Jawad Nagda
Financial Control Specialist
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October 14, 1984
Why Jawad?
Astute, level-headed and articulate accounting & finance professional with extensive experience of over 13 years; owns major
accomplishments for initiating profitable business ventures, setting strategic direction and leading finance departments in
renowned organizations; conducts deep competitive analysis and monitors progress to ensure completion of projects
Proficient finance controller possessing competency in utilizing finest blend of business and financial knowledge, establishing
mechanisms to strategically manage, streamline and strengthen financial operations to maximize profitability; expertly
provides valuable input by conducting in-depth interactions with team at various levels; defines and launches new products,
gathers requirement and identifies costs and time needed for implementation
Meticulous & adroit team leader supports accounts teams as well as cross functional teams; influences business & industry
practices by driving innovative ideas, solutions and products; adept at adjusting seamlessly to collaborate with various
internal and external partners. Detail-oriented individual perceptively identifies gaps and conducts risk analysis
CORE STRENGTHS & ENABLING SKILLS
Strategic Planning
Corporate Law, Taxation & Compliance
Pricing & RFQ Evaluation Support Internal Control & Audits
Financial Feasibilities
Financial/Statutory Accounting
Credit Control Management
Risk Analysis
Oracle ERP
Climax – Freight Forwards
FINANCIAL SOFTWARE
Peachtree, Tally & QuickBooks
MFG Pro – Manufacturing
IFRS, IAS & ISA
Business Process Re-Engineering
Team Leadership & Management
Communication & Presentation Skills
WIMS & System 21
SAP - Basic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Burque Corporation (Pvt.) Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Working as “Branch Accounting & Credit Controller”, October 2016 – Present
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
Magnificently leading branch operations, receivables management & principal claims; managing team of 4 direct managers,
68 reporters including 4 AMs, 6 supervisors and 58 Head Office & Branch Accountants; directly reporting to CFO
Prolifically identifying improvements in credit control environment through formal agreements with credit customers,
finance reconciliation with customers, abnormality based reporting and actions, credit history analysis of customers and
actions to block defaulter parties
Significantly participating to strengthen operational controls to reduce fraud rate by implementing specimen signatures
and stamp for credit verification, monitoring branch closure timelines, exception reporting related to Cash in Office and
DSR shortages and extensive training of branch accountants
Major Achievements:
Designed and established effective mechanism for credit exception reporting; sales team reported for trade related
and principal team for claims related
Conducted focused and extensive follow-up with 14 separate divisions to achieve reduction in exception bases trade
credit from PKR 90 million to PKR 50 million and principal claims from PKR 100 million to PKR 60 million
Proficiently involved in conducting extensive claims related and trade receivable related reconciliations; identified 40
- 45% deviation worth PKR 100 million
Dynamic WorldWide Logistics Group, Karachi, Pakistan
Worked as “Group Financial Controller”, December 2014 – October 2016
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
Effectively rendered services as Group Financial Controller; directly reporting to CEO & Finance Director; identified
improvement possibilities and developed solutions for complex problems by conducting detailed analysis and discussions
with Finance Director; engaged with team to understand their needs and identify responsible leaders. Restructured
department from entity based to functional based planning & analysis, reporting & accounting controls and tax &
corporate compliance
Implemented month end reporting discipline through proper system of period closing and calendar locking, simplified
ABC costing to break costs at product, branch and operational division level
Designed, developed and implemented various management dashboards to present insightful information related to
branches, products, operational divisions and customers’ profitability analysis, credit exceptions reporting and sales
team effectiveness while monitoring and utilizing data from ERP and combining it with Excel empowerment
Developed system of reporting against budget, variance analysis and feedback system to rectify actions; supported by a
system of forecast analysis linked with sales pipeline reporting at commercial level
Major Achievements:
Finalized 3 years rolling strategic plan with Executive Leadership Team (Sales Director, Operational Heads, Finance
Director, COO and CEO) by gathering accurate facts related to revenue potential (price & volume impacts) and cost
efficiencies (head counts and rental rationalization)
Completed 2 annual budgets with 100% departmental ownership related to revenue and cost targets and closely
aligned to strategic plan
Initiated multiple kinds of reporting related to cash management including cash flow analysis, forecasting and
budgets on daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis
Organized multi-departmental discussions to finalize benchmarks related to allowed credit exceptions and linked
actual adverse performance beyond this benchmark tolerance level with various kinds of sales incentive; reduced
40% overdue ratio down to less than 10% only
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Agility Logistics (Pvt.) Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan (2013)
Worked as “National Manager Finance”, June 2013 – December 2014
BBA – Marketing & Sales
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
Professional Certification:
Efficiently performed responsibility to manage accounting operations, financial reporting and business partnering for
Certificate of “Business Communication” form IBA, Karachi, Pakistan (2014)
cost & profitability analysis, related to fleet management division; directly reported to Director Finance
Prepared management dashboard for monthly MIS meeting with Commercial Director, Operations Director, business
team, CFO, COO & CEO
Diligently oversaw month-end closing activities and reporting to sales & finance teams on national and international level.
Conducted strict follow-up with credit control team regarding receivable balances
Coordinated with IT team to implement improvements in maintenance and fleet management modules of internal IT
based software; gathered key analytical information and prepared customized reports for operational decisions
Major Achievements:
Successfully identified new business opportunity, set strategic direction for a proposal with annual business of
approximately PKR 2 billion; prepared revenue and cost estimates, analyzed investment requirement and potential
ROI, conducted comparison with existing logistics/3PL business
Received appreciation for outstanding performance during this project; provided valuable insights during in-depth
consultations with Agility’s Commercial Director
Additional Experience:
Worked as “Financial Analysis Manager” at Olayan Financing Company, Riyadh, KSA (October 2011 – February 2012)
Worked as “Group Internal Audit Manager” at Olayan Financing Company, Riyadh, KSA (June 2009 to October 2011)
Worked as “AM Internal Audit & Risk Management” at Unilever Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan (December 2007
– June 2009)
Worked as “Professional Audit Trainee” at A.F.Ferguson & Co., Karachi, Pakistan (October 2005 – March 2007)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (2008 – 2010)
ACMA/CGMA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (2005 – 2007)
FCCA
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, Pakistan (2003 – 2005)
CA
Block – 3, Sharfabad, Street-10, BMCHS, Karachi, Pakistan