Foreign qualified (from USA) finance professional having over 14 years enriched experience of Financial Management, Business Management, Operations Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting/Analysis, Audit and Tax. Presently working with USAID energy office (Pakistan) as a Senior Financial Analyst. Successfully lead highly skilled teams to achieve overall corporate goals/objectives for local and multinational companies. Vital achievements include objective based financial management, improvement of business turnover from $5 million to $30 million per year, up to 30% cost cut, financial analytical reporting for $1 billion projects under USAID, establishment and implementation of financial, HR and ERP systems. Advance proficiency in Financial Analysis, Corporate finance/accounting, tax, audit, budgeting, strategic planning, project management, risk analysis and ERP systems. Strong understanding of IFRS, US GAAP, Pakistani corporate and tax laws.
Company Intro: MIMDR (Monitoring, Inspection, Milestone certification, Design and Review) formed under USAID Energy office for monitoring of USAID funded energy projects
Key roles: Senior financial analyst, Part of senior management
Achievements: Leading Financial Analysis function for portfolio of USAID projects valued over $1 billion. MIMDR major portfolio consist of G2G (between US government and Government of Pakistan) partnerships in Energy sector. Leading pre-award financial assessment/analysis of projects, conduct risk assessment of partners’ financials (including Government systems), carry out financial reviews of implementing partners, advise risk mitigation measures, assist financial teams in project budget design and implementation, prepare financial reports (pipelines & accrual reports), develop quarterly performance dashboards, prepare project budgets and variance reports, review partners’ compliance with contracts/agreements, conduct training of staff on financial management matters, assist in PIL (Project implementation letter) formation, perform financial analysis of PC-1, carry out financial due diligence of projects and perform cost reasonableness analysis in compliance with USAID standards. Advising MIMDR finance department on internal financial system.
Company Intro: Royal Cyber Inc. is USA based (Inc. 500) leading software organization
Key roles: Finance Manager (Pakistan), Head of Finance, operations & HR (Pakistan), Head of Middle East & Pakistan, Head of Finance, Operations & HR (Global), Part of senior management
Achievements: Excelled company business from $5 million/year to $30 million/year within 4 years, achieved 30% cost cut within a year thru energetic Financial Management. Initiated finance department in Pakistan and then other 8 global locations. Timely completion of periodical financial statements, tax filing, audit preparation & execution, withholdings, FBR, SECP & KSE reporting. Initiated a plan of ERP system. Established highly productive and motivated teams. Designed and managed annual audit procedures and periodical tax return filing in accordance with respective laws and standards for all global offices. Streamlined payroll system of 9 global locations into one integrated system which saved $100,000 annually. Incorporated RC in new countries with full business development plan and implementation. Slashed cost by 30% thru strategic measures. Company recognized achievements by adding as a leader in leadership group.
Company Intro: Greenbiz was an Australia based leading renewable energy company
Key roles: Finance Manager (Pakistan), Finance Manager (Global), Part of senior management
Achievements: Upgraded finance department to produce MIS reports for managerial decisions. Implemented payroll procedures, procurement procedures, cost control measures, inventory management and strategic planning. Coordinated with the government authorities, banks, legal advisors and insurers for compliance and reporting purpose. Performed capital budgeting and ROI analysis. Worked on ERP to integrate all systems.
Company Intro: PixSense was a USA based global leading enabler, curator, and distributor of mobile apps.
Key roles: Finance Manager (Pakistan), Head of Finance/Admin/HR (Pakistan), Part of executives group
Achievements: Lead the finance department and managed all financial activities including bookkeeping, accounting, AR, AP, budgeting, taxation, payroll and audit work. Developed new payroll system. Prepared periodical financial and MIS reports for head office in USA. Performed as a liaison between US and Karachi office for all financial, legal, HR and admin aspects
Sana tax & accounting services is providing services of bookkeeping, payroll and tax to more than 100 business concerns in New York. My contribution was,
• Provided multi-company financial reporting, fixed asset accounting, accounts payable, inventory control, payroll management, general accounting, accounts receivable, credit and collection services to 100+ companies in New York
• Accomplished a challenging job with computer professionals for development of very comprehensive online payroll management software. (www.olpms.com)
• Reviewed, advised, and implemented modifications to accounting systems to maximize productivity, reporting and internal controls.
• Provided training of Sana Tax’s computerized financial system and assisted personnel with budget questions, proper expenditure coding, document processing and other accounting related activities.
• Instituted a financial reporting system according to GAAP standards.
• Performed fiscal year-end and fixed asset accounting as well as annual and mid-year budgets.
GAL is a USA based logistics company. My contribution was,
• Lead the finance department in head office of New Jersey.
• Organized end to end process of bookkeeping, invoicing, billing, bank dealing, reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, profit & loss account, balance sheet, budgets and loans
• Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations, footnotes, and schedules as requested.
• Developed high level management narrative and statistical reports for internal and external use, analyzed complex financial data and extract and define relevant information; interpret data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and to project a financial probability.