Finance Professional
Resume:
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
Name : Jawad Saleem
Father Name : Muhammad Saleem Akhtar
Address : ** ***** ***** **** **** Lahore Pakistan
Contact Number Mobile : +92-302-*******
Contact Number Home : +92-42-358*****
Email Address : ***********.****@*****.***
Skype : jawadca
NIC : 35202 –1125385 – 9
Age : 30 (DOB: July 11, 1982)
Gender : Male
Race : Asian
Nationality : Pakistani
Marital Status : Married (with 1 child)
Availability : Immediately
References : Will be furnished on demand
PERSONAL STATEMENT:
A success driven, energetic finance professional with the ability to
manage financial operations at senior management level. Proven track
record of accomplishing challenging goals and creating value by
setting vision and focus to succeed. My candidature, apart from my
technical skill set, ticks several boxes in terms of vision, ability,
intellect, leadership, passion, integrity and ethics.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Preparing separate and consolidated financial statements under US GAAP and IFRS in
MNCs.
• Business process review, designing, re-engineering and automation.
• Developing, evaluating and monitoring reliable controls systems within applicable audit
frameworks.
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• Financial management, due diligence reviews, company valuations, business planning,
budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling.
• Treasury management.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
• Member Institute of Public Accountants of Australia. CPA. (Full Member of IFAC)
• Associate Member of Institute of Financial Accountants – AFA (Full Member of IFAC)
• Associate Member of South African Institute of Professional Accountants – SAIPA
(Full Member of IFAC)
• Certified Internal Control Auditor – CICA from Institute of Internal Controls – USA
(Eligible for Head of Internal Audit as per Code of Corporate Governance)
• Chartered Accountancy - CA-Professional Level from Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Pakistan
• Associate member of Association of International Accountants – AAIA – UK
• Fellow Professional Accountants. FPA from Institute of Professional Accountants - UK
• Fellow Member of Association of Public Accountant – FCPA - UK.
• Fellow Certified Financial Accountant with Certificate Of Practice– FCFA from
Society Of Accounting Education Pakistan
• Fellow Certified Management Accountant – FCMA from CICMA – WA
• Fellow Chartered Financial Manager – FCFM from Chartered Institute of Financial
Managers - USA
• Fellow Certified Project Accountant – FCPA from Association of Certified Project
Accountant - USA
• Fellow Certified Corporate Executive Accountant – FCCEA from Association of Certified
Project Accountant - USA
• Fellow Chartered Treasurer – FCT from Institute of Chartered Treasurers - USA
• FIMS- Dip - IMS from IMS-UK
• Fellow Member of Institute of Forensic Accountants of Pakistan.
• Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Managers of Pakistan.
• Associate member of Institute of Fraud Examiners.
• Certified Financial Consultant – CFC (USA) from IFC-USA
• Certified Project Manager – CPM from Association of Certified Project Accountant - USA
• Specialized Financial Manager from IMS-UK
• Chartered Management Consultant – ChMC from Institute of Chartered Management
Consultant - CIMC – Canada
• DBA Finance – Doctor of Business Administration from Southern Delaware University - USA
• MBA Finance 2005 Preston Institute of Management Science & Technology, Pakistan.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Outstanding contribution award Q-1 2009 – Levi Strauss Pakistan (Private) Limited
• Outstanding contribution award Year 2009 – Levi Strauss Pakistan (Private) Limited
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• Certificate of Recognition Q-1 2009 – Levi Strauss Pakistan (Private) Limited
• Outstanding contribution award Year 2011 – Levi Strauss Pakistan (Private) Limited
• Specialized Financial Manager Award from IMS-UK
SOCIETIES
• Vice President of Institute of Internal Controls – USA’s Pakistan Chapter.
• Executive member and Regional Coordinator of Society of Accounting Education Pakistan.
• Visiting faculty member of Superior University for subject of Financial Institutions & Markets.
WORKING EXPERIENCES
First Capital Group
(November 2012 to Date)
Currently working with the group under Dual Capacity i.e. Director/Research Head - First Capital
Investment Limited & Chief Financial Officer - Media Times Limited Lahore, Pakistan
Director/Research head for First Capital Investment Limited - FCIL.
The Company was registered as a Private Limited by shares, incorporated under the Companies
Ordinance, 1984 on October 27, 1994. The Company has been registered as an Investment Advisor
under the Investment Companies and Investment Advisor’s Rules 1971. The Investment Companies
and Investment Advisor’s Rules 1971 have been repealed and replaced by the Non-Banking Finance
Companies (Establishment and Regulations) Rules, 2003 (NBFC Rules). The status of the company
has been changed from private to public and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
has issued the license to the company to undertake Asset Management Services as required under
the NBFCRules.
Chief Financial Officer – Media Times Limited - MTL.
As Chief Financial Officer, Looking after Financial/Operational affairs of MTL. Media Times
Limited ("MTL" Listed on Karachi/Lahore Stock Exchanges) was incorporated in Pakistan on 26
June 2001 as a Private Limited Company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and was converted
into Public Limited Company on 06 March 2007. The Company is listed on Karachi and Lahore
Stock Exchanges. The company is engaged in printing and publishing daily English and Urdu news
papers by the name of "Daily Times" and "AajKal" respectively and also engaged in production,
promotion, advertisement, distribution and broadcasting of television programs through satellite
channels by the name of "Business Plus" and "Zaiqa" (formerly Wikkid Plus) respectively.
Levi Strauss Pakistan (Private) Limited
(December 2008 to October 2012)
As Finance Director on Board of Directors of Levi Strauss Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
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Being member of executive management team, my responsibilities diversified from assisting in
formulating the company's future direction, supporting tactical initiatives, devising financial and tax
strategies and monitoring the implementation of strategic business plans.
