Arsalan Muhammad Farooq
Doha
Summary
Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Developing strategies, providing training, and building relationships with clients and colleagues. Skilled in SAP FICO, financial accounting, and data migration. Diplomatic team builder with a focus on meeting organizational goals and objectives. Problem solver, networker, and continuous learner.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead - SAP FICO
TMC (TALHAWARS CONSULTING) PVT LTD
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of SAP FICO consultants, providing guidance and support in their career development.
- Manage team performance, set objectives, and conduct performance reviews.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Oversee the planning and delivery of SAP FICO projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements and business objectives.
- Provide thought leadership and guidance to the team on best practices and emerging trends.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and repeat business.
- Provide expertise in system configuration, data migration, and integration.
- Conduct workshops, interviews, and data analysis activities to gather requirements and develop project plans.
- SAP FICO subject matter expert for SAP applications, providing guidance and support to clients and project teams.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Conduct Business Needs: Collaborate with business units to understand their financial and controlling requirements, business needs, and objectives.
Consultant - SAP FICO
TMC (TALHAWARS CONSULTING) PVT LTD
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Engage with clients to understand their financial and controlling requirements, business needs, and objectives.
- Conduct workshops and interviews to gather detailed requirements and information.
- Design and configure SAP FICO solutions to meet client requirements, including financial accounting, asset management, and integration with other SAP modules.
- Prepare project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and presentations.
- Lead SAP FICO implementation projects, providing project management support.
- Collaborate: Work with IT teams, developers, business units, and partners to ensure successful project organizational alignment.
- User Support & Training: Help users with SAP and other systems, offering training and guidance as needed.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Collaborate: Work with IT teams, developers, business units, and partners to ensure successful project organizational alignment.
- Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure all systems follow tax and compliance laws.
- Provide guidance to other teams as needed to support IT systems and projects.
Senior Consultant - SAP FICO
CERB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
05.2021 - 12.2022
- Document client finance & controlling requirements and map them to SAP FICO solutions.
- Develop business process models and design as well as oversee business process engineering.
- Configure the SAP FICO solution to client needs and perform unit testing.
- Analyze and study functional/technical feasibility of user requirements.
- Work in Finance and HR Applications.
- Assist in the design and implementation of new systems and functionality, including unit integration, regression, and user testing.
- Identify and resolve business issues that will require system changes.
- Train users in master data and new business processes, including training documentation.
- Collaborate with business units to understand their finance and controlling requirements.
- Collaborate internally with other team members on continuous improvement.
- Lead senior management business-level discussion and decision-making business vision and strategy, enterprise-level decision, standardization of best practices, and project governance oversight.
- Conduct workshops for gathering information and data on current usage of classic GL and input forward requirements in new GL.
SAP FICO - Master Data Consultant
ENGRO CORPORATION
12.2018 - 04.2021
- Oversee the creation, maintenance, and governance of master data related to customers, vendors, materials, products, and accounting.
- Ensure that master data is accurate, complete, and compliant with internal and external regulations.
- Manage data integration processes between SAP FICO and other SAP modules or external systems.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy of master data across the organization's SAP landscape.
Senior Executive Finance
CINEPAX LTD
01.2017 - 11.2018
- Reconcile sales integration of Vista software with SAP.
- Book all other business sales and scope for recording of sales in all aspects of cash in hand and recording of receivable in the specified ledger.
- Liaison with Sites regarding sales related issues and their recording in Vista software.
- Recording of receivable collection in SAP and prepare aging report for management.
- Liaison with sales & marketing team for receivable collection.
- Reconcile monthly closing ledger for management accounts purpose.
- Prepare financial reconciliations and coordinate with banks to manage liquidity.
- Prepare payments related to Salaries, EOBI, PESSI/SESSI/Taxes, etc.
- Fulfill settlement of employees and other various HR related payments.
- Ad-hoc workings for Financial Controller and CFO.
Internal Audit Executive
MEGA & FORBES GROUP OF COMPANIES
09.2014 - 12.2016
- Develop and execute comprehensive audit plans for various business units.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify areas of concern and prioritize audit activities.
- Perform audits to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls, processes, and procedures.
- Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes.
- Identify weaknesses in internal controls and recommend corrective actions to mitigate risks.
- Analyze business operations, procedures, and practices to ensure alignment with organizational goals and best practices.
- Identify areas for improvement in operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Accounts Officer
GATRON INDUSTRIES LIMITED
07.2012 - 08.2014
- Record and post journal entries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting principles.
- Update and maintain the GL accounts, including managing accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.
- Perform regular reconciliations of GL accounts, including bank accounts, to ensure all transactions are accurately recorded.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in account balances and variances in financial reports.
- Assist in the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all financial data is accurate and complete.
- Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheets and income statements.
Education
CMA Finalist - undefined
INSTITUTE OF COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
01.2020
Bachelors in Commerce - undefined
GOVT COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS COLLEGE
01.2009
Intermediate - undefined
GOVT COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS COLLEGE
01.2007
Matriculation - undefined
AGA KHAN SCHOOL
01.2005
Skills
- SAP FICO
- FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
- CONTROLLING
- DATA MIGRATION
- SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- TEAM LEADERSHIP
- CLIENT COMMUNICATION
Certification
SAP CERTIFIED APPLICATION ASSOCIATE - SAP S/4HANA FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES (SAP S/4HANA 2020) SAP MAR 2023 - MAR 2023
LANGUAGES
URDU
ENGLISH
Timeline
Team Lead - SAP FICO
TMC (TALHAWARS CONSULTING) PVT LTD
03.2024 - 04.2025
Consultant - SAP FICO
TMC (TALHAWARS CONSULTING) PVT LTD
01.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Consultant - SAP FICO
CERB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
05.2021 - 12.2022
SAP FICO - Master Data Consultant
ENGRO CORPORATION
12.2018 - 04.2021
Senior Executive Finance
CINEPAX LTD
01.2017 - 11.2018
Internal Audit Executive
MEGA & FORBES GROUP OF COMPANIES
09.2014 - 12.2016
Accounts Officer
GATRON INDUSTRIES LIMITED
07.2012 - 08.2014
CMA Finalist - undefined
INSTITUTE OF COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
Bachelors in Commerce - undefined
GOVT COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS COLLEGE
Intermediate - undefined
GOVT COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS COLLEGE
Matriculation - undefined
AGA KHAN SCHOOL
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