Sunny Kumar Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, On, Ca

Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

▪ Oversee Labor Planning & Forecasting for 402 stores across Canada▪ Collaborate with work force management team to deliver SG&A results through the cadence of the monthly forecast and business reviews▪ Partner loss prevention team to assess the adequacy of controls within the store to prevent losses▪ Review capital expenditure of $132M to assess risk, analyze cashflows and enhance operational efficiency▪ Long Range Planning, Financial Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting: Support business partners by providing operational and financial analysis and scenario modeling to draft 5 year plan▪ Store Incentive Program exceptions: Lead SIP exceptions process, financial modeling, and reporting for management▪ Managing a team of 3 direct reports; 2 Senior Financial Analysts and 1 Associate Finance Manager▪ Drive associate engagement by valuing associates, listening and responding to concerns, recognizing and rewarding accomplishments and providing opportunities for growth and development

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

▪ Leading finance resource for a Strategic Business Unit with accountability for operating performance and financial strategy▪ Supporting the LRP process by aligning targets with lead business partner and creating operational building blocks▪ Recruiting and coaching a direct report, providing mentoring and development opportunities▪ Building meaningful and strategic business relations with business partners▪ Liaising with various cross functional teams to provide financial insights to business partners to improve decision making

Canada

▪ Managed financial results (budget process, month end and weekly forecasting) and provide insightful analysis on results▪ Delivered on 2 key projects to streamline the financial forecasting process for the whole Company and to identify cost effective and efficient vendor▪ Prepared various analytical models to improve financial reporting and visibility to senior management▪ Analyzed key trends, identified risks and opportunities, and recommended plans and contingencies to support the business teams’ delivery against annual financial targets

Pakistan

 Partnered the USD 138 Mn category for factory cost management and Other Supply Chain cost of USD 16 Mn Identified potential improvements in cost effectiveness and to make proposals to the appropriate parties Participated in providing and verifying information for capital investment appraisal and approval sign-off Involved in a wide range of ad hoc exploratory analysis to develop a deep understanding on performance of factories Central contact point for Company’s non-material supply chain costs (Production, Logistic and Overheads) of USD 69 Mn

Karachi

 Worked as a Portfolio Manager for Corporate and HNWI separately managed accounts having asset base of Rs. 28.0 Billion equivalent to USD – 250 Mn) Executed equity research (bottom-up valuation) to identify and capitalize on investment opportunities and liaised with various research houses and brokers, ensuring smooth formulation and execution of portfolio decisions Monitor the dynamic Domestic and Global Macroeconomic factors and quantify their impact on invested companies’ operations and Discover Value-Small-Caps with a strong Fundamental Outlook trading at attractive valuations Construct an optimum portfolio with a combination of Value and Growth stocks maximizing the risk-adjusted returns and monitoring investment performance and realigning portfolio allocations

Karachi

Corporate Treasury ManagementMain bifurcation of my role in Treasury Management at ICI Pakistan Limited is as follow:Strategic Projects:Evaluating new business ventures specifically aimed for diversification.Preparing financial models to appraise investment opportunities.Presenting the appraisal outcome to senior management.Liquidity Management:• Monitor cash flow forecast and arranging equilibrium balances with each bank to minimize interest cost.• Continuously monitor bank balances and optimize effective utilization of funds and at optimal costs. • Managing relationships with all of the Company’s banking partners and ensuring that the Company’s banking lines are at all times sufficient to meet its commercial and trade obligations.• Provide assistance to business units for any banking related matters.• Responsible for preparation of Treasury Newsletter on fortnightly basis.Debt Financing:• To support Treasury Manager in identifying and evaluating the options / facilities available for Debt Financing, including Long Term Loans, Long Term Financing Facility, Export Financing Scheme, Running Finance and Foreign Exchange Loan. Also, involved in negotiation of rates with banks.• To ensure banking facilities are optimally utilized, by minimizing cost of funding.• Provide information to Statutory Reporting team regarding utilized financing facilities.Risk Management:• Assessing foreign currency exposure of the Company on weekly basis and reporting to Corporate Finance Management and Chief Financial Officer on timely basis.• Conduct research and analyse expected exchange rate movement.• Provide recommendation to senior management, in consultation with Treasury Manager, for foreign exposure cover and negotiate rates with bank of Forward Contracts.• Provide working to Shared Services department for recording of derivative transaction and subsequent measurement as per International Accounting Standards.

Karachi

• Working as a Portfolio Manager for 5 Retirement Funds, 2 Defined Benefit Schemes and 3 Defined Contribution Schemes, of ICI Pakistan Limited (Portfolio Size – Rs. 4 Billion equivalent to USD – 35 Million)• Fixed Income – Solely responsible for the management of Fixed Income asset class (Approx. size – Rs. 2.7 Billion).• Equity – Coordinating, evaluating and validating the recommendation of two different Equity Investment Advisors (Non – Discretionary Agreement) through third party research and in-house valuation of equity securities• Analyzing and evaluating various Fixed Income Securities and providing recommendation to Investment Committee about placement of funds on timely basis, by providing forecast of Future Yield Curve and expected changes in the Policy Rate. • Valuation of equity securities using Valuation Models e.g. P/E, FCF and DVM. • Deciding optimal asset allocations to generate higher Sharpe Ratio.• Monitoring asset allocation limits and portfolio rebalancing to bring inline the allocation to optimal level and execution of trades (Equity and Fixed Income) accordingly• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual Investment Portfolio and Fund Performance Report and onward reporting to the Investment Committee and Funds’ trustees.• Managing liquidity in each Fund to meet the expected liabilities using ALM approach and Cash Flow Matching.• Actively interacting with Funds trustees, Investment Committee members, Investment Advisors, Auditors, Actuaries and Bankers to manage various activities.• Providing Fair Value of Retirement Fund Plan Asset to Actuaries on annual basis.• Preparing financial statements of Retirements Funds on annual basis.• Preparing presentations on ad hoc basis relating to Retirement FundsAchievements:• Prepared new financial model for reporting Investment Portfolio• Prepared financial model for the valuation of new company.

Karachi

Major responsibilities include below and others:• To implement investment strategy as per approved Investment Policy Statement (IPS) of institutional retirement funds (discretionary & non-discretionary) and ensure compliance with the limits set forth by the IPS and local portfolio management rules and regulations.• To execute monthly performance reporting.• To rebalance the investment portfolios in a timely manner by continuously monitoring the allocations to different asset classes.• Ensure investment advice with respect to upcoming cash flows is sent to clients in advance.

Cfa(Usa), Finance And Financial Management Services

CFA Charter Holder

Financial Risk Management Part 2 Passed, Risk Management

Chartered Institute Of Management Accountant, Management Accountancy, Acma(Uk), Cgma

Associate Member

Ba(Hons) Sustainable Performance Management, Business/Commerce, General