Focused mainly on Business Growth, Project Management, Project Feasibilities, Internal Control, Financial
Management, Continued Corporate & Legal compliance and efficient dealing with Treasury Matters
The focus is on the future of the business and how it generates profit and cash going forward. More
interested in revenues and margins than costs because that's where the real big growth potential lies
in most businesses. Having said that never lose focus on cost management as well.
As finance lead am interested in both
effectiveness - doing the right things and
efficiency - doing things well with the minimum of inputs
Play devil's advocate to make sure an idea is backed by a robust and sensible plan and likely to lead
to success.
Play watchdog, to make sure that action is happening on approved projects and things get done
right.
As Financial Controller Reporting to Regional Vice President Finance in Singapore and actively
involved in Key Decision Making.
Responsibilities:
1. Preparation of Flash report after finalization of sales and other data.
2. Responsible for preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
3. USGAAP/Foreign financial reporting ( Levi Singapore & Levi San Francisco)
4. Preparation & Finalization of budget for the year.
5. Working Capital management.
6. Inventory planning.
7. Project management. Finalization of Project expenditure reports.
8. Finalization of Retail KPI’s.
9. Supervision of staff in accounts (6 employees), finance (7 employees), Internal audit
department (6 employees) and branch managers (8 employees)
10. Responsible for timely and accurate submission of Sales Tax and Income Tax returns.
11. Responsible for Internal & External Audit of the company.
12. All kind of corporate secretarial works.
13. Responsible for ensuring remittances to all foreign beneficiaries (Royalty/Dividend e.t.c.)
14. SOX compliance.
15. Conducting financial audits.
16. Ensuring compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
DIC Pakistan Limited – A Packages Group Company
(February 2008 to December 2008)
As Chief Accountant:
Responsibilities:
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1. Preparation of Flash report after finalization of sales and other data.
2. Responsible for preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
3. Foreign financial reporting ( DIC Singapore & DIC Japan)
4. Preparation & Finalization of budget for the year.
5. Supervision of staff in accounts and finance department. (9 employees)
6. Responsible for timely and accurate submission of Sales Tax and Income Tax returns.
7. Tax Assessments.
8. Funds management with various banks.
9. Responsible for Internal & External Audit of the company.
10. All kind of secretarial works.
11. Responsible for ensuring remittances to all foreign beneficiaries (Royalty/Dividend e.t.c.)
12. All kinds of administrative affairs of the company.
A. F. Ferguson & Co., Lahore (Member Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) (February 2004
to January 2008)
As Associate Trainee:
Responsibilities:
Gained adequate expertise in review of systems, compliance with management policies and statutory
requirements, evaluating processes for control weaknesses and reviewing financial statements to
ensure compliance with local statute and reporting frameworks. I have been involved in rendering
audit, assurance and business advisory services to various listed and multinational clients mostly in
the manufacturing and service sector.
. Major clients include;
Kohinoor Energy Limited
Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited
EMCO Industries
KSB Pumps Limited
Crescent Bahuman Limited
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA)
Shakarganj Mills Limited
Schering Asia GmbH.
Safeway Mutual Fund Limited
. Medipharm (Private) Limited
. DIC Pakistan Limited
. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital
. Packages Limited - Funds
. Askari Commercial Bank – Loan Review
. Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
. Fayzan Manufacturing Modaraba
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. Ibrahim Fibres – ERP implementation
. Travel Fast – Share Valuation
. Global Social Compliance
SKILLS:
1. SAP FICO Lead
2. Financial Management
3. Internal Controls
4. Project Finance
5. Financial Feasibility
6. Brand Development
7. Commercial Finance
8. Financial Reporting
9. Retail Industry
10. Corporate Finance
11. Corporate Governance
12. SOX
13. US GAAP
14. IFRS
15. Team Management
16. Hyperion
17. Essbase
18. FCPA
Key Accomplishments:
Levi Strauss & Co.
1- Expansion Projects:
Finance Lead in expansion of Levis Footfall, this includes opening of 3 Own and Operated Doors and
33 Franchise across Pakistan. Responsibilities include preparation of Project Expenditure
Feasibilities/Report, seeking all required Internal, Global and Regulatory approvals.
ROIC for all the proposed projects is by far minimum 38%.
2- Brand Launch:
Finance Lead in New Brand Launch, named DENIZEN. Responsibilities include preparation of
Project Expenditure Feasibilities/Report, seeking all required Internal, Global and Regulatory
approvals.
Brand contribution is by far 35% each month.
3- Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC):
Successfully reduced CCC days of the company from 155 days to 28 days and is maintained for last
two years. This includes managing inventories, receivables and payables at optimum level.
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4- IT Projects:
SAP FICO Lead and have also lead the implementation project of Hyperion Financial Management &
ESSBASE add-in in Pakistan Affiliate.
5- Opening of Liaison Office in Pakistan of Global Trading Company, Hon Kong:
Finance & Corporate lead in opening of Liaison Office of GTC, Honkong in Pakistan. Responsibilities
include having all regulatory approvals on Board. Project onboard date is November 1st 2011.
6- Finalization of Audit from 2006 onwards:
Resolved all internal irregularities that have lead to suspension of External Audit by PWC and have
successfully got the Audits Completed from 2006 to 2009 without any Qualifications. Moreover 2010
audit was completed in Regulatory timeframe without any qualifications.
DIC Pakistan Limited.
7- Plant Expansion:
DIC Pakistan Limited is a Joint Venture of Packages Limited and DIC Japan. During my tenure they
have expanded its production facility that has doubled the production capacity of Packaging Inks. I
have actively participated in Project Feasibilities and Financing.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English, Urdu, Punjabi
LEISURE INTERESTS
Cricket, Net surfing, Watching movies, Reading, Training & Seminars
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