
Asadullah Lashari
Finance Officer
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Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Finance & Operations professional with 11+ years at global health organizations including WHO and ICRC. Expert in financial compliance, audit management, and budget monitoring with zero major audit findings. Specialized in donor compliance, financial controls, and operational efficiency for international programs.
Work experience
World Health Orginazation
Jul 2013 - Present
13 years 4 months
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Finance Assistant
Jul 2013 - Present
13 years 4 months
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Finance Assistant
Jul 2013 - Present
13 years 4 months
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
• Coordinated with Finance Officer to issue vouchers for sub-office activities, ensuring compliance with WHO rules and donor requirements. • Verified financial transactions in the Global Management System, maintaining accuracy and adherence to regulations. • Managed petty cash in line with policies, ensuring timely replenishment and proper documentation. • Monitored monthly expenditure against approved budget, tracking financial implementations and ensuring compliance.
Finance Officer
World Health Organization
Jul 2013 - Present
13 years 4 months
Islamabad · Hybrid
In my current role at WHO, I support the Administrative & Finance Officer by overseeing finance operations across the central office and six sub-offices, ensuring that vouchers are processed promptly and in full compliance with regulations. I verify travel claims and all supporting documents with 100% accuracy against WHO financial rules and donor guidelines. I manage petty cash replenishment to facilitate critical field-activity disbursements, monitor monthly expenditures against approved budgets, conduct variance analyses, and contribute to timely budget reforecasting. Additionally, I coordinate third-party contract disbursements—ensuring efficient payments to polio- campaign workers—and maintain audit-ready financial records, contributing to zero major findings in external audits.
ActionAid
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
9 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
Finance Officer
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
9 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
At ActionAid, I maintained complete books of accounts and ledgers to support a smooth monthly close process. I prepared bank, cash, and payroll reconciliations with perfect accuracy, processed all bank and cash payments—including vouchers and cheques—with comprehensive supporting documentation, and ensured the on-time disbursement of staff salaries, vendor payments, and consultant fees. I also trained project field offices on financial monitoring, internal controls, and donor compliance procedures, strengthening the integrity of our financial operations.
Finance Officer
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
9 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
INTERNATIONAL COMMITEE OF THE RED CROSS
Jun 2011 - May 2012
1 year
Accountant
Jun 2011 - May 2012
1 year
In my tenure at ICRC, I onboarded new staff on financial procedures—covering AoE requests, working advances, and time reporting—to ensure immediate compliance. I managed daily petty-cash transactions, controlled invoice validation prior to payment, and prepared cheques and bank transfers while maintaining accurate cash-forecast models. I recorded all transactions in the accounting system to preserve chart-of-accounts integrity and assisted with monthly closes through bank reconciliations, cash-statement reviews, and time-report accuracy checks.
Accountant
Jun 2011 - May 2012
1 year
Jacoababad · On-site
Skills: Account Reconciliation · Accounts Receivable · Budgeting · Cash Management · Cash Handling · Microsoft Excel · Software
Liaquat National Hospital
Feb 2007 - May 2011
4 years 4 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
Audit Officer
Jul 2009 - May 2011
1 year 11 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
As Audit Officer, I conducted pre-audit checks on payment vouchers to enforce compliance with internal policies and maintained trial balances for eight active bank accounts to enhance financial visibility. I performed weekly and monthly bank reconciliations—identifying and resolving discrepancies—and verified daily cash receipts through surprise audits to minimize risk. In addition, I reviewed purchase orders, supplier tender records, and stock ledgers to ensure accurate valuations and procurement compliance.
Audit Officer
Feb 2007 - May 2011
4 years 4 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
Skills: Financial Audits
Audit Executive
Jul 2008 - Jul 2009
1 year 1 month
Working scenario of pre audit system with following job responsibilities in Manual & ERP Environment (Great Plains). Job responsibilities with cash department: •Checking daily cash receiving statements of different locations, before depositing the amount into the bank. •Surprise cash checking on different cash receiving locations and also in main cash department. •Verifying the bank deposit slips with supporting details.
Education
Virtual University of Pakistan
Master's degree
2020 - 2023
2 years 8 months
Iqra University
MBA Accounts & Finance (studying)
2011 - 2011
1 month
Pakistan Institute of Management Sciences
CISA
2005 - 2011
6 years 1 month
Institute of Cost & Management Accoutant of Pakistan
CMA (Studying)
2005 - 2011
6 years 1 month
Karachi Univsersity
M.A Economics
2008 - 2010
2 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
CISA
Issued: Dec 2010