Mohammad Zakir Hossain has over 14 years of experience in financial management and accounting. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Fakir Fashion Limited, a large knit garment exporting company in Bangladesh. Previously, he held several financial leadership roles at Rahimafrooz Storage Power Division, including Senior Manager of Finance and Accounts. He has extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, budgeting, and implementing ERP systems.

1. Mohammad Zakir Hossain
527/13-B, Noyatola, Chairmangoli,
Moghbazar, Dhaka – 1217, Bangladesh.
Phone: 9351070 (Res.)
Mobile: +88 01766670003 / 01713064851
E-mail: zakir19.hossain@gmail.com
More than fourteen years of experience in the development and management of comprehensive accounting, financial
planning and budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling and MIS systems. Consistently successful
in linking accounting with general operations to provide hands-on financial leadership for strategic planning,
sales/marketing, purchasing, inventory, production and distribution. Effective in capturing cost reductions through
procurement process improvement and inventory management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fakir Fashion Limited, Narayanjong, Bangladesh June 2015 to till date
Fakir Fashion Limited (FFL) is a vertically setup knit garment exporting 32 Million pcs knit
garments to European Union countries per annum and earning 80 Million USD for the
country. Fakir Fashion Limited started its journey in 2009 and become a world class knit
garments company in Bangladesh. Total number of workforce in FFL is around 7,700.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Recruited as Chief Financial Officer with the full responsibility of Finance & Accounts and
Export commercial operations. Direct line reporting to Managing Director and supervise a 41
management staff team including the production audit. Achieved quick success in the below
areas.
 Recovery of long pending bills receivable amounting USD 2.5 Million.
 Collection of cash incentive pending from export year 2012
 Monthly accounts submission on 8th of each month
 Prepare integrated financial report format in excel for monthly OPPS review
 Started S&OP meeting along with the team
 Prepare and implement five operational policies
As a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) I’m responsible for the below activities but not limiting to
these.
Planning:
 Responsible to assist and prepare long / short term financial operation plan to meet
Board’s objective ensuring synergy and new value creation.
 Responsible to prepare Annual Operational Plan (AOP) as per company’s mission &
objective. And also responsible to establish and up-date procedures, systems & control to
implement the plan.
 Develop performance measures (key Performance Indicator-KPIs) that supports the
company’s strategic planning.
Operation:
 As a member of chief executive committee participate in key decision making process.

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 Oversee the management and coordination of all periodical financial transactions and
activities for the organization.
 Ensure efficient treasury operation through synergy, cost effectiveness, optimum working
capital and bank financing.
 Drive Business Analysis & Benchmarking, Cost/Expenses review and effective control
measures in place.
 Investments proposal and Business Case preparation and due diligence including project
financing options before submitting to Board.
 Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely
financial recommendations to Board for decision making.
 Responsible to squeeze the working capital by focusing on receivables, payables and
inventory management.
 Monitor the activities of the F&A and Export commercial operations. Review the auditor’s
reports for these operations to ensure compliance. Developing necessary procedures
and action plan for these operations is a key requirement.
 As a project owner, responsible to implement the ERP (Platform) and taking full
advantage from it.
Financial Information & Reporting:
 Responsible to provide all financial information like Income Statement, Balance sheet,
cash flow statement etc. and maintain accuracy and timeline.
 Responsible for implementing and updating dashboard to monitor Key Performance
Indicator (KPIs).
 Responsible to prepare financial reporting for tax purpose to minimize the tax burden.
Risk Management:
 Ensure the effective internal control and discipline in all areas supportive to excellence in
operations.
 Ensure compliance to all regulatory and statutory requirements including Tax/VAT.
 Ensure appropriate policies and SOPs are in place.
 Ensure all the business transactions are passing through ERP for establishing strong
control process across the organization.
 Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
People & Others:
 Enhance the reputation of the company with external bodies, stakeholders to ensure that
the reputation and profile of the company is befitting the company.
 Train the Finance & Commercial and other staff on raising awareness and knowledge of
financial management matters.
 Develop core team and a motivated work force for ensuring continual improvement.
 Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective
benefits package
Rahimafrooz Storage Power Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh December 2002 to May 2015
(Division under Rahimafrooz (Bangladesh) Limited)
Rahimafrooz Storage Power Division (RSPD) is the largest division under Rahimafrooz
group. It includes three (3) strategic Business Unit(SBU)’s which focusing on low
maintenance automotive flat plate battery for local and export market (Rahimafrooz Batteries
Ltd.), maintenance free automotive battery for export market (Rahimafrooz Globatt Ltd.) and

