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Zunair Zafar

@zunairzafar

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Chartered accountant and strategic finance leader driving growth, governance, and financial transformation.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior finance roles or fractional CFO engagements where I can drive financial strategy, governance, ERP-enabled transformation, and sustainable growth.

I am a Chartered Accountant and business administrator with 18 years of experience leading finance, governance, and transformation across education, technology, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors. I have delivered measurable results including 3x revenue growth, multi-million dollar investment income, endowment building, ERP-enabled process reengineering, and strengthened risk and compliance frameworks.

I partner with boards, investors, and executive teams to design financial strategy, fundraising and treasury solutions, and investor reporting while implementing scalable systems and controls. I provide fractional CFO and advisory services to growth-stage organizations, helping them with cash runway management, financial modelling, and finance transformation to support sustainable scaling.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fractional CFO

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Independent / Advisory

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years)

Provide remote CFO and strategic finance advisory to startups and growth-stage organizations across multiple countries, delivering financial models, fundraising support, cash runway management, and ERP-enabled finance transformation.

Financial Modeling Fundraising Cash Flow Management ERP Implementation Board Reporting Financial Planning Unit Economics Investor Relations

Director Finance

International School Lahore

Aug 2024 - Jul 2025 (11 months)

Established governance, financial systems, and institutional controls; led ERP implementation and developed management and investor reporting frameworks to support strategic decision-making and funding strategies.

ERP Implementation Financial Reporting Treasury Management Stakeholder Engagement Investor Relations Budgeting

Chief Financial Officer

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Apr 2016 - Aug 2024 (8 years 4 months)

Led finance, treasury, taxation, costing, and procurement functions and drove strategy that grew university finances from USD 14M to USD 44M+ while establishing investment management and endowment programs.

Financial Planning Treasury Management Budgeting Risk Management & Compliance Costing Financial Reporting Stakeholder Management

Head of Accounts

The City School

Feb 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Led finance and payroll Business Process Reengineering across a nationwide school network, standardizing SOPs and payroll workflows to improve accuracy, reduce processing time, and achieve cost efficiencies.

Payroll Management Process Mapping Finance Transformation Change Management

Business Analyst

NetSol Technologies

Oct 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 3 months)

Served as business analyst on enterprise software implementations for international clients, conducting requirements analysis, BPR, and designing to-be process flows and functional specifications.

Business Analysis ERP Implementation Requirements Gathering Process Mapping BPRコンサルティング Functional Specifications

Senior Supervisor

PwC (A.F. Ferguson & Co.)

Dec 2007 - Sep 2013 (5 years 9 months)

Conducted enterprise-level financial and risk diagnostics, internal control assessments, and led Oracle ERP functional consulting and BPR across multiple sectors.

Audit & Assurance Internal Controls Risk Assessment ERP BPRコンサルティング & Compliance

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

Completed a Master of Business Administration degree at LUMS, focusing on advanced management and finance topics.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Chartered Accountant, Accounting

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan with professional training in accounting, auditing, and finance.