Farhan Khatri Dedia, Consulting

Farhan Khatri Dedia

Consulting

Free Lancing

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Higher diploma, Management and Finance
Experience
16 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months

Consulting at Free Lancing
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since September 2015

• Zero Based Budgeting
• End 2 End Payment System implementation
• Loss Analysis - Zero Loss Journey
• Be a Brand - Knowing your USP and Leverage it

Central Financial Planning at Unilever
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • February 2014 to September 2015

• Provide strategic & financial planning outlook.
• Analyze deviation/variance and report findings.
• Produce & manage annual/quarterly & monthly forecasts.
• Lead initiative analysis process.

Achievements
• Reduced Management reporting timelines by 48 hours
• Increased bottom line profits by 0.21%.
• Awarded by export volume increasing production & diluting overheads.

Assistant Supply Chain Controller at Unilever
  • Pakistan
  • March 2012 to February 2014

Lead annual/Qtr./monthly Forecast, analyze & report supply chain cost.
* Identifying cost improvement opportunities & define projects.
* Contracts negotiations with 3P Manufacturing & Logistics partners.
* Oversee & develop team of 4 resources.
* Develop controls and monthly accounting hygiene checks.
Achievements
* WON Champagne Cup in AAR cluster for 2 consecutive year.
* Earned Standard of leadership award “Bias for Action”.

Financial planning Manager at Procter & Gamble
  • Pakistan
  • April 2009 to February 2012

Laundry (Pakistan & Dubai Plants)
* Lead annual/Qtr./monthly Forecast, analyze & report production cost
* Monthly Financial & business review reporting to region.
* Identify cost saving opportunities in process and recommend actions.
* Lead Accounting and Project controlling resources.
* Develop controls and monthly accounting hygiene checks.
* Benchmarking and developing business insights to optimize costs.
Achievements
* EMEA Award for delivering highest savings delivery of $3.6MM.
* 3 POWER of You Awards for Forecast Accuracy and controls.

Commercial Analyst at Procter & Gamble
  • Pakistan
  • March 2008 to March 2009

Develop channel wise sales forecast & set action plan with sales team.
* Manage & synthesize diverse internal and external data sources to
identify key brand trends.
* Leverage synthesized insights to define key takeaways and
recommended action plans to drive profitable growth.
* Develop & implement scorecards & communication routines against key
brands and initiatives.
Achievements
* “POWER OF YOU” Award for successful distributor transition.
* “POWER OF YOU” Award for SAP implementation.

Education

Higher diploma, Management and Finance
  • at ICMAP
  • December 2019
Master's degree, Finance
  • at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
  • January 2006

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Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Financial Accounting
Competition Analysis
Cost Saving Initiatives
Leadership Capabilities
ACCOUNTANCY
BENCHMARKING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
FINANCIAL
LEADERSHIP
LOGISTICS

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker