an expanding firm, identifying key departments involved and their respective duties. This work flowchart ensured timely and efficient management of payroll and reduced lag in payroll processing by 51%.
● Supported accounting team in year-end closing activities. Worked with the tax department’s data on missing tax forms. 97% of the vendors were issued tax forms in the first two weeks of January 2021 because of the utilization of data and communication.

SKILLS

• GAAP Accounting Principles
• IFRS Accounting Standards
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivables Financial and Tax Reporting
• Internal Audit SQL
• Microsoft Suite
• SAS
• Tableau
• Corporate Budgeting and Planning

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