Imran Mahmood

Finance and Operations professional with 26 years, including 17+ years of experience at Nokia across FP&A, financial governance, reporting, order-to-delivery operations and cross-functional execution. Experienced in planning, forecasting, actuals analysis, month-end and quarter-end close support, capex/asset governance, reconciliations, compliance and senior stakeholder reporting. Proven ability to translate complex financial and operational data into clear insights, drive process standardization, resolve legacy issues, and improve control, accuracy and scalability across global matrix environments.

Strong SAP S/4HANA / S4 HANA and SAP Key User background with hands-on experience in automation readiness, workflow improvement, data-driven execution and multicultural stakeholder management across MEA, Europe and global operations.

Service Manager at Nokia (2023-09 – Present)

• Extensive experience in financial planning, reporting, and analysis.
• Lead OPEX / CAPEX planning, forecasting and actuals analysis for the CNS domain, supporting financial visibility and business decision-making.
• Drive governance, issue resolution and clean-up initiatives across FPO operations to improve reporting accuracy, control and operational stability.
• Maintain operational data quality and reporting accuracy for stakeholder communities, ensuring reliable management information.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Finance, Operations and business domains to resolve process gaps and improve execution discipline.
• Support continuous improvement and automation-readiness initiatives by identifying manual work, data quality issues and recurring process inefficiencies.
• Proficiency with SAP R3 and ERP systems for deployment & end user support

Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis (FPRA) Analyst at Nokia (2019-08 – 2023-08)

• Led SPC/FPO management and financial data maintenance, ensuring accuracy and consistency across reporting cycles.
• Executed monthly and quarterly close activities, supporting timely financial reporting and management visibility.
• Managed capex asset governance and financial compliance, strengthening control over asset-related financial data.
• Supported cross-functional teams with analytics, reconciliations and reporting insights to enable better business decisions.
• Contributed to process standardization and reporting discipline across Finance and Operations stakeholders.

Finance Project Controller – DU Project at Nokia (2015-08 – 2019-07)

• Directed LE planning, forecasting, and actual adjustments.
• Customer PO reconciliation. Sale margin and project profitability
• Oversaw JE accruals, AR/REB processes, QC maintenance, and PO reconciliation.
• Ensured SOX and compliance (130, RE320, AC500).

SAP Key User MEA – Customer Supply Coordinator at Nokia Solutions Network (2011-02 – 2015-07)

• Led E2E Order Management across the MEA region.
• Resolved complex GR/IR, returns, and virtual inventory cases.
• Delivered high-impact cleanup achievements across Qatar, Saudi, UAE, and Nigeria.
• Supported large project closures and inventory validation activities.

Logistics Coordinator / SAP Regional Key User / Team Lead (OMC Pakistan) at Nokia Siemens Networks (2009-07 – 2011-01)

• Managed full logistics operations from order intake to invoicing.
• Ensured timely execution of deliveries, import/export compliance, and customer support.
• Strengthened logistics tool adoption and end-user capability through training.

IT Professional at Various (2000 – 2009)

Served in technical and IT support roles across Pakistan (Wateen Telecom, Travel Walji's Pvt Ltd, ABM Data System, building strong technology foundations prior to transition into Supply Chain and Finance at Nokia.

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting – University of Punjab Pakistan