Arsalan Ehsan

Experience

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  Rafaqat Mansha Mohsin Dossani Masoom & Co. Chartered Accountants

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

  Audit Trainee

  Audit of Clients Financial Statements was my responsibility. I was seconded to Care International NGO, Islamabad where i worked as a Financial Consultant to review Implementing Partners Financial Activities.

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  Akhtar Business Advisors and Accountants

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Accountant

  I was responsible for Bank reconciliations, bookkeeping services, maintaining general ledger, managing receivables and payables, preparation of financial statements for the clients across Europe Region. Active involvement in filing Value Added Tax VAT for clients across UK.

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  Hyphen Consultancy (Pvt) Ltd

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2017

  Key Achievements• Three successful implementations of IFRS from Saudi GAAPs’ for large Saudi Arabian business groups within timelines provided by the Saudi regulators• Identified and reported PKR 105 billion misstatements in Federal Budget in FY16/17 & 17/18 to Ministry of Finance • 120 man-hours a month saved by preparing Financial Management Policy manuals for Provincial Governments Institutions in KP and Punjab in collaboration with US-Aid; Developed Risk Control Matrix for the organizations• Member of the team that designed and evaluated Internal Controls as per COSO / SOX for large Multi-nationals in Europe, GCC and Pakistan that include Pakistan Tobacco Company, Telenor Pakistan, Al- Suhaimi, Honda, HSY.• Financial modelling of Pakistan’s Federal Budget with Surplus results for FY 16/17• Labor productivity enhanced by 8% by implementing BPR, Kaizen in various manufacturing concerns Key Responsibilities:Joined as an associate and received multiple promotions to become Senior Business Analyst within a short period of time. Provided the following services to Public and Private sector entities including large multi-national groups to SMEs’:• Mohammad Al-Mojil Group plc, Binzagr Group and Gandour Group, Saudi Arabia –preparation of IFRS compliant financial statements • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board & PVTC US AID – Finance & Accounting Policy Manual• OMV & ENI – Non-Operator Audits for FY2014 and FY2015• HSY Fashion designer – CFO services, Setting up of Accounts department from scratch as per standard practices • Honda Avenue – Internal Control Design, GAP analysis and Assurance Reviews Show less Key Roles and Responsibilities:Provided the following services to Public and Private sector entities including SME:• Mohammad Al-Mojil Group plc, Saudi Arabia – SOCPA GAAPs’ to IFRS Transition and preparation of financial statements for listed construction conglomerate as per Saudi Stock Exchange regulations• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board – Finance & Accounting Policy Manual• World Bank – As an associate, aided team on Public Financial Management assignment• PVTC USAID – Preparation of Financial Management Manual – Punjab Vocational Training Council• OMV & ENI – Non-Operator Audits• HSY Fashion designer – CFO services • Honda Avenue – Internal Control Design, GAP analysis and Assurance Reviews• Financial Consulting of Care International Organization, an INGO.• Financial Consultant of Saba Welfare Education Trust.Key Accomplishments:• Successfully converged a Listed Company from GAAPs to IFRS in record time of 30 business days• 30% additional revenue generated by introducing new revenue streams annually• Created strategic alliances with three firms nationally and internationally• Training and development in different MNCs• Proposed and attained affiliation for the organization with Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Show less

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Sept 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Business Analyst

    Nov 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Mohtaram

  Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

  Manager Business Planning & Finance | Finance Business Partner

  Key Achievements• Successfully raised an equity of $1 million dollars by presenting the Business Plan to Pakistan’s largest VC• Increased revenue by PKR20 Million m-o-m basis by generated new revenue streams in first three month of employment• Customer Lead time reduced by 72 hours per customer• Saved costs of PKR 1.5 billion quarterly through process efficiency in Logistics, Inventory Management, Supply Chain• 25% increase in client retention through automation of Order to Cash Cycle and Inventory management• Successful roll-out of Performance Management Plans on annual and quarterly basis creating significant results in key areas of the business such as Revenue growth, increased profitability, employee retention, enhanced customer satisfaction and operational excellence of existing processes.Key Responsibilities:• Headed Finance Planning & Analysis team of Pakistan’s fastest growing fashion designer Mohtaram Group, I was responsible for Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis, financial models and all feasibility studies for raising equity and Investment advisory• Prepared IFRS compliant Consolidated Financial Statements preparation for the group• Accountable for the Budgeting and Strategic Planning cycle within the company resulting in a full turnaround from loss making to sustainable profits• Treasury and Cashflow Management where I significantly added value and helped the group to be cash rich Show less

