In the role of Assistant Financial Controller, I oversee various finance disciplines including controlling, accounting, taxation, credit, audit, and banking. I provide direct leadership to subordinates and serve as a subject matter expert in finance. My responsibilities include offering business counseling, guiding teams to achieve results, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations.Specific duties entail:- Collaborating with business units to drive growth and meet targets, ensuring financial risks are considered in decision-making processes.- Monitoring and controlling the company's accounting functions.- Coordinating closely with both External and Internal Auditors to conduct financial audits, address observations promptly, and facilitate a smooth audit closure.- Ensuring financial performance aligns with budget and forecast while maintaining compliance with budgetary controls.- Conducting periodic reviews of policies, processes, and controls, as well as internal control operations.- Overseeing tax matters and assisting in legal affairs related to Companies Ordinance.- Contributing to the management of treasury functions within the organization.- Preparing and analyzing manufacturing profit and loss statements to assess product profitability.

Partnering with CFO and SM FP&A, I am responsible for finance matters in the areas of Business Planning and Reporting, with an objective to preserve and enhance the value of the company through strategic business plans’ submissions, cash flow planning and arrangement of adequate liquidity. My key responsibilities include:• Carry out weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecast cycles.• Participates in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, operating models, andoperational execution.• Implementing a budgetary control system and devising cost optimization strategies.

As a manager SOx, I am responsible for SOx compliance, preparation of statutory accounts, and statutory audit of End Market. My key responsibilities include:• Managing SOX implementation and monitoring processes. • Review Monthly/Quarterly/Annual SOX Control documentation to ensure that each is being documented in a timely and effective manner.• Partner with the team to perform period end financial close activities and meet all related deadlines. Assisting the team in complying with the requirements of IFRS and local laws i.e. Companies Act, 2017.• Ensuring compliance of the Company with the requirements of IFRS-16 – Leases by managing, updating, and controlling lease tracker comprising of more than a thousand assets.• Build relationships with the different cross company’s departments.

As a manager group accounts, I am responsible for monthly and quarterly PTCL’s standalone financial closings and preparation of statutory consolidated financial statements. The defining features of this assignment are:▪ Preparation Monthly and quarterly financial presentation presented to CFO and BOD. ▪ Statutory consolidated financial statements.▪ Review of Hyperion Reporting (HP/HFM).▪ Compliance with all statutory regulations/framework.Notable Achievements:▪ Designed and created Group financial presentation files to enhance efficiency at close of financial period.

I specialized in assurance engagements of Telecommunication, Media, and Tourism sector. During my time at KPMG LG, I worked as a team leader on five different audit engagements and learned to manage different projects simultaneously.

Progressed from Audit Junior to Audit Senior Associate. I acted as main contact for client & became fully engaged in all stages of audit. Including:▪ Engagement planning including understanding of client’s business process and assessment of business and audit risks.▪ Coordinating with various professionals such as lawyers, actuary, and independent valuers in respect of critical reportablematters.▪ Acting as team leader and managing audit engagement as job in charge.▪ Assisting client in preparation of financial statements including compliance with IFRS, company law and directives of regulatory authorities.▪ Reviewing tax working and corresponding with tax authorities.Notable Achievements:▪ First to Qualify as an Associate Chartered Accountant in my batch.▪ Formally trained and managed 15 articling assistants and handled over 12 clients.