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

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