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Muhammad Siddiqui

Muhammad Siddiqui

Finance Professional
SENTUL POINT SUITES APARTMENTS,WP KUALA LUMPUR

Summary

Dedicated Finance Professional with 9 years of experience in all areas of finance and project management. Hands-on leader with strong business acumen and analytical mindset to identify and correct underachieving trends. Having eight years of experience in using Microsoft Office Professional and have good ERP Skills with SAP FI Certification in hand from Germany.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages
5
5

Trainings

Work History

Executive Finance & Accounts

Mofta Al Khair Sdn Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR, WP Kuala Lumpur
06.2020 - Current
  • Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
  • Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
  • Maintained responsive organization with sustained revenue growth through industry forecast monitoring and deliberate financial planning.
  • Designed and modified reporting procedures and controls to inform business development and growth.
  • Introduced software tools and process improvements to mitigate loss and drive operational growth.
  • Performed banking, business administration and financial tasks to guarantee five-star service for clients.
  • Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
  • Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities.
  • Identified improvement changes regarding key processes for internal controls and accounting procedures.
  • Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.

Researcher At, Research Management Center at INCEI

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpure, WP Kuala Lumpur
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Participated in variety of projects which include continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
  • Finding solutions for the Pakistani Red Crescent Society:
  • Designed a very comprehensive and useful user-friendly dashboard using Microsoft Excel
  • Did comprehensive analysis using Python ‘Statsmodels’ including data estimate and perform statistical tests
  • How Islamic banks can improve financial inclusions through FINTECH (Malaysian Islamic Banks & FINTECH)
  • Worked independently on Tun Ismail Chair Grant and performed all tasks individually including data gathering, cleaning of data, and data analysis
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication

Treasurer, Student Representative Council

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpure, WP Kuala Lumpur
11.2017 - 10.2018
  • Drafted treasury reports to support management decision-making needs.
  • Executed financial due diligence tasks on daily basis to maintain optimal company finances.
  • Reconciled monthly statements, invoices and expense accounts, keeping records accurate and current.
  • Participated in election and campaign process, gathering student support and votes.
  • Volunteered for school and council-sponsored events.
  • Represented student body at university and communicated student ideas and requests to council officers during meetings.

Assistant Manager Grants (Office of Sponsored Prog

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Pakistan
lahore, Punjab
12.2011 - 09.2017
  • My role as a key member of the Grants Management Team was to administer all grants management-related functions and to ensure their accuracy and compliance.
  • Manage & supervise the daily operation of grants payable, grants receipts, general ledger, and payroll.
  • Approves all project-related journal entries, purchase requisitions, and accruals prepared by ORIC general ledger accountants and manages the month-end closings.
  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance of all externally and internally funded grants ledgers including monthly review of all grants account reconciliations and journal entries in SAP.
  • Preparation of all project financial reports, including budget utilization report (Statement of Cash flows) and Asset Ledger report and ensure compliance with the sponsor’s requirement.
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Review of all project financial report reconciliations and identify and communicate findings if any.
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Work with internal and external auditors during reviews and project audits to ensure full cooperation from ORIC and accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.

Education

Ph.D. - Business Management

UNIVERSITY KUALA LUMPUR (UNIKL)
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
06.2021 - Current

Master’s In Islamic Finance Practice - ISLAMIC FINANCE

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
09.2017 - 08.2020

Bachelor’s in Commerce - Commerce

PUNJAB UNIVERSITY
Lahore, Pakistan
09.2005 - 08.2007

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountan - Major in Audit & Management Accounting

SKANS School of Accountancy & Finance
Lahore, Pakistan
09.2008 - 12.2011

Skills

    SAP/SQL/ORACLE ERP software

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Certification

PYTHON PROGRAMMING (BASICS – INTERMEDIATE)

Interests

Playing Badminton

Playing Cricket

Travelling

Reading Articles & Blogs

Timeline

Ph.D. - Business Management

UNIVERSITY KUALA LUMPUR (UNIKL)
06.2021 - Current

Executive Finance & Accounts

Mofta Al Khair Sdn Bhd
06.2020 - Current

PYTHON PROGRAMMING (BASICS – INTERMEDIATE)

09-2019

Researcher At, Research Management Center at INCEI

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE MALAYSIA
05.2018 - 05.2019

Treasurer, Student Representative Council

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE MALAYSIA
11.2017 - 10.2018

Master’s In Islamic Finance Practice - ISLAMIC FINANCE

INCEIF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY OF ISLAMIC FINANCE
09.2017 - 08.2020

SAP Application Associate- Financial Accounting with ERP 6.0

12-2015

SAP Business One 8.82 Consultancy Certification

02-2013

Assistant Manager Grants (Office of Sponsored Prog

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Pakistan
12.2011 - 09.2017

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountan - Major in Audit & Management Accounting

SKANS School of Accountancy & Finance
09.2008 - 12.2011

Bachelor’s in Commerce - Commerce

PUNJAB UNIVERSITY
09.2005 - 08.2007
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