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Professional Profile
Home Address Nationality
The Park
British
Lusk
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Telephone
Office : 01 843 842 0
Mobile: 086 321 6622

Education
MBA – Finance, July 2001
(Corporate Finance and
Strategic Financial Management)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Head-Hunting Jobsite
• Since July 2008, Owned and • Since Mar 2008, Managed
managed “Monster Finance” www.CareersAndCareers.com
recruitment consultancy specialist jobsite for Finance
licensed in Ireland and and Consultancy jobs
specializes in Finance and worldwide
Consultancy

WORK EXPERIENCE
Outsourcing Services Operations
• Since May 2008, Outsourced • 6 Years, and the job titles
Payroll, Management & included Front of House
Financial Accounting, Manager, Night Manager,
Accounts Payable, Accounts Reservations Supervisor,
Receivable and Web Income Auditor and Duty
Designing services to Manager etc. The properties I
Pakistan, India and China for managed ranged from 2*
clients in Ireland and rest of Hotels to 5* Deluxe properties
Europe in London and overseas

WORK EXPERIENCE
Training and Coaching
Financial Management
• Provided training to internal
• 14 years, and the job titles
included, Food & Beverage teams within organizations I
Controller, Accounts worked for since 1990 on
Coordinator (General
Computers, Operational and
Accountant), Assistant Financial
Financial Systems, Procedures
Controller, Financial Controller,
and Manuals, Cost Controlling,
Group Internal Auditor and
Financial Analyst. The industries Cost Centre Management,
I worked for in my financial Forecasts and Budgets,
management career included,
provided financial awareness
3* to 5* star hotels, Financial
training to non-financial
Services and Facility
Management. managers

IT Knowledge
Front of House Systems Used Point of Sales Systems Used
• IBM, Innsite, Champs, • Romanco, SmartPad & Micros
Datahost, Carahost, Brother,
Logistics, IGS, Innsite
Omega, Fidelio Front Office,
Hotsoft, Fidelio F& B and
Fidelio Accounting Package,
Training on QFM

IT Knowledge
Windows
Accounting Packages Used
• Solomon, Tetra 2000, SUN, • Excel, Power Point and Word
SAP, Sage, Opera, Tasbooks at Advance Level, Lotus
2, Navision, Easypay, Intermediate
Quantum, Micropay, Sybiz,
Navision and Training on Other IT
Oracle
• Web designing and used
Dreamweaver, Photoshop and
ftp

Project Management
Systems Installation support to Installers •
• Setup of New Accounting Chart of
for tailor made Financial Reporting, Accounts and wrote SOP Manuals for
• Systems’ Audit between Front Office, Reservations, Finance,
Micros/Fidelio/PCeft to Trial Balance, Credit Policies and Food & Beverage for
• Mapping for Interfacing for Fidelio and Carlton Hotels Group and Hochtief
SUN,
Facilities Management
• New Restaurant and Hotel openings and
responsibility for installing of telephone • Centralized Purchasing function for
systems like, ISDN lines, PDQ terminals, Carlton Group to head office and saved
EFT terminals, up to 20% in prices when started buying
• Preparation of Manuals for new in bulk instead of 7 hotels buying
openings of Hotels and Restaurants,
individually.
Staff Financial Awareness Training
•
needs, e.g., Credit Card Fraud etc. Moved Payroll to Head Office for Carlton
• Pricing Strategies for Internet Auctions Group and by using Quantum processed
for Room in Hotels etc. the payroll for 7 hotels in half a day
• Training of Hotel General Managers on instead of each hotel payroll officer
Cost Centres’ Control, Forecast and
taking minimum of 2 days to process in
Budget.
Micropay

LANGUAGES
Fluent Basic
• English • Gujrati
• Swedish • Hindko
• Urdu & • Dutch &
• Punjabi • Persian

Professional Track Record
Fluent & Proficient in wide spectrum of activities including
CONDUCT MANAGE MODEL
LEAD PLAN DEVELOP CREATE
• Market
• Operational • Business • New • Business • Future
• Up to 150
Research for
Teams Strategies Businesses • Revenue Managers
staff
Start Ups
• Financial • Financial • New • Valuation from within
• Multiple Units
• Regular Audits
Teams Strategies Operational • Procedures existing teams
• Budgets of up
to keep
• Multi-Cultural • Marketing Procedures • Controls • Pillars based
to €40m
everyone on
Teams in the Strategies • Standard • Training on corporate
• Financial
their Toes
EU • Investment Operating • Policies principles and
Operation of
• Performance
• New Projects Strategies Procedures • Compliances not based on
Hospitality,
reviews by
from start to • Mergers & • New Chart of personalities
Property
Regular
finish Acquisitions Accounts • Mission
Development,
Appraisal
• Buyouts • New Training Statements
Venue
• Brand Manuals • Tag Lines
Resources,
Management Financial
Services &
Facility
Management

Key Areas of Expertise
Sector Exposure Functional Exposure
Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller,
Hospitality (3* to 5* Hotels in
Group Auditor, Front of House, Reservations, F&B
Asia and Europe) Control, Night & Income Audit
Food & Beverage & Cost Controller
Casinos and Gentlemen Clubs
Chief Accountant
Property Development
Financial Controller
Venue Resources
Financial Analyst
Financial Services
Asst. Financial Controller
Facility Management
Owner /Manager
Multi-Cuisine Restaurant
Head-Hunting Owner/Consultant
Jobsite Owner/Business Development Director

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The Park
Orlyn Park
Lusk, Dublin
IRELAND
Tel: +353 1 843 842 0
Email: rahat.kazmi@CareersAndCareers.com