Hasan Nawaz, ACCA

• Built the business case for Heroes & Roses’ packaging transformation, modelling end-to-end P&L scenarios across paper vs plastic, weight changes, copacking thresholds, and cocoa forecasts — balancing consumer needs, sustainability goals, and brand equity with supply chain investments and future profitability. • Supported the V30 cross-functional trading strategy, delivering financial analysis on range gaps, incentive curves, and channel performance to optimise customer offerings and drive iPPA-aligned growth. • Worked with internal commodities teams to forecast inflation impacts and model this to project future headwinds and risks to the UK&I Business PnL. • Created dashboards to track overall business sufficiency through different lenses such as channels, HFSS Compliant, RGM Levers, Vol/Mix & Pricing drivers, Mix Profitability. • Focused on RGM levers to improve £ per KG across all pack types and categories – RGM 101 & 301 Certified and completed all trainings.

• Established reporting structures for Capex and Opex tracking within the plant for Project Chandos which was to be reviewed monthly and quarterly in MEU Forums. • Implemented a repeatable reporting structure for Capex phasing and BI Opex for UK and Poland. • Worked cross-functionally to process ADR write off’s and improve communication between Manufacturing and AER. Also, cleared a 2 year backlog of assets and provisions which were managed throughout the year effectively to reduce any overall impacts to bottom line OI. • Performed financial analysis and credit risk assessments for major clients like Morrisons, Brandco Ltd, Transcend, THG Group, and Co-Op. Providing insights to the business to help protect cashflow through aiding decisions to reduce limits and review payment terms. • Led and facilitated financial ratios analysis, balance sheet reviews, and IBR analysis across manufacturing and credit risk. • Assisted with project management, forecasting, and reporting for multiple engineering and financial teams beyond my initial project Chandos and supporting plant controller with multiple GE improving projects and Triangulation across Line performance and losses.

Managed month-end financial processes for the FC Channel, ensuring accurate reporting and proactive issue resolution amidst challenges like Lidl negotiations. • Successfully navigated cross-functional projects including Dunnes centralisation, VOF, and Tesco growth over-riders, contributing to comprehensive understanding of sales finance and business operations. • Achieved 4% YoY growth in FC Channel, showcasing strategic alignment with Mondelez's objectives in diversified categories like biscuits. • Received commendation for effective stakeholder management and collaboration, fostering positive relationships with internal teams and external partners. • Demonstrated resilience and adaptability in transitioning to a new country and role, overcoming personal barriers and enhancing confidence in navigating unfamiliar territories.

• Successfully transitioned into a new country & new role overseeing month-end processes, operational planning, and strategic communications with plant leadership. • Implemented innovative reporting formats and visualizations, enhancing operational insights and KPI tracking. • Led the FI Pillar initiative, driving workshops and coaching sessions to optimize production processes and achieve a 2% increase in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). • Managed budgets (Waste, DVL, DVE, Fixed Budgets, Business investment Opex) and achieved recognition for operational excellence, including awards for Most Improved Plant in Europe. • Negotiated union salaries, balancing business needs with employee satisfaction and achieving significant cost savings. • Implemented SAP process order counts and resolved BOM steering issues, reducing manual inventory adjustments by 90% and improving material usage visibility. • Recognized with Bravo awards and a Manager's Award for leadership and contributions to plant performance.

• Involved in the business PMR process, managing growth and innovation plans worth over $433m. • Managed the £97m budget for UK Chocolate A&C, resolving issues and ensuring efficiency with Genpact. Working closely with marketing, activation and category development teams on their different spends. • Created analyses for sales teams, identifying forecasting variances and optimizing bottom-up forecasting. • Assisted in AC20 Planning, working with categories and FP&A to manage a $2.7bn Net Revenue forecast, and participated in monthly Area Demand Reviews. • Recognized by Directors and Sales controllers for managing A&C and received Bravo award nominations.

• Conducted audits for Global Trade Finance, Conflicts of Interest, and Corporate Real Estate. • Developed Python scripts for data analytics, creating dashboards for audit purposes. • Evaluated conflict of interest policies for compliance with FCA MiFid II Regulations.

• During my placement as a hub we had a cost pressure of £30 million. I carried out a piece of work which identified we were underfunded on NICE drugs. Through forecasting expenditure and modelling future cost pressures depending on the TA Policy for different drugs, we as region gained extra allocation of £12 Million which helped ease the financial pressure, • I created and monitored NHS Drugs analysis and forecasting, reconciliation of £150 Million across the West Midlands for contracts worth £835 Million, • Monthly invoicing of NHS Trusts’ contracted activity across the West Midlands; accumulating to £1.5 billion, annually, • I assisted with drugs budget setting for the West Midland 2018/19 contracts. Taking into consideration forecast modelling, expenditure trends and NICE allocations. I worked directly with senior finance managers to produce forecasts including drug trend, inflation and growth assumptions. • I was the Finance lead analyst of the £40 million Alliance PET CT phase 1 national contract. I personally identified and resolved an invoicing issue within the contract resulting in an extra £250,000 income for the financial year, • I was directly involved with the creation of a National Tariff for HIV treatment; Creating a price model which would take into consideration patient complexity and attendances per complexity rather than one standard price. The new tariff will save the NHS £24 Million in comparison to current contractual payments. • I created various models which allow for analysis of expenditure for cardiac surgery, diagnostic imaging, Aranesp Drugs, Neurosurgery. This allowed us to challenge expenditure and reduce financial pressures on our hub, • Aiding Finance Managers with IR analysis, contract monitoring, closing and agreeing final 16/17 positions and CQUIN incentive calculations for NHS Trusts. • Enhanced my MS Excel skills as well as proficiency in the use of Oracle accounting software.

• I achieved and exceeded targets that are set, such as breaking the internal record for Mortgage Opportunities (43 Opportunities, £7.9 Million) and Agreements in Principle (23 AIP’S, £4.4 Million) • Further enhanced all customer relation skills, this is reflected in the customer feedback and managerial recognition received with positive feedback • Assessing customer’s eligibility for Home Purchase Plans, booking in new account openings, advising and resolving customer queries as well as maintaining and improving customer service and service call levels. This helped develop my interpersonal and negotiating skills. • Developed IT abilities in variety of software; EBS Banking software, Excel, Sales Force, Engage and the FIS Card systems. • I consistently demonstrated a responsible attitude, and trusted to work with sensitive data.

Winner of Executive Deans award for undergraduate achievement 2019 - Award given for achieving the overall Highest grade of 92.8% within my Cohort. Financial Reporting – 95% Advanced Financial Reporting – 90% Financial Strategy - 94% Managing Performance -92%