Finance professional with proven experience in Project Management, SAP Implementation, Financial Controlling, Financial planning & analysis, Internal Control and Management Reporting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of International COGS COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
06.2023 - Current
Overseeing Costing, Opex and Capex teams in Manufacturing & Supply GBU to put Finance Operations core model in place to improve efficiencies and reduce redundancies in cluster;
Responsible for onboarding new sites in cluster to implement Core Model;
Managing 14 sites in Latin America, Eurasia & Middle East Africa and Asia with activity of 230 Million Euros , volumes of 1.1 Billion units and producing more than 1600 SKU's .
Head of International Costing COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023
Develop and drive Manufacturing and Supply GBU Costing implementation plan in 14 sites;
Partnered with Manufacturing and Supply GBU finance business partner to drive sustainable improvements in COGS management KPIs;
Leverage finance tools, processes, and controls to drive simplification, standardization for COGS across manufacturing sites.
Head of Finance BP, KSA & Pakistan
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
08.2021 - 11.2022
Responsible and accountable for Profit and Loss statement of sites in KSA & Pakistan;
Part of strategic projects in KSA & Pakistan;
Managing Opex, Capex and Headcount within targets throughout year. Opex under Scope: 18 Million Euros , Capex under Scope: 1.5 Million Euros and Headcounts under Scope: 500 Headcounts
Head of Finance BP KSA
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
06.2016 - 07.2021
Responsible for activities related to accounting, budget, costs and others, involving control and data reporting on monthly basis;
Validation of Internal Control processes and followup on open points during course of year;
Part of Obsolescence Committee meetings and involved in preparation of project profitability studies for projects;
Support other departments in financial matters and plant management for strategic decision making (investments, industrial excellence, savings Initiatives etc.).
Project Controller & SAP Implementation Leader
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
05.2014 - 05.2016
Independently handled newly developed construction site in KSA with spent of around 25 Million Euros in 2 Phases;
Monitoring of costs during course of project (OPEX, CAPEX, vs budget and forecasts, vs AED, follow-up of purchase orders);
Variance analysis, Forecasting and monthly reporting;
Smoothly capitalized entire project over span of 5 years;
Project Leader of SAP Athena Implementation for new site.
Manager Controlling
Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited
09.2009 - 04.2014
Support in preparation of Actuals, Budget, Forecasts and Long range plan;
Responsible for performing costing of products manufactured by company;
Support in monthly reporting of variance analysis to regional / local management;
Training of personnel on finance related matters.
Education
Candidate of CFA Level 3 - Finance
CFA Program
USA
2024
MBA - Finance
Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
Karachi, Pakistan
2009
BBA - Finance
Institute of Business Management (IOBM)
Karachi, Pakistan
2007
Skills
Leadership
Team Player
Communication
Decision Making
Adaptability
Problem Solving
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Urdu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Beginner (A1)
Arabic
Intermediate (B1)
Additional Information
Permanent Resident in Canada
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Head of International COGS COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
06.2023 - Current
Head of International Costing COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023
Head of Finance BP, KSA & Pakistan
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
08.2021 - 11.2022
Head of Finance BP KSA
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
06.2016 - 07.2021
Project Controller & SAP Implementation Leader
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
05.2014 - 05.2016
Manager Controlling
Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited
09.2009 - 04.2014
Candidate of CFA Level 3 - Finance
CFA Program
MBA - Finance
Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
BBA - Finance
Institute of Business Management (IOBM)
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