Zia ur Rahman

Being a finance professional, I have more than 15-years’ experience in financial management, accounting, auditing, procurements, project management, contracts, budgeting and preparing commercial proposals. Currently I am working with DAI Global UK Limited as a Pricing Analyst. My experience includes working with TEP Pakistan (a DAI’s project) where I headed Finance & Operations departments independently. I have also worked with United Industrial Development Organization (Pakistan) for four years and have exposure to other donors as well such as FCDO (formally known DFIC and FCO), World Bank, United Nations, Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation and European Union. Broadly my skills can be summarized as follows: - Preparing financial statements and budgets/forecasts for a project or organisation Financial management which includes preparing budgets, monitoring actual expenditures and preparing financial reports on quarterly/monthly basis for clients Finalizing invoices for client submission Managing cashflow position of the project/organization Preparing & Reviewing commercial business proposals and making recommendations to senior management for their approvals. Preparing Commercial Services Contracts, Grant Agreements and Short-Term Consultancy’s Contracts for the suppliers/vendors Drafting Financial, Procurement & Operational manuals and giving briefing/trainings to staff on these manuals Overseeing Internal Control System and suggesting improvements. Ensuring that the organization policies including procurement policy are followed Conducting internal audit & and supporting external auditors in conducting external audits Examining internal control system of partner organizations through due diligence process I have a master’s degree in commerce and I am pursuing CMA US which is a professional certification. I am also partly ACCA qualified.