- Responsible for overall profitability for Fabric Cleaning business (Omo, Surf brands) in Arabia- Supply Chain Finance Manager for overall Home Care business in Arabia

My core responsibilities include:- Tracking and presenting Gross Margin Variance Analysis for the region for senior management- Tracking Material Inflation and underlying reasons for the same and presenting meaningful analysis for senior management- Updating Savings Reporting Reporting system periodically and providing support to teams for the same- Monitoring and analyzing Transfer Prices between multiple regions/factories and identifying key patterns/changes for senior managementKey Projects undertaken:- Automation of savings reporting system through Robotic Process Automation [RPA] i.e. by replacing manual excel data cleaning steps with RPA

Performance Management and Analytics for the Home Care Division in Unilever Pakistan. I have managed the Profit / Loss of the Laundry (Surf, Sunlight, Comfort brands) and House Hold Care businesses (Vim & Domex brands), key responsibilities included:- Monthly forecasting, budgeting and variance analyses of financial results based on business dynamics- Driving the pricing decisions for all the brands in collaboration with Marketing and Customer Development Teams- Scenario building for key launches, innovations and other business cases- Monitoring the monthly sales trends and driving profitability with the functional teams

I have held 3 sub roles in this department in my 2 year span in this department:- Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited – Statutory Reporting & Inter-Company Blances Reporting Lead- Unilever Pakistan Limited – Statutory Reporting Lead including Royalty, Dividends, Accruals, Share based payments Accounts Specialist - Bank Recon, Fixed Assets and Trial Balance and GL wise Cost Centre Reporting LeadMy responsibilities include the following:- Preparing Quarterly and Annual Financial Reporting Statements and supporting statutory packs- Ensuring Month End Activities are performed timely and accurately- Exercising key controls over Fixed Assets / Banks etc.- Collaborating with Treasury, Supply Chain and other functions with respect to the accounting processes- Coordinating with centralized team for accounting and inter-company payable matters- Lead audit coordinator

Treasury Function's responsibilities included:- Monitoring daily cash and bank position;- Monitoring the working capital requirements by effectively managing payments and receipts;- Monitoring the Short-term Financing limits and liquidity of funds and shuffling funds to takebest advantage of fluctuating interest rates;- Liaising with banks and senior management with respect to financing agreements (renewal,clarification on terms and conditions etc.); - Supervising the L/Cs and Bank Guarantees issued to our customers and suppliers;- Liaising with Insurance Companies and Brokers on day-to-day basis w.r.t claims, renewals and other insurance matters;- Overlooking Retirement funds’ investment portfolio valuing over Rs. 400 million;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Accounting & Reporting Function's responsibilities included:- Reviewing the month and year-end general entries posted for recording of accruals and expenses;- Supervision, review and finalization of quarterly and annual statutory financial statements;- Preparation of various group reporting packages for the month-end and year-end at the Group Company’s portal;

I was responsible for following areas:- Computation of taxable income and liability in accordance with the local statute and general practices;- Supervision the preparation and filing of monthly indirect tax returns and withholding statements to various tax authorities;- Liaising with various tax consultants regarding filing of tax returns, responding to inquiries and notices of tax authorities;- Coordination with the centralized payment department in Philippines with respect to day-to-day payments and their accounting; - Preparation of various group reporting packages for the month-end and year-end at the Group Company’s portal (accounting and taxation);- Assisting my manager in discharging various treasury related functions, such as maintaining liquidity positions, finalizing agreements with banks, liaising with insurance brokers etc.

I have worked as a Senior Audit Associate and a Consulting Associate at A.F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants (PwC member firm. I have had various client exposures ranging from medium sized companies to various Multinational companies. I have been involved in various Consultancy, External and Internal Audit projects for these companies in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Insurance and Services sector.