muhammad haroon mazhar

I oversee the full financial reporting cycle for manufacturing and industrial units, including month-end and year-end close, accruals, adjustments, and reconciliation of inventory, cost, and payable ledgers. I prepare management reports covering COGS analysis, cost centre performance, inventory aging, and project cost summaries — presented directly to senior management with actionable commentary.

In this role I managed the full accounts payable cycle — from invoice verification against PO/GRN and ZATCA compliance through to posting, reconciliation, and on-time vendor payments. I tracked and reconciled inventory accounts across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and prepared inventory and payable aging reports that supported cash flow planning

Managed end-to-end ERP accounting: journal entries, ledger maintenance, and bank reconciliations. Authored IFRS-compliant monthly financial statements and group-level consolidations for executive reporting. Ensured 100% UAE FTA VAT compliance; redesigned AP/AR workflows reducing processing time by 30%. Reduced DSO from 10 to 5 days; directed year-end audit preparation with zero major findings.

ICAP CA articleship (training contract) with a chartered accountancy firm. As Audit Supervisor, I led multiple concurrent audit engagements — designing and executing risk-based audit plans tailored to each client's operational and control environment. I reviewed financial statements for IFRS compliance, identified internal control deficiencies, and delivered actionable improvement recommendations

In this role I led statutory audit fieldwork, ensuring timely execution and full compliance with ISA standards and engagement scope. I assessed client internal control systems, identified deficiencies, and recommended improvements, while conducting compliance reviews across corporate law, taxation, and industry-specific regulations. I engaged directly with client finance departments throughout fie

I performed substantive audit procedures, analytical reviews, and control testing across key financial statement areas, conducting vouching, verification, and reconciliations of assets, liabilities, income, and expense accounts. I assisted in the planning and execution of audit engagements in line with IFRS and local regulatory frameworks, prepared audit working papers, and documented findings acc