Abdul Rahim Zakaria, Managing Partner

Abdul Rahim Zakaria

Managing Partner

Al Mihad Training

Lieu
Pakistan - Karachi
Éducation
Master, Cost/Finance Management, Audit, Company Law
Expérience
11 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :11 years, 10 Mois

Managing Partner à Al Mihad Training
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • mars 2016 à avril 2017

Finalization of accounts, preparation of budgets and managing the professional qualification programs and training are the core responsibilities. The organization facilitates the quality coaching in professional qualifications in finance (certificates and diplomas) awards by UK and USA professional bodies.

Achievements:
§ Secured platinum learning partner status for the institution from UK Chartered Certified Accountancy body for results achieved above global passing rates by Introducing successful teaching approaches learned by attending various trainings for trainers and comprehensive research on teaching techniques.

Trainings:
§ Conducted the following trainings in MS Excel for students, affiliates and members for their growth at job and for research report submissions.
o Advanced MS Excel training
o Dashboard Reporting
o Budgets, Forecasts and Feasibility Reports
o Financial Modelling

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER à SATCO TELECOM
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • juillet 2005 à février 2016

Accountable for strategic planning, development and leadership of entire finance function as well as day to day management of banking requirement of company’s largest import export division.

Financial Achievements
 Negotiated and structured financing agreements, resulting in basis point reductions, easing more favourable covenant restrictions and simplifications of borrowing process.
 Arranged new long term finances for building factory and installations of plant and machinery while setting up manufacturing unit.
 Designed management reporting systems and tailored financial and operating reporting system.
 Negotiated and revised shipping costs for imports and exports and saved over AED.500K annually. Reduced cost of insurance for employees and assets worth of AED.50M by AED.300K annually.
 Cut receivable write-offs by developing credit policies, instituting aggressive collection strategies and establishing constructive dialogue with delinquent accounts.
 Directed annual plan review process and strengthened accountability by partnering with senior-level department and offshore managers in all business units.

Operational Achievements
 Initiated strategies to redeploy resources, resulting in12% increase in gross margin by partial withdrawal from low margin product line.
 Instrumental in improving operating profits from AED.4M to AED.12M, and assets from AED.13M to AED.24M.
 Designed variable cost model in excel for each line of product to compare the margins. This model helped in decision making to increase market share of high margin product and how to quote the price for customized product and to set suitable margins to materialize the order.

Éducation

Master, Cost/Finance Management, Audit, Company Law
  • à AICPA
  • février 2003
Master, Cost/Finance Management, Corporate law, Audit, Taxation
  • à INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
  • février 1990

Specialties & Skills

Financial Modeling
Cost Analysis
Spreadsheets
Capital Budgeting
Cash Flow Management
finance and fund management
Financial Modeling on Excel
Microsoft Excel
Financial Statement Analysis
Negotiation and presentation skill
International Financial Reporting Standards

Langues

Anglais
Moyen

Adhésions

Institute of Chartered Accountant in Pakistan
  • FCA
  • February 1990

Formation et Diplômes

Spreadsheet Safe (SQA endorsed) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2012
Valide jusqu'à:
October 2012

Loisirs

  • In Preparing financial models
    Prepared unit cost models, Projected Financial Statements model (Statement of Financial position, Financial results and cash flow)