Freelance Business and Finance Consultant - Freelance Business and Finance Consultant
(2025-06)
Providing strategic advisory in finance transformation, ERP implementation, costing, and taxation.
- Delivered ERP implementations improving financial visibility and reporting accuracy
- Advised on taxation strategies and regulatory compliance
- Designed costing frameworks and profitability models
- Supported businesses with financial planning and process optimization
Group Finance Manager - Al Jazira Sports and Cultural Club - Abu Dhabi, UAE
(2014-05 - 2025-03)
Directed the comprehensive finance, treasury, FP&A, and compliance operations for a multi-entity sports conglomerate, including the core Football Sports Company, Investment arm, and Club Hotel. Served as the strategic Football Company CFO to drive financial sustainability, optimize player trading budgets, and ensure elite-level regulatory compliance.
- Secured consecutive AFC and UAE Pro League Club Licenses for 11 years, positioning the club as a regional benchmark for governance.
- Spearheaded the club's financial strategy to win the prestigious Best Professional Club Award three times.
- Directed the submission of all audited financial statements, squad cost disclosures, and regulatory filings under strict Pro League criteria.
- Instituted robust zero-based budgeting and cost-containment frameworks, cutting operational expenditure by 8% to 10% without compromising sporting performance.
- Recovered USD 125,000 in historical leakage by auditing complex contract terms and correcting third-party payment discrepancies.
- Partnered with commercial teams to model and support high-value sponsorship acquisitions and real estate investment decisions under the holding company.
- Managed cash flow forecasting and liquidity management to support heavy capital cycles, matchday operations, and player transfer windows.
- Formulated long-term financial plans and capital allocation strategies for Al Jazira Investment LLC, safeguarding property portfolios and long-term assets.
- Delivered data-driven management reporting to the Board of Directors, translating complex sports finance metrics into actionable commercial strategies.
- Led and mentored a high-performing finance team, instilling rigorous internal controls and achieving clean external audit opinions annually.
- Championed a culture of compliance and audit readiness, aligning football club operations with evolving FIFA and regional financial sustainability regulations.
Senior Finance Officer - Al Ain Football Club L.L.C. - Al Ain, UAE
(2013-05 - 2014-04)
- Directed flawless execution of AFC and National Club Licensing frameworks, ensuring 100% regulatory and financial compliance.
- Engineered advanced financial reporting and accounting infrastructures, accelerating data processing timelines to drive rapid, board-level decision-making.
- Formulated strategic commercial models that directly maximized sponsorship revenue streams while systematically aggressively reducing club operational overheads.
- Managed multi-entity external audits, consistently securing clean audit reports under highly compressed regulatory windows.
- Provided high-impact strategic advisory on master budgeting, forecasting, and zero-based cost control to optimize matchday and club operations
Manager – Costing & Finance - Advantec Coils Pvt. Ltd. - New Delhi, India
(2013-02 - 2013-04)
- Spearheaded comprehensive process reviews and corporate cost-reduction initiatives in partnership with major external accounting firms.
- Designed and deployed bespoke Product Cost Control and OPEX Control Models, cleanly linking GL structures to cost centers for precise variance analysis.
- Reviewed and reconfigured complex ERP systems (LN ERP) to align financial tracking with global supply chain mapping and operational realities.
- Introduced high-yield cost-saving strategies, building ironclad internal financial controls to safeguard organizational profitability.
Internal Audit Manager - MPR & Company, Chartered Accountants - New Delhi, India
(2011-09 - 2013-01)
- Led comprehensive internal audits for a diverse portfolio of 20+ corporate clients, guaranteeing full compliance and on-time statutory reporting.
- Conducted deep-dive evaluations of core ERP architectures and corporate governance mechanisms, successfully mitigating compliance risks by 50% to 60%.
- Delivered structural cost-optimization blueprints, slashing operational expenses by up to 10% and improving general audit efficiency by 15% across clients.
- Recovered USD 6,500+ (approx. INR 300,000) in misclassified tax credits (CENVAT) by identifying recording errors and correcting asset-expense classifications.
Senior Internal Auditor - Al Jaber Group - Doha, Qatar
(2007-06 - 2011-07)
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Directed multi-enterprise internal audits across high-value holding companies, reinforcing global financial accuracy and risk management frameworks.
- Orchestrated corporate financial restructurings that yielded USD 1.1M+ in direct interest savings and optimized group treasury operations.
- Uncovered unauthorized corporate tax variances, legally capturing USD 4.67M in corporate fiscal benefits and clawbacks.
- Exposed sophisticated fraudulent transactions totalling USD 1.2M, immediately designing forensic controls to isolate and safeguard core assets.
- Identified and successfully recouped USD 270,000 in hidden, unrecorded foreign exchange (FX) transactional losses from commercial customers.
- Architected robust corporate audit frameworks, shortening end-to-end audit cycle times by 15% with a 90% executive implementation rate of recommendations.
Chief Accountant - JIVEM - India
(2006-01 - 2007-05)
Educational Institute
Chief Accountant - Al Faisal Group - Umm Al Quwain, UAE
(2004-04 - 2006-01)
Accountant Grade 1 - HES Chartered Accountants - Dubai, UAE
(2003-06 - 2004-03)
Recovery Manager - Dainik Bhaskar - India
(2000-11 - 2003-05)
Internal Auditor - Damodar Group - India
(1997-05 - 2000-10)
CA Articleship - S.S. Kothari & Co. / Brijkishore Agarwal & Co. - India
(1994-01 - 1997-04)
