I am a self-motivated and determined MBA, Finance graduate from Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi with sound knowledge of planning and budgeting, critical thinking and proactive problem solving skills. As a professional with vast experience in financial planning and budgeting, I will be an asset in a professionally challenging environment. I am the candidate who would bring exceptional knowledge and experience to your organization, which will help in achieving the company’s goals and objectives.
As a key senior member in Planning and Budgeting team of the University, we are managing budgets and reporting of following academic entities:
• Medical College, Pakistan
• School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan
• Centre of Innovation in Medical Education
• Centre of Regenerative Medicine
During this work experience following are the core tasks:
• Manage the annual budget development and monthly reporting processes for the University; analysis and investigate significant variances from monthly forecasts and resolve discrepancies
• Competently handle $25 million expenses each year; achieve almost no major variance by effective monitoring throughout the fiscal year
• Produce a budgetary standard operating procedure for the four separate entities of the University; improve efficiency by 25% upon implementation
• Recommend annual tuition rates by fee category supported by market comparative analysis and country inflation
• Design a tuition remission projection model that helped the financial aid office track offers vs. budget
• Identify budget shortfalls proactively; work diligently to mobilize resources to cover shortfall
• Collaborate across the program to develop the annual operating plan, ensure proper linkages to the strategic goals
• Implement annual pricing of different services provided by the University through activity based costing method
• Develop feasibilities of new initiative/programs at the University;
• Analyze the cost structure of different programs and develop cost reduction strategies on ongoing basis
• Provide variance analysis of year to year movement in income statement for statutory reporting
• Provide annual reconciliation of Management and Statutory reporting
• Prepare power point presentations for Senior Management (on as and when required basis)
• Review personnel requisitions, purchase requisitions and e travel requests for budget monitoring purposes