ASFUND YOUNUS
Dallas,TX
Summary
Finance professional with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice and implementation of strategic plans
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Planning and Analysis Lead
Retailo Technologies
01.2022 - Current
- Established financial planning and analysis function across multiple countries
- Initiated yearly budgeting process by building financial model incorporating input from all teams with 95% accuracy.
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
- Prepared cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports for management and board.
- Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies. (60% reduction in 6 months).
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures for month end closing reducing required working hours by 30-40%.
- Created and managed financial models to evaluate corporate investments resulting in additional revenue of USD 50k monthly.
- Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long-term financial plans and restructuring organization.
Financial Analyst Dairy
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided financial planning, budgeting, and decision-making support to dairy business increasing gross profit by 1% for $300mn business
- Lead 3-year corporate planning cycle, providing ongoing stewardship against the corporate plan
- Reported monthly financial performance to management, region and built quarterly board presentations
- Developed financial projections and forecasts to guide investment decisions including financial feasibility and sensitivity analysis.
- Monitored market trends and news to identify emerging opportunities.
Financial Analyst Ice Cream, & Overheads
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan
07.2019 - 11.2021
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts improving gross profit by 3% and savings of $2mn from overheads management
- Reported financial performance to the management including month end closing and detailed variance analysis
- Analyzed pricing decisions for category improving margins by 2% and delivering highest ever volume 24mn liter
- Lead category investment decisions, building business cases, securing approvals for Euro 6Mn investment in freezers.
Management Trainee
Khaadi
07.2018 - 04.2019
- Built business cases for capital projects ($20mn), dealing with project management for complete end to end delivery
- Analyzed sales trend and optimized inventory levels in store to reduce storage and handling cost by 10%
- Conducted supply chain planning and demand forecasting for one category with revenue of $40mn and analyzed sales trends to improve decision making for th category.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Institute of Business Administration
Pakistan05.2018
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- SAP
- Financial Modeling
- PowerBI
- Dynamics 365
- GSheets
- Presentations
- Leadership
- Decision Making
- Cash Flow Projection
- Prepare Performance Reports
- Budget Assessments
- Financial Budgeting
- Strategic planning and analysis
Certification
CFA Level 2 Candidate
Level 1 Exam Badge:https://basno.com/0eobvtej
Timeline
Financial Planning and Analysis Lead
Retailo Technologies
01.2022 - Current
Financial Analyst Dairy
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan
11.2021 - 01.2022
Financial Analyst Ice Cream, & Overheads
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan
07.2019 - 11.2021
Management Trainee
Khaadi
07.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Institute of Business Administration
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