MU H AMM AD I QR A S H A WA NF I N A N C I A L A N A L Y S T

Email: iqrashawan@outlook.com · Phone: (+92) 333 612 4232 · Skype: iqrash_awan Address: C-410, Summerina Beach Luxury Apartments, Clifton Block 4, Karachi, Pakistan

A goal-oriented financial and accounting professional with exceptional technical knowledge and skills. Demonstrated success in leading teams to conduct numerous financial analysis projects and managing financial operations. Enthusiastic in approaching organization-wide challenges from many angles and utilizing financial expertise to deliver effective solutions. Collaborative management style with strong leadership instincts along with the ability to excel independently.

E X P E R I E N C E

Assistant Manager – Financial Analysis June 2014 – PresentAbudawood Trading Company Pakistan Pvt. Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan

Joined as a Management Trainee and completed rotations in sales, supply chain, and finance departments. Currently working as a key member of head office finance team collaborating with permanent and project based multifunctional teams and maintain relationships with counterparts at Principal companies and Key customers.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Point of Contact – Global Customers: Work closely as key business partner and finance point of contact for Global Customers district (Metro and MAF Hypermarkets) with cross-functional teams i.e., Sales, Trade Marketing, and Supply Chain teams both internally and externally.

- Lead finance and accounting operations for global customers including invoicing, receivable management, any taxation, discounts/rebate settlement, credit management, and accounts reconciliation.

- Prepare monthly business review for Finance HoD including sales analysis, credit analysis, KPI scorecards, and customer profit and loss statement.

Inventory Analysis: Perform inventory modelling (e.g. what if analysis, cost modelling) to maximize service levels whilst ensuring minimal cost to the business.

- Evaluate costs involved in holding or not holding inventory. Work closely with Supply Planning and Trade Marketing teams to develop plans to deplete slow moving and remnant inventory to free up capital.

Feasibility Analysis: Research, analyze, evaluate and makes recommendations regarding the market, financial, physical, regulatory and political feasibility of proposed capital improvements and development projects.

- Preparation and presentation of project descriptions, feasibility analyses, and other narrative to top management to obtain approval of proposed projects.

Trade Fund: Responsible for tracking and settling trade spend by coordinating with trade marketing and finance counterparts at principals (Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, and Wella Professionals).

Training & Development: Conducted Intermediate and Advance level MS Excel training & GC Accountant trainings.

Major Projects

Conducted a detailed analysis of “Point of Sales Material (POSM)” execution in modern retail stores of Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad. Developed a store-wise action plan for improving visibility against the competition.

Developed a 5-year capacity enhancement roadmap for 45 warehouses in the country. Conducted a comprehensive simulation test to determine future warehouse capacity needs and suggested action plans to meet the requirements.

Key Accomplishments

Demonstrated operational efficiency through process improvement and employee development which streamlined customer billing and settlement by reducing DSO (from 32 to 16 for Metro and 78 to 60 for MAF Hypermarkets).

Collaborated with Sales team to successfully negotiating 2 year contracts with Metro and Hyperstar for year 2015.

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Streamlined global customer business reporting and implemented KPIs for the entire Multifunctional team. Reduced trade claims settlement days from 68 to 31 days and negotiated financial hit settlement alignment.

I N T E R N S H I P E X P E R I E N C E

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited, Multan – July 2013 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, Islamabad – August 2014 Summit Bank Limited, Multan – June 2011

E D U C A T I O N

CIMA Professional Qualification 2015 – PresentChartered Institute of Management Accountant, UK

MBA (Finance and Investments) 2012 – 2014National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

CGPA: 3.50 · NUST Scholarship Holder · Executive Member, NBS Debate Society

BBA (Information Technology) 2008 – 2012Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

CGPA: 3.94 · Gold Medalist

P R O F E S S I O N A L T R A I N I N G S

Experiential Coaching Feb 2016SeGa Team, Manama, Bahrain

S K I L L S

Financial Analysis & Planning · Financial Modeling · Budgeting · Financial Reporting · MS Excel & VBAManagement Accounting · Cost Management · IFRS/IAS · Curriculum Development · Training/Development

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