# Muhammad Arsalan

Muhammad Arsalan is a remote worker on Himalayas, Independent Director at Munir Khanani Securities Limited, based in Pakistan.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@muhammadarsalan12

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Fractional CFO at Contractor Plus Books helping US contractors improve job costing, WIP reporting and cash visibility.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Pakistan |
| Authorized to work in | Pakistan |
| Salary expectations | 48k+ USD |
| Job categories | Fractional CFO, Director of Finance, Independent Director, Finance Manager, Audit Manager, Financial Advisor |
| Skills | Fractional CFO Services, Construction Accounting, Job Costing, WIP Reporting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting, Accounting Systems, Financial Diagnosis, Monthly Close, Lender Preparation, Bonding Preparation, Working Capital Management, Financial Planning, Budgeting |
| Website | https://contractorplusbooks.com/financial-health-check |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/marsalanktk |

## About

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At Contractor Plus Books, I work with U.S. roofing and specialty contractors on financial systems and decision support. I help make job costing, WIP reporting and cash-flow information more useful for business decisions.

I migrated Sage 50 to QuickBooks Online, integrated ADP payroll into the accounting workflow and redesigned estimating inputs to include payroll taxes, financing costs and allocable overhead. I also transitioned selected back-office functions to a Pakistan-based team, reducing related employee costs by 35% while improving job-cost capture and reporting efficiency.

As Chief Financial Officer at Contractor+, I bring finance leadership to contractor operations. My work includes forecasting cash needs and reviewing reporting gaps that affect working capital, bid readiness and the ability to take on larger projects.

Earlier, I worked in audit and finance roles at EY, KPMG In Pakistan, Chase Securities Pakistan Private Limited and RUSSEL BEDFORD. At Munir Khanani Securities Limited, I provide board-level oversight across governance, financial reporting, risk management and regulatory compliance.
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## Experience

### Independent Director (current)

Munir Khanani Securities Limited. Aug 2025 - Present

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Independent Director at a PSX-licensed brokerage house, providing board-level oversight across governance, financial reporting, risk management, regulatory compliance, and capital adequacy.

Key contributions:

• Reviewed liquidity, capital adequacy, and Net Capital Balance monitoring to support early identification of stress scenarios.
• Strengthened board-level visibility through reporting das
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Skills: Board-Advisory-Services, Board-Governance, Non-Executive-Director, Board-Level-Experience

### Executive Director (current)

Contractor Plus Books. Aug 2025 - Present

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Financial systems and decision support for U.S. roofing and specialty contractors.

Core work:
• Contractor Financial Diagnostics
• Job costing and WIP reporting
• Accounting cleanup and monthly close
• Cash flow forecasting
• QuickBooks, ADP and Gusto workflows
• Lender and bonding preparation
• Fractional CFO support

Engagement path:
Financial Health Check → $997 Diagnostic → Cleanup / Monthl
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Skills: Cash-Flow-Forecasting, Financial-Modeling, Job-Costing, Financial-Reporting, Strategic-Financial-Planning, Quickbooks-Online, Accounting-Systems, Budgeting, Internal-Controls, Construction-Accounting, Director-Level, Executive-Management

### Chief Financial Officer (current)

Contractor+. Mar 2021 - Present

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Worked as Chief Financial Officer at Contractor+.
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Skills: Corporate-Finance, C-Level, Financial-Leadership, CEO-CFO-Certification, Financial-Oversight

### Assistant Audit Manager

[EY](https://himalayas.app/companies/ey). Apr 2024 - Jul 2025

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Worked on statutory audit and assurance engagements for financial sector clients, including Investcorp and group entities.

My work included audit planning, execution, review, client coordination, internal control evaluation, and complex financial reporting areas across investment and asset management structures.

Key experience:

• Worked on audit procedures for a leading global alternative inves
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Skills: External-Audits, IFRS, Financial-Statements, Internal-Controls, Risk-Assessment, Audit-Planning, Financial-Reporting, Alternative-Investments, Asset-Management, Fund-Accounting, Fund-of-Funds

### Assistant Audit Manager

[KPMG In Pakistan](https://himalayas.app/companies/kpmg-australia). Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

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Planned and executed statutory audits for financial sector clients, with a focus on banking (incl. Habib Bank Limited), financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.

Key experience:

• Worked on audit engagements for financial institutions, including banking and regulated sector clients.

• Reviewed financial statements, internal controls, audit evidence, and key reporting ar
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Skills: International-Standards-On-Auditing-(ISA), External-Audits, IFRS, Financial-Statements, Internal-Controls, Risk-Assessment, Audit-Planning, Financial-Reporting, Banking, Banking-Assurance

### Head of Finance

Chase Securities Pakistan Private Limited. Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

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Led finance operations for a securities brokerage business, with responsibility across financial reporting, regulatory compliance, forecasting, internal controls, and finance process improvement.

Key contributions:

• Managed financial reporting, accounting records, and regulatory reporting for a brokerage operating in a regulated capital markets environment.

• Improved fund allocation by deploy
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Skills: New-Business-Development, Cash-Flow-Management, Financial-Forecasting, Oracle-Applications, Financial-Reporting, KPI-Reporting

### Audit Associate to Audit Supervisor

RUSSEL BEDFORD. Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

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Progressed from Audit Associate to Audit Supervisor while working across audit, assurance, financial reporting, internal controls, and client coordination.

Key experience:

• Planned and executed audit engagements across manufacturing, brokerage, leasing, construction, and service-sector clients.

• Worked on IFRS reporting areas including IFRS 15, impairment assessments, consolidation, and finan
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Skills: External-Audits, Quality-Assurance, Stock-Brokerage, Manufacturing

### Audit Intern

UHY Hassan Naeem & Co. Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

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Supported audit teams in planning, documentation, financial statement review, and client coordination across statutory audit engagements.

This early role helped build my foundation in IFRS reporting, audit documentation, client communication, and professional discipline.
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Skills: Quality-Assurance

### Advisory Associate

[Ernst & Young](https://himalayas.app/companies/ey). Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

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Supported advisory work related to internal controls, process review, risk management, and business process improvement.

Key experience:

• Reviewed business processes and recommended improvements to strengthen controls and reporting discipline.

• Applied internal control frameworks including COSO across areas such as CAPEX, banks, inventory, investments, and receivables.

• Supported fieldwork,
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Skills: Quality-Assurance

## Education

### ACCA

ACCA Member, Accounting and Finance. 2017 - 2020

### The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

CBA, Auditing, Accounting, Finance, Taxation & Corporate Law. 2014 - 2020

## Tech stack

- Gusto
- ADP

To contact Muhammad, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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