Experience

LXT

• Canada
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis.

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Join LXT to develop FP&A department and provide a platform for timely and accurate financial and management reporting for strategic planning, budgeting, and rolling forecast while engaging with senior leadership. Working with various business partners developing a broad reporting structure to provide insightful analysis of various business segments. Assisting the accounting department in identifying and recording accruals and cost allocations for accurate reporting. • Developed business segment biweekly margin reports to provide insightful analysis on project margins. • Developed Contract Management database • Developed Financial Dashboard with a multicurrency view and Monthly MBR. • Lead Accounting re-org with new COA, defining revenue and cogs recording processes • H2 Forecast and Annual Budget Show less



Verve Senior Living

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2021



Shaw Communications

• Canada
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Seniors Financial Analyst

  • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

  Work cross-functionally & develop financial models for enhanced-consolidated reporting and insightful analysis of financial performance & trends. Participate in the improvement and update of Budget Model. Work closely with Business partners to ensure planning assumptions are aligned with key matrices. Assist with month end close and prepare management P&L and KPI reports for review with the executive team. Identify areas of process/data improvement in partnership with all relevant stakeholder. Conduct ad hoc queries and analysis to support operations teams as required • Assist in designing the short-term forecasting model for consolidated reporting and uploads. • Worked with budget managers for recording period-end accruals, forecasting latest estimates and month-end variances analysis reporting. Show less



Motion

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Spearheaded annual business plan for FY-20 through effective guidance and real-time results for decision making with collaboration of CFO. Drove operational excellence and improvement in projections and consolidation of financial data by designing forecasting models, reporting tools, and templates. Enhanced personal capabilities of nationwide stores managers to focus on revenue targets, payroll (700 employees), and operating cost. Generated financial statement and various reconciliation reports for audit and year-end working paper files. ● Launched an excel dashboard which consolidates 37 locations for accurate and timely identification of key business issues and trends including variances for management action. ● Established best practices for accrual recognition and reconciliation. Show less



Hamilton Utilities Corporation

• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Devised best plans and practices to identify appropriate costs and provide accurate business margins for future cost tracking. Performed as an accounting assistant for multiple group companies to provide AP, WIP, and fixed assets reconciliation and month-end closing due to new ERP implementation. Analyzed revenue and identify opportunities to improve business procedures. ● Formulated profit margin reports by efficiently identifying and allocating cost of 1500 clients. ● Developed templates and dashboard to deliver monthly financial reporting. Show less



Freedom Mobile

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Lead Budgeting

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2019

  Recognized for effectively managing process for strategic planning, budgeting, and rolling forecast while engaging with C level/senior leadership. Involved in several critical functions, such as monthly dashboard reporting and compilation, rolling forecast, as well as MBR and annual budgeting. Designed various forecasting models and templates for both OpEx & CAPEX, such as consolidation reporting, fixed assets, payroll (1000 employees), and fund-flow projections. Provided high-level plans for business intelligence, forecast, and swift updating process. Deployed insightful management to deliver monthly business review (MBR) and control quarter CFO deck. ● Facilitated cost centers in project accounting for CAPEX ($400M) by fostering strong business relationships, providing timely financial updates, and correcting anomalies in projections. ● Steered encumbrance budgeting operations, including approval of all CAPEX and OpEx purchase requisitions valued up to $100K to ensure utilization of fund as per budget. Show less



Alfalah Investments

• Pakistan
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CFO & Company Secretary

  • Mar 2006 - Aug 2013

  Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer & BOD, heading a team of 16 members in managing the day-to-day overall accounting & settlement process of mutual funds. Involved in several critical functions including, budgeting, Board presentation, new product development and reorg. As a Company Secretary, ensure secretarial compliances. Liaising with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Auditors (Internal & External), Bankers, Trustee, various regulatory authorities, lawyers, consultants etc. for Management Company & Fund ● Leading Product Development team in scrutinising, analysing expansion trends and opportunities, forecasting company growth and conferring with CEO / Departmental Head resulting in launching 6 new opened mutual funds after joining ● Prepared valuation model on Excess Earning Method on the potential acquisition of another asset management company which used in successful negotiations. ● Prepared policy manuals, including accounting policy, anti-fraud and KYC policy, transaction with connected person policy, anti-money laundering policy, facilitator commission policy, and fixed assets policy. Show less



Marmonyx (Private) Limited

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2003 - Mar 2006

  Successfully set-up & lead a finance & accounting department of start-up processing unit with a 4 members team. Engaged in critical reporting including preparation of daily cash forecast, AP & AR ageing report, monthly management reporting including variance analysis with budget, audited financial statement and annual business plan. Maintained relationship with banks and financial institutions for obtaining finance and smooth conclusion of import & export process. Managed M.I.S. & store departments reporting • Successfully set-up the Finance & Accounts Department • Handled implementation of ERP Show less



International Systems Technology

• Software Development

• Assistant Finance Manager and System Analyst

  • Aug 2002 - Jul 2003

  Leading Team of analyst and developers provided solutions to clients in designed and implementing financial systems • Led project for designing new General Ledger for Customers Leading Team of analyst and developers provided solutions to clients in designed and implementing financial systems • Led project for designing new General Ledger for Customers



Russell Bedford International

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Audit Supervisor

  • Jul 2001 - Aug 2002

  Responsibilities • Supervision and Review of various audit assignments including preparation of accounts as per the requirement of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) • Provide financial, business and tax advice as per client mandate • Conduct field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax, Sales Tax and Companies Ordinance or other statutory requirements. • Manage a portfolio of clients for audit purposes. • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings and material weaknesses in accounting and internal control system and make recommendations to improve individual or establishment's accounting and management practices Show less



Rahim Iqbal Rafiq Chartered Accountants

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Audit Trainee

  • Jul 1997 - Jul 2001

  • Conduct audits of businesses to examine and analyze journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, expenditures, tax returns and other accounting and financial records, documents and systems of an individual, department, company or to ensure financial recording accuracy and compliance with established local & international accounting standards, laws and procedures and internal controls • Preparation of Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, and Cash Flow Statement) as per requirement of local laws and International Financial Reporting Standards. • Preparing Draft audit reports as per the requirement of local laws and regulation and International Auditing Standards. Show less