Muhammad Ali Sheikh Email & Phone Number

Islāmābād, Pakistan

Multiple intermittent assignments with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Finnish Consulting Group (FCG), China Mobile, Government of Pakistan, and Government of the Punjab alongside my own firm, 'Northbound Consulting'.Costing, Projections, Financial and Economic Analysis for various sectors including Agriculture & Natural Resources, Energy, Transport, Social, Water, and Urban Development.Research and report writing in thematic areas including Financial Management, Due… Show more Multiple intermittent assignments with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Finnish Consulting Group (FCG), China Mobile, Government of Pakistan, and Government of the Punjab alongside my own firm, 'Northbound Consulting'.Costing, Projections, Financial and Economic Analysis for various sectors including Agriculture & Natural Resources, Energy, Transport, Social, Water, and Urban Development.Research and report writing in thematic areas including Financial Management, Due Diligence, Procurement Capacity Assessments, Digital Transformation, Regional Cooperation, and Disaster Risk Management.Project design (PC-I), financial and operational feasibility (PC-II), and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) (PC-III, PC-IV, etc.) for infrastructure and governance schemes in PSDP-funded projects.Financial compliance, reporting, monitoring, procurement, and project management in the development sector and telecommunications domain. Show less

Islamabad, Pakistan

Portfolio management, project financial/economic analysis, forecasting/projections, financial management assessments, due diligence, audit, and assurance.Development sector projects planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure in the urban, social, public finance, energy, and agriculture sectors in Pakistan.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Finance Business Partner for technology division that encompassed financial analysis, cost control, budget management and investment decision support.Achievement(s): Tracked and managed a portfolio of PKR 3 Billion+ p.a. network/technology OPEX, helped planned initiatives to save PKR 180 Million+ in annual expenditures and realized cost saving of PKR 22 Million+ through contractual interpretation favoring PTCL.

Pakistan

Projects undertaken include;• Mobile Financial Services (MFS) product feasibility for Special Communications Organization partnering with Bank Alfalah• MS-Excel based MIS/Energy dashboard for Central Power Purchasing Authority-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) with 3 month rolling forecast• Forensic audit of housing society project

Pakistan

Commercial – B2B Planning & Reporting TeamIslamabad Financial Services (easypaisa) segment analysis and revenue reporting Channel planning, target setting, forecasting and variance analysis Sales commissions calculation and analysis OPEX tracking and business case evaluation Improvise reporting mechanism with dashboardsAchievement(s): Recognition on unrecorded revenue in B2B portfolio of PKR 9 Million+ p.a.Commercial - Financial Operations… Show more Commercial – B2B Planning & Reporting TeamIslamabad Financial Services (easypaisa) segment analysis and revenue reporting Channel planning, target setting, forecasting and variance analysis Sales commissions calculation and analysis OPEX tracking and business case evaluation Improvise reporting mechanism with dashboardsAchievement(s): Recognition on unrecorded revenue in B2B portfolio of PKR 9 Million+ p.a.Commercial - Financial Operations TeamLahore B2B segment analysis and revenue reporting (GSM & FS) Performance reporting on multiple KPIs Financial statements analysis of corporate clients (credit & risk function) Business support, credit evaluation and policy complianceAchievement(s): • Automation of credit evaluation and recording process• Proposed, got approved and implemented region-wide sales target plan Show less

Islamabad, Pakistan

Shared Services - Financial Control TeamIslamabad Forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis along with financial modeling and ad-hoc analysis Preparing draft management accounts and maintaining schedules Monthly closing of Payables, Receivables and PO modules in Oracle R12 Ensuring accuracy and completeness of accruals Periodic reconciliations with General Ledger and Inter-companies Delivering presentations to top management Tax, audit, legal, HR and Admin… Show more Shared Services - Financial Control TeamIslamabad Forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis along with financial modeling and ad-hoc analysis Preparing draft management accounts and maintaining schedules Monthly closing of Payables, Receivables and PO modules in Oracle R12 Ensuring accuracy and completeness of accruals Periodic reconciliations with General Ledger and Inter-companies Delivering presentations to top management Tax, audit, legal, HR and Admin matters of Shared Services OrganizationShared Services - Global Procure2Pay TeamIslamabad End to end process of Procure to Pay in Telenor’s Nordic Business Units Booking of payables and timely closure of A/P module PO matching and vendor reconciliations Show less

Islamabad, Pakistan

 Plan and execute statutory external audit assignments of a diverse portfolio of organizations in the following business sectors;- Oil and gas exploration- Development Financial Institutions- Engineering and Manufacturing- Projects and NGOs- Education Preparing system notes and process flows for better understanding of client’s operations Preparing compliance checklists to ensure client is complying with global and local regulations Applying analytical… Show more  Plan and execute statutory external audit assignments of a diverse portfolio of organizations in the following business sectors;- Oil and gas exploration- Development Financial Institutions- Engineering and Manufacturing- Projects and NGOs- Education Preparing system notes and process flows for better understanding of client’s operations Preparing compliance checklists to ensure client is complying with global and local regulations Applying analytical procedures and preparing reconciliations of client data with general ledger. Performing stock-take and cash-count exercises at client’s year end Liaison with client’s management and internal auditors to resolve any issues with financial statements to ensure reporting objectives are met Participate in review of audit working papers by audit manager Show less

Associate Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Certified Internal Auditor, Internal Audit

Passed Cfa Exam Level Ii (June 2018), Finance And Financial Management Services

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Global Issues for Finance Professionals: (Financial Reporting, Internal Controls and Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions) Strategic.

Bsc (Hons) In Applied Accounting, Business And Finance, First Class Honours

Research paper on the telecommunications industry in the United States of America, exploring the competitive environment and financial.

Cgma (Chartered Global Management Accountant), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Acma Member (Associate Chartered Management Accountant), Management Accounting And Business Planning

Fcca (Fellow Acca Member), Financial Management And Audit & Assurance

A Levels, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Thinking Skills, Law, Urdu Language, Further Mathematics

Margalla Campus, Islamabad

O Levels, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, Islamiat, Pakistan Studies, Urdu

Margalla Campus, Islamabad