Vaquas Saleem

Business/Financial Analyst for EMEA Client Services Team

Finance & Business Planning for Alcon Management SA

Achievement of following tasks in “Corporate FP&A” • Reporting to Senior Manager Finance & Accounting (UK) & Sen. Director FP&A (EMEA) • Responsible for Forecast Process for all the Back-Office Countries (35) • Responsible for Bottom-Up & Zero-Based Budget for the Zurich Office Facility • Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly Closings • Running & Analysis of Monthly Reports- Actual v Fcst, Curr Fcst v Prior Fcst, Total Reports & Ad hoc reports • Responsible for Monthly Budget vs Spend File- Reporting to MD & VP

Achievement of following tasks in “Reporting, Accounting & Consolidation” • Reporting to Senior Director (VP) Financial Reporting & Consolidation & CFO (Sodexo Group) • Controller of 3 Business Units- AMECAA, Greater China & Holdings • Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly Closings-Actual and Forecasts • Financial analysis, manipulating data, MI, Reporting • Budget & Plan Preparation and Application • Project Support in Testing, Implementation & Application of HFM Project.

Achievement of following tasks in “Management control” • Reporting to Financial Controller & CFO • Financial Reporting, Accounting & Consolidation • Project Support in Testing, Implementation & Application of CARS Project. • Controller of Multiple Legal Entities & Manufacturing Sites • 5-Axes Strategy (KPIs) preparation & Analysis, reporting to MD • Collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Procurement, HR • Project Support in M&A of Indian Business Unit.

2003 - 2008 PhD (Doctorate Program) in Finance (Professional) Paris, France Groupe ESC Lille, Paris Campus Topic of research: “Financial Projects’ Risk Holder of French Government Scholarship

2001-2003 MBA (Finance/Accounting) -Hamdard University New Delhi, India Internship & Dissertation – Revenue & Collection Process Crowne Plaza- Hotels & Resorts