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Bilal Lakhani

@bilallakhani

Finance Business Partner at Trophy Foods, analyzing manufacturing costs and product profitability.

At Trophy Foods, I analyze manufacturing costs, operational performance, and product profitability, and support new product development from concept through commercialization. I also lead financial initiatives including third-party freight management implementation and capital expenditure analysis.

I’ve partnered with teams across Etihad Airways, Samsung Gulf Electronics, Discovery Networks International, Inspire Brands, and other organizations on forecasting, budgeting, commercial analysis, and operations. At YammTech, I built and managed Canadian operations and grew monthly recurring revenue from $0 to $8,000+ USD, establishing seven recurring clients.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Finance Business Partner

Current

Trophy Foods

Apr 2026 - Present (7 months)

Conducts comprehensive financial analysis including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and manufacturing cost analysis. Partners cross-functionally to identify cost-saving opportunities and support operational decision-making.

Financial Analysis Budgeting Forecasting Variance Analysis Cost Benefit Analysis Manufacturing Costs Profitability Assessment BOM Capital Expenditure Analysis Management Reporting Dashboarding

Founder - Finance/Business/Operations

YammTech

Oct 2025 - Apr 2026 (6 months)

Built the entire Canadian base and operated a digital services firm, establishing the operating model, team, and commercial engine from the ground up. Grew monthly recurring revenue from $0 to $8,000+ USD and established a base of 7 recurring clients.

Financial Planning Revenue Management Pricing Resource Allocation FP&A KPI development Data Driven Analysis Customer Retention Pricing Optimization Account Management

Finance Business Partner

Belmont Meats

Aug 2025 - Oct 2025 (2 months)

Led variance analysis, forecasting, and budgeting across a portfolio of 10 operating companies. Built a single standardized CAPEX template across all entities to track post-implementation performance and investment returns.

Variance Analysis Forecasting Budgeting CAPEX Financial Reporting

Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

Multimatic Niche Vehicle Group

May 2023 - Jul 2025 (2 years 2 months)

Partnered across group subdivisions focusing on sales performance and inventory management. Owned consolidation, forecasting, and budgeting, and created a BOM tracking template to keep product costs current.

Sales Performance Inventory Management Consolidation Forecasting Budgeting BOM CAPEX Working Capital feasibility studies

Finance Business Partner

Miral Experiences

Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 (3 months)

Partnered with budget holders to evaluate financial and operational performance and advise on management decisions. Automated key Sales and OPEX reporting for faster, sharper reviews with department heads.

Financial Analysis Budgeting Variance Analysis Report Automation Sales Reporting OPEX

Commercial Finance Analyst, International

Inspire Brands

Nov 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Built feasibility studies for entry into new markets across the international portfolio. Led strategic growth initiatives including marketing-campaign feasibility and product-mix analysis, and owned annual budgeting and reporting.

feasibility studies Market Entry Campaign Analysis Product Mix P&L Analysis Budgeting Reporting

FP&A / Commercial Finance Analyst

Samsung Gulf Electronics

Jun 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Drove performance management with recommendations on current strategy and the long-range plan. Calculated sell-in vs sell-out rebates and analyzed market investment against budget.

FP&A Performance Management Long Range Planning Rebate Investment Analysis Profitability Analysis

Financial Analyst

Discovery Networks International

May 2017 - Nov 2017 (6 months)

Prepared monthly forecast P&L and actual-vs-forecast adjustments, and reviewed long-range-planning strategies. Contributed to new initiatives including the Concur expense-system implementation.

Forecasting P&L Analysis Long Range Planning Budgeting Concur

Financial Accountant / SAP Implementation Change Agent

Etihad Airways

Oct 2014 - May 2017 (2 years 7 months)

Served as team-lead change agent for the SAP implementation, organizing UAT for customized configurations. Ran month-end activities with SAP data-integrity checks and reconciled data between legacy ERP and SAP.

SAP Oracle Data Reconciliation Month End Closing UAT Change Management