Zofigan Saqib Khawaja
Private equity Senior Finance Manager at Foresight Group- Claim this Profile
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Foresight Group
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United Kingdom
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Investment Management
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200 - 300 Employee
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Private equity Senior Finance Manager
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Feb 2021 - Present
• Preparing monthly presentations on key fund metrics and overall team statistics and presenting this to the PE team partners to ensure operational efficiency of the overall team; • Managing all day-to-day finance related tasks including treasury activities, cash management, preparation of budgets and monthly bookkeeping; • Overseeing and managing the relationships with external service providers including administrators, depositories, lawyers and external auditors; • Reviewing quarterly investment valuations and ensuring these are prepared in accordance with IPEV guidelines. Once reviewed, I am responsible for presenting these to the group valuation committee; • Overseeing the financial reporting process including the preparation of Capital accounts, quarterly investor reports, monthly management accounts and annual financial statements (IFRS and UK GAAP); • Preparation and review of complex fund models including equalisations, waterfall calculations, performance fee and management fee in accordance with the LPA; • Making presentations to fund investors and portfolio companies at the fund AGM; • Assisting the deal team and PE team partners with financial modelling and other ad hoc tasks; • Managing the carry and co-invest vehicles of the PE team; Show less
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Aztec Group
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Reporting Manager 2- Private equity
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Sep 2018 - Feb 2021
• Overseeing the financial reporting process, preparation of various investor reports and handling investor queries; • Reviewing monthly consolidations and book keeping along with all associated calculations including performance fee and management fee; • Manage the year-end audit process and ensure financial statements are prepared in compliance with IFRS. • Responsible for various fund administration tasks such as issuance of drawdown and distribution notices and cash / invoice management; • Directly liaise and build a close working relationship with all external parties including the client deal, tax, legal and HR teams to resolve various fund related and investor queries. • Line manager for 4 junior team members. Supervising and leading a team across two different fund structures, reviewing the team’s work and evaluating their performance. Show less
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BNP Paribas - Securities Services
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France
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Fund Accountant - Private equity
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Dec 2017 - Sep 2018
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PwC Channel Islands
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Jersey
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Accounting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Manager
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Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
During my employment with PWC, I was responsible for leading the external audit of various multi-jurisdiction clients operating in the asset management sector (private equity and real estate). Key responsibilities • Managing the audit of listed and private companies according to IFRS and ISAs; • Reviewing financial statements to ensure they are in compliance with accounting standards; • Managing group audit teams situated in different countries for multi-location audit assignments; • Making presentations to senior management and audit committees during final audit meetings; Show less
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Audit Senior
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Jun 2012 - Sep 2015
During my employment with E&Y, I was involved in the external audit of a diverse portfolio of clients operating in various sectors. During my employment with E&Y, I was involved in the external audit of a diverse portfolio of clients operating in various sectors.
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A. F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of the PwC network)
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Pakistan
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship
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Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
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Philip Morris International
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship
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Jul 2011 - Sep 2011
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TotalEnergies
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France
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship
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Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
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Education
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Aca, Aca -
CFA institute level 2
Level 2 cleared -
ACCA
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University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Accounting and Finance -
Lyceum karachi
A levels, Accounting and Finance -
University of Warwick