Balawal Choudhry
Assistant Manager at Mac's Convenience Stores Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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Simply Accounting
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ACCA’s online professional ethics module & foundations in Professionalism module
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTSJan, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Mac's Convenience Stores Inc.
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Retail
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300 - 400 Employee
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Assistant Manager
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Jan 2015 - Present
Brought on board by the owner of three Mac’s Convenience stores to provide leadership within the stores, including supervising staff, managing bookkeeping, and tracking inventory to ensure smooth operations. • Harnesses interpersonal strengths to engage with customers, rapidly resolved any complaints, and inspire staff to deliver consistently, excellent customer service. • Identified a gap in the store’s accounting practices, building a business case for and gaining the owners approval to transition from a paper-based record keeping system to an Excel-based system. • Maintains oversight for 7 staff members, undertaking everything from training through to scheduling and performance management. • Generates daily shift reports, reporting on daily sales and any issues incurred to keep the manager apprised of the store’s performance. • Prepares a range of financial statements and reports, including bank reconciliations, cash reports, profit & loss statements, and balance sheets. • Reviews all staff hours, tracking vacation time, absences, and holidays; and prepares the payroll, entering data into PDI. • Segregated inventory management by each department, allowing for a systematic approach to monthly inventory counts and improved accuracy in ordering. Show less
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Chalil Zareen Farm
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Pakistan
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FARM SUPERVISOR
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Apr 2010 - Aug 2013
• Coordinated with farm staff to gain an understanding of their daily and seasonal needs and parlayed these to key suppliers when ordering products such as seeds. • Set performance objectives for employees and delegated weekly responsibilities to ensure that the farm’s goals were met. • Maintained a pulse on daily market rates and leveraged these to engage in negotiations with vendors to ensure maximum profit on crops. • Performed accounting for all of the farm’s division, producing T-accounts, balance sheets, and budgets in addition to delivering financial analysis to support long-term planning. Show less
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Chalil Group Carpet Exports
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Pakistan
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Assistant Accountant
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Jun 2008 - Mar 2010
• Performed cost accounting for the manufacturing business, meticulously tracking all raw materials costs as well as expenses associated with packaging, washing and exporting carpets. • Worked in tandem with the company’s owner to develop a pricing strategy for products and generated invoices for customers in Europe. • Entrusted to maintain separate ledgers for each department and utilized interpersonal strengths to work with suppliers and settle accounts. • Implemented a series of internal controls, including checks and balances to better track inventory and refine ordering processes. • Managed all of the company’s financial statements and played a key support role in preparing complex tax calculations. Show less
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Falcon FC (Soccer Club)
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Lahore, Pakistan
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Soccer Tournament Organizer
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
• Organized tournaments by interacting with several teams and local authorities. • Maintained records of tournament expenses and entry fees deposited by teams to ensure proper accounting of each transaction. • Coordinated and improved the performance of the team and built a winning cohesive sports unit. • Organized tournaments by interacting with several teams and local authorities. • Maintained records of tournament expenses and entry fees deposited by teams to ensure proper accounting of each transaction. • Coordinated and improved the performance of the team and built a winning cohesive sports unit.
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Education
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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Associate’s Degree, Accounting and Finance -
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
ACCOUNTING DIPLOMA PROGRAM, Accounting and Finance