Usman Sanaullah
Finance Officer
Dammam,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Versatile finance and operations professional with extensive experience in financial management, audit compliance, and operational excellence. Proven ability to streamline financial processes, optimize resource allocation, and drive efficiency in both financial and operational activities. Adept at managing cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing process improvements to enhance business performance. Seeking to leverage analytical and leadership skills in a dynamic organization to drive growth and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work history
Exams Finance Officer
British Council
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
02.2022 - 03.2025
- Work with ESMs to ensure systematic collection of business data to inform monthly business reviews and reporting requirements
- Ensure all payments and receipts are accurately recorded to fully meet or exceed audit standards
- Liaise with ESMs on a monthly basis to identify financial process improvements and provide solutions
- Ensure that all income reconciliations are completed on time and to standard
- Reduced process discrepancies through measured implementation of performance reporting and data systems
- Introduced process improvements to mitigate loss and drive operational growth
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations
- Identified areas of cost reduction through careful analysis of expenditure patterns.
- Coordinated cross-departmental budget planning meetings, fostered interdepartmental cooperation.
- Analysed complex financial data to provide insightful reports to senior management.
- Prepared accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions for processing on a weekly basis, ensuring meticulous attention to detail to reduce errors.
- Managed budgets and cashflow, income and expenditure accounts, financial ratios and statutory accounts.
Professional Support Network – PSN – KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain
British Council
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
- Executed audit phases and entered data for analysis
- Planned and executed follow-up audits at appropriate intervals
- Administered auditing program to address risks and evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements
- Adapted plans and schedules to meet changing priorities of work objectives, resources and workload demands
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings
- Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
- Compiled and evaluated digital and physical records to complete audits
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management
- Working with local HR for compliance with recruitment and induction of resources
- Develops and advises on Performance Standards, Engagement Strategy and succession plan to maintain productivity and quality standards
- Plans and prioritises cluster's operational activities and supports team knowledge and skills development towards effective delivery of services
- Uses standardised processes to monitor team/unit compliance with agreed corporate risk management procedures relevant to service delivery to always protect the interests of BC and its customers
Examination assistant services – Hourly paid
British Council
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
11.2019 - 01.2021
- Proactively working with exams operations manager eastern province to deliver satisfactory and timely resolution of customer (internal or external) complaints and coordinating with concerned team members as required
- Providing technical assistance leading up to and on test day
- Preparation of exam timetables and online registration of Uni/Prof exams, B2B & B2C candidates
- Ensuring compliance with deadlines and planning for contingencies
- Working with finance officer on reconciliation, invoices and payroll sheets, undertaking bulk upload
- Prepared monthly, weekly and daily logs in line with the company compliance using Microsoft Office
- Ensures exam materials are received at the Test Centre and stored securely as per compliance
- Improve customer delight during change by ensuring initial reply to all the inquiries within 48 hours
Exams assistant Resource Deployment – Hourly paid
British Council
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
02.2017 - 11.2019
- Managing quality assurance program including on venue evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys
- Ensuring compliance with deadlines and planning for contingencies
- Completed exams operational requirements by scheduling and assigning staff as per requirements and as per compliance
- Obtaining feedback forms from different venues and creating an excel sheet for audit and compliance check
- Arranged the training session for poor performance venue staff and trained them to improve their performance as per the company's compliance policy
- Trained new staff members on proper protocol and procedures within the agency ensuring consistency of service delivery.
- Handling the recruitment process, such as Phone screening for shortlisting and arranging interviews as per their availability
- Communicating effectively with multiple departments to plan and arrange meetings
- Executed workforce planning strategies, ensuring adequate staffing levels at all times.
- Randomly visiting the venues for spot audit check of the staff
- Managed internal audits regularly, ensuring adherence to both external and internal rules.
- Assisting in payroll management, preparation and payment of venue staff
- Reviewed and prepared contracts to ensure organisational compliance.
Venue Supervisor
British Council
03.2015 - 02.2017
- Supervision of venue staff team for several exam projects
- Proactively work with operations team to deliver satisfactory and timely resolution of customer complaints
- Support and assist in organizing and controlling Reports and provide
- Help Desk support on the Document Management Tools in use
- Provide technical assistance leading up to and on test day
- Plan and prioritize own work activities, responding to change and at times competing requirements to ensure effective delivery of responsibilities over a weekly/monthly time horizon
- Ensuring compliance with deadlines and planning for contingencies
Education
Bachelor of Business Management - Business Management
Binary University
2021 - 01.2024
IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Certificate - undefined
HSSC - undefined
Higher secondary college certificate
Skills
- SAP
- Communication excellence
- Strategic forecasting
- MS Office
- Time management
- PowerPoint
- Team management
- Risk assessment proficiency
- Accounting software proficiency
- Outlook
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
Certification
- SAP Training
- First Aid CPR provider
- Equality, diversity & Diversion
- Information Management
- Child protection training – British Council
- Fraud Awareness
- Corporate Finance Fundamentals Certificate
- Operational Excellence Fundamentals Certificate
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 06/07/97
- Nationality: Pakistani
Custom
Will be furnished upon request.
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Upper intermediate
Urdu
Native
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Exams Finance Officer
British Council
02.2022 - 03.2025
Professional Support Network – PSN – KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain
British Council
02.2021 - 02.2022
Examination assistant services – Hourly paid
British Council
11.2019 - 01.2021
Exams assistant Resource Deployment – Hourly paid
British Council
02.2017 - 11.2019
Venue Supervisor
British Council
03.2015 - 02.2017
IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Certificate - undefined
HSSC - undefined
Higher secondary college certificate
Bachelor of Business Management - Business Management
Binary University
2021 - 01.2024
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