Chief Financial Officer
MHA Financial StrategiSync Inc
Oct ’24 — Present
Mississauga, Canada
Offering CFO services to various clients of the MHA.
Providing the following services to the MHA clients;
EBITDA Controlling and KPIs management
Digital Accounting
Digital Transformaion
Tax Management
Financial Management
Payroll Management
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence of CAPEX projects
Digital Transformation
Funds management and debt financing
Corporate Governance advisory
Business Strategy formulation & implementation
Policy & Procedures formulation and systems mapping to ensure the Delegation of Authority compliance for internal
controls.
Financial Director (HoD)
Dubai CommerCity
Jan ’22 — Sep ’24
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
Led the department and established its all functions from scratch to an autonomous level.
As the head of the department, I was responsible for the overall Finance department with all perspectives.
EBITDA Controlling and KPIs management
Annual Budgeting and running forecasts to ensure the year-end results
Interim and annual statutory audits
Assets Valuation for impairment testing
Business WACC calculation for assets impairment testing
Digital Accounting
Accounts Receivables Management
Accounts Payable Management
General Ledger Management
Cash management & bank reconciliations
Digital Transformaion
Tax Management
Financial Management
Payroll Management
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence of CAPEX projects
Digital Transformation
Funds management and debt financing
Corporate Governance advisory
Business Strategy formulation & implementation
Policy & Procedures formulation and systems mapping to ensure the Delegation of Authority compliance for internal
controls.
Accounting and finance manager
Dubai CommerCity
Sep ’20 — Dec ’21
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Led the Operational Finance department to ensure business continuity of Dubai CommerCity Business Unit Independently.
Budgets Controlling
Monthly Accounts Closing
Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable,
Revenues Controlling
OPEX controlling
CAPEX controlling
Manpower management.
Management Accounting Manager- DAFZA
Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority
Dec ’16 — Aug ’20
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reporing to: Senior Director Accounting Handled a team of 4 staff Key Achievements:
Successfully lead the management accounting & reporting department & ensured the deliverable on time like annual
statutory audit, budgets, consolidation, feasibility analysis, properties valuation, VAT implementation, and construction
projects accounting & finances, etc.
Involved in VAT implementation process in connection with KPMG at the time of its applicability by the UAE
Government, also prepared DAFZA VAT policy document.
Meet the deadline for the completion of statutory audited financials for 2016/2017/2018/2019/2020 in connection with the
KPMG team.
Induced business process automation via robotic process inductions, collection options automation, receivables and court
case handling.
Managed DAFZA’s collection & receivables activities to facilitate customers with best possible payment options, and
approved more than 500 exceptional customers requests during COVID-19.
Assistant Manager (Accounting & Group Statutory Reporting & Audit)
Al Ghurair Investment
Oct ’13 — Nov ’16
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reporing to: Group Financial Controller Handled a team of 4 staff Key Achievements:
Ensured timely close of oracle subsidiary modules, financial statements upload in the Hyperion Financial Management
(HFM) system, statutory audit, issuance of debit & credit notes to other business units related to sharing expenses, head
office cost allocation, monthly interest on intercompany loans, passport & Visa related, and any other IC company
balances adjustmet.
Maintain the books of accounts of Al Ghurair Investment LLC (AGI) and Mashreq Bank holding companies (06)
independently and play a Pro-active role in the statutory audit of AGI standalone and consolidated financial statements.
Ensured all the bank receipts, partners current accounts statements, and proper GL coding weredone for the purchase
requisition and purchase orders subject to budget.
Liaised the accounting, reporting, audit, and budgeting-related matters of Al Ghurair Energy DMCC special projects in
other countries.
Led the e-transformation process of Oracle ERP R12 financials implementation project with the Infosys team for the
modules and valuations to exercise update the impairments testing schedules.
Reviewed payment vouchers, debit notes, journal entries, internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures subject to
the latest accounting, reporting software and ensure payments release on time, resolve issues in case of any discrepancy.
Supported the Accounting and Statutory Reporting Manager for ad hoc analysis, budgeting, cost reduction, forecasting,
and reporting related matters.
Examined and commented on the variance analysis with the annual budget and forecasts.
EDUCATION
Executive MBA, Business Administration in Business Administration, Buckinghamshire New
University (GPA: 3.5)
Feb ’19 — Mar ’20
wycombe, United Kingdom
Innovation Management, Research paper comprising 13,000 words, tools & techniques, and government cultural impact
Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership in Organisational Leadership,
Qualifi Ltd (GPA: 3.5)
Jan ’18 — Dec ’18
Wycombe, United Kingdom
The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification is to develop
strategic management and leadership skills for managers who have the authority and personal attributes to translate
organisational strategy…
CERTIFICATIONS
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Ontario)
Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA)
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
May ’14
Fellow Institute of Public Accountants of Australia (FIPA)
Institute of Public Accountants of Australia
Dec ’15
Fellow Financial Accountants (FFA)
Institute of Financial Accountants of United Kingdom
Dec ’20
Strategic CFO Programme
MECA CFO ACADEMY
Dec ’23
Alternative Investments Strategies
Harvard Business School (online)
Jun ’23
Digital Finance and Data Analytics for Finance Professionals
DBP Institute
Jun ’24
PROJECTS
E Transformation (Oracle E Business Suit Implementation at Group Level ) Jan ’15 — Dec ’23
Dubai CommerCity Free zone Construction Sep ’20 — Oct ’24
SKILLS
Top Skills Senior Stakeholder Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Digital Transformation, Strategic
Business, Tax Management, Compliance, Data Analytics, Treasury Management, Accounts Receivable Management,
Business Modeling, Due Diligence, Financial Systems, Integration, Dashboard Reporting, Management Reporting, Board
Presentations, Resolutions, Team Management, Training, Mapping