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  British American Tobacco

  Dec 2018 - Nov 2019

  Analyst

  Key Achievements• Redesign of Anti Money Laundering Policy AML/KYC, Know Your Customer and other Processes• Implemented Anti Bribery and Corruption Compliance ABAC UK Law across BAT Pakistan yielding high-quality third-party pool of suppliers and customers in less than two quarters• Contributed $80,000 worth compliance costs avoidance to the group by designing “Know-your-Supplier” KYS Framework for Procurement department identifying High-Risk suppliers• 25% Operational Excellence of the department improved as the risk of split PO practice mitigated, by redesigning Procurement Policy / SOP Manual MSES for British American Tobacco Pakistan and Myanmar as per BAT Global• Assisted the SOX team, where I evaluated Internal Controls as per SOX and reported the control weakness as deficiencies to higher management.Key Responsibilities• Implementing and ensuring compliance of ABAC, Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption policy across PTC as per BAT Global Methodology • Prepared Financial Models, Business cases for New Product Initiative - NPI and SNO teams• Reviewed and revamped Procurement Policy Manuals “Managing Spend with External Suppliers” for Pakistan and Myanmar Show less

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  Ali Zaid Al-Quraishi & Brothers

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2023

  Assistant Manager - Group Organization Development

  Key Achievements:-5-Year Human Capital Strategy-Organization Design Group-wide-Business Transformation -Corporate Social Responsibilty-Business Process Modeling-Project Manager for SAP/MS Dynamics Human Capital Management Implementation-Strategic Workforce Planning-Policy & Procedure / SOP Manuals for several departments including Human Capital, Sales, Legal, Brand Marketing and Communications Policy Manuals-Performance Management systems as per Balanced Scorecard Approach (BSC) and KPI Design-Service Level Agreements (SLAs') for the department and aided in designing Authority/RACI Matrix (DoA) for the Group-Employee Satisfaction Reporting and Action-Plan recommendations on Peakon Workday-Employee Job Descriptions & Goal setting across the Group-Employee Job Evaluation & Benefits Schemes (Hay Methodology/Korn Ferry)-Process & Workflows / BPR / Continuous Process Improvements-Risk assessments, mitigation and Internal Control design in collaboration with GRC team-Embarked on the journey of enhancing Organization Culture Show less

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  NEOM

  May 2023 - Dec 2023

  Corporate Restructuring Lead

  -Incorporation & Operationalization of the entity as per best Corporate Governance Practices-Implementing Policy & Procedures Manuals for the entity-Acting as a GRC Partner enabling Governance, Risk & Compliance (Internal Audit) across the entity-Conducting Risk Assessments and maintaining Risk Register-Ensuring entity’s compliance with NEOM’s Compliance Readiness Checklist -Implementing NEOM Delegation of Authority DoA across organization-Handling Board Matters and assisting in Board Committee Meetings -Activating trading for NEOM Food as per NEOM Entity Governance guidelines-Leading Stakeholder Engagements across NEOM Central team and Management Consultants Show less

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  Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Governance Senior Manager

  -Building the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance - GRC Function from ground zero for the World’s first standalone entity on Digital Economy, a Saudi led initiative.-Developing and implementing GRC Frameworks and Policies and Procedures for the organization.-Designing Business Processes entity wide.-Establishment of Risk Management and Compliance function from ground zero.-Performing Operational Excellence across the entity.