Experience

Fauji Foundation Group

• Pakistan
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Mar 2021 - Present

  Fauji Foundation Group is one of the largest group of Pakistan established in 1954 and has portfolio of 25 companies in diversified sectors such as Fertilizer, Cement, Power, Energy, Foods, Logistics and Banks, which are used to generate funds for utilization in our pan country welfare sector which includes 75 Hospitals & clinics, 125 Collages & Schools and 4 industrial units. I am responsible for handling the group treasury function including group level policy management and provide necessary support to Opco CFOs for matters like financing, liquidity, insurance, investments, risk management & corporate affairs from group perspective. Further I am responsible to manage group treasury for all our welfare projects and development of shared service center for operations. My portfolio also includes in-depth economic sector, business unit analysis and share insights with Group Chairman and Group Finance Director for decision making. Show less

• • Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

• • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

  I have managed three major industrial sectors of Fauji Group i.e. Oil and Gas, FMCG – Foods, Corporate Farming.Major responsibilities were;• Industrial portfolio development and management.• Evaluation of business units for M&A activity.• Development of long term strategic business plans including financial, technical and market aspects.• Preparation of pre-feasibility study and arrange Board of Directors approvals.• Conduct and facilitate detailed due diligence process for green field, brown field and BMRE projects. • Diagnostics of existing industrial units and share insights with Board of Directors for decision making. Show less



Jazz

• Pakistan
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Finance & Procurement Transformation & Integration

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  As transformation lead main responsibilities are: • Drive & manage the change in organization, especially in regards to systems, people, processes efficiencies, agile ways of working and service orientation. • ERP Implementations & integrations. • Developed finance digital strategy and identify areas for continuous improvements (CI) along with SLA & KPI matrix development. • Project Management – Development of roll out strategy, establish governance, identify key activities along with timelines, risks & issues and monitoring. • Development of value preposition and conduct cost benefit analysis of proposals / projects. Major projects as lead are: • Establishment of shared service center in Pakistan where managed the migration & re-composition of different finance processes such as Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procurement, Tax, Treasury and FP&A. Managed the work streams of Design, SLA, HR, C&C, IT, legal, KT/trainings. • Managed innovation management program with in finance department with the purpose to identify problems, brainstorm solutions and implementation of viable solutions. • Lead the ERP Fusion design development in the company for streams like Human Capital Management, Record to Report, Invest to Capitalize, Source to Pay, Business to Cash, Plan to Perform, Treasury and MDM. Show less



Warid Telecom

• Pakistan
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Treasury

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  As part of core team, I have contributed in the Pakistan’s first ever telecom sector merger transaction between Abu Dhabi Group (Warid Telecom) and Vimplecom (Mobilink). Main responsibilities includes capital & cash budgeting, financial planning, management of offshore, onshore & equity financing portfolio. I was taking care of all operational matters including budget control, liquidity, foreign exchange, investments, insurance and financial risk profiling of the company. Managed the internal & external stakeholder of finance functions along with agreed service levels. Monitored performance targets and devise remedial actions accordingly. Show less



Ooredoo Myanmar

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Treasury

  • Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

  •Developed policies, procedures and treasury sub-functions from scratch in Ooredoo Myanmar •Negotiated and arranged the shareholder and third party (IFC/ADB) loans worth of $1,500 million •Worked on the OpCo’s business plan to meet target leverage and budget. •Arranged vendor financing (buyer credit) and negotiated vendor payment plans •Managed risk portfolio of the company including FX and interest rate risks. •Prepared and implemented company-wide cash flow projection process including variance analysis, forecast vs re-forecast analysis and balance sheet unwind concepts •Reduced cash flow average variance of OPEX under 3% and CAPEX under 1%. •Managed counter party risk by diversification of funds placement. •Implemented payroll solution for more than 1000 employees. •Developed payment solutions for electricity bills, site rentals & dealer commissions •Facilitated the implementation of CRM, CBS & SAP applications & reporting formats •Developed and implemented the cash collection channels including online banking, mobile money, Visa & MasterCard collection portals •Developed pan-country credit & control structure for the dealers & distributors •Dealing with international consultants such as Accenture & 4frontconsultants in launch phase •Recruited and managed a Team of 10 staff members Show less



