Romasah Rehmat Elahi

• Directed financial control and reporting processes for operations across 3 countries, reducing reporting cycle time from 10 days to 4 days, which enabled faster strategic decision-making and improved cash flow visibility for management. • Built an automated real-time dashboard showing departmental targets vs. actuals, losses, and YoY comparisons, giving stakeholders instant visibility for faster decisions and improving operational efficiency by 15%. • Oversaw the annual budgeting process for multi-country operations, aligning business strategy with financial targets and contributing to a 6% YoY margin improvement through tighter cost control and performance monitoring. • Developed a transfer pricing structure during a Germany and Switzerland-based merger, optimizing net profit allocation across jurisdictions, which increased NP by 2% while ensuring compliance with accounting and tax regulations. • Assessed cost synergies, employee redundancy planning, and elimination of overlapping functions during restructuring, enabling a projected OPEX reduction of 20%. • Collaborated directly with CFO and CEO on financial planning and strategy, delivering insights that reduced overhead costs by 12% YoY.

• Managed farm finance operations, including accounts payable/receivable, P&L analysis, rolling budgets, and forecasting, while ensuring accuracy of departmental entries in SAP through proper GL mapping and cost centers, which reduced posting errors by 20%, and reported directly to the Director. • Created a budget forecasting revenue of PKR 1.8B and implemented strategic initiatives, such as shifting animal sales to winter during low-demand periods, which reduced feed costs by 10–15% and enabled the company to achieve breakeven profitability in actual results after consecutive years of losses. • Led the design and implementation of a vendor financing model, enabling buyers to access credit directly through the company, improving sales conversion and cash flow efficiency, while ensuring proper accounting treatment in SAP for transactions worth approximately PKR 30M each month. • Created a daily cash flow model to provide real-time visibility of the company’s financial position, enabling the Director to make informed payment decisions, reducing supplier payment delays by 20%, and generating interest savings by repaying loans early when surplus cash was available. • Developed a 5-year financial feasibility study for a U.S. candy distribution project (annual revenue projected at $38M by Year 4 with 5% net profit), detailing costs, supplier payables, receivables from major retailers, and working capital needs; the study secured project approval and enabled successful implementation. • Created a 10-year feasibility model for a PKR 2B annual revenue poultry project at Dairyland, covering corngrit, germ fiber, and flour production from yellow corn; evaluated material, labor, FOH, admin, and selling costs, along with machinery and building investments totaling $102M; structured bank financing with repayment schedules, incorporated short-term working capital requirements, and projected net earnings to secure funding approval and ensure project viability.

• Planned, developed, and led the successful migration of the company’s accounting system from WAVE to QuickBooks, ensuring accurate recording of 10,000+ annual transactions in line with IFRS and local statutory requirements in Pakistan. • Championed process improvements and automation across finance operations, achieving a 20% reduction in reporting time and a 15% increase in accuracy. • Directed cross-department collaboration to ensure end-to-end accuracy of financial transactions, driving accountability across Finance and non-Finance functions. • Oversaw cash flow management of AED 5M+, including forecasting, monitoring inflows/outflows, and aligning liquidity with operational and strategic needs. • Led the development of annual budgets worth AED 10M, reviewed monthly reconciliations, approved bank statement reviews, and ensured the timely issuance of supplier and employee payments. • Monitored departmental budgets, advised management on monthly target achievements, and reduced cost overruns by 8% through proactive financial controls. • Defined and monitored KPIs for multiple business units, enabling senior management to improve operational performance by 10%. • Acted as the primary liaison with internal and external auditors, ensuring audits were completed on time with zero significant observations, while managing relationships with key stakeholders.

• Reconciled 50+ accounts monthly, resolved discrepancies worth AED 500K+, and collaborated with Finance and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting. • Maintained accurate financial records by processing and verifying 200+ transactions per month in accounting software, improving data accuracy by 15%. • Prepared timely and accurate monthly closing reports, compared against prior periods, and implemented corrective adjustments, reducing reporting errors by 20%. • Coordinated with 30+ suppliers to ensure accurate financial transactions and managed accounts payable documents (POs, GRNs, invoices) valued at AED 50K+ monthly. • Reviewed month-end close reports, identified discrepancies, and flagged issues to management, leading to a faster resolution process by 25%. • Process payments and invoices following UAE VAT laws and assist with VAT return filing.

• Established, implemented, and maintained a delinquency control program, reducing overdue receivables by 15% within 6 months and ensuring timely follow-up on accounts worth AED 2M+. • Issued invoices on agreed terms to 50+ Middle East clients, achieving 95% on-time collections and reducing average DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) from 45 to 35 days through consistent follow-ups. • Maintained subsidiary records for assets valued at AED 500K, monitored loan balances of AED 1M, and supported accurate reporting that improved audit compliance by 100%. • Prepared and filed VAT returns with 100% accuracy, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and avoiding penalties while streamlining the month-end closing process.