Leading corporate tax transformation in the region by focusing on efficient and compliant structures. Focusing on finance automation by building data analytics and reporting capabilities. Providing corporate financing and transaction advisory services.Managing investors' relations, stakeholders expectations and press releases.

Providing business, financial consultancy enabling companies to focus on their core businesses. Services include:- Business Process Outsourcing - Virtual CFO / Corporate Secretary- Tax and legal advisory- Sustainable assurance and reporting- Tech-startups feasibility, funding and specific business process outsourcing

Accounting and financial services for local as well as international clients. Specializing in:VAT (UAE, Canada) return filing and adviseAccounting and bookkeeping servicesConsulting on international transactions and compliance with regulatory regimeCompliance with IFRS, US GAAPs, ASPEs (Canada)

- Leading the overall finance function for 4 verticals of the group: Food, Grocery, Pharma and Dairy- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Financial, Payable, Receivables, Procurement)- Co-ordinating with business partner for day to day monitoring of key KPIs (CPOs, CACs etc.) to assess overall business performance and formulate future strategy- Preparation of forecasts, budgets in-line with requirements laid down by the Board and ensuring close monitoring of actual performance- Cash flow management by close monitoring of inflows / outflows- Automation of routine finance procedures to smooth out operational kinks and increase productivity- Acting as business partner with Group CFO to identify potential revenue streams and assess their commercial viability.

Head of Finance | Financial Controller - Leading Finance department for Ceramic tiles and after sales support arm of Orient Group of Companies- Front-end development of SAP FI and Sales Module- Preparation of budgets and feasibilities to asses working capital requirements and net worth of the project- Co-ordinating with commercial banks for creation of a syndicated finance facility as per debt-equity criteria laid down by the Board of Directors- Development of Standard Operating Procedures, control matrices, segregation of duties work-flows to establish parameters for day to day operations- Co-ordinating with GM sales to disseminate tax and law requirements to dealers / distributors in order to maximize documented transactions

- Second to Chief Financial Officer and managing a team of 30 professionals- Section head for financial reporting, corporate compliance, income and sales tax (federal and provincial)- Responsible for financial reporting, corporate reporting, management reporting, analysis, budgeting and costing- Successfully implemented new ERP solution (oracle based solution) and team lead for Finance- Prepared financial feasibility and business plan for setting up an assembly plant in Africa; involved in the project from start to finish- Navigated the company to one of the top 25 companies of Pakistan Stock Exchange by ensuring compliance with Company, tax, reporting and corporate laws- Responsible for formulating and ensuring compliance with internal policies such as Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, Standard Operating Procedures- Successfully filed and claimed sales tax refunds to the tune of PKR 2 billion per annum for over last 3 years

- Promoted consecutively throughout the tenure- Managed and supervised more than 50 team members including 2 assistant managers- Successfully increased operating margins by utilizing IT-based solutions and cutting costs without staff redundancy - Experience in external audit of both financial and non-financial sector (construction, power, fertilizer and textile)- Part of team for first time implementation of IFRS in KSA in collaboration with EY Bahrain.- Chosen as champion for implementation of EY CANVAS within Lahore office

Seconded from EY Lahore (Pakistan) to EY Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

Plan engagement objectives and determine audit strategy Confirm understanding of the flow of significant routine, non routine, and estimation transactionsPreparing the risks matrices and the evaluation of the design of the internal controls (for internal audits)Determine the extent of substantive audit procedures using the audit risk formula. Compare whether the overall time budget and resource management system reflect the decisions made earlier in the planning process. Liaison at various levels of client management Reviewing the work done by the team members and getting it reviewed by the engagement manager and partner; andPreparation of other deliverable, such as, management letter identifying control weaknesses, its implications and recommendations

Assist senior in preparation of planning documents. Designing the audit testsReviewing conduct of tests and their results.Overall management of junior teamReviewing the work performed by junior team members.Liaisoning with the senior team members and the client management personnel.Assist the senior in culmination of the auditAssist the senior in finalizing client deliverables.