Hi, I’m
Muhammad Farhan
Credit Controller
Karachi
Summary
An enthusiastic Specialist with drive, determination, and experience of working in a busy Finance department providing support to management.
A conscientious approach coupled with professional outlook and excellent communication skills will impress new and existing clients Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Schneider Electric Pakistan Karachi
Credit Controller
2019.02 - Current (7 education.years_Label & 4 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
- Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
- Responded to disputes calmly and applied logical, knowledgeable approaches to devise solutions.
- Obtained and reviewed credit reports, credit references, credit insurance and financial statements to establish credit limits for new accounts.
- Optimized credit approval and collection processes, improving operational efficiencies by over 90%.
- Trained and mentored new department employees to maximize performance.
Siemens Pakistan Karachi
Senior Commercial Officer
2014.06 - 2019.02 (4 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Conducted market research and analysis to create detailed business plans on commercial opportunities, business development and expansion.
- Used key metrics and prepared reports for senior management to monitor performance of commercial activities.
- Devised pricing methodologies and industry strategies through economic and business analysis.
- Researched market to identify potential customers, increasing customer accounts.
- Presenting monthly KPI results, forecast variances and ad-hoc analysis to Lead Country.
- Plan and support factory controller needs and milestone together with factory Production manager.
- Involved in Business Panning, P&L, Balance Sheet & Liquidity Planning.
Education
Anglia Ruskin University London United Kingdom
MBA from Business Administration And Management
2012.01 - 2013.08 (1 education.year_Label & 7 education.months_Label)
Heriot Watt University London United Kingdom
BBA from Finance And Accounting
2008.01 - 2012.01 (4 education.years_Label)
Skills
Commercial strategy development
Commercial litigation experience
SAP Advance User since 2014
User of Microsoft Office
Client Management
Negotiations
Problem Solving
Accomplishments
- Achieved by completing KPI's with accuracy and efficiency.
Timeline
Credit Controller
Schneider Electric Pakistan
2019.02 - Current (7 education.years_Label & 4 education.months_Label)
Senior Commercial Officer
Siemens Pakistan
2014.06 - 2019.02 (4 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
Anglia Ruskin University
MBA from Business Administration And Management
2012.01 - 2013.08 (1 education.year_Label & 7 education.months_Label)
Heriot Watt University
BBA from Finance And Accounting
2008.01 - 2012.01 (4 education.years_Label)