HAZEEL ZAFAR

Motivated and well diversified experience in finance promoting superior skill in account management and financial analysis. Collaborates with senior leadership to evaluate and forecast objectives. Proactive communicator with exceptional research and report generation skills. Dedicated professional with demonstrated strengths in business & finance consulting, time management and trend tracking. Good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions. Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong background cultivating positive relationships and exceeding goals. Having 11+ years of experience including Audit Assurance consultancy in one of the big four firm Ernst & Young Global Limited & as ERP Functional Consultant/Team lead & Project Manager with ERP implementations in various sectors. Currently residing in U.A.E. Business Partner with fast-growing entrepreneurial experience amplifying and enhancing products and services to deliver solutions to internal and external client and agency partners. Combines broad industry knowledge, communication, analytical abilities and sales expertise to grow products and services. Brings [Number]-year executive background developing and executing strategies to deliver business results.

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP ID: 10180799)
• Microsoft Dynamics Ax Financials
• Managing Microsoft Dynamics AX Project Implementation
• ACCA Professional Ethics Module Certification
• PMP Certified (2860540)

• Preparation of scope of document and proposal evaluation for different clients.
• Preparation & review for following documents: Functional requirement document, Assisting businesses in preparation of chart of accounts and account structure, Solution design document, Fit Gap Analysis and provide recommended workaround for the process, To-Be process flow preparation and re-engineering of business processes, Preparation for test scripts and user acceptance testing scenarios, Finalizing checklist for sanity checks and signing off documents for the business etc.
• Supporting businesses during hyper care period and post go live support.
• Managing working relations with different stakeholders w.r.t implementation of Dynamics 365 FinOps.
• Preparation and Presentation of Management accounts using Management Reporter feature for Dynamics 365 FinOps.
• Assisting Apex management for information technology department budget finalization and preparing and presenting report over budget control (Actual vs Budget) on quarterly basis using Budget planning within Dynamics 365 FinOps.
• Working with business on product development, scope management, communication matrix and managing system version updates.
• Coordinating with relevant stakeholders on projects and system updates as part of Steering Committee.
• Rigorous follow-ups on project milestones, identification of showstoppers and timely and effective communication to mitigate risks related to projects.
• Managing risk, issues, Dependencies on stakeholders or processes and assumptions.
• Working with business stakeholders to understand business requirements & pain areas and aligning system solution as per business needs.
• Leading Functional and Technical team across group for solution designing and implementation.
• Provide support on IT related issues in terms of software support, trainings, and data processes as per best practices.
• Ensuring annual review for processes implemented and incorporating feedback as and when required through change management committee.
• Developing and designing tools for cash flow forecasting and treasury management
• Identification & validation for enhancements to optimize finance & procurement systems.
• Evolving and executing SOPs for electronic reporting and data processing as well as system development and Backoffice operations.
• Discussion with the business on requirements, severity of the required specifications, budget involved and the phases (timelines) to be considered.
• Executing interviews and providing feedback on resources to be recruited related computer analysts or technical consultants.
• Plan and execute training and development program for the new hires
• Working with finance on monthly/yearly closings and reconciliations.
• Supporting procurement & finance systems along with integrations with sourcing system which includes managing Purchase orders and their invoices in line with services received.
• Preparation of sales tax log report based on computation of input and output VAT using Tac module within Dynamics 365 FinOps.
• Support finance team in month end reconciliation, accruals and provisions booking.
• Managing scope finalization and implementation for other finance systems e.g., Kyriba, Asset management system.
• Assisting in Project implementation related to Real Estate entity.
• Managing ERP reimplementation & Support.