Professional Profile:
'Chartered Accountant' with over twenty years' of experience as finance professional including over fifteen years of heading the Finance department
Education and professional qualifications:
CPA, CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada
CPA, Michigan Board of Accountancy, AICPA, USA
Bachelor of Commerce
Work History:
Director, Academic Business Management, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
May 2011 to November 2015
Tasked with business and financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and costing
Achievements:-
Developed tool for annual financial planning and budgeting based on the concept of ‘activity based budgeting' (ABB), integrating 'student enrollment', operations, resource and cash flow planning
Developed the system and tool for costing based on the concept of ‘activity based costing’ (ABC)
Developed and maintained financial model for 'Graduate Studies School', analyzing the current business model of the school, performing financial and operational analysis, and identifying key factors for business growth and sustainability
Developed financial model for the 'Writing and Learning Center', allowing the program to run on financial self sustenance
Wrote three research papers on activity based budgeting (ABB), activity based costing (ABC), and 'pre-work on university budget policy'
Controller, Ecopack Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
January 2009 to October 2010
Responsible for the accounting, finance, taxation, financial planning, costing, and corporate functions of the organization. Dealt with Board of Directors and Audit Committee, as well as with bankers, external auditors, regulators, insurers, and tax authorities.
Achievements:-
As the first task after joining the organization, pulled the organization from distressed financial situation through debt restructure, and improved working capital management, streamlining cash flows and financial commitments
Designed and developed a business model for the enterprise to manage key business risks
Designed, developed and implemented costing system for the manufacturing unit to assist the sales team for customer price quotations
Implemented 'inventory control and management policy' for minimizing investment in finished inventories
Controller, Beacon Energy Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
February 2008 - January 2009
Controller, TCS, Karachi, Pakistan
November 2002 - January 2008
Senior Treasury Analyst, Ontario Financing Authority, Toronto, Canada
June 2000 - May 2002
Business Analyst, Citibank, Toronto, Canada
June 1998 - May 2000