Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Over a career of 10+ years, I have gained experience providing valuations for financial reporting, tax, and other planning purposes in connection with mergers & acquisitions, impairment testing, equity valuations, and tax restructurings. I have also performed business enterprise and intangible asset valuations, in addition to strategic value consulting services.
1. Supporting as lead consultant for determining the fair market value of privately held enterprises across different economic/project lifecycles primarily through Discounted Cash Flow (Income Approach) and Company Comparable Analysis (Market Approach). 2. Conducting in-depth analysis of financial results of enterprises/transactions with revenues ranging up to USD 100 million, by reviewing financial statements (and other relevant information, in addition to inquiring about future strategy with senior management. 4. Developing appropriate cost of capital given economic cycles, industry trends and historical financial performance using CAPM, Build-Up Model, and WACC where appropriate. 5. Involved in the development of business plans/feasibility studies comprising the company, market and sector research. 6. Assisting in preparation of information memorandums and pitch documents for potential investors. 7. Performing individual financial due diligence assignments (buy-side) and conducting a thorough analysis and synthesizing of data in target companies to identify company trends and key issues both strategically and financially as well as assessing the quality of earnings. 8. Producing business valuation and due diligence reports containing general economic conditions; industry assessment; financial and valuation analysis of enterprise being appraised. 9. Assisting the engagement managers and senior managers in risk management policies and internal procedures for client acceptance/continuance, client take-on, preparing time budgets, monitoring engagement finances including WIP (Work In Progress) and engagement profitability and planned staff resources for efficient job management. 10. Working with teams preparing proposals/tenders for soliciting new clients and new assignments. 11. Training and coaching junior members of the team in a limited capacity and also providing timely feedbacks to ensure their professional development.
1. Worked in detail on projects involving Financial Modelling, Valuation framework and feasibility studies with continuous client interaction while executing the deliverables. 2. Engaged in strategic assignments and action plans relating to policies and procedures, KPI analysis and corporate frameworks. 3. Performed financial analysis, working capital management, process mapping and management. 4. Contributed towards analysing and interpreting accounting information, formulating policies and conducting variance analysis to determine the difference between projected and actual results and implementing corrective actions. 5. Employed data analysis, risk assessment and planning tools for advisory engagements including budgeting, scoping and resource management.
I was associated with the Budgeting and Planning Department as a Budget Training Officer. Key responsibilities included: 1. Working in detail with respect to budgeting, planning & forecasting, variance analysis, compliances with corporate and secretarial practices, and evaluation. 2. Suggesting improvements in budgeting model as well as creating a consolidated and summarized budget version for management discussion and approval. 3. Comparing actual vs. budgeted and reporting on significant variances. 4. Liaising with different departments, coordinating with internal and external experts (in relation to various department related matters).
I was part of KPMG, Taseer Hadi and Co. working as a Financial Advisory Associate in the Advisory Department. Responsibilities included: 1. Working in detail on the internal audit of various clients with a focus on specific heads such as Final Settlement Accounts, Incentives, Payroll, Repair & Maintenance, Training Material and Utilities to ensure compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures. 2. Gathering information regarding client documentation, organizing case files, preparing reports, letters and other correspondence, and completing projects as appropriate. 3. Client service, including preparing for client meetings, planning updates, portfolio changes and reviews, information gathering and implementing recommendations.
I was part of Telenor Pakistan working as an Accounts Officer in the Payables Department. Responsibilities included: 1. Performing routine core accounting functions, month-end closings using Oracle and Janus and creating dashboards to report all invoices as per KPIs. 2. Generating management reports at month-end and supporting accurate and timely closing of relevant system modules.