Financial Controller

Muhammad Mahmood Nisar

** ***** ******, ********* *, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

+1-857-***-**** • *************@*******.***

Objective

I am interested in a senior executive position in Accountancy and Finance where years of extensive

experience in this field will be utilized. I wish to contribute my knowledge of various processes and methods

to profit the company wherein I can further enhance my professional advancement.

Summary

I have vast experience in hospitality industry, systems development and implementation, hotel business

start-ups, policy and procedure manuals, month-end and year-end financial reporting, management

accounting reporting, budgeting and strategic planning, internal and external audits and other Controller’s

functions.

Work Experience

Financial Controller Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

Tulip Inn Bahrain Hotel, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

● Reported administratively to the General Manager and functionally to Area Vice President Finance.

● Supervised directly and indirectly all members of the Accounting Department.

● Provided functional guidance to the Hotel Management.

● Interacted with hotel’s legal counsel, insurance companies, tax consultants, auditors and commercial

banks.

Financial Controller Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

Golden Tulip Al Jubail Hotel, Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

● As an active member of the Executive Committee, and a key member of the pre-opening team, I

oversaw all financial and accounting related activities including budgeting, financial reporting, cash

flow management and capital expenditures, and ensured company procedures and policies were

being implemented and maintained throughout hotel operations.

Financial Controller Apr 2009 - Aug 2011

Cassells Al Barsha Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● As the Pre-opening Financial Controller, I led an accounting team of 10 members in the opening of

this hotel.

Financial Controller Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

Avari Towers, Karachi, Pakistan

● As the Financial Controller, I was responsible directly to the Corporate Director of Finance while

administratively to the General Manager of the hotel under the capacity of a departmental head.

Director of Finance Feb 2007 - Jun 2007

Grand Mercure Airport Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan

● Being as a Director of Finance, I was responsible directly to Director of Finance and Administration,

Accor, Middle East Dubai, while administratively to the General Manager of the hotel under the

capacity of a department head.

● Responsibilities included the maintenance of a system of accounts and controls that provided the

data necessary for all required accounting reports and statements including the maintenance of an

effective control of the assets of the hotel.

Deputy Director of Finance Aug 1989 - Feb 2007

Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Karachi, Pakistan

● Appointed as a Chief Accountant and promoted as a Deputy Director of Finance at Karachi Sheraton

Hotel in May 2006.

Education

C.A. Intermediate (Correspondence Course) 1982 - 1986

The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) 1979 - 1981

University of Karachi, Pakistan

Skills

● Operational Management

● Planning and Execution of the Plans

● Merchandising

● Cost Control

● Control Systems Design & Implementation Costing

● Excellent Analytical Skills

● Good Interpersonal Skills

● Budgeting & MIS

● Decision-Making

● Expert in MS Office

Training

● Completed Article-ship with M/S Fords Rhodes Robson Morrow, Chartered Accountants Karachi,

Pakistan (1988)

● Leadership at Sheraton (Jul 2-8, 1992)

● Sheraton Guest Satisfaction Team Leader Workshop (1994)

● Train the Trainer Course (Aug 4-5, 1999)

● Financial Management Course based on Starwood Corporate Standards (May 27, 2000)

● Behavioral Interviewing Program (Apr 26, 2004)

● Six Sigma Process Change and Innovation Transfer Workshop (Apr 11-13, 2006)

● I successfully cleared my Skills & Competency test that was conducted at Four Points by Sheraton

Dubai after which I was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of Finance (May 2006).

Languages

● English (Read, Written and Spoken)

● Urdu (Read, Written and Spoken)

References

Available upon request.

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