Adeel Sarmad
Factory Finance And Compliance Manager
Lahore
Summary
Results-driven Finance Leader experienced in Manufacturing costing, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and compliance across factory, sales, and business finance functions. Achieved improvements in planning and efficiency by analyzing performance data, identifying cost drivers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance decision-making.
Overview
1
1
Certification
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Factory Cost & Comoliance Manager
Nestle Pakistan
07.2022 - 10.2026
- Reviewed performance reports to pinpoint gaps and strengthen process accuracy.
- Monitored compliance requirements to ensure adherence to quality and safety standards.
- Developed team workplans supporting balanced workload and timely task completion.
- Supported budget and resource planning to optimize department efficiency.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Controlled costs to maintain business operations within budget and increase profits.
- Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- standard-cost budgeting with dynamic forecasting for clear cost visibility for business planning and decision-making.
- Identify business risks and opportunities across total delivered cost and support efficiency initiatives, including NBE structural-cost and restructuring programs.
- Evaluate CAPEX proposals to support disciplined investment decisions and robust return on invested capital.
- maintain shop-floor engagement to review compliance adherence and strengthen day-to-day readiness.
- Led internal and external benchmarking of performance and product cost while coaching finance team members and supporting career and succession planning.
Zonal Sales Financial Manager
Nestle Pakistan
03.2019 - 06.2022
- Evaluated sales value drivers and produced reporting covering numeric and weighted distribution across customer base, product and channel mix, and route-to-market models to enhance cost effectiveness.
- Supported customer and channel strategy development while delivering pre- and post-evaluations of consumer and trade promotions, maintaining learning logs and follow-through.
- Managed internal controls for trade and marketing spend while tracking compliance with internal and external guidelines.
Business Finance Controller
Nestle Pakistan
03.2017 - 02.2019
- directed budgeting, forecasting, and rolling financial outlooks supporting business planning.
- Completed month-end close activities while validating accurate journals accruals and ledger reconciliations.
- Investigated budget variances, pinpointed cost drivers, and proposed corrective actions.
- Partnered with commercial and supply chain teams, enhancing financial visibility and decision support.
- Collaborated with business head to shape financial health business choices and performance priorities, providing finance representation to senior business leadership.
- Supported product innovation and renovation through cross-functional coordination across procurement, factory demand & supply, warehousing, and sales aimed at improving monthly forecast accuracy.
Factory Finance & Compliance Manager
Nestle Paksitan
07.2014 - 02.2017
- Developed standard-cost budgets and dynamic forecasts for factory operations, supporting analysis and reporting on plant processes.
- Implemented IPA and loss tree analysis within focused-improvement efforts to uncover cost-saving opportunities
- Validated compliance with general technical and manufacturing instructions and financial-reporting requirements.
- strengthened leadership capability via coaching and training across production, technical, HR, and supply chain.
Accounts Manager
Nestle Pakistan
02.2009 - 06.2014
- Enhanced adherence to internal controls and audit documentation standards.
- optimized SAP-based accounting workflows to increase transaction accuracy and data consistency across records.
- Coordinated account review issue resolution and streamlined process improvements through direction of finance staff.
- Streamlined annual and half-year external audits with KPMG and maintained transparent financial reporting across balance sheet, P&L, and cash flow.
- Verified adherence to legal and internal-control requirements and enabled engineering and technical teams to maintain the CAPEX budget.
- Administered fixed assets to align with IFRS and local laws.
Senior Internal Auditor
Nestle Pakistan
07.2007 - 01.2009
- Directed risk-based internal audit planning across finance operations and compliance functions.
- Reviewed internal controls and recognized process gaps needing corrective action.
- Managed audit fieldwork walkthrough and control testing in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Produced concise audit reports that outlined findings, recommendations, and remediation priorities.
- Provided guidance to stakeholders on control enhancements aimed at improving efficiency and minimizing exposure.
- audited operations to assess internal-control effectiveness, safeguard assets, and manage corporate risks.
- Validated operational-efficiency opportunities through SAP-based internal control self-assessments, and assessed segregation-of-duties and sensitivity risks by reviewing access roles.
Senior Project Accountant
Nestle Pakistan
09.1999 - 06.2007
- Supervised ongoing project tracking for US$60 million, covering actual spending commitments, construction-related costs, project administration, latest estimates, and annual planning.
- Supervised fixed-asset movements across sites by controlling purchases and sales, monitored capital expenditure, prepared asset projections, and assessed internal controls.
- Owned fixed-assets super user responsibilities for SAP implementation, ensuring compliance with fixed-asset guidelines.
- Coordinated sales and marketing teams while preparing product-wise sales and rig reports, managing sales-budget forecasts, and completing bank reconciliations and monthly trial-balance reconciliations.
Education
Bachelor in Commerce & Accounts - Finance & Accounts
Hailey College of Commerce Punjab University
Lahore 04.2001 -
Skills
Cost control
KPI analysis and tracking
Team leadership
Process improvement
Project coordination
Project strategy
Cost analysis
Regulatory compliance
Policy formulation
KPI tracking
Policy development
Collaborative teamwork
Accomplishments
Year on year Saving in Total Delivered Cost
Mentoring to Cross Functional Teams
Inquiry Officer for Organization
Certification
Every Day Coach
Timeline
Factory Cost & Comoliance Manager
Nestle Pakistan
07.2022 - 10.2026
Zonal Sales Financial Manager
Nestle Pakistan
03.2019 - 06.2022
Business Finance Controller
Nestle Pakistan
03.2017 - 02.2019
Factory Finance & Compliance Manager
Nestle Paksitan
07.2014 - 02.2017
Accounts Manager
Nestle Pakistan
02.2009 - 06.2014
Senior Internal Auditor
Nestle Pakistan
07.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor in Commerce & Accounts - Finance & Accounts
Hailey College of Commerce Punjab University
04.2001 -
Senior Project Accountant
Nestle Pakistan
09.1999 - 06.2007