Asim Mahmud Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Core responsibilities: - Identify key markets for geographical expansion outside the UK, with a focus on regulatory software- Analyse the key challenges and requirements of public sector organizations in those markets- Evaluate potential market entry strategies with a focus on the viability of acquisition

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Led the financial planning and profitability management of Bangladesh business, along with digital transformation within FinanceAchievements:- Headed a cross functional team of 16 members that worked on end-to-end transition from local FC software to IBM Planning Analytics, which shortened FC cycle by 4 days and reduced 100+ manhours of work- Introduced a new framework to streamline FC process which brought down FC vs Actual variance to 2% from 6%- Drove P&L Management at company level and achieved bottom line targets in a high inflationary environment (2022 , 2023)- Received highest performance rating in Finance in 2022Core responsibilities:- Driving end-to-end P&L management to deliver company profitability and growth targets- Preparing forecasts of management P&L for local and regional teams- Conducting monthly forecast reviews with country leadership team- Explaining variances in profitability against forecast during month-ends- Collaborating with functional directors to devise financials for upcoming year's internal operating planAdditional responsibilities:- Mental Health Champion- Scrum Master- Purpose Workshop Facilitator

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Reported directly to the CFO as the finance partner of all sustainability initiatives and agile projects of Unilever BangladeshAchievements:- Rigorously partnered plastics collection team and achieved 4000 tons of collection (100% target achievement) with 43% plastics neutrality- Built cost models of plastics collection from scratch and optimized budget to channel investment to right partners- Led Creative Agency Scope of Work and Fee negotiation which reduced initial cost by 25% and ensured cash savings in a high inflationary yearCore Responsibilities:- Devising cost models based on each partner’s unique business model- Conducting quarterly internal audits of all partners and industry benchmarking to re-calibrate collection costs- Managing end to end payment disbursement of all partners and identifying key financial control areas- Providing specialist input pertaining to financial risk of plastic collection partners- Leading a team of 5 individuals during the yearly ‘Agency Fee Negotiation’ exercise in order to optimize cost of marketing assets

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Graduated with the highest rating after completing stints across different functions and geographies as a part of the Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) 2021 -1. Senior Territory Manager2. Sales Finance Business Partner3. Marketing Finance Business Partner4. Factory Finance Manager5. Competitor Intelligence, Hindustan Unilever (India)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Obtained the internship as a result of winning CreaDive 2020. I was placed in the Brand Marketing Team (Refreshment Category)As part of responsibilities:- Executed Center Fruit's First-Ever Consumer Promotion Campaign- Implemented weight reduction of Center Jel in order to improve gross margin

Dhaka

Worked as a Research Assistant of two Assistant Professors of IBA, DUAs part of responsibilities:- Co-authored 'Factors Affecting Choice of Banks in Bangladesh' which was published in the journal of Business Administration- Researched on the prospects of Sub-urban areas in Bangladesh under the supervision of A.T.M Jakaria Khan (Assistant Professor).- Conducted literature review in the field of Financial Management and Microeconomics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

- Founder and Co-chair: Financial Management Club - CJBS Merit Bursary - Member: Consulting Club, Technology Club, ESG Club, Global.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, Cgpa - 3.94/4.00, Ranked 2Nd In Class Out Of 124 Students.

Activities and Societies: Member of IBA Communication Club (IBA CC), Football Team, Business Competitions.Co-author: Factors Affecting.

General Certificate Of Education (Gce) A Level, A* A* A A

Activities and Societies: Student MentorI took the 18-month accelerated course and achieved the following grades: Mathematics: A* Further.