Ahmed Faraz

About Ahmed Faraz

With a career spanning over 17 years, Ahmed holds expertise in taxation (advisory and compliance, indirect and direct), accounting (US, EU, Ind, Maur GAAP and IFRS) & reporting (management, financial and regulatory), audit (statutory & engagement specific), legal & compliance, treasury, valuation, investor relations, accounts payable/receivable, operations & technology (set-up, enhancements & management), human capital management, business development & consulting, advisory, shariah compliance and attest functions.Ahmed has been associated with multiple organizations ranging from the Big 4 to investment banks to multi national conglomerates to MSMEs and across multiple countries in the US, Europe & Asia. The broad exposure Ahmed gained across diverse industries (Health care, Real estate, FMCG, BPO, aviation, technology, financial services, manufacturing, trading, agriculture based, educational institutions, etc.) has benefited him in developing a multi faceted understanding, evaluating the big picture, analyzing inter process dependencies and strategically contributing to an organization\'s overall development.Ahmed holds CA, M.Com, LL.B, MA (History), MA (Philosophy), CMA-Inter qualifications. Additionally, he holds multiple certifications like GST (ICAI), Negotiation Skills (IIM), GMCS (NIFM), HRD (IIT), Training (IIT), Entrepreneurship (IIT), etc to name a few.Ahmed is passionate about teaching, research and environment. He has interests in History & Theology as well.

Experience

1. Gm Lead - Emea Indirect Taxes

   Viatris

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Leading Indirect Tax function for Viatris entities registered in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Responsibilities include managing Indirect Tax compliance in a timely and accurate manner, settling tax payments and refunds, internal and external tax reporting, liaising with tax authorities/auditors, cash optimization and expediting recovery, process improvements and automation, etc apart from managing a strong team of tax professionals.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  C.A, Tax Law/Taxation

• Osmania University

  B.Com, Business/Commerce, General

• Osmania University

  M.Com, Accounting and Finance

  2007 — 2009

• Osmania University

  LL.B, Law

• Osmania University

  Master of Arts - MA, Philosophy

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  CMA - Inter, Costing

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Master of Arts - MA, History

Skills

• Valuation
• Financial Reporting
• Audit
• Product Development
• Accounting
• Internal Audit
• Financial Analysis
• Tax
• Policy Forumulation
• Business Process Improvement