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Muhammad Irshad Afsar

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Financial Business Analyst with over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, corporate governance, internal audit, VAT/GST taxation, risk mitigation, credit risk, cost management, business management, process mapping, ERP system analyst, data analyst, product management, analytics and insights with a strong reliance on IFRS, IAS and GAAP framework.

Financial corporate governance with the aim to maximize the investors and shareholder wealth

Sound knowledge of processes and systems relating to automotive, health sectors, financial institutions, and FMCG

Develop cross-functional road maps with process owners to align business needs and capabilities with system and technology

Sound knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Risks, Controls, Financial Statement Assertions, and IT-related controls

Proven experience in team building, mentoring & coaching, task delegation and problem resolution

Research and analyzed financial data to help companies make well informed decisions, write reports and monitor financial movements.

Professional Experience

Financial Analyst,

AHM Engineering Services, Pakistan 2021-Present

Core responsibilities is to financially analyses and evaluate the multiple construction project reports at the initial stage and give suggestion on cost benefit analyses.

Leading the team of experts in major projects to meet the deadlines of the project to be completed on time and within budget.

Intelligently investing into the construction business which is the key to future improvement and success to the economy.

Consulting with management to implement the new ERP system and forecasting the profitability of the business through financial modeling.

Financial Business Analyst, 2019 - 2021

Tahweel Consultancy, Saudi Arabia

Provide accurate data based information on corporate profitability, solvency, stability and liquidity.

Prepared long term financial plan by forecasting revenue and expenditure along with modelling capital structure and budgeting.

Performed gap analysis through process mapping for departments which lead to increase the efficiency of workflow.

In-depth analysis of financial statement by predicting the future performance through variances between forecasting and actual.

Successfully replace the old ERP system and implemented new ERP system with accurate data migration to the company system.

Identified market trends advised stakeholders and management on company performance to shape the strategic planning.

Summarize monthly and quarterly data to structure sophisticated PowerPoint reports on financial status and risk mitigation.

Bridge revenue gap for sales department which recovered the aging receivable of more than SR 2 million in current fiscal year.

Restructure the finance department with full accountability and transparency in accounting practice and internal audit control.

Review business practice and financial statement to bring the necessary changes to future corporate development.

Manage to increase the revenue by 12% of the business through effective financial and operational control.

Project Manager, 2017 - 2018

TMG Group, Saudi Arabia,

•Lead the multi-million-riyal health industry with full controlled mechanism for the project were put in place.

•Conducted business research on past, future and comparative performance to develop the forecast model for decision making.

•Strategic analysis of planning budgeting and forecasting were evaluated through income statement

•Cash flow forecast which improved the accuracy of the business monthly projected forecast.

•Worked collaboratively with team members on the project development and update the budget along with the project

performance.

•Establish communication schedules and plans to update stakeholders on various project tasks including project risks,

financial updates, training and communication plans.

•Increased productivity of the business by developing automated reports and forecasting tools.

•Manage to increase the business revenue significantly from SR 75 million in 2017 to SR 98 million in the fiscal year ending 2018.

•Planned merger and acquisition through feasibility report and due diligence were exercised for the successful new partner.

•Managed complete end to end project life cycle right from Initiation to closure.

•Projects delivered in line with base-lined plan, costs and scope.

Financial Accountant, 2008 - 2017

SAMACO Automotive, Saudi Arabia

•European luxury brands cars company with business expanded Kingdom-wide (Porches, Audi, Volkswagen).

•Consolidated financial statement reports were presented through the oracle based computerized system.

•Conduct comparable analysis on automotive industry and market research to support internal financial analysis.

•Maintain various spreadsheets and power point presentation reports with graphs and charts to clearly identify the trends and data

development.

Carrying out a range of financial and business analyst assignments as directed by management.

Monitored and analyzed the key performance indicator (KPI) and financial ratios to identify the emerging trends.

Worked with business intelligence platform to ensure that all reporting is integrated into the system and available conveniently to the higher management.

•Reviewed the Business Continuity Plan / Disaster Recovery Plan (BCP/DRP).

Improved financial performance of the corporate income in the span of five years from millions to billion-riyal car industry.

Senior Accountant, 2005 - 2008

Jardine Thompson Pty Ltd, Australia

•Ensure that the financial statement reports were prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard Board AASB, tax laws

and also compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS) with relevant bodies applicable for reporting framework.

•Timely and accurate financial reporting of the income statement, cash flow and balance sheet to management for decision making.

•Make sure accurate tax calculation schedule was used for GST-filing (VAT) of tax returns to the government taxation office.

•Reviewed the state income tax returns and submitted the actual tax payments to the taxation office.

•Researched federal and state issues arising from the preparation of tax returns and assisted with various aspects of the income tax

provision process.

Education

Bachelor of Business in Accounting –2003

Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance –1999

Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Udemy – The Complete Digital Marketing Course – 2021

Marketing Course 12 Courses in 1

Corporate Finance Institute – Certificates – 2020

Excel Crash Course Modeling

Forms of Business Structure

University of London – 2020

Managing the Company of the Future

LinkedIn Course – Certificates - 2020

Financial Modeling & Forecasting Financial Statement

Corporate Financial Statement Analysis

CPA Associate Member Certified - Melbourne-Australia

Presently perusing Certified Public Account (CPA)

Soft Skills:

•Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Leadership, Excellent Communication. Strong Analytical Skills.

Key Skills:

•Corporate Performance Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis, Data Visualization,

•Economic Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Process Analysis, Asset Management, Cost Analysis,

Computer Skills

•Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Vision, MYOB, Auto line,

•Peachtree, Tally 9, Quick Books, Segment, Oracle.

Reference: Reference shall be provided upon request

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