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industrial and solar battery unit for local & export market (Rahimafrooz Accumulators Ltd.).
RSPD is one of the leading regional players, with market leadership at home and export
endeavors to more than 40 countries. It manufactures about 200 different types of batteries
for automotive, IPS and other applications. Maintains high standards of operations, which are
certify in both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards. Rahimafrooz is a value based structured
organization and it believes in corporate culture.
Sr. Manager, Finance & Accounts (November 2013 to May 2015) Job grade-10
Manager, Finance & Accounts (July 2011 to October 2013) Job grade-9S
Manager, Finance & Accounts (September 2008 to June 2011) Job grade-9
Manager, Budget & Reporting (March 2006 to August 2008) Job grade-8
Executive, Cost, Budget & MIS (July 2003 to February 2006) Job grade-7
Sr. Officer, Cost & Budget (December 2002 to June 2003) Job grade-6
Recruited as Sr. Officer, cost & budget in December 2002 promoted to Sr. Manager,
Finance & Accounts with full responsibility for the financial accounting and MIS
management operation of the companies include financial & operational strategies, inventory
management, OPEX & finance cost control, business planning & management reporting and
monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets. Supervise a 6 persons’
management team.
As a Sr. Manager, Finance & Accounts I’m performing the below activities but not limiting to
these.
 Responsible to assist and prepare long term financial plan and Annual Business Plan
(ABP) as per company’s mission & objective. And also responsible to establish and up-
date procedures, systems & control to implement the plan.
 Participate in key business decisions as a member of the executive committee (EC).
 Performing period close/open activities both for FI & Logistics module. Also responsible
to perform the period/year end activities in SAP R/3 along with overall responsibility in
Finance & Controlling (FI / CO) module.
 Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of
revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
 Ensure long term funding requirement are identified and manage in good time with
maximum efficiency.
 Responsible to validate the requirement of procurements.
 Oversee the company's business transaction process in SAP and recommend for
development requirement, if any.
 Designed a series of internal reporting mechanisms to provide a clear picture of financial
and operational performance (MIS, KPI), working capital status, inventory status,
warranty cost and lead (basic raw material) cost trend.
 Prepare short-term and long-term cash flow forecast including income statement based
on three months rolling forecast.
 Report all financial results to the COO and Board of Directors.
 Ensure the implementation of corporate finance policies and recommend for updates, if
required.
 Actively involved in product pricing process to protect the company’s interest.
 Establish strong control process within the business through SAP.
 Ensure that financial record keeping in SAP meets the requirements of auditors and
government agencies.

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 Served as Team Lead for FICO module & Data manager, in successful implementation
of SAP R/3 ERP in Rahimafrooz Storage Power Division.
 Developing the SAP FICO & MM end-user by giving hands on training in SAP R/3.
 Arrange awareness building sessions for the factory management/non-management
employees on wastage, warranty, quality & other overheads as well as finance
awareness sessions for all management employee.
Sinha Knitting Ltd. (Knitting & dying) July 2001 to November 2002
Opex Apparal Accessories Ltd.
Opex Washing Plant Ltd.
(Sister concerns of Opex Group / Sinha Textile Group)
Sr. Accounts Officer / Cost Accountant
Senior accounts officer, assisting the Finance controller for this largest readymade garment
manufacturer in Bangladesh having 21 garments and a composite textile unit. Scope of
responsibility was diverse and included productivity analysis, variance analysis, cost of
production & profitability reporting, bank reconciliation, monthly income statement, balance
sheet and cash flow. Worked closely with senior financial and operating executives to
interpret financial data and improve business operations.
 Redesigned an Excel based daily production cost & profitability reporting system to
aware the operation executives to reduce the cost of production.
 Managed local bill payment, voucher preparation, journal entries, bank reconciliation and
intercompany reconciliation.
 Worked on month-end closing and month-end reporting.
EDUCATION: Academic
S.S.C. 1ST Division, Dhaka Board, 1989.
H.S.C. 1ST Division, Dhaka Board, 1991.
B.Com(Pass) , 2ND Division , National University , 1994.
M.Com (Mgt.), 2ND Class, National University, 1996.
Professional
Membership: Fellow Cost & Management Accountant (FCMA).
Institute: The Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB).
TRAINING:
 Four days long training on 10 Habits for highly effective people conducted by Ranjan
De Silva from SENSEI Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka.
 Daylong training on Effective coaching for success conducted by Munir Khan from
Community Services Employment Training (CSET).

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COMPUTER LITERACY:
MS Office (good knowledge in excel), SAP R/3 (expertise in FICO especially in CO-PA).
PERSONAL DATA:
Father’s Name: Late, Mohammad Abu Musa
Mother’s Name: Hosnayara Begum
Permanent Address: 527/13-B, Noyatola, Chairmangoli,
Moghbazar, Dhaka-1217.
Date of Birth: 14th October 1974.
Nationality: Bangladeshi.
Marital Status: Married.
REFEREES:
 Abu Hasnat, FCMA
Chief Operating Officer
Rahimafrooz Globat Limited
Plot # 1, Road # 13/C, Sector – 6
Shahjalal Avenue, Uttara, Dhaka-1230
Phone: 9113696 / Ext. 3900, Mob: 01713 016053
 Md. Kausar Alam, FCMA
Group Head of Finance
Rahimafrooz (Bangladesh) Limited
Arzed Chamber,
13, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka – 1212,
Phone: 9893442-3, Mob: 01713 011130
 Quazi Mohammad Mohiuddin
Chief Operating Officer
Fakir Fashion Limited
Dohargoan, PO. Baliapara, PS. Rupgonj
Narayangonj, Bangladesh
Mob: 01766670002
(Mohammad Zakir Hossain)