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Islamabad, Pk

A Company Of Bestway Group Uk

Bestway is a leading British multinational investment Group headquartered in London, England, boasting an annualized turnover exceeding £4.5 billion. Bestway Consultancy operates as a Global Business Services company, committed to advancing and expanding global business services for both internal and external clients through service offerings encompass finance, accounting, HR, IT, helpdesk support and inventory management. Overseeing the development, operation, and expansion of Global Business Services for Bestway Group's UK entities and external businesses. Establishing and managing Offshore Service Center Organization, comprising two captive centers dedicated to Pharmacy and Wholesale businesses. This involves overseeing traditional Financial Shared Services such as Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Account Reconciliations, General Accounting, HR Operations, Stock Management, and Contact Center services.  Crafting and executing business strategies, plans, and service management frameworks. Setting comprehensive performance and growth objectives. Formulating policies that foster company culture and align with the organizational vision. Leading and motivating employees to achieve maximum performance and dedication. Participating in expansion initiatives, including business development and corporate alliances

Islāmābād, Pakistan

Developed the company from a small group of employees to a leading 400-employee Finance and IT shared services center in Pakistan by leveraging advanced methodologies and techniques to provide business support services at a cheaper rate with better quality and fast service delivery. Able to build and manage strong relationships with global leadership teams, cross-functional colleagues and external stakeholders to support key decision making.  Maintained a stellar record of facilitating the seamless business transition from a small start-up to a globally leading business in telecommunication by delivering sharp business oversight and support in achieving >80% of the business targets. Increased satisfaction rate for 25,000 customers in 8 different countries by >80%, as well as optimized the overall business operations by reducing the cost and introducing new digital tools across key operations.  Developed robust staff retention strategies, introduced a leadership development program, created career roadmaps for the teams, and implemented gender diversity functions in the workplace thus increasing the employee retention rate by 20%. Contributed extensively to maintaining operationality across key business functions and delivering outstanding customer services during challenging situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic, office fire, and political unrest. Recognized by McKinsey, Hackett Group, Genpact, PwC, and other independent global professional service companies for possessing the capability of providing the best-in-class services to end-service users. Oversaw all support functions, including finance, treasury, forecast, HR, payroll, talent acquisition, operations, vendors management, go-to-market, facility administration. Ensured efficient tax planning and strict compliance of Group policies and local regulations. Secured Zero non-compliance of local laws within area of responsibility.

Pakistan

Oversaw key functions associated with ERP-based financial reporting, and ensured proper tax planning and strict compliance with the provided regulations. Spearheaded all facets of key financial operations of the organization, directed robust financial management efforts, and provided strategic support on financial implications critical to the financial stability/performance of the organization. Deployed robust financial reporting strategies and policies, as well as initiatives related to key accounting functions. • Led finance workstream for the large scale launch of mobile telecom operation in Pakistan and executing go to market strategies in close collaboration with technology, marketing, sales, IT divisions. • Significantly decreased the closing time from 10 to 5 days to increase the efficiency of existing operations and ensure data accuracy by directing and supporting the successful implementation of the ERP and reporting systems. Played an instrumental role in the successful acquisition of a micro-finance bank while serving as an integral member of the organization’s management team. Contributed extensively to drive robust efforts to enable transformative initiatives across the organization that led to significant process standardization, automation and benchmarking. Piloted a transformational project focused on introducing shared services for conserving costs around Finance and IT operations; singlehandedly planned and executed an insourcing strategy.  Facilitated the organization in maximizing its financial resources by educating the controllers and managers on different financial operations, industry practices, and initiatives.  Assigned to direct and ensure seamless Sarbanes Oxley regime implementation to strengthen internal controls on financial reporting.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

It is a US$ 400 million thermal power producer owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the largest power company of Malaysia, financed by four consortia of ten foreign banks. This position was responsible for managing and directing day-to-day operations of the finance and accounts department of the company. This experience primarily includes:• Responsible for ensuring gas supply and power purchase agreements are fully complying with the pre-defined and standard regulations. • Oversaw contract negotiation and closing process and its commercial operations from pre-award to closeout phase including negotiations and execution with local/global vendors. • Monitored operations across statutory accounts, group reporting, and management accounts, as well as ensured their on-time functioning and compliance with IFRS and local laws.  Developed robust tax strategies focused on accomplishing tax efficiency targets and ensuring accurate tax compliance and reporting to the tax authorities.  Brought significant improvements across the business such as boosting procedural efficiency by overhauling and strengthening controls across financial transactions and reporting procedures.

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