Senior Corporate Professional

A professionally qualified well experienced individual in proficiently handling the matter of Finance & Accounts (including Banking & Leasing, Treasury Management, Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Projections and Feasibility Studies), Taxation Laws (Income Tax, General Sales Tax), Audit, Corporate Affairs, Strategic & Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance and also have privilege of representing as a Member of “Board of Directors/Trustees & Executive Committee”.

After completing my Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in 1985 I started my career undergoing 4-year training (articles) with a Chartered Accountants’ firm during which gained practical knowledge and professional experience in the areas of accounting & bookkeeping, auditing, tax services, etc.

Post training/articles, my 27 years’ industry experience includes over 15 years’ in holding different senior management cadre position(s), like, Deputy Finance Controller, Finance Controller, Director Finance, General Manager (Finance), Deputy Executive Director, CFO and recently worked as Group CFO. I have served over 8 years with a leading public listed company besides 12 years with a big-sized public limited company.

My direct reporting has been to the Owner, Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director. I also have honor to representing the Board as "Director" for over 7 years in the different companies. Besides serving over 15 years as Member & Secretary to the Board of Trustees I also represented as a key panel member of the Group Executive Committee.

Simultaneously looking after the above portfolios; over one year I also have held a responsible position of “Chief Executive Officer” of a manufacturing company.

The undersigned is also a Certified Director (a mandatory certification of Code of Corporate Governance to serve as director on the Board of listed companies). I am also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from USA (a globally recognized qualification required for Chief/Head of Internal Audit Department and a professional licensed for conducting financial and forensic audits and reporting thereon).

 

Last Resume Update October 15, 2017
Address Islamabad, Pakistan
E-mail [email protected]
Phone Number 00923005000924
Website https://pk.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-rafique-a6688393

Experience

Sonya-Southern Group (Travels, Hajj & Umrah operator, GSAs of Int't Airlines)
Group Chief Financial Officer
May 2016 - Sep 2017

My job responsibilities include:

Strategic & Risk Management, Bookkeeping & Accounting , Treasury, Taxation, Banking & Leasing, Management Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Operational Reporting, Financial Reporting

Hashoo Group-Pakistan Services Ltd. (Hospitality, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Travels, Franchiser)
Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Executive Director
Feb 2008 - Mar 2016

My job responsibilities include:

Financial Reporting as per listing requirement, Strategic and Risk Management,
Banking & Leasing, Corporate and Individuals' Taxation, Management Accounting and Reporting

Operational Accounting, Overseeing Corporate Affairs, Overseeing Corporate/Regulatory Compliance, Preparing Financial Feasibility Reports, Financial Projections/Modeling, Operational Budgeting & Forecasting , Capital Budgeting, Overseeing Corporate Administration & HR, Managing Employees'​ Provident and Gratuity Funds, Corporate Investment/ Portfolio Management , Investment Portfolio Management of the Employees' Provident Fund, Insurance matter (life, health, general, directors' liability), Corporate Administration/HR

Represented as member of Board of Directors of the company.
Represented as member of Board of Trustees of the Employees' Provident Fund, Served as Member of Group Executive & Steering Committees

Hashoo Group-Hashwani Hotels Ltd (Hospitality, Manufacturing, Real Estate)
General Manager Finance & Director on Board
Nov 1995 - Jan 2008

My job responsibilities include:

Financial Reporting , Strategic and Risk Management, Banking & Leasing, Corporate and Individuals' Taxation, Management Accounting and Reporting, Operational Accounting, Overseeing Corporate Affairs, Overseeing Corporate/Regulatory Compliance, Preparing Financial Feasibility Reports, Financial Projections/Modeling, Operational Budgeting & Forecasting , Capital Budgeting, Overseeing Corporate Administration & HR, Insurance matter (life, health, general, directors' liability), Managing Employees'​ Provident Fund, Corporate Investment/ Portfolio Management , Investment Portfolio Management of the Employees' Provident Fund,

Represented as member of Board of Directors of the company
Represented as member of Board of Trustees of the Employees' Provident Fund

Salfi Group-(Manufacturing, Travels, Recruiting Agency)
Chief Accountant $ Company Secretary
Dec 1989 - Nov 1995

My job responsibilities include:

Financial Reporting, Banking & Leasing, Corporate and Individuals' Taxation, Management Accounting and Reporting, Operational Accounting, Corporate Affairs, Corporate/Regulatory Compliance, Preparing Financial Feasibility Reports, Financial Projections/Modeling, Operational Budgeting & Forecasting , Capital Budgeting, Overseeing Corporate Administration & HR.

Education

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)-London
Certified Management Accountants (Finalist)
Jan 2015 - Current

Only one paper to qualify

Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance
Certified Director
May 2012 - Oct 2012

Mandatory certification required by Code of Corporate Governance for becoming Independent Director of a public listed company

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners-(USA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Nov 2007 - Dec 2007

A globally recognized qualification required for Chief/Head of Internal Audit Department and a professional licensed for conducting financial and forensic audits and reporting thereon

University/HEC
Master of Commerce (M. Com)
Jul 2005 - Dec 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Chartered Accountants (Intermediate)
Jun 2005 - Jul 2006
Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan
Fellow Member (FCMA)
Jun 2000 - Jul 2006
Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
Fellow Member-FPFA
Feb 2000 - Aug 2001
Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan
Fellow Member-(FCIS)
Jul 1994 - Nov 2017

Qualified Chartered/Corporate Secretary

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