SHAHERYAR AHMAD

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;
• Advisor to Manager FP&A and CFO and point of contact for shareholder communication
• Manage the finance decision support function including:
 Budgeting, forecasting and long range planning
 General Ledger maintenance
 Managing cash flows, including forecasting
 Financial Planning & Analysis for a USD 2 Billion P&L
 Assisting group Financial Controller in Consolidation of other business units including AMMROC
 Financial and Operational reporting at Enterprise and Program level; providing guidance & insight to Exec level management, developing dashboard and automation
 Receivables, payables, and fixed assets reporting and management
 Cost Accounting, (standards setting, variance analysis and cost of sales analysis and reporting)
 Pricing lead/bid controller including multi-billion, multi-year contracts for a range of maintenance services (PBL or total care concept)
 Business Partnering & Financial Training
 Manage, mentor & develop staff (3 direct reportees); incl. UAE National
Key Achievements:
• Finance lead/bid controller for a USD 5.8 Billion maintenance services contract with UAE Air Force; working closely with commercial team covering all aspects of the Business Acquisition Process
• Developed, with the team; FP&A, Cost Accounting, Pricing and Management Reporting teams from a start-up to a mature function: interviewing, establishing procedures and processes, setting and driving the agenda/business rhythm.
• Developed a robust and transparent reporting and planning framework, including: budget and forecast processes, reporting automation and continuous improvement
• Built strong relationships with shareholders through regular communication of financial performance
• Self learnt Excel4apps software, a reporting tool, then implemented throughout in Finance and trained 74 Finance professionals on it. This software reduced the reporting time to five working days (50% reduction).
• Managing & adapting to change whilst the company doubled in size year over year, five years in a row

Responsibility
Implementing Management and Cost Accounting System and developing tools for Costing of completed jobs. Analyzing product and project feasibility. Management Reporting, Audit & Assurance, Formulating Strategy, Budget & Forecasting, Leading & Supervision, looking after the entire production activities from raw material issuance to finished goods, looking after the raw material/packaging material issuance, return and accounting. Daily reporting on completed jobs with actual V/s standard analysis.
Brief Job Description
• Managing ERP activities and preparation of Financial Statements till Gross Profit
• Budgeting & Forecasting on annual/semi annual basis
• Computation of cost per hour of new machines
• Costing & Feasibility for new products for price setting, to be launched
• Revision of costs of existing products due to changes in cost drivers
• Revision of standards of costs (budgeted) of material, labor, and overhead standards monthly
• CAPEX, Variance Analysis
• Daily reporting, monthly reporting on jobs completed with variances
• Managing Internal Audit responsibilities inside production.

Responsibility
Financial Analysis, Management Reporting, Audit & Assurance, Formulating Strategy, Budget & Forecasting, Leading & Supervision, looking after the entire production & operational activities from raw material issuance to finished goods, Fixed Assets, Receivables & Payables
Brief Job Description
• Handling Finalization of Accounts as per IFRS
• Reporting on Financial Statements to the Head of Finance and Managing Director & Corporate Office in Chicago USA
• Budgeting and forecasting including budgeting for costs of raw material, packing material, labor rates, machine hour rates and overheads, marketing expenses, annual sales promotional expenses
• Financial Statements Preparation as per IFRS, Managing Receivables & Payables
• Liaising with banks for LCs, forward contracts
• Variance analysis and reporting
• Production & Operational departments expense analysis and reporting
• Computation, maintenance and revision of cost per hour of new machines
• Costing & Feasibility for new products/projects for price setting, to be launched
• Processing of write-offs of material damaged/lost
• Verifying the cost from issuance of raw material to finished goods
• Physical stock taking
• Preparation and presentation of monthly production & operational activities report to the respective heads of departments & the Managing Director & Corporate Office in Chicago USA
• Preparation of weekly presentation for submission to Managing Director
• Inventory Reporting and Controlling on daily & monthly basis
• CAPEX processing, controlling, & reporting
• Conducting Internal Audits and Assisting in External Audits

Responsibility
Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Managing Finalization of Accounts, Payables & Receivables, Liaising with Banks, Taxation authorities
Brief Job Description
• Handling Activities up to Finalization of Accounts and issuance of Financial Statements as per IFRS
• Reporting on Financial Statements, bank transactions & expenses
• Looking after the Payables’ & Receivables’ Operations i.e. payments to vendor and receipt of payments from customers
• Bank Transactions i.e. submitting of cheques in the bank and reconciling the monthly bank statement with the general ledger
• Preparing & reporting on Payroll
• CAPEX