Financial Controller

Seeking a challenging position to utilize my professional expertise and take full responsibility for all aspects of finance within the organization, dealing clients on face and developing compact financial strategy

Financial controller with 10 (Ten) years of experience in handling finance functions, developing policies, strategies & plans, budgeting, treasury and clients management.
Self motivated with outstanding analytical approach, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and effective team player
 Achieved CHAIRMAN’S AWARD for outstanding performance at TAQ Logistics (2002-2003)
DESCON is a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) company, having operations all over Middle East and Pakistan with a turnover exceeding USD 1 Billion. Since September 2007, I am heading Qatar finance operations with a turnover of USD 250 Million.

Major responsibilities include:

• Participation in the preparation of five and three years Strategic business plans.
• Participation in Strategic alliance formations with market leaders of specialized domains to get maximum advantage.
• Legal matters, development of company policies according to Qatar labor Laws and tax management.
• Finalization of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, balance cost to complete.
• Decision making for capital expenditures, calculation of pay back and return on investments.
• Arrangement of banking limits i.e. Funded & Non funded facilities, lease arrangement/Equipment Financing.
• Negotiations with banks and insurance companies for facilities rates, placement of surplus funds, currency exchange rates.
• Finalization of Annual audit.
• Development of Financial reporting systems i.e. timely management reporting for decision making
• Provide support, service and advise on all financial matters to the Group management i.e. MIS and all other financial and non financial reports.
• Monitoring of Assets and Inventory count down at regular intervals.
• Effective Inventories management to identify slow moving items, high value items to ensure that unnecessary funds are not blocked in the inventories
• Work out, implement and review the procedures and work flow & flow charts of different activities.
• Hiring and training of finance staff.

Assistant Manager Accounts
TAQ Logistics
May 2002 to December 2003

TAQ is a leading cargo and freight forwarding company involved in international shipments for Imports and Exports and having its branches all across Pakistan with a Turnover of USD 100 Million

Associate Cost and Management Accountant (ACMA) (Pakistan) - 2001
Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP)


ACMA (U.K) finalist
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, (CIMA) UK
 Stage One & Two (Qualified)
 Stage Three (Final) - In Transition

Graduation in Commerce (B.COM) (1996)
University of Punjab, Pakistan

COMPUTER SKILLS

 Monitoring of ERP implementation and transition to new system version from existing system. (SAP is under implementation phase in Descon)
 Proficient in MS Windows and Microsoft Office applications.
 Hands on experience of UNIX, ACCPAC.
 Familiar with most accounting packages.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL ASSETS

 Result & task oriented individual.
 Team leader and an active Team Member.
 Able to priorities work efficiently across a wide range of responsibilities.
 Good analytical and problem solving skills.
 Willing to learn and contribute effectively towards teamwork.
 Like to plan my work well ahead in order to meet deadlines.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 D.O.B. 19.01.1976
 Marital Status: Married
 Nationality: Pakistani