Ahmad Zaid Azam

My primary role is Financial Accounting & Reporting in German Local GAAP (HGB). Seconodary role is Financial Planning & Controlling. Operations and Administration: Finance & Accounting Invoice Control Reconciliations & Ad Hoc Reporting Technical Support: Setup of ERP System for F&A and Project Controlling Setup of Budget & Planning Proocess Reporting: Monthly Financial Statements Financial Planning for Rental Property & Developement Projects Project Controlling

My role is to build the structural base for Operations and Administration. • Management of Customs Clearance, Orders, Warehouses, Freight Forwarder Account Management • Inventory Planning & Warehouse Management • Dealing with public authorities and government agencies • Tax and legal external consultant administration • Development of ERP system for Financial Reporting

Operations and Administration: Management of ICA contracts Coordination of negotiating teams with legal and tax departments Collection of Data for verification Management of invoicing & payments Technical Support: Administration and development of - NetWeaver-based user interface - Customized Oracle based environment - SAP-BW Reporting: Distribution of Financial Results to all Metro Group Sales Lines Risk Analysis of Outstanding Receivables

Operations & Administration: Maintenance of Master Data for Cost Centers / Cost Elements in SAP FI/CO Report Writer in SAP FI Interfaces between SAP FI/CO, BW, and Retail & Microsoft Access UAT for SAP FI/CO & BW Technical support: Communication with second level support Data Corrections of Sales Invoices (SAP Retail vs SAP FI/CO) Reporting: Sales Report for Daily & Monthly Report Licence Fee Reimbursements for Duales System Deutschland

Operations and Administration: Coordination between Corporate Finance & Accounting and Corporate Planning & Controlling Advice on IFRS Guidelines & KPI reporting Implementation of Business Cases (Finance & Accounting and Corporate Controlling) Technical Support: Training users for SAP R/3, SAP BW Reporting: Support for consolidation of financial statements on corporate level Weekly sales report to board members across all MCCI regions

Operations and Administration: Updating of reporting requirements to local subsidiaries Rating of reporting quality of local reporting units of Metro Cash & Carry International Reconciliation of intercompany transactions for consolidation Workflow documentation and alert setting for reporting events Technical Support: Application of international financial standards First level support for SAP R/3 consolidation system Reporting: Review of Financial Statements for Actual, Forecast & Budgets

Operations & Administration: Manager for general ledger, fixed assets, later income, headquarter exp and cash & bank Setup of Finance & Accounting and Invoice control departments Technical support: Roll out of SAP FI/CO to MCC PK and to MCC China & MGB HK Training KPMG (external auditor) colleagues for SAP FI/CO SOP for construction work and headquarter expenses Reporting: Monthly and quarterly reporting of financial statements Coordination with external auditors for statutory audit

Started as intern and served under various departments to get to Senior Advisor position • Consultation for local and double taxation • Audit and assurance services • Due diligence work for financing of small medium enterprises

Accounting, Financial Reporting, Finance, Taxation (UK), Business Law, Information Systems

Accounting, Economics, Taxation, Business Law