Mr Baki is a business minded finance professional with wide breadth of experience in end-to-end financial management in SMEs, large proprietary and ASX listed companies. He is a fellow member of ICAB and CPA Australia. Mr Baki’s core strength lies in his abilities to plan, manage and execute all aspects of finance function. These include management reporting on key business drivers, ensuring compliance, streamlining systems and procedures, implementing accounting systems, establishment of appropriate internal controls, identifying cost rationalization opportunities, stakeholder management and communications, budgeting and planning, cash flow and treasury management, building and coaching the finance team, financial proposals, business case development, commercial management, acting as the source of technical and insightful operational advice.
Over the last 15 years, he has played key roles in M&A, integration and related change management activities several times (both from buy and sale side). Mr Baki is a professional services sector expert with a passion for ODA project management. He has an in-depth understanding of operational challenges and reporting requirements of major ODA clients like DFAT, World Bank, ADB, DFID, USAID, etc.
Specialization
- Full function financial control and management- technical, commercial and operational.
- Financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, introducing and monitoring KPIs, costing.
- Identifying key business drivers, cost rationalisation, margin and efficiency improvement.
- Foreign currency, local and international compliance risk management.
- Statutory reporting in multi-company and international group structures.
- Managing external audit and other compliance processes including IFRS, company tax, BAS, payroll tax, workers’ compensation, FBT, international tax and transfer pricing.
- Financial modelling, preparing business cases and proposals, business valuation for M&A.
- Process mapping, improvement, simplification, accounting system implementation (ERPs), internal controls, setting up operations and processes for start-ups, shared services.
- Developing and managing finance team. Providing advice and training to non-accounting peers.
- Project management, monitoring and evaluation in complex international environment.
Professional qualifications and memberships
- Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).
- Member of the CPA Australia.
Education
- Master of Commerce (Accounting).
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Training/Conferences
Mr Baki has travelled extensively in Asia, Pacific and Middle Eastern region for setting up offices, implementing financial reporting system, introducing risk management and control framework, preparing manuals and guidelines, auditing accounts, forensic investigations, training and capacity building of locally engaged support staff. He is widely commended as natural team player and for his ability to overcome the cross cultural and communication barrier and for building rapport with local staff quickly.
