UMAIR ALI
Located: Frisco, Texas Phone: 214-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
Highly analytical, multifaceted and purposeful professional with experience in project management, quality assurance and software implementation. Demonstrated expertise in managing projects from initiation to closing. Experienced in negotiation, team development and project tracking. Adaptive to traditional and agile project management methodologies. Possesses strong leadership skills complemented by diligence and adherence to strong ethics. Exhibit strategic & innovative attitude towards business processes to bring value and improvement.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project Management
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Predictive & Agile methodologies
Risk Management
Process Improvement
Resource Management
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP) • 2024 Project Management Institute
Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist • 2024 Scaled Agile Inc.
Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) • 2023 Project Management Institute
Google Project Management: Professional Certificate• 2023 Google Career Certificates
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Accounting • 2017 University of Dallas • Irving, TX, USA
Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting • 2007
Oxford Brooked University • Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom
Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) • 2009
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
SAP BlackLine Microsoft Excel Microsoft Visio SharePoint QuickBooks Enterprise Oracle SQL Developer Teradata Snowflake SQL Server Management Studio Microsoft Power Point
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Birlasoft Inc.
Project Manager 04/2022– Present
Develop reusable methods and artifacts which help in improving efficiency, productivity and communication
Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate activities across multiple projects.
Deliver project deliverables in time for stakeholders review and acceptance.
Facilitate economic decision making and prepare project budgets.
Perform project tracking through clear and concise status reports and time management tools; proactively identify potential issues and timely mitigate risk.
Ensure all IT projects are in compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements.
Exhibit expertise in multiple revenue streams and act as subject matter specialist on certain business processes
Career Highlights:
Automated weekly/monthly reports for Revenue Assurance team resulting in 50% resource savings monthly.
Completed 20+ releases of wholesales accounting system enhancements and integrations.
Met 100% of deadlines and project goals resulting in cost savings for stakeholders.
Coached and empowered the team while providing transparency to the connection between measurable outcomes, plans, and delivered work.
Sr. Test Lead 04/2020–04/2022
Spearheaded strategic discussions with technical resources and business to draft test approaches tailored for the nature of the project.
Participated in daily standup calls, sprint planning and retrospective meetings to represent testing team.
Developed & executed test cases created based on the requirements provided by stakeholders.
Navigated projects related to both traditional and agile methodologies.
Developed and maintained project artifacts & reviewed those with manager on timely basis.
Reviewed work of other team members and presented it to customers in review meetings.
Provide training to team members to make them cross functional.
Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with stakeholders to ensure their active involvement in the project.
Career Highlights:
Worked as a project lead on numerous projects ranging from testing new features to implementing enhancements to existing features in the accounting subledger system.
Trained multiple coworkers on GL Validations by using advanced accounting skills. This helped in resource optimization.
Collaborated with automation team to automate validation processes for wholesale accounting TCs. Resulting in savings of 30% resources per release
Sunbeam Clinical Research • Prosper, TX, USA
Financial Controller/Project Manager (Contract Position) 04/2019–04/2020
Planned & executed implementation of clinical trial management system.
Designed and implemented operational control to minimize resource wastage (tangible/intangible) Implemented AR & AP processed to ensure smooth flow of cashflow month over month.
Provide consultation on day-to-day accounting operations and implement new processes to bring automation.
Oversee daily operations of accounting department.
Ensure timely delivery of accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
Career Highlights:
Automated month-end closing procedures which end up saving 14 hours of accounting work every month.
Reduced AR aging, resulting in improved cashflow.
Implemented a new time management system integrated with accounting software.
T-Mobile US, Inc. • Dallas, TX, USA
Manager, Revenue Accounting/Project Manager 05/2017–04/2019
Defined business requirements to create new revenue analysis reports which provide in-depth analysis (MoM & QoQ)
Provided leadership to accounting team in running month end processes successfully. Functioned as a servant leader by removing impediments hindering efficient work environment.
Prioritized reporting needs of accounting team to enable automation in monthly operational activities.
Functioned as an accounting SME in development, implementing and maintenance of revenue subledger.
Career Highlights:
Standardized the accounting work papers to make them easy to understand for first year auditor.
Steered the Accounting Team through testing and implementation of revenue accounting package. Reduced the number of month-end close tasks from 45 to 24 (approx. 50% increase in efficiency) Reorganized accounting team to reduce the number of resources required.
Amax Insurance Services Inc. • Dallas, TX, USA
Financial Controller/ Project Manager 02/2013–05/2017
Served as project manager on implementation of accounting, billing & commissions system.
Collaborated with HR department on implementation of payroll & health benefit system.
Served as leader of accounting department, addressing daily operations and managing monthly and quarterly report needs.
Established KPIs for the accounting department & automated daily accounting operations such as bank reconciliations.
Led tracking and managing analytics of ad-hoc reports established for board of directors.
Oversaw the preparation and reporting of statutory and internal financial reports on time.
Oversaw all aspects of cash flow and treasury duties, including internal controls implementation over multiple accounting domains. Career Highlights:
Implemented new accounting system which resulted in automation. 20% reduction in staff count in accounting department.
Implemented billing & commissions system which streamlined the commission payment model.
Boosted the payments disbursement cycle by restructuring the accounts payable process.
Designed forecasting tool for capital projects using 3-points estimation. Therefore providing a forecasting product to be used on ongoing basis
Reduced company’s operational budget by 8% or approximately $5.5M through robust budgeting process
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) • Dallas, TX, USA
Auditor, Specialized in Service/Retail/Manufacturing Sectors 05/2012–02/2013
Proactively coordinated in preparing audit processes and other assurances services
Directly reported and communicated with the manager focusing on accounting and audit matters.
Provided efficient training and coaching to newly hired members on appropriate audit procedures.
Created audit analysis, while conducted substantive testing.
Career Highlights:
Successfully completed all audited engagements within the allotted time.
Proficiently audited the revenue section of one of the leading service industry clients.
Discovered and documented all internal controls weakness on two critical audit engagements.
Sunbonnet Partners • Coppell, TX, USA
Business Analyst, Client: Capital One Bank 09/2010–09/2011
Implemented improvement to controls over database decommission process to avoid report loss.
Drove efforts to accelerate report designing process by improving controls for report requirements gathering.
Streamlined the home loans business intelligence performance.
Career Highlights:
Served as driving force behind the development of business intelligence (BI) governance model along with the risk mitigation program for home loans business intelligence.
Initiated controls to ensure updated metadata availability for home loan products
Demonstrated competency in designing and implementing the home loans BI governance model; request intake form (RIF); and backlog and metrics.
Ernst & Young • Kuwait City, Kuwait
Auditor, Specialized in Service, Retail, and Manufacturing Sectors 01/2009–03/2010
Steered efforts in managing the preparation of audit plans for the audit engagement.
Directly coordinated and reported findings to audit managers, directors, and client’s management
Functioned as an auditor-in-charge for small subsidiaries while assuming full responsibility for daily audit associate duties, including control and substantive testing.
Career Highlights:
Efficiently accomplished the complex audit processes of two of the largest business groups in Kuwait.
Obtained significant cost savings on audit engagement with Al Shaya Group by recommending the implementation of flex hours.