Saleem Habibullah
Stretton
Summary
Experienced with comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, and analysis. Utilizes advanced financial models to support strategic decision-making and improve operational efficiency. Knowledge of compliance and regulatory standards ensures accurate and reliable financial reporting.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Managment Accountant
Seqwater
07.2010 - Current
- Prepared, reviewed and submitted executive reports with tables and graphs, which showed the entity’s monthly financial position and updated the monthly CEO report.
- Prepared, collected and reported the quarterly performance reports to the executives and CFO.
- Assisted the CFO with the Board Budget paper, by updating and revising budget financial submission based on board directives. Revised and updated the annual Operation Plan after board approval of budget, aligning the paper with the board approved budget.
- Preparation, review and analysis of Monthly Management Reports for Groups, teams and unit managers within Asset Portfolio Development and Delivery.
- Working with groups to prepare for business cases and regulatory reports and submissions and providing support for unit mangers when integrating the financial model and data in line with the operational plan.
- Manage the annual budget and quarterly processes by coordinating with business unit managers and the executive team, overseeing data collection, and providing variance analysis as required.
- Explain to the business unit managers and the executive team of any material impact on budget achievements that may have issues and impact operations of the units
- Managed the function of payables, receivables and payroll within the business, while ensuring all financial transactions were processed on time, always aligned with statutory regulations and internal processed and also maintaining a high quality of service and adhering to agreed standards and processes.
- Developed new reporting functions to support the transaction services team, which vastly improved processes and quality of work.
- Developed and implemented procedures, processes, policies and work instructions for the Transactions Services team, which enabled to provide continuous improvement to their work.
- Prepared and lodgement of the monthly Business Activity Statements for the entity.
- Review all transactions that impact the general ledger, including balance sheet clearing account reconciliations, month end accruals and entitlement accruals.
- Maintained the Corporate Delegations Policy and Matrix Manual and develop plans to increase effective internal controls
- Champion user for the payroll module of the Finance One system. Improving the inter module integration and user support. Provided business impact needs analysis for upgrades, enhancements and improvements to the Payroll module of Finance One.
- Managed the testing of upgrades on an annual basis, involved and providing support for projects by involvement in the implementation stages for Finance One modules.
- Key achievements been the implementation of the Timesheet Improvement Project at the same time providing support during the implementation of the Reporting Ledger project and the My Leave module to the business.
- Finalised month-end finance activities, maintained and enhanced operating and accounting systems, prepared reports for the Finance Team, and tested upgrades and enhancements to the Finance One system.
- Provided strong leadership and supervision, while offering expert advice, and providing effective mentoring and development opportunities to the Transaction Services team covering the functions of payables, receivables, revenue and payroll using the vision and values of Seqwater.
- Work closely with People and Culture to maintain an efficient integration of the Human Resource and Payroll module from Payroll to HR.
- Work closely with the Finance to ensure the transactions from payables and revenues function efficiently.
- Communicate to the business critical date changes and processes where effective.
- Team Leader Transaction Services, July 2010 to February 2013
- Senior Management Accountant, Ad Hoc
- Systems Accountant, Ad Hoc
- Developed comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for senior management to guide strategic decisionmaking.
- Provided expert guidance on financial matters during merger and acquisition activities, ensuring seamless integration of financial systems and processes.
Management Accountant
Acknowledge DB Pty Ltd
11.2006 - 07.2010
- Supervision of junior accountant and receptionist.
- Preparation of all monthly management and financial reports with variance analysis and commentary, from beginning to end. Included the preparation of month end journals, the reconciliation of all balance sheet items on a monthly basis. Maintained and updated the entity’s fixed asset register.
- Updated monthly and quarterly sales forecast on a weekly basis for management and the account managers.
- Manage the annual budget and quarterly processes by coordinating with business unit managers and the executive team, overseeing data collection, and providing variance analysis as required.
- Management of the entities cash flows on a daily basis and provided the executive on a weekly basis the monthly projections of the entity’s cash needs.
- Reviewed and approved the entity’s monthly payroll calculations which included the electronic approval for the release of the payments.
- Prepared and submitted, after executive approval of all statutory returns, including Annual Fringe Benefit Tax returns, Monthly Business Activity Statement returns, Monthly State Payroll Tax returns, Annual reconciliation return of State Payroll Tax and annual Work Cover QLD submission returns
Accountant
Tricare Limited
11.2003 - 11.2006
- Supervision of payables and receivable teams including reconciliation of all payments to the payables ledger before approving the payments, reconciliation of all government care funding, reconciliation of all bank accounts and reconciliation of entities commercial bills.
- Preparation of journals for approval by manager for monthly employee entitlements and recurring revenue journals.
- Prepare, reconcile, and lodge monthly Business Activity Statements, annual Fringe Benefit Tex returns and State Payroll Taxes on a monthly basis.
- Report on consolidated monthly management and financial statements to the owners of interest.
- Preparation and reporting of the annual statements which involved responding to any audit queries from the financial statements and prepared for approval and lodgement of financial company returns and annual returns for government funding and subsidy.
Accountant
Peppercorn Management
09.2002 - 11.2003
AR Admin Supervisor
Hutchison Telecommunications
02.2001 - 09.2002
Accountant
Sign Mart Advertising
01.1994 - 02.2001
Bookkeeper
Dobbs Big Guys
01.1991 - 08.1994
Education
Master of Commerce - Professional Accountancy
Griffith University
Nathan, QLD12.2012
Bachelor of Applied Science - Mathematics and Accountancy
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD03.1991
Skills
- Management reporting
- Cash flow analysis and management
- Effective time management
- Financial ledger management
- Experienced in tax documentation management
- Proficient in accounting software
- Comprehensive accounting knowledge
- Accurate bookkeeping
- Multitasking
- Budget and financial forecasting
- Data analysis and reporting
- Project funding evaluation
Timeline
Senior Managment Accountant
Seqwater
07.2010 - Current
Management Accountant
Acknowledge DB Pty Ltd
11.2006 - 07.2010
Accountant
Tricare Limited
11.2003 - 11.2006
Accountant
Peppercorn Management
09.2002 - 11.2003
AR Admin Supervisor
Hutchison Telecommunications
02.2001 - 09.2002
Accountant
Sign Mart Advertising
01.1994 - 02.2001
Bookkeeper
Dobbs Big Guys
01.1991 - 08.1994
Master of Commerce - Professional Accountancy
Griffith University
Bachelor of Applied Science - Mathematics and Accountancy
Queensland University of Technology