Rizwan Mustafa

Key Clients: Shell Pakistan
• British Petroleum
◦ GlaxoSmithKline
◦ Warid Telecom
◦ Visa
◦ Civil Aviation Authority
◦ SRB
◦ FMAP
• Planned and executed external audits, internal audits, and regulatory assignments for financial and non-financial sector clients under Big 4
methodology and standards.
• Managed tax provision processes, prepared tax position summaries, represented clients before CIRA and ATIR in tax assessment hearings and appeals.

• Reduced month-end close cycle from 15BDs to 5BDs through root-cause analysis, workflow redesign, and proactive task scheduling across OpCos.
• Independently owned financial operations of 2 OpCos end-to-end, including US GAAP reporting, intercompany reconciliations, revenue recognition, and
period-close.
• Reviewed and quality-assured financial deliverables of 4 additional OpCos prepared by Financial Analysts and Junior Financial Analysts, ensuring
accuracy and compliance with reporting standards.
• Led complete migration of an OpCo from legacy ERP to NetSuite in under 2 months — maintaining data integrity, chart of accounts structure, and
continuity of reporting.
• Prepared timely US GAAP financial statements, board reports, budgets, and KPI dashboards for OpCo management and senior leadership decision
making.
• Performed quality assurance on accounting work product: GL posting accuracy, revenue recognition monitoring, deferred revenue reconciliations, and
variance explanation refinement.
• Managed multi-entity intercompany recharges, eliminations, and balance sheet reconciliations across a global SaaS portfolio (US, Canada, Australia) via
NetSuite and Sage Intacct.
• Supported budgeting, forecasting, and board-level performance reviews.
• Liaised with cross-functional finance teams across multiple time zones to ensure consolidated group-level reporting, intercompany data integrity, and
timely close cycles.

• Rotated across Fixed Assets & Inventory Control, Revenue, and Tax sections of the Finance Department, gaining structured exposure to public-sector
financial operations and regulatory compliance.
• Assisted in fixed asset verification and inventory reconciliation; supported revenue recording processes and tax compliance documentation within a
regulated government entity.

Remotely Reporting to Manager, Director Finance and CFO concerned entities:
Clienteles’ Industry: Tech Services - Mobility and Dental Equipment
Responsibilities:
- Providing full fledge accounting services through QBO including GL creation in CoA and controlling MaaS & SaaS
- Re-structuring of FS i.e. BS and PnL and its presentation.
- Preparing invoices as per agreement & managing AR and also preparing vendors bills in QBO and managing AP
- Managing bank accounts and responsible for monthly closings
- Research work for relevant Sales/Use Tax implication of various states such as TX, WV, MO, OH, NY, GA, IL, PA, AR, KY, TN, IN, MN, VA etc from registration to monthly return filing, refunds claims and correspondence with DoR.
- Filing of Franchise Tax and Annual Reports
- Review of IRS and relevant states Annual Income Tax Returns filed

Focus) | Contractual / Remote
• Secured $1.3M+ in PPP Loan Forgiveness for a key US client — managing application, calculations, supporting documentation, and government
correspondence end-to-end.
• Led QBO-to-NetSuite-Oracle Cloud ERP migration for a group of entities including data cleanup, account reconciliation, intercompany validation, and
team training.
• Transitioned client accounting from cash to accrual basis for SaaS and MaaS businesses, improving US GAAP compliance and positioning clients for Big
10 (Forvis) audit.
• Delivered full-cycle accounting via QBO and Sage Intacct: GL structuring, CoA development, AR/AP management, month-end close, and financial
statement preparation.
• Managed multi-state US Sales/Use Tax compliance across 14 states: registration, return filing, successful sales tax refund claims of TX & OH, and DoR
correspondence.
Note: Concurrent contractual engagement alongside Government of Sindh role below.

Reporting to Director Internal Audit and Provincial Finance Secretary
Responsibilities:
- Conducting risk assessment, preparing risk based IA plan, managing IAU staff in the planning, organizing, directing and monitoring
- Preparing audit engagement plan, audit programs, and supervising the identification, development and documentation of audit issues and recommendations for improvements
- Discuss audit findings with the management in the audit close-out session and obtain their feedback and time bound action plan in writing and preparing minutes of close out meeting
- Preparing IARs which clearly communicate findings, analysis, appraisals, recommendations and information concerning the activities audited and performing related work as assigned.
- Ensuring implementation of actions plan agreed by management through follow-up audits
- Provide advisory to the management for better decision making

• Led risk-based internal audit planning, execution, and reporting across one of Pakistans largest provincial finance departments.
• Managed the IAU across the full lifecycle: risk assessment, audit planning, fieldwork, documentation, quality review, and management reporting.
• Delivered macro-level advisory on governance and cost reduction — including restructuring group health insurance, saving 35%+ in premiums for 35K+
beneficiaries.
• Prepared comprehensive Internal Audit Reports (IARs) with risk findings, root cause analysis, actionable recommendations, and secured time-bound
management action plans.

