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MUHAMMAD FAHEEM
Assistant Manager Finance
Karachi
Summary
An experienced and strategy focused finance & content/ghost writing resource having exposures in manufacturing & service industry sectors such as; Indus Pharma, Getz Pharma Pvt Ltd, SJ&G Pharma Group, Marks & Pat, Salsoft Technologies, Technado, Digilaxy Ltd and Shekha & Mufti CAs With a strong business acumen and focus on value creation. Proficiency in communication, strategic mindset, balancing stakeholders, communicate effectively, planning & alignment with situational adaptability, ability to build effective team, drive vision and purpose are broad highlights of my multi-dimensional professional career.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assistant Finance Manager
Indus Pharma Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
- Sales & Marketing Support: Evaluates pricing strategies, promotions, and customer profitability.
- Operational Finance: Works with supply chain and production teams to optimize costs.
- Investment Appraisal: Assesses ROI for new projects, expansions, or acquisitions.
- Pricing Strategy: Develops data-driven pricing models to maximize margins.
- Discount & Rebate Analysis: Tracks the impact of discounts on overall profitability.
- Product/Customer Profitability: Identifies high/low-margin products or customers.
- Customer recons on monthly basis along with compliance checks of incentives for nationwide distributors & order booker and analysis of Sales vs Exp ratio report (local and export).
- Managing takaful operations of the company.
Group Senior Executive Finance
S.J. &G Fazul Ellahie (PVT) LTD, Karachi
03.2021 - 01.2025
- At SJG group, managed the account payable team, treasury functions like management of funds flow to ensure adequate funds for LC/BC and foreign financial obligations along with monthly withholding tax, quarterly returns u/s 153,165 and u/s 149 on IRIS, coordinating, collecting, and keeping records of tax challans from vendors and customers.
Senior Executive Treasury
Getz Pharma (Pvt) Ltd
09.2006 - 05.2018
- Worked under the capacity of senior treasury executive on the core areas of accounts payable, payroll, management accounting & treasury department. Managed the LC/BC portfolio (PKR 8B), forward bookings, FX rates negotiations, working on LTFF, Bank Recons, investment portfolio (PKR 4B) and working on the ERF (largest pharma exporter).
Audit Intern
Shekha & Mufti (Chartered Accountant firm)
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Performed various audit functions at different clients such as; Swiss air, Dawood Yamaha, Getz Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd, Pakistan Waxes (Pvt) Ltd as well as Pakistan Special Olympics.
Education
CMA Foundation - Management Accounting
CMA-Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 04.2001 -
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Iqra University
Karachi07-2025
B.COM - undefined
Islamia University
Bahawalpur01.2002
Diploma in commerce - undefined
Punjab Board
Lahore01.2000
Matriculation - undefined
Punjab Board
Bahawalpur01.1998
Skills
SAP S4 Hana
Oracle financials 8i
Peach tree accounting
SH erp
Quickbooks
MS office
Presentation skills
Tech savvy
IELTS teaching
Content writing
Ghost writing
Accomplishments
- Active since 2005! having around 20 years of professional experience (Experience includes; accounts/finance, Audit, intellectual property, real estate, poultry business & academic/Content/ghost Writing).
- Strong knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA (FI & MM module), Oracle Financial Applications 8i & Peachtree software.
- Cost sensitive! Earned around PKR 14M on a successful forward cover deal of IMA Packaging machine, Italy while managing a handsome quantum of import PKR 8B approx.
- Saved around PKR 175K on a successful Royalty payment deal after re-negotiating $ rate with HSBC treasury head.
- Actively involved in implementing Straight2Bank (S2B) E- banking payment solutions of Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan with the help of their regional team in Singapore. This project was successfully implemented and received appreciations from top management. I was a Star Performer in this project.
- Successfully implemented DIB-Connect (Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan) payment system with the help of IT team.
- Implemented MCB pay-Direct for a smooth online disbursement of field force expenses on a weekly basis (Vol PKR 20m approx.).
- Different processes implemented to speed up the process as well as implemented cost / time- effective processes such as, import dox check list, payment automation, outsourcing of cheques printing & dispatching to the vendors from SCB by using S2B mechanism.
- Through payment automation, produced 150 award money cheques in a single day for an Annual Sales Conference and received a certificate of appreciation from Director Marketing & Sales (Nominated for Opcon award).
- M.S Office & QuickBooks.
- Designing & implementing new/critical polices and Internal Controls.
- A target-oriented finance resource having the ability to create value addition in the business process.
- Saved PKR 5.8M & 6.0M at SJG by initiating cost saving idea and got it implemented by taking all the stake owners onboard.
Certification
Attended various in-housed training sessions like; Training session on Ticking smartly, Time management, how to communicate effectively and how to make good business presentations.
Interests
Internet surfing
Cricket
Jogging
Timeline
Assistant Finance Manager
Indus Pharma Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
Group Senior Executive Finance
S.J. &G Fazul Ellahie (PVT) LTD, Karachi
03.2021 - 01.2025
Senior Executive Treasury
Getz Pharma (Pvt) Ltd
09.2006 - 05.2018
Audit Intern
Shekha & Mufti (Chartered Accountant firm)
01.2005 - 12.2005
CMA Foundation - Management Accounting
CMA-Pakistan
04.2001 -
B.COM - undefined
Islamia University
Diploma in commerce - undefined
Punjab Board
Matriculation - undefined
Punjab Board
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Iqra University