Financial Controller

• Mar 2022 - Present

• Leading the finance, treasury, and accounting department of three group entities. • Preparing and presenting the organizations’ monthly, quarterly, and yearly performance reports to the Audit and Finance Committee, Fair-City Joint Venture Committee, and the Raceway Committee. • Presenting periodical performance reports to Board of Governors. • Member of high-level management committees including Fraud and Risk Committee and The Grove Steering Committee. • Coordination with government agencies including FedDev Ontario, OMAFRA, Ontario Trillium, CRA etc. • Negotiation with financial institutions for financing arrangements. • Oversee monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing. • Responsible for overall budgeting process. • Oversee external annual audit. • Devising and monitoring internal controls.

Senior Financial Analyst

• Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

Accounting and SOX Consultant

• Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

• Responsible for accounting cycle of more than 30 branches and liaising with 15 district operation managers to ensure all the branch transactions and accounts are in line. • Responsible for multiple tasks assigned for periodic financial statement closing process and periodic financial planning and review meeting. • Ensure branch expenses, accruals and revenue are recorded accurately and timely. • Responsible for periodic centralized accruals and analysis to ensure the adequacy of accruals for the company as a whole. • Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and analyze and reconcile the differences identified between the balances as appearing in SAP and as per the source. • Analysis and preparation of monthly profit and loss statement at the branch level and correspond with district operation manager and provide details of transaction parked in the relevant GL accounts. • SOX and internal control compliance.

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

Heading finance and corporate secretarial department at Macpac Films Limited (a company listed at Pakistan Stock Exchange). The main responsibilities • Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team. • Preparation and review of periodic financial position and results and presenting to Board of Directors. • Financial analysis including review and comparing historical financial information, preparing and reviewing budgets, forecasts, trends and developing relevant reports. • Ensuring financial statement are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). • Dealing and negotiating with banks for arranging finance for the Company. • Reporting the results and monitoring of other requirements of the stock exchange. • Tax planning and management including managing the process of return filing and other periodic statements. • Apprising Board of Directors of the changes in the Code of Corporate Governance (Code) and how they can comply with the Code.

Head Of Finance

• Nov 2016 - Jan 2019

Headed the finance department of the Company and acted as the chief spokesperson on the Company's financial matters. The key responsibilities were • Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team. • Preparation and review of periodic financial position and results and presenting to Board of Directors. • Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial information. • Financial analysis including review and comparing historical financial information, preparing and reviewing budgets, forecasts, trends and developing relevant reports. • Ensuring financial statement are in accordance with applicable financial reporting standards. • Tax planning and management including managing the process of return filing and other periodic statements.

Head Of Finance

• Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

Acted as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The main responsibilities were but not limited to: • Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team. • Dealing and negotiating with banks for arranging finance for the Company. • Preparation of financial statement in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework. • Cashflow planning. • Preparation and review of periodic financial position and results and presenting to Board of Directors. • Preparation of budgets and forecasts • Tax management and planning.

Manager Assurance

• Mar 2012 - Nov 2014

As the Manager Assurance, the main responsibilities were but not limited to: • Managing the portfolio of external audit client. • Reviewing working papers for the planning, execution and conclusion phase of the audits. • Reviewing the financial statements and audit report before issuing the audit report. • Persuading businesses to engage firm on audit and other assignments and thereby increasing the clientele and revenue of the firm. • Training the new recruits in the firm. As the Manager Assurance, the main responsibilities were but not limited to: • Managing the portfolio of external audit client. • Reviewing working papers for the planning, execution and conclusion phase of the audits. • Reviewing the financial statements and audit report before issuing the audit report. • Persuading businesses to engage firm on audit and other assignments and thereby increasing the clientele and revenue of the firm. • Training the new recruits in the firm.

Senior Auditor

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2011

Worked as a Senior in AABS department of E&Y, the main responsibilities were: • Planning the audit of the financial statement and setting the direction for the audit team members for execution. • Supervising and directing audit team member throughout the audit. • Reviewing the working paper of the audit team members to ensure sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained on which to draw conclusion. • Reviewing the financial statements prepared by client. • Training the new recruits in the firm.