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Ahtesham Zulfi

Ahtesham Zulfi

Director of Finance

Lahore, PakistanAccounting & Auditing

About

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Performance-driven finance professional with approximately 19 + years of continuous advancement and expertise in Corporate Accounting, Financial & Management Reporting, Internal & External Audits, Inventory Management, All Sales, Income and related Tax matters and Corporate Affairs and complete Hotel Management. Proven success in implementing strategic initiatives to drive profitability. Able to motivate and guide finance team to meet stakeholders and executive financial goals and ensure 100% accuracy in accounting. Eager to be exposed to diversified spheres of Profession, where in I get opportunity to widen my horizons and contribute towards the healthy pursuit of excellence for the organization I serve.   ·     Strong leader with motivational style who effectively directs top-level strategic corporate initiatives. ·     Analytical thinker with demonstrated ability to scrutinize technical and financial data. ·     Superlative interpersonal communicator, presenter, and negotiator; delivered effective presentations to executives. ·     Creative, dependable and enthusiastic change agent with proven track record in improving efficiencies. ·     Have complete knowledge of IFRS, Accounting, Auditing standards and Company Law. ·     Proven ability to work independently as well as perform as a team member. ·     Exercised degree of discretion and tact in handling issues of sensitive nature. ·     Proactive self-starter with track record of initiative, personal responsibility, ownership of work and reputation for removing obstacles and making things happen. ·     Excellent verbal and writing skills with a command on three languages.   ACHIEVEMENTS ·     Pre-Opening experience of 5 Star Hotel RAMADA by Wyndham and 19 Budgeted Hotel One chain of Pearl Continental Hotels (Hashoo Group) in        Pakistan. ·     Managed to implement complete corporate structure including finance department independently. ·     Succeeded to achieve Corporate Finance Head by showing performance and achievements to the senior management. ·     Converted loss generation business into profit by adopting and implemented cost effective measures and with making sales boosting strategies. ·     Implemented 1 billion Sales Budget and also achieved the same while ensuring timely decision making and kicking off any bottlenecks within. ·     Continuous Profit achieving up to 35% by implementing cost effective and saving measures according to the economy situation. ·     Thrived to get lowest markup rate on financing for the company resultant company to lower its financing cost. ·     Successfully Implemented Various ERP Software.

Experience

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

RAMADA BY WYNDHAM

20202022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FINANCE

HOTEL ONE BY PEARL CONTINENTAL (HASHOO GROUP)

20192020

CORPORATE MANAGER ACCOUNTS & FINANCE

HOTEL ONE BY PEARL CONTINENTAL (HASHOO GROUP)

20172019

MANAGER ACCOUNTS & FINANCE

HOTEL ONE BY PEARL CONTINENTAL (HASHOO GROUP)

20112017

MANAGER AUDIT & ASSURANCE

NASIR JAVAID MAQSOOD IMRAN – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

20082011

SENIOR AUDIT SUPERVISOR (ARTICLES ICAP)

NASIR JAVAID MAQSOOD IMRAN – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

20032008

Education

Certified Internal Auditors (CIA-Member)

Institute of Certified Internal Auditors of Pakistan

20202021

Certified General Accountants (CGA-Member)

Institute of Certified General Accountants of Pakistan

20172018

ACCA Finalist

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Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Glasgow, UK

2000Present

B Com

University of the Punjab, Pakistan

19992001