Manager - Business Planning & Budgeting
mobilink-pakistan
Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months
As a member of Business Planning Team my responsibilities are:
i. Prepare Business Cases for projects identified by higher management;
ii. Analyze data for meaningful conclusion using statistical/ quantitative techniques;
iii. Prepare and analyze cash flows/ accounting/ tax/ working capital and other impacts of projects on organization to assist higher management in making decision;
iv. Prepare Business Plans & Forecasts;
v. Carry out sensitivities on Business Plans.
BRIEF LIST OF PROJECTS
i. 5 Years Business Plans for Mobilink.
ii. Valuation for 3G license acquisition.
iii. Valuation of Transworld Associate (Subsidiary of Orascom which owns a fiber landing station in Pakistan) for bidding.
iv. Valuation of Warid Telecom for acquisition and merger with Mobilink.
v. Modeling and valuation of a new passive infrastructure management company to be created with another telecom operator in Pakistan.
vi. Sensitivities of Business Plans based on Mega Swap of Mobilink Network (investment of USD 1 Billion) assessing the impact on tax, incremental financing, loan covenants, deferred tax, etc.
vii. Sensitivities of Business Plans for Tax Planning.
viii. Sensitivities of Business Plans for assessing the funding requirements for Treasury Department.
ix. NPV, DCF & IRR analysis and Investment appraisals for decommissioning of telecom towers, owned vs rented office buildings, analysis for renegotiation of office building rentals, etc.
As an Assistant Manager of Operational Excellence team my responsibilities were:
i. Identifying and proposing initiatives that can result in reduction of company’s operating cost and optimization of its resources;
ii. Performing cost benefit analysis of the proposed initiatives and presenting it to higher management for further actions;
iii. Ensuring timely execution of initiatives and performing monthly cost benefit analysis for the higher management;
iv. Performing cost and revenue analysis of entire network cell sites to identify underperforming sites and presenting alternate solutions;
v. Reviewing budget of the Company and identifying cost drivers; and
vi. Analysis of actual and budgeted costs up to the cost driver level.
BRIEF LIST OF PROJECTS
i. Site wise profitability analysis of all the network sites (allocating revenue, utilities cost, maintenance cost, security etc.) and identifying potential sites for shutdown, sharing etc.
ii. Site wise rental analysis of all rental sites to identify high rental sites and offer alternate location and sharing possibilities
iii. Site wise energy analysis of all network sites to identify leakages and offer alternate solutions
My main responsibilities as Assistant Manager were:
i. Assuming overall responsibility of multiple teams of professionals involved in national and multinational audit engagements, develop industrial and technical expertise in assurance and advisory services and managing multiple relationships in addition to ensuring customer satisfaction through high quality service delivered to a variety of clients of PWC
ii. Responsible for resolving accounting and regulatory issues that arise during audit engagements
iii. Management of engagement planning, economics and billing
iv. Responsible for supervision and management of services to the clients, which include preparation of audit strategy, setting budgets, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads and financial reporting after consultation with senior manager and partner.
As a trainee I worked on following clients.
FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
Askari Bank Limited
Askari Leasing Limited
Afghanistan International Bank Limited, Afghanistan
NRSP Bank
FORENSIC ASSIGNMENTS
CONCERN WORLDWIDE PAKISTAN
UNISYS Pakistan Forensic Assignment
COOPERATIVE HOUSING FOUNDATION PAKISTAN - USGAS audit with Forensic Procedures
CANADIAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION - Sub-recipient Forensic Audit
NON-CORPORATE AUDITS AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
UNITED NATIONS’ CHILDREN FUND - UNICEF micro assessment of 100 implementing partners in Pakistan
UNITED NATION one budgetary consultancy assignment
WORLD COUNCIL OF CREDIT UNION USA
COOPEARTIVE HOUSING FOUNDATION AFGHANISTAN
CARITAS, Pakistan
Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR), Afghanistan
Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technologies in Pakistan (SOPREST)
Dutch Committee for Afghanistan Accounting Manual
SHV Energy Pakistan Pvt. Limited
ACA - Chartered Accountant
ACCA - Chartered Certified Accountant
CAT - Certified Accounting Technician
