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HUSSAM QAZI

HUSSAM QAZI

Blackburn,Lancashire

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in process improvement, reporting automation, and KPI analysis. Demonstrates proficiency in cost control, profitability improvement, and senior stakeholder reporting for operations and finance directors. Certified in Advanced Power BI, with advanced skills in MS Excel dashboards, Power Query, and SQL. Adept at financial forecasting, modelling, and capital budgeting. Proven track record in revenue growth analysis, customer profitability analysis, and investment appraisal techniques. Strong knowledge of ERP systems including SAP software. Career goals include leveraging analytical skills to drive business partnering capabilities and enhance commercial analysis for sustained growth.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Management Accountant

Challenge-trg Group Limited
08.2023 - 07.2025
  • Collaborated on acquisition due diligence, ensuring sound investment decisions.
  • Led monthly close process to guarantee timely financial reporting.
  • Developed rigorous forecasting models to enhance business planning accuracy.
  • Conducted detailed budget reviews identifying cost reduction opportunities.
  • Reshaped presentation of financial statements for clearer stakeholder understanding.
  • Simplified complex financial data to facilitate strategic decision-making.
  • Analysed sales trends for effective product pricing strategies.
  • Coordinated annual budget preparation, aligning with corporate objectives.
  • Led continuous improvements to reporting, including automation, dashboard development, and process streamlining to increase reporting accuracy.
  • Detailed financial data in spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability and expense forecasts.
  • Identified areas of inefficiency to improve reporting.
  • Assisted in establishing key performance indicators to monitor operational efficiency.
  • Worked with business teams to identify issues affecting financial results and profitability.

Assistant Management Accountant

EG Group Limited
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • Coordinated end-of-month closing activities swiftly; facilitated quicker reporting times.
  • Undertook tasks related to balance sheet reconciliation, enhancing overall financial accuracy.
  • Month end Journal postings.
  • Maintaining Accrual and Prepayments schedule.
  • Profit Centre analysis.
  • Inventory Reconciliation for Food to Go Sites.
  • Automation of several tasks.
  • Credit Card Reconciliation and Accrual postings.
  • GST - Prepare Return and Reporting.
  • Margin Analysis - Investigate FTG GP Store-Level Outliers.
  • GST - Net Sales Reconciliation


Junior Financial Accountant

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
07.2020 - 11.2022
  • Assisted in the development of monthly forecasts and annual budgets by collaborating with department heads and analysing historical trends.
  • Supported commercial decision-making through ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modelling, and data-driven insights.
  • Partnered with non-finance stakeholders to track key KPIs, identify cost-saving opportunities, and drive performance improvements
  • Posted month-end journals to ensure accurate and timely financial close.
  • Maintained comprehensive accruals and prepayments schedules to support accurate expense recognition.
  • Managed the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation postings.
  • Conducted cost centre analysis for central services to support departmental budgeting and control.
  • Performed monthly P&L variance analysis (budget vs. forecast) to identify key business drivers and deviations.
  • Reported monthly P&L results to the Head of Finance, highlighting key trends and variances.
  • Supported monthly performance reviews with the Finance Director by preparing detailed financial insights.
  • Assisted in the preparation and completion of the monthly management accounts pack.
  • Performed balance sheet reconciliations to ensure integrity and accuracy of financial statements.
  • Carried out monthly intercompany reconciliations (approx. 40 entities), resolving mismatches in a timely manner.
  • Calculated and posted loan revaluations across multiple currencies in compliance with FX policies.
  • Prepared and posted investment revaluations in multiple currencies in accordance with reporting standards.

Accounts Payable

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
05.2020 - 06.2020
  • Registered purchase invoices accurately to ensure financial integrity.
  • Coded invoices to correct nominal accounts and cost centres for precise tracking.
  • Performed cash book reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records.
  • Compiled accounts payable month-end reports for management review.

Accounts Receivable

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • Finding out the differences in products received and sent, processing claims for differences.
  • Processing invoices for a top supermarket through ERP system, ensuring the prices and quantities are accurate and also processing claims for the differences.
  • Raising intercompany recharge invoices.
  • Running AR month end reports.
  • Cash postings

Education

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) -

Kaplan Financial Manchester

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) - undefined

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Higher Secondary School Certification - Pre-Engineering

FG Higher Secondary School
Jhelum Cantt, Pakistan

Secondary School Certification - undefined

Skills

  • Process Improvement and Reporting Automation
  • KPI Analysis
  • Cost Control and Profitability Improvement
  • Senior Stakeholder Reporting (Ops/Finance Directors)
  • Advanced Power BI (Certified)
  • MS Excel Dashboard
  • Data Analysis
  • Revenue growth analysis
  • Business partnering capabilities
  • Customer profitability analysis
  • Financial reporting proficiency
  • Knowledge of ERP systems
  • Cost-reduction strategies
  • Knowledge of sap software
  • P&L management
  • SQL knowledge
  • Variance Analysis
  • Financial modelling
  • Communication proficiency

Accomplishments

  • Designed and built a comprehensive, automated management reporting system integrating data from multiple sources (revenue, fuel, labour, vehicle hire) to deliver faster, more accurate, and insightful analysis.
  • Created dynamic Excel/Power BI dashboards with site-level GP reporting (weekly, YTD), major KPIs, variance analysis, and budget comparisons to enable better operational decision-making.
  • Introduced advanced KPI tracking including MPG efficiency analysis, fuel theft prevention reporting, agency vs permanent labour cost comparison, and vehicle hire cost benchmarking to identify and reduce key cost drivers.
  • Developed revenue reconciliation processes to identify and prevent revenue leakage, ensuring complete and accurate billing.
  • Produced detailed price/volume variance bridges comparing budget to actuals, supporting strategic pricing and sales discussions.
  • Improved data collection processes in collaboration with operations teams to ensure timely, accurate, and detailed inputs for GP reporting.
  • Delivered actionable insights that led to operational cost savings, including securing better fuel rates through supplier negotiations and optimizing vehicle hire providers.
  • Provided reporting that supported strategic decisions to close under-performing sites, directly improving profitability.
  • Conducted trend analysis by customer to highlight declining sales momentum and diversify customer base, reducing reliance on a few large clients.
  • Proactively analyzed market developments (e.g. port relocations) and advised management early on, enabling timely decisions to minimize losses.
  • Built strong relationships with operations and external customers to solve data issues, improve reporting accuracy, and enhance service delivery.

Languages

English
Urdu

Affiliations

Traveling, Badminton

Timeline

Management Accountant

Challenge-trg Group Limited
08.2023 - 07.2025

Assistant Management Accountant

EG Group Limited
11.2022 - 07.2023

Junior Financial Accountant

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
07.2020 - 11.2022

Accounts Payable

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
05.2020 - 06.2020

Accounts Receivable

AM Fresh Group UK Limited
11.2019 - 04.2020

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) - undefined

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education

Higher Secondary School Certification - Pre-Engineering

FG Higher Secondary School

Secondary School Certification - undefined

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) -

Kaplan Financial Manchester
HUSSAM QAZI