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Home AddressThe Park

Lusk

Co. Dublin

Ireland

Nationality

Office : 01 843 842 0

Mobile: 086 321 6622

Professional Profile

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British

Education

MBA – Finance, July 2001(Corporate Finance and

Strategic Financial Management)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Head-Hunting

• Since Mar 2008, Managed www.CareersAndCareers.comspecialist jobsite for Finance and Consultancy jobs worldwide

• Since July 2008, Owned and managed “Monster Finance” recruitment consultancy licensed in Ireland and specializes in Finance and Consultancy

Jobsite

WORK EXPERIENCE

Outsourcing Services

• 6 Years, and the job titles included Front of House Manager, Night Manager, Reservations Supervisor, Income Auditor and Duty Manager etc. The properties I managed ranged from 2* Hotels to 5* Deluxe properties in London and overseas

• Since May 2008, Outsourced Payroll, Management & Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Web Designing services to Pakistan, India and China for clients in Ireland and rest of Europe

Operations

WORK EXPERIENCE

Financial Management • Provided training to internal

teams within organizations I worked for since 1990 on Computers, Operational and Financial Systems, Procedures and Manuals, Cost Controlling, Cost Centre Management, Forecasts and Budgets, provided financial awareness training to non-financial managers

• 14 years, and the job titles included, Food & Beverage Controller, Accounts Coordinator (General Accountant), Assistant Financial Controller, Financial Controller, Group Internal Auditor and Financial Analyst. The industries I worked for in my financial management career included, 3* to 5* star hotels, Financial Services and Facility Management.

Training and Coaching

IT Knowledge

Front of House Systems Used

• Romanco, SmartPad & Micros• IBM, Innsite, Champs, Datahost, Carahost, Brother, Logistics, IGS, InnsiteOmega, Fidelio Front Office, Hotsoft, Fidelio F& B and Fidelio Accounting Package, Training on QFM

Point of Sales Systems Used

IT Knowledge

Accounting Packages Used

• Excel, Power Point and Word at Advance Level, Lotus Intermediate

• Solomon, Tetra 2000, SUN, SAP, Sage, Opera, Tasbooks2, Navision, Easypay, Quantum, Micropay, Sybiz, Navision and Training on Oracle

Windows

Other IT

• Web designing and used Dreamweaver, Photoshop and ftp

Project Management

• Setup of New Accounting Chart of Accounts and wrote SOP Manuals for Front Office, Reservations, Finance, Credit Policies and Food & Beverage for Carlton Hotels Group and HochtiefFacilities Management

• Centralized Purchasing function for Carlton Group to head office and saved up to 20% in prices when started buying in bulk instead of 7 hotels buying individually.

• Moved Payroll to Head Office for Carlton Group and by using Quantum processed the payroll for 7 hotels in half a day instead of each hotel payroll officer taking minimum of 2 days to process in Micropay

• Systems Installation support to Installers for tailor made Financial Reporting,

• Systems’ Audit between Micros/Fidelio/PCeft to Trial Balance,

• Mapping for Interfacing for Fidelio and SUN,

• New Restaurant and Hotel openings and responsibility for installing of telephone systems like, ISDN lines, PDQ terminals, EFT terminals,

• Preparation of Manuals for new openings of Hotels and Restaurants, Staff Financial Awareness Training needs, e.g., Credit Card Fraud etc.

• Pricing Strategies for Internet Auctions for Room in Hotels etc.

• Training of Hotel General Managers on Cost Centres’ Control, Forecast and Budget.

LANGUAGES

• Gujrati

• Hindko

• Dutch &

• Persian

• English

• Swedish

• Urdu &

• Punjabi

Fluent Basic

Professional Track Record

Fluent & Proficient in wide spectrum of activities including

LEAD•Operational

Teams• Financial

Teams•Multi-Cultural

Teams in the EU

•New Projects from start to finish

PLAN•Business

Strategies• Financial

Strategies•Marketing

Strategies• Investment

Strategies•Mergers &

Acquisitions•Buyouts•Brand

Management

DEVELOP•New

Businesses•New

Operational Procedures

• Standard Operating Procedures

•New Chart of Accounts

•New Training Manuals

CONDUCT•Market

Research for Start Ups

•Regular Audits to keep everyone on their Toes

•Performance reviews by Regular Appraisal

MANAGE•Up to 150

staff•Multiple Units•Budgets of up

to €40m • Financial

Operation of Hospitality, Property Development, Venue Resources, Financial Services & Facility Management

MODEL•Business•Revenue•Valuation•Procedures•Controls•Training•Policies•Compliances

CREATE• Future

Managers from within existing teams

•Pillars based on corporate principles and not based on personalities

•Mission Statements

•Tag Lines

Key Areas of Expertise

Sector Exposure

Hospitality (3* to 5* Hotels in Asia and Europe)

Casinos and Gentlemen Clubs

Property Development

Venue Resources

Financial Services

Facility Management

Multi-Cuisine Restaurant

Head-Hunting

Jobsite

Functional Exposure

Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller, Group Auditor, Front of House, Reservations, F&B

Control, Night & Income Audit

Food & Beverage & Cost Controller

Chief Accountant

Financial Controller

Financial Analyst

Asst. Financial Controller

Owner /Manager

Owner/Consultant

Owner/Business Development Director

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Tel: +353 1 843 842 0 Email: rahat.kazmi@CareersAndCareers.com