Zoha Siddique

I am enthusiastic about contributing my expertise to an organisation where my financial, business development and management acumen can cultivate high-value business opportunities and support data-driven decision making. I'm looking for a new challenge to get international exposure and dynamic career in Germany.

Intern/Working Student Finance Operations MBM Markets at Mercedes-Benz AG (2024-10 – Present)

• Assists in delivering IFRS training sessions to global entities of Mercedes-Benz Mobility, enhancing compliance and consistency in financial reporting across international markets
• Facilitates smooth monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes for multiple MBM markets
• Conducts trend and variance analysis to identify and explain variations in account balances
• Supports in documenting, compiling, and rectifying the accounting errors

Business Development Coordinator at Beaconhouse National University (2015-08 – 2023-08)

• Performed forecasting and budget planning tasks, to analyse scope and data of projects, to determine the financial viability
• Developed reporting dashboard, using PowerBI, to show financial performance and operational KPI's on department level
• Worked in cross-functional teams to streamline the business processes through innovation, automation and digitalisation
• Provided ad-hoc analysis and recommendations to improve the operational efficiency

Freelance Accounts and Finance Services at Der Traum UG (2021-06 – 2023-08)

• Conducted project valuations (investment appraisal) to identify the projects with high real returns
• Kept record of all daily transactions and reconciled it with amazon seller central data for month end closing activities
• Prepared financial statements, in accordance with IFRS, using QuickBooks
• Conducted variance analysis to improve cost-effectiveness, operational efficiency and profitability

Deputy Manager Internal Audit/QMS at Kohinoor Maple Leaf Cement LTD (2013-06 – 2015-04)

• Conducted planned audits and subsequent follow ups
• Coordinated with Quality Management team for in-depth analysis of systems to finalize the audit reports
• Checked IFRS compliance in financial audits and provided reports to the management
• Identified areas for improvement and developed and reviewed SOP's/Policies to streamline processes

M.A in International Management – Hochschule Niederrhein (2023-09 – 2026-06)

BS in Business, Major in Accounting & Finance – Forman Christian College University (2009-09 – 2013-06)