Reporting to CEO, CFO and Director of concerned entities
Clientele: Shakoor & Company, Paxar Pakistan, Marine Services, B2B Logistics, E2E Logistics, Bashir Shakil Goods Transport Company, Dastagir Logistics, Mumtaz International, Imlak Transport Services, Wahab Enterprises, Kamran Agencies, Rehbar Enterprises, Lasbela Industrial Estate Development Authority etc.
Clienteles’ Industry: Road and Rail Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Pharmaceutical, FMCG Distributions etc.
Responsibilities:
- Provides full accounting services, including strategizing and implementation of new system and proposed improvements, BPRs to optimize and align the business processes accordingly.
- Made the CO Module operational of SAP ECC 6.0 including Controlling of Cost Centers, Internal Orders and COPA reporting.
- Review and reporting of Federal and Provincial taxation matters including but not limited to Audits, Show-causes, Orders, Appeals and Monitoring and Levys’ along-with tax planning.
- Prepare Clientele financial models align with their business models and played role in DDs on behalf of Clients
- Develop, direct and manage the implementation of policies, processes, procedures and controls covering all areas of the function
- Review and ensure that the FS, MIS reports and Schedules are in accordance with the reporting standards and to support Higher Management decision-making

• Made SAP ECC 6.0 CO Module operational within 6 months for a client with 3+ years of FI integration (LE, SD, MM, PM, HCM) — enabling complete
COPA reporting.
• Prepared financial models aligned with client business models; supported Due Diligence (DD) assignments; designed and implemented BPR initiatives
improving operational efficiency.
• Managed Federal and Provincial tax matters across 12+ clients including audits, show-cause notices, orders, appeals, and tax planning strategies.
• Restructured financial statements, MIS reports, and management schedules to international reporting standards for senior management decision
making.

Reporting to Head of Operations and Contractual & Audit Manager
Responsibilities:
- Preparing and checking compliance of SOPs along-with Sensitivity analysis and feasibility reports of projects
- Preparing project CAPEX and OPEX budget in line with the available resources and develop MIS and ensure its implementation
- Process optimizations and implementation for revenue acceleration and cost saving measures
- Review of contracts & agreements and make recommendations in the negotiation process to the senior management
- Works as a Liaison between finance, internal auditor, operations and business development to achieve the desired results.
- Works closely with the Head of Operations to remedy any deficiencies
- Prepare analytics that enable management to review quantitative and qualitative results in a systematic, timely and informed manner

• Designed MIS reporting framework reducing staff processing time by 50% and cutting new project expenses by ~20%.
• Automated contract-based invoice workings across concurrent projects, reducing manual effort and improving billing accuracy and compliance.
• Prepared CAPEX/OPEX budgets, sensitivity analyses, and feasibility reports for new project bids; developed and enforced SOPs across finance and
operations.

Reporting to Director Finance and Finance Manager
Responsibilities:
- Preparing corporate and tax compliances - MIS development and reporting
- Liaison between management and external auditor - Prepares and maintain FAR
- Reviewing bank reconciliations and vendor reconciliations - Resolving disputes with banks and vendors
- Reviewing the payment vouchers and JVs - Preparing projected financial statements
- Preparing CAPEX budget in line with the available resources - Sensitivity analysis and feasibility reports of projects

• Restructured banking facilities through BPR, delivering 50% reduction in finance costs; rebuilt CoA, remapped GL accounts, and reorganized financial
filing infrastructure.
• Implemented invoice-wise and date-wise aging analysis, significantly improving AR/AP management and cash flow visibility.
• Prepared CAPEX budgets, Fixed Asset Register (FAR), and all corporate and tax compliance documentation; liaised between management and external
auditors.

Audit & Taxation Clientele: Shell Pakistan, Castrol, British Petroleum, Warid Telecom, Shell LiveWire Trust, Visa, Sind Revenue Board, Invest and Finance Securities, Invest One Markets, Shajar Capital, Rauf Textiles and Apparels, N.J. Autos, Royal Management Services, GlaxoSmithKline, Civil Aviation Authority, Accreditation of various Brokerage Houses on behalf of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan (FMAP), Imperial Electric Company.
Responsibilities:
- Planning and execution of External Audits, Internal audits, Regulatory Assignments and Reviews of various financial and non-financial sector clients
- Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and best practices
- Research the implications of tax laws and develop tax-saving strategies
- Oversee complex tax research projects for clients in diverse industries
- Manage tax provision and tax compliance process and prepare tax position summary
- To tackle the assessment orders of the TOs and prepare appeals, grounds and arguments & attend hearing at CIRA, ATIR

- Fixed Assets
- Inventory Control
- Taxation
- Revenue