Muhammad Junaid Zafar, Finance Planner

Muhammad Junaid Zafar

Finance Planner

Teradata

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Master's degree, Master in Business Administration (Information Technology)
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Finance Planner at Teradata
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2015 to February 2021

Worked as Finance Planner (Financial Planning & Analyst) in Teradata Global Delivery Center from February 2015 till February 2021.

Main Areas of responsibilities include:
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Taking care of all administrative matters related to consultants
• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Business Operations related matters

Supervisor - Accounts Payable at Ovex Technologies Pvt. Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2011 to January 2015

Working as Supervisor Accounts Payable from 01, July 2009 to date in Ovex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (subsidiary of a US based firm (En Pointe Technologies) providing facility of accounting functions to En Pointe Technologies, my responsibilities apart from regular activities associated with the Accounts Payable also included managing and overseeing the administrative and logistics of the department. Besides that, I am also responsible for hiring and training new employees within the department.

Working on the FI-Accounts Payable module of SAP.

• Vendor relations in terms of vendor data base maintenance, running payment schedules and processing.
• Pricing and freight disputes handling, credit claims/ RMAs and liabilities adjustments
• Payments projections and cash flow requirements
• Prepare various management reports (Aging Analysis, Open POs and Vendor Reconciliations etc.)
• Inventory management through inventory clearing accounts.
• Management of the company’s Finance line
• Management of the company credit lines through company credit cards.
• Employee expense claims processing.
• Managing vendor EDI transmission failures and their resolutions
• Ensure compliance with company policy and contracts
• Answering vendor queries regarding payment of their invoices.

Team Lead - Collections at Ovex Technologies Pvt. Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2006 to June 2011

Ovex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidary of a US based IT Re-seller firm (En Pointe Technologies)

• Manage accounts receivables (Collections) of the project.
• Update cash book with Bank’s correspondent.
• Preparation of Logistical reports.
• Manage & Resolve customer issues/queries related to order processing, purchasing, returns, billing and taxation
• Satisfaction and Retention of the customers.
• Prepare weekly and Monthly Performance Reports of Accounts Receivable Department using MS-Excel.
• Use state of the art ERP software, SAP version 4.7.

Collection Officer at KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co.
  • Pakistan
  • July 2005 to May 2006

KPMG (TASEER HADI & CO.) was providing a back office facility of Accounting functions to En Pointe Technologies (A US based IT Re-seller firm).
• Making various summary reports for different customer and also making performance reports for the department.
• Managing cash inflows of the company.
• Managing & Resolving customer issues/queries related to order processing, purchasing, invoicing, returns, billing and taxation.
• Maintaining credit limits for customers.
• Satisfaction and Retention of customers.
• Preparing Weekly and Monthly Performance Reports of Accounts Receivable Department using MS-Office.
• Working on state of the art ERP software, SAP version 4.7.

Assistant Examination Services Officer at British Council Islamabad
  • Pakistan
  • May 2004 to October 2005

• To make and circulate customer feed back forms and to collect and interpret data in order to improve the services we provide to our customers.
• Training new staff members on the financial aspects of examination work
• Counselling customers on the various examinations run by British Council.
• To ensure that the registration procedures are being followed by the exams team, so as to ensure good customer service,
• Adhere to the board's standards and deadlines. This includes prioritising the work in order to meet the conflicting dead lines.
• Corresponding with UK examining boards about customer queries and other related issues
• Corresponding with Electronic as well as press media for the coverage of events organised by British Council.

Assistant Education Promotion Officer at British Council Islamabad
  • Pakistan
  • August 2003 to May 2004

• Counselling customers on the various universities admissions affiliated by British Council.
• Training new agents affiliated with British Council on how to conduct their business according to the rules & regulations laid down by British Council Pakistan.
• Corresponding with UK boards with regards to the educational exhibitions conducted by British Council Islamabad.
• Assist in the Preparation of Financial Plan for Education Department.
• Corresponding with Press Media for placement of Advertisements of different UK Universities & Colleges.

Client Services Executive at Maxim Advertising Company
  • Pakistan
  • October 2002 to August 2003

• To identify and develop new business opportunities in order to extend the Company’s sphere of influence, strengthen existing relationships with clients and achieve corporate objectives.
• Successfully managed to get a client giving business of approximately4 Million per year
• Proposing media campaigns for the clients which includes Electronic & Press Media
• Getting work done as per client’s brief within the specified time limit.

Education

Master's degree, Master in Business Administration (Information Technology)
  • at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
  • September 2002
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Punjab University
  • September 1999

Specialties & Skills

Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Customer Services Skills

Languages

English
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Urdu
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