Experience

NGIF Capital

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Corporate Finance & Accounting

  • May 2021 - Present

  - Currently working with NGIF, a first of its kind Cleantech VC Fund. - Helping the company develop robust Internal Controls, Risk Management and Financial Reporting Frameworks for its three divisions - Reviewing financial, control and operational performance of portfolio companies to assess their performance. - Managing capital calls from investors and handling relationships with bankers - Leading overall finance, control and accounting domains. - Currently working with NGIF, a first of its kind Cleantech VC Fund. - Helping the company develop robust Internal Controls, Risk Management and Financial Reporting Frameworks for its three divisions - Reviewing financial, control and operational performance of portfolio companies to assess their performance. - Managing capital calls from investors and handling relationships with bankers - Leading overall finance, control and accounting domains.



Jazz

• Pakistan
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  As Head of ICRM at Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited, I was responsible to drive Risk Management and Internal Control activities inline with the requirements to report SOX compliance at NASDAQ Stock Exchange. This included maintaining a strong and robust risk and controls framework, leading monitoring and testing activities of internal control environment, pro-active identification of risk areas, building mitigation plans and their reporting. I was also responsible to lead development of new compliance controls and controls on new business processes. Show less

• • Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  - Spearheaded accounting merger & recommending business process controls for newly acquired companies- Generated process efficiency of ~500% through Robotic Process Automation- Overhauled Financial close process yielding 23% efficiency- Managed financial close process of Ultimate Holding company and one of the biggest subsidiary with $1.5 billion in revenues- Implementation of new IFRSs including IFRS-15 & IFRS-16- Oversaw offshore migration of accounting function of 40+ Netherlands based entities- Supporting other assurance functions in areas of common interest.- Management Reporting and financial analysis, keeping an eye on KPIs- Evaluation of the impacts of new IFRSs and devising strategy to capture additional reporting requirements- Leading and managing financial close process within Oracle R12 environment and multiple business systems- Dealing with Global teams and ensuring financial information with adequate granularity is available- Working to improve the quality of processes through automation and continuous improvement initiatives. Show less



LMKT

• Pakistan
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

  I headed finance function of LMKT, an IT based automation and solutions provider in Pakistan, UK and Gulf countries. My major responsibilities included: - Formulation of business plan and its alignment with the corporate strategy - Commercialization of Intellectual Properties (IPs) and active involvement in IP monetization strategies - Dealing with corporate finance matters and handling relations with bankers. - Review of the commercial side of new projects and evaluation of financial side of the ongoing projects. - Dealing with tax and other regulatory authorities. - Presentations to the Board of Directors of the Company on Company’s performance and other financial matters. - Managing overall finance and accounting function. Show less



TRG - The Resource Group

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director Financial Controls and Reporting

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  I worked as Director Financial Reporting at The Resource Group (TRG). TRG is a public quoted company and owns multiple foreign subsidiaries in various countries including USA, UK, Pakistan and Philippines etc. Two of the subsidiaries of TRG were listed on AIM of the London Stock Exchange. I was primarily responsible for the financial reporting and oversight of the overall TRG Group. Specifically my responsibilities included: - Development of Internal Controls frameworks for new subsidiaries & management of overall risk and controls framework - Spearheaded Consolidation of financial statements of 34 foreign subsidiaries under IFRSs & US GAAP - Accounting for Complex & Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Transactions - Portfolio Analysis of 6 OpCos - 2 listed on AIM of London Stock Exchange - Early implemented IFRS 9 and IFRS 10 - Managed corporate finance and public offering of equity securities. - Handled Group Audit and Financial Reporting - Managed correspondence with regulatory authorities incl. stock exchange Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Worked as an Audit Manager at EY (a well-known big4 audit firm) for three years and had a strong performance during this time. This is evident from a consistent rating of above 4 (out of total 5) in 360 degree feedback. My client portfolio at EY included the Country’s largest Cellular Telecommunication services provider (a multinational under the umbrella of VimpelCom), with a subscriber base of over 35 million customers and revenue of over $1 billion a year. My Specific responsibilities at EY included : - Planning and allocating resources to meet objectives of different assignments, - Reviewing the audit of different listed and private companies according to IFRS and ISAs, - Assisting and supporting clients in meeting their regulatory and contractual requirements, - Making presentations to the Board of Directors and audit committees of the audit clients - Assisting clients in technical interpretations of IFRSs and advising on the accounting treatments - Advising and recommending clients on the best practices in finance and operations, - Handling group audit teams for multi-location audit assignments, and - Supervising and leading teams, reviewing their work and evaluating their performance, Apart from my responsibilities as Audit Manager, I was an approved trainer for Ernst & Young’s Global Audit Methodology by Ernst & Young Middle East and North Africa Region. Show less



KPMG

• Canada
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior

  • Oct 2006 - Nov 2010

  During my time at KPMG (a well-known Big4 audit firm), I was exposed to audits and reviews of multinationals and big listed companies only. I gained exposure to various industry sectors, primarily IT, Energy and Manufacturing sectors My specific roles and responsibilities at KPMG included to: - Plan, lead and execute audit of both listed and non-listed entities, - Assess business risks, corporate governance, Internal control environment, - Present solutions to the client, for improving the internal controls as well as addressing complex business issues in order to help the organizations enhance profitability and improve the cash flows, - Review and analyze financial information of companies to identify risks and incorporating appropriate risk mitigating strategies in the audit approach. Show less