To

Human Resource Manager

From
Abid Rehmat Sheikh, ACCA & PMP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dear Sir / Madam
Subject: Application for Job Placement
This letter is to express my interest in the vacancy posted by your company. I am a professional accountant (ACCA member) and
certified project management professional (PMP) with more than six years of extensive experience in managing financial accounting,
financial reporting and project management in multinational environment. Moreover, I have also worked with renounced audit firms in
their audit and assurance department as an audit senior.
Currently, I am working as an Assistant Manager Finance of a group of companies named, Al Rugaib Holding Company which has
diversified business like retailing, trading, logistics and distribution in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dammam. Formerly, I was working as
a Senior Accountant in a multinational aviation firm in United Arab Emirates.
Highlights of my professional experience and job responsibilities include:

Managing financial and tax records, treasury function and taxation of multiple entities of group including one overseas
entity;
Experienced in effectively leading the accounting and treasury department and dealing with the recording of huge volume of
transactions on daily basis;
Experienced in dealing with the client and vendor queries with respect to their statement of accounts and incoming and
outgoing payments;
Grip on complex accounting issues like consolidation and foreign currency transactions based on IFRS;
Experienced in preparing budgets, forecasts and other financial reports to highlight key performance indicators to the
management of the group;
Overseeing the treasury department to ensure the adequacy of the working capital and hedging the risk associated with
foreign currency balances according to management policy;
Experienced in handling companys projects and firms engagements in accordance with the best practices of project
management.

Summary of my prior work experience as an audit senior:

Experienced in supervising the statutory audits of specialized industries like Aviation, Engineering, Construction, Insurance
and Re-insurance.
Performed the only national level forensic accounting assignment of Pakistan Steel Mills.
Performed various internal audit assignments according to standards issued by Institute of Internal Auditors.
Performed various business advisory assignments like Business Process Reengineering and Performance Audits of
different public sector companies.
Experienced in implementing ERP- SAP Business One implementation on different clients during professional training.
Completed the structured training of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants United Kingdom.

I also had the opportunities to attend various lectures, trainings and seminars on Anti Money Laundering, Fraud Investigation and
Forensic Accounting that further improved my auditing and accounting skills.
I have elaborated more details of my qualification, experience and personal information in resume attached with this email. You may
contact me through email at abidrehmat@live.com or alternatively by calling at my cell +971-563-555-446 for any query that may
arise regarding this application.

Page 1 of 5

Yours truly,
Abid Rehmat Sheikh, ACCA & PMP

Page 2 of 5

Abid Rehmat Sheikh, ACCA & PMP

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Cell: 00966571340952
Email: abidrehmat@live.com
Single, born on 24th January 1988 in Pakistan, Karachi
Strategic Professional Accountant
Proactive and result oriented finance and project manager with extensive financial accounting, financial management and treasury
experience. Demonstrated profile in handling projects and managing the finance department. Experienced in preparation of financial
reports that contribute towards the strategic decision making of the entity leading to sustained growth and profitability. Well-disciplined
with a proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, delivering exceptional results under stringent deadlines.
Core Competencies

Financial statements preparation- IFRS

Project Management
Budgeting, forecasting and financial appraisal
ERP SAP Business One and MS Dynamics AX
Taxation and Zakat

Time management
Pressure handling
Research and analysis
Problem solving
Interdisciplinary teamwork

Professional and Academic Education

Associated Chartered Accountant

ACCA Member
Project Management Professional
Bachelors of Commerce

Accountants and Auditors Association-UAE

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants-UK
Project Management Institute - USA
University of Karachi

Professional Experience

H. M. Al Rugaib & Sons Trading Company (Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

(October 2016 Present)

I am currently working as an Assistant Manager Finance of the group. I am directly reporting to the Financial Controller and the
CEO of the group.
The group consists of diversified businesses related to retail, distribution and logistics sector which are:
Furniture retailing of international brands like Ashley Furniture and Caracole Furniture;
Sole distribution of household items of multiple international brands;
Logistics business to provide in-house and commercial transport of goods, nationally and internationally.
Overviews of my general responsibilities associated with my job were as follows:
Overseeing the accounting team for maintaining and monthly closing the books of accounts based on IFRS for all the above
mentioned entities;
Supervising consolidated accounts receivables of the company, and reporting on consolidated sales to management;
Hedging the risk of foreign currency receivables and maintaining the foreign currency bank accounts according to SOPs;
Monitoring all the cash counters of all the showrooms of the company, and supervising the cashiers to ensure daily closing ;
Maintaining the statement of accounts of corporate clients to track and forecast the incoming funds of the group;
Preparation of monthly forecasts and budgets based on the level of operations;
Part of companys project management office (matrix structure);
Maintaining a good relationships with companys banker to overcome the challenges of foreign incoming remittances;
Liaison with the internal and external auditors of the company;
ERPs in use: Microsoft Dynamics AX and IDS.

Aurora Aviation S.A. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

(January 2015 June 2016)
Page 3 of 5

I worked as a Senior Accountant of a group of companies and I was directly reporting to the Financial Controller and the CFO of
the group. I was responsible for maintaining the financial records of three entities and one overseas branch of the group.

Professional Experience (Continued)

The Aurora SOCAR Group consists of diversified businesses related to aviation and oil and gas sector. I was responsible for the
following three businesses:
Fuel providing agent to Aircrafts on different airports around the world;
Ground handling providing agent to Aircrafts on different airports around the world;
FBO operator on Fujairah Airport in United Arab Emirates.
Overall my job responsibilities were to oversee the accounting and treasury team of the group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
I was also responsible for closing the books of accounts, preparing the budgets, forecasts and other management reports on
monthly basis. Further, I was liaising with internal and external auditors of the company, the bankers of the company and the insurer
of the company.
ERP used: SAP FICO and SAP Business One.

Grant Thornton Pakistan Anjum Asim Shahid Rahman Chartered Accountants

(One year starting from January 2014 and ending on December 2014)

I worked as Audit Senior in the Business Assurance Services department of the firm. I was responsible for all facets of internal and
external audits from initial planning to the conclusion of examination and reporting thereon.

RSM Pakistan Avais Hyder Liaquat Nauman Chartered Accountants

(Three years starting from January 2011 and ending on December 2013)

I started my careers as an Audit Associate and excelled to Audit Senior during my stay with the firm. I worked parallel in both Audit
and Assurance & Risk Advisory Department. I was responsible for performing the audit and accounting according to international
standards (ISAs and IFRS) on various assurance and non-assurance engagements. I acquired an extensive assurance, nonassurance and compliance experience during the above mentioned time.
Financial / Auditing / Taxation Projects:
Aviation Civil Aviation of Pakistan
Insurance State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan
Reinsurance Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited
Manufacturing Pakistan Steel Mills
Economic Development Agency Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation
Construction DeokJae Constructions and DeokJae Connecting Roads
Amusement AA Joyland Private Limited
Banking Sindh Bank Limited and National Bank of Pakistan
Non-Financial Projects:
Business Process Re-engineering with RSM Pakistan
Performance Reporting with Grant Thornton Pakistan
Setup of Fixed Base Operations at Fujairah with Aurora Aviation
Implementation of SAP Business One with Aurora Aviation
Implementation of IATA\s SIS with Aurora Aviation
Interests and Hobbies
Professional networking and listening to music.
Professional References
Page 4 of 5

To be furnished later, if required.

Page 5 of 5