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Waqas Ahmed Siddiqui
Address: House # C/5 Huma Town,
Jinnah Avenue,Malir, Karachi
Mobile: +92-3453182511
CNIC: 42201-3073167-7
Passport: EG5461671
waqas.asg@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly energetic, versatile and successful finance professional, with experience in tax, corporate affairs,
accounting and payroll. A good team leader and an excellent team player, who thrives in high pressure and
deadline driven environment.
EDUCATION
In Progress APFA (4 Papers to qualify) - Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
2012 MBA in Accounts & Finance - Preston University
2010 B.Com - University of Karachi
2005 Intermediate (Commerce) – Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi
2003 Matriculation (Science) – Board of Secondary Education, Karachi
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 16 till Present Assistant Manager Finance & Taxation
Allport Cargo Services (Pvt.) Limited
Job Description:
Primary responsibilities are to deal with overall accounting, tax, financial reporting, corporate matters and
payroll.
 Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial
reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural
standards.
 Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
 Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
 Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that
compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
 Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems,
making use of current computer technology.
 Prepare SOP`s and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel,
and direct their work activities.
 Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend,
develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.

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 Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax
strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecast.
 Maintain fixed assets register.
 Interact with company`s banking and financial partners.
 Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with
payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
 To prepare monthly and annual income tax statements.
 To make monthly and annual sales tax and income tax returns of the company.
 Coordinate tax audits and tax monitoring by taxation authorities.
 To attend hearings in FBR and SECP if required.
 Research and correct process errors that caused incorrect tax filings.
 Advise management on the impact of new laws on tax liabilities and corporate strategies.
 To make annual tax working to finalize annual income tax return of the
company.
 Identify tax savings in prospective acquisition scenarios.
 Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner.
 Responsible for all company secretarial functions, duties and responsibilities.
 Maintaining statutory books i.e. registers of members, directors and secretaries.
 Ensuring the company complies with standard legal practices and maintains standards of
corporate governance.
 Necessary reporting regarding payroll.
 To maintain gratuity, EOBI and other staff benefit schedules on monthly basis.
 To supervise the process of monthly staff salary.
 Other duties and projects as assigned by the CFO and management.
Mar 12 till May 16 Senior Executive Accounts & Taxation
E2E Supply Chain Management Limited
Job Description:
Core working areas were payroll, taxation and corporate affairs.
 Develop in depth understanding of Payroll Database to be able to create Ad-Hoc reports
on demand.
 Process verification of employee (VOE) requests.
 Prepare monthly metrics data as specified by system.
 Process staff salary
 Assist employees in opening their bank accounts for salary and other staff benefits.
 Provide services to employees: in the area of pay, benefits and taxes related to their pay.
 Maintain monthly gratuity and EOBI calculation of all staff.
 Devise tax strategies to defer or eliminate tax payments.
 Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner.
 Prepare and update tax provision schedules
 Coordinate tax audits and tax monitoring by taxation authorities
 Research and correct process errors that caused incorrect tax filings.
 Negotiate with tax authorities over tax payment issues
 Advise management on the impact of new laws on tax liabilities and corporate strategies.
 Identify tax savings in prospective acquisition scenarios.

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 To work upon tax refund assignments.
 Annual income tax return of company
 Responsible for all company secretarial functions, duties and responsibilities.
 Organizing, preparing agendas for, and taking minutes of board meetings.
 Monitoring changes in the business legislative and regulatory environment.
 Maintaining statutory books i.e. registers of members, directors and secretaries.
 Updating and maintaining all licenses and Companies house records.
 Involved in the incorporation of new companies.
 Liaising with lawyers and solicitors for company`s due diligence process and legal
matters.
 Drafting minutes within set timeframes.
 Ensuring the company complies with standard legal practices and maintains standards of
corporate governance.
 All filings with SECP for various corporate and secretarial compliances.
Apr 09 till Mar 12 Accounts & Taxation Officer
Abbas Steel Group
Job Description:
Core working areas are; Taxation and daily accounting activities.
 Monthly with-holding tax payments and statements
 Monthly and annual sales tax returns
 Annexure for Domestic purchases, Imports & Sales as per FBR requirement for sales tax
return.
 Monthly & Annual sales reconciliation
 Monthly & Annual purchase reconciliation for monthly sales tax return.
 Imports Goods Declaration (Bill of entry) assessment from shipping agencies for filing of
accurate monthly sales tax return
 Bank reconciliation statements Drafting minutes within set timeframes.
 Petty cash reconciliation
 Daily company liability position for management
 Booking of bank and cash receipts
 Booking of expenses in accounting software.
 Process bank and cash payments to vendors and branch offices.
 Issuance of delivery orders, commercial invoices and sales tax invoices to customers.
IT SKILLS
 Well Versed with Ms Office Package (Ms Excel, Ms Word and Power Point)
 Tally ERP 9, Quickbooks, Fox Pro, ERP – GIS and Premia
 Outlook and Internet Applications