Mirwais Zahid, ACCA

Oversaw comprehensive financial operations for aviation ground handling and concessions, ensuring compliance and strategic financial reforms.

• Oversaw comprehensive financial operations for aviation ground handling and concessions, managing multi-million dollar revenue streams and optimizing cost centers.
• Reviewed and negotiated complex SGHA agreements, ensuring financial terms aligned with strategic objectives and minimizing revenue leakage.
• Managed outstanding balances and resolved high-stakes disputes with airlines and government bodies, recovering significant receivables and improving cash flow.
• Addressed intricate audits and tax issues, ensuring full compliance with international standards and successfully mitigating potential liabilities.
• Led implementation of strategic financial reforms, enhancing operational efficiency and bolstering financial transparency across aviation operations.

Directed all finance operations for an international NGO, ensuring robust donor compliance, reporting, and strategic budgeting.

• Directed comprehensive finance operations for an international NGO, managing a multi-million dollar budget and ensuring robust donor compliance.
• Prepared and presented detailed financial dashboards to the Board of Directors, providing critical insights that informed strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
• Coordinated and managed annual audits and tax reporting processes, ensuring 100% timely submission and full regulatory compliance.

Managed budgeting, payroll, and financial reporting for an international NGO, enhancing donor relations and compliance.

• Managed full budgeting cycle, payroll for over 100 employees, financial reporting, and donor relations, ensuring adherence to grant requirements.
• Led annual audit processes, resulting in clean audit reports and enhancing financial integrity and accountability across programs.
• Oversaw successful implementation of QuickBooks, streamlining financial accounting and reporting, reducing manual effort by 20%.

Conducted high-level audits for World Bank projects and State-Owned Enterprises, developing critical audit methodologies.

• Conducted comprehensive financial and compliance audits for over 15 World Bank projects and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), identifying critical areas for improvement.
• Developed and implemented new audit templates and methodologies, enhancing audit efficiency by 15% and improving consistency across audit teams.
• Designed and delivered capacity-building materials for audit teams, significantly improving overall audit quality and expertise for 50+ auditors.

Directed finance, cash flow, and procurement strategy, enhancing internal controls and financial reporting systems.

• Directed overall finance, cash flow management, and procurement strategy, optimizing financial resources and achieving 10% cost savings.
• Led and coordinated external audits, ensuring compliance and achieving favorable outcomes with no significant findings.
• Implemented significant improvements to internal controls and financial reporting systems, strengthening financial governance and reducing error rates by 25%.

Coordinated donor reporting and financial compliance for a World Bank project across multiple government entities.

• Coordinated donor reporting and ensured financial compliance across 10+ Project Implementation Units (PIUs) and ministries for a multi-million dollar World Bank project.
• Facilitated external audits and managed timely submission of Interim Financial Reports (IFR), maintaining project transparency and securing continued funding.

Advised clients on financial systems, trained startups, and managed internal/external reporting processes.

• Advised diverse clients on financial systems optimization, providing strategic guidance that improved financial health and operational efficiency for 5+ organizations.
• Trained 10+ startups on financial management best practices, fostering sustainable business growth and investment readiness.
• Managed internal and external financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance for key stakeholders and enhancing transparency.

Developed localized financial controls and improved governance for a USAID project, aligning systems with industry standards.

• Developed and implemented localized financial controls, strengthening financial oversight and reducing compliance risks for a USAID-funded project.
• Improved governance and procurement systems, enhancing transparency and efficiency across project operations and achieving 5% cost reductions.
• Ensured project financial activities aligned with international industry standards, mitigating risks and improving audit readiness.

Oversaw treasury, tax, accounting, and audit coordination, ensuring IFRS compliance and proper documentation.

• Oversaw comprehensive treasury, tax, accounting, and audit coordination functions for a national power company.
• Ensured full compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) across all financial operations, improving reporting accuracy.
• Managed proper tax documentation and timely payments for a multi-million dollar budget, mitigating financial penalties and ensuring regulatory adherence.

Managed ERP-based financial operations, regional reconciliations, and procurement controls for a telecommunications company.

• Managed ERP-based financial operations, ensuring data integrity and efficient processing of over 1,000 monthly transactions.
• Conducted regional reconciliations across 5+ regional offices, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain accurate financial records.
• Implemented and monitored procurement controls, optimizing spending and ensuring compliance with company policies, achieving 5% cost savings.
• Coordinated audit processes, contributing to successful external reviews and enhancing financial transparency.