Experience

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  Standard chartered

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern

  • Researched and presented solutions to overcome compliance failures within the bank and reduce operational risks.• Prepared reports and schedules for the State Bank of Pakistan, to detail the bank's compliance with laws and regulations.

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  Teach for pakistan

  Jul 2012 - May 2014

  Fellow

  Fellow and Teacher, 7th grade Math and Science July 02, 2012 – PresentTeach for Pakistan is a nationwide movement of recent college graduates and young professionals who commit to teach full time in under -resourced schools with the aim of becoming lifelong leaders in a range of careers.• Conducted an in depth analysis to find factors hindering learning in the classroom and implemented a contemporary teaching framework that resulted in increasing student understanding by 150%. .• Developed a reading program for 60 students with low literacy levels and arranged for the books by raising Rs.30,000 to create the school’s first library.• Researched and adopted a new curriculum that improved average student mathematical ability by 2 grade levels in one year, the improvement was tracked by analyzing the growth in results of periodic assessments.• Investigated reasons behind poor attendance in class and formulated a system of quarterly parent teacher meetings to increase parent investment in their children’s education; this led to a 50% increase in attendance. Show less

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  Unilever

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  •Developed and implemented solutions to improve the ROI from the Perfect Store initiative at Unilever.•Created a financial model to increase the visibility and track performance of Rs. 500 million A&P trade spends that helped in planning spends and budget allocation.•Established benchmarks for distributor ROI components to reduce performance gaps among distributors to increase the efficiency of their operations and strengthen their association with Unilever.

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  Engro corp

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2021

  •Facilitated setting up of the centralized procurement department and supported strategic procurement & cost optimization across group companies through identifying optimization opportunities, co-developing procurement strategies, convincing end-users and monitoring execution for buys ranging from technical equipment to commodities.•Part of the core team that implemented a strategic cost-optimization project in collaboration with top tier global management consultants; the project captured multi-billion rupee spend spanning across four group companies.•Developed tracking framework for spend size, savings and timelines for all categories across different subsidiaries.•Monitored and reported performance in different categories against customized KPIS developed for the central procurement function. Show less •Part of the team that setup of Pakistan’s first corporate impact venturing fund for Engro Corporation.•Generated multiple leads for setting up new social enterprise in Engro subsidiaries’ value chains and shortlisted three opportunities for potential investments.•Developed the business plan for Engro’s first investment in a social enterprise.•Developed the investment memo for a social enterprise in the value chain of FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited.•Made investor pitches for the social enterprise and successfully negotiated 66% of the investment from external investors.•Developed and implemented a capacity building project in the dairy value chain that trained 1000+ small farmers and helped 100+ men and women from rural areas in setting up their own micro-enterprise•Worked extensively with multi-lateral donor agencies and financial institutions for fundraising, deployment and reporting of project activities•Jury member of first stage screening committee for ‘I Am The Change’ Social Enterprise awards, where I evaluated multiple social enterprises for their impact, scale, and sustainability Show less •Worked with the top management at Engro Corporation and FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited to design shared value/inclusive business projects that helped accelerate •Monitored community investments made by Engro Foundation in communities near Engro plants and ensured service delivery as per the plan.•Led the donor engagement for dairy value chain and raised USD 878,000 for capacity building of farmers associated with dairy farmingwomen-led micro enterprises.•Led implementation of women-focused inclusive business projects in the dairy value chain, the projects aimed to empower marginalized livestock farmers and increase milk density in important milk catchment areas.•Led the designing and rolled out Project ATMOS, an initiative to monitor Karachi’s air quality through a network of air quality monitors and generate awareness on deteriorating air quality of the city. Show less

  • Finance Business Partner - Central Procurement Function

    Dec 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Deputy Manager – Impact Investments and Inclusive Business

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Sustainability Associate – Inclusive Business

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
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  Engive

  Apr 2019 - Jun 2021

  Director

  •Co-led the interviewing, selection and recruitment process of the management team for ENGIVE’s first impact investment FeedSol Pvt Ltd.•Organized and attended board meetings as company secretary to the board of directors of FeedSol Pvt Ltd.•Supported FeedSol Pvt Ltd in developing processes for financial management, governance, HR, procurement and reporting to its investors.•Worked on development of an investment pipeline for the corporate impact fund by actively meeting entrepreneurs and understanding their business models Show less

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  National foods limited

  Jul 2021 - Dec 2022

  Manager fp&a - international division

  •Partnered with commercial team as FP&A lead for international business, conducted financial & operational analysis, commercial controls assessment and analyzed financial results for presentation to the top management facilitating their decision-making process with regards to product/category strategy development, business planning, financial forecasting, and pricing.•Conducted product level and geo mix analytics to review category performance and presented opportunities for growth and areas of improvement to top management.• Represented finance function in the cross-functional new product development team, developed business models and projections for new product lines and presented the business cases to MANCOM.• Worked closely with the CFO to prepare monthly review decks and BoD decks presenting the management with the bigger picture of how internal and external factors affect the performance of the enterprise.• Developed annual budgets and conducted quarterly stewardship with the commercial and supply chain teams to ensure that budgetary targets are met. Show less