Warid Telecom

• Pakistan
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2012 - Oct 2013

• • Apr 2008 - Nov 2012

  •Prepared Capital & Cash budgets and get it approved from higher managements.•Maintained, reviewed and recommended regular treasury policies and strategies•Designed and operated effective internal and external treasury reporting•Managed all existing and new financial instruments and lending relationships•Managed international and local syndicated finance agreements worth of $1,150 million•Arranged & managed non-funded portfolio of $50 million including trade finances i.e. Usance LC, PADs, FATR, Deferred payment Bank/Import contracts •Arranged, disbursed and registered $426 million short term & long term shareholder loans•Loan portfolio management by close monitoring of covenants, rollovers, renewals, charge creation, limits & status reports and risk analysis •Managed extensive exercise of complete Asset-Liability restructuring including CCS hedge•Managed investments including Treasury, PF & GF at effective terms & pricing•Managed cross currency swap hedging portfolio of $600 million•Ensured efficient management of cash and liquidity with cash flow forecasting & budgeting•Managed the working capital movement and unwinding of balance sheet•Monitored financial operations collection mechanism and reduced CIT funds•Analyzed the flow of funds and find the cash unlocking opportunities•Managed web based collection system and automated payment solutions•Initiated a project on automated EVC order management solution•Designed systems based on stress testing and scenario analysis to raise liquidity crises alarms •Helped business planning unit to improve allocation of funding recourses •Coordinated with KPMG UK advisory team for development of cash flow model•Coordinated with international consultants; Hardiman, Deloitte, E&Y, Lazard, SNR Dentons, Linklaters & Allan&Ovary on various projects •Effectively managed Team of 6 professionals Show less



AMD Telecom S.A.

• Greece
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Feb 2008

  Analysis and interpretation of financial data for measuring financial performance. Reviewed costs and performed cost benefit analysis related to projects. Payroll processing and Inventory Control Developed financial models for capital budgeting, cash budgeting and proforma statements Used software applications and statistical packages to assemble and manipulate data. Analysis and interpretation of financial data for measuring financial performance. Reviewed costs and performed cost benefit analysis related to projects. Payroll processing and Inventory Control Developed financial models for capital budgeting, cash budgeting and proforma statements Used software applications and statistical packages to assemble and manipulate data.



UBL - United Bank Limited

• Pakistan
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Finance Coordinator

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Rigorous Financial Analysis of business proposals and financial statements Business Development and Customized Transaction Structuring Preparation of professional presentations and MIS reports for higher management Monitoring Business Plans with actual performance using variance analysis Preparation of Budgets and Strategic Business Plans using different Financial Models Gap Analysis, Cost & Revenue Analysis, Yield Analysis, Trend Analysis Rigorous Financial Analysis of business proposals and financial statements Business Development and Customized Transaction Structuring Preparation of professional presentations and MIS reports for higher management Monitoring Business Plans with actual performance using variance analysis Preparation of Budgets and Strategic Business Plans using different Financial Models Gap Analysis, Cost & Revenue Analysis, Yield Analysis, Trend Analysis



HBL - Habib Bank Limited

• Pakistan
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Finance Officer

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Demonstrated ability to supervise credit analysis function Preparation of financial statement spreads of existing and prospective borrowers Scheduled and prepared loan application packages for credit committee Monitored expirations of credit facilities; and other due diligence Dealt with trade finance related issues regarding Domestic and Correspondence Bank (Network) Guarantees. Demonstrated ability to supervise credit analysis function Preparation of financial statement spreads of existing and prospective borrowers Scheduled and prepared loan application packages for credit committee Monitored expirations of credit facilities; and other due diligence Dealt with trade finance related issues regarding Domestic and Correspondence Bank (Network) Guarantees.