Azim

Manager | Global Finance, MGH Group, Galileo Bangladesh (Travelport Ltd)

Dec 2019 - Jun 2022 • 2 yrs 6 mos

-Managed & operated a diverse Global Finance team across Nepal, Nigeria, Mauritius, Bangladesh, and Kenya -Developed & established comprehensive budgets and financial projections for the Group Finance Director, enhancing accuracy of forecasts by 18% through in-depth business analysis and cash flow analysis of expenditure trends spanning five regions -Controlled & directed cash management strategies handling over $6M; produced financial reports that contributed to actionable, oriented insights leading to strengthened budgeting practices throughout five market areas -Approved & oversaw monthly & yearly budgets for each regional markets Prepared financial data, providing actionable insights that guided budgeting and cost optimization decisions in five different regions -Demonstrated leadership by collaborating with regional finance managers to implement standardized financial processes, enabling alignment with business objectives across five regions and achieving a 25% reduction in monthly reporting cycle time

Assistant Manager | Finance, MGH Group-Radio Foorti

Aug 2017 - Dec 2019 • 2 yrs 4 mos

-Designed financial data across client accounts using Excel to pinpoint inefficiencies, yielding a transformed operations process that fortified overall cash flow management and reduced operational processing-time by 22 hours per month -Streamlined the collection process for market receivables by balancing communication between a 6-member sales team and over 40 customers, resulting in a reduction of outstanding invoices from an average of 90 days to 45 days -Monitored aging reports to prioritize collection efforts, collected overdue payments, collaborated with sales teams to resolve client payment disputes, and secured improvements in the receivable management process -Managed budgeting and bookkeeping processes through SAP features, problem-solving by improving financial reporting accuracy across Opex and project-related expenses -Developed a month-end review system that flagged & reconciled discrepancies, enhancing compliance and reporting standards -Identified key areas of cost savings for a $1M+ portfolio by comparing revenue stream market receivables and payable

Finance Intern | Corporate Finance, British American Tobacco Bangladesh

Jan 2017 - May 2017 • 4 mos

-Facilitated & assisted the corporate finance team during the preparation of the Annual Report for FY16, refining data presentation which led to clearer communication of fiscal performance goals to the shareholders -Expanded & updated an improved Letter of Credit (LC) processing workflow with cross-functional teams, ensuring accurate document identification & filing using alphabetical coding -Coordinated with the internal audit teams to track, retrieve and organize 200+ supporting documents from the SAP system, ensuring managers received accurate financial data for compliance reviews and audits without delays