Hamza Rehman

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ABOUT HAMZA REHMAN

I am an experienced finance director with a global track record of leading Finance & FP & A teams and working with senior / exec leadership to help deliver enhanced financial & operational performance. Key achievements:Increased EBITDA by $8M and equity value by $500M by analysing financial and operational data & identifying areas of improvementSecured GBP 1.7M in additional tax credits from HMRC by reviewing the rules & accounting policies and analysing the financials.Identified & corrected intercompany consolidation errors and increased annual profits by GBP 1M Pushed AR collections to collect on overdue balances and release $2M from debt reserves to boost EBITDA.Streamlined R&D tax credits, avoided deferred tax charge on on VGTR claim and reduced overall tax bill by 10%Created the Business Case & financial data model for $500M Technology Transformation project thus securing initial BU stakeholder buy inSuccessfully defended legal entity group structure, aggressive capitalization of intangible assets & IP, lease accounting policy & transfer pricing policy in annual audit with DeloitteSuccessfully defended policy on Share Based Payments including timing of recognition & valuation of the options granted esp. In relation to sale of business during audit by DeloitteRight hand man to CFO during due diligence for sale of business to PE investors. Successfully defended financials & valuation during audit by EY. Halved the post-acquisition working capital target Created Project Profitability Model, Financial engine and breakeven model to allow directors to assess financial performance of new & ongoing projectsImproved financial governance & control by revamping board pack, creating working capital dashboard, automating cash flow forecasting & analysis, automating payroll accounting, implementing 3 way matching for P2P process & reducing approval time for POs, creating HR recruitment cost model, creating AR dashboardFostered a culture of business partnering & driver based, collaborative budgeting & forecastingStood in for the CFO & regional SVP at the quarterly pre-earnings-call meetings, presenting UK+European segments LQ performance and next 4Q outlook to the CEOAs part of the leadership team drove the UK+European segment to consistently meet its EBITDA, Cash & Capex targets by pulling on different levers & coordinating between teams and ensuring shortfalls in one area of the business are made up for by boosts in othersSuccessfully lead transition from UK-GAAP to IFRS and subsequent tax comps & audit by Deloitte