Shahbaz N.

About Shahbaz N.

Financial Advisory professional and Certified Public Accountant specialized in Crisis Management and Strategic Risk Transformation

Experience

1. Senior Manager - Crisis and Grants Management

   Deloitte

   Sep 2011 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Provided extensive Finance Operation and Risk Transformation Services in addition to Grants Management and Disaster recovery services to clients throughout Mid-America. Some of the services provided includes- Developed an automation solution to streamline the State’s reconciliation process between its grants disbursement and financial reporting systems from 10 days to 30 minutes in response to OIG audit findings- Developed a Strategic Plan and computational logic to analyze and resolve a backlog of aging transactions outstanding in a State Department\'s Grants Disbursement system totaling over a Billion Dollars in grants over open projects- Conducted a gap analysis on an organization\'s Expense Reimbursement process, identified pain points in the current process, suggested enhancements and streamlined standard operating procedures to improve financial and operational efficiency- Assisted in collection, preservation, and quality control review of evidence maintained to support the largest class-action lawsuit in United States’ history for one of the largest Oil and Gas company- Performed project management function of a multi million dollar account that involved managing Risk, assisting in providing Quality Assurance, developing and reporting weekly budget to Senior Management and managing a staff of local and overseas resources- Analyzed data pertinent to client’s research grants, performed a reconciliation to identifiy potential compliance issues and recommended corrective actions to a large Higher Education Client in Atlanta- Assisted in the development of a strategic plan to monitor compliance of Federal funding recipients, and implement a resolution plan to address compliance issues or recoup Federal funding from non compliant receipients in order to enhance financial accountability for a large Public Sector client

Education

• University of Houston

  BBA

  2009 — 2011

• C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

  Bachelor

  2009 — 2011