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INDEX
Company History
Vision to Value
Our Approach
Range of Services
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Core Team
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Resource Group
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Contact Details
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Athena Acumen FZ LLC is a UAE based consulting firm offering a breadth of professional services through a pool of highly qualified resources available globally. Company was established with the aim of helping organizations grow their businesses while balancing the competing demands of cost and quality. We follow the Athena Approach that is based on team work, both forward integrating with the client as well as backward integrating with our people. Our dedicated and experienced team of professionals have breadth of expertise while working with most of the branded consulting firms, enabling us to design and deploy the time tested methodologies at competitive value propositions. Our strategically placed team of professionals enables us to deliver services in the most efficient and effective way.
COMPANY HISTORY
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
(Marcus T. Cicero)
Established LLC in UAE offering BPO & Advisory services and established links in Sudan & Iran for service delivery
2005
Firm established in Pakistan
VISION
Business Strategy Business Process Documentation
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Financial Advisory
VISION TO VALUE
VALUE
Business Process Outsourcing
Financial Modeling & Business Plans Mergers and Acquisition Advisory Fiscal Planning and cross border Tax Optimization
OUR APPROACH
Envision
Execute
Deliver
Optimize
Our approach, coupled with our talent bandwidth allows us to focus on all three spheres of any organization.
Solution oriented
People
Customer focus
Technology
Process
Experienced People
Team work
RANGE OF SERVICES
Business Process Re-engineering Offering organizations innovative services of process reengineering to suggest ways to improve productivity, reduce costs & generate business opportunities. Business Process Documentation
Documenting existing business processes as an addition to organizational knowledge center, ensuring on average a 10% increase in efficiency
Financial Advisory Financial Modeling Investment Appraisal Financial & Technical feasibilities Business Valuations Financial & Technical due diligence support Corporate & Project Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Business Strategy
Providing strategic consulting services to the companies while they explore new business opportunities, ensuring differentiation and competitive advantage.
RANGE OF SERVICES
Learning & Development Leadership Development Talent Development Coaching Customized Learning Solutions
Talent Acquisition Hiring Strategy Head hunting Induction & onboarding Designing retention strategies
HR Administration Policies and Procedures designing HR process outsourcing Compensation & Benefits Leave accounting
RANGE OF SERVICES
Business Process Outsourcing Advisory on BPO services, answering the most asked question of what to outsource Turnkey outsourcing solutions, ranging from financial and administration (F&A) processes, human resources (HR) functions, call center and customer service activities, accounting & payroll.
Shared Services Center Advisory
Advisory on implementing SSC as a tool to centralize non-core functions of business units, promoting efficiency, cost saving, value generation & improved service.
Global Perspective
Experience working with multi-cultural environment gives a broader vision
Holistic Approach
Ability to look at businesses keeping big picture in mind
Competitive Edge
Cost effective business model by having management on shore while leveraging cost advantaged labor markets
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CORE TEAM
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Mr. Hamid Raza Sherazi is an experienced Strategy & Change professional having in-depth expertise in the analysis of business problems and development & deployment of plans for improvement. He has vast experience working in diverse sectors for various multi-national organizations. His wide network of professionals and business associates in UAE, comprising Pakistani and Western expatriates alike gives him exclusivity when it comes to engaging the right resources to resolve business issues. Mr. Junaid Khan Jadoon has over 10 years of experience in core consulting. He has worked with IBM GBS, Bestway group , Deloitte & TAG group. His specialties include merger and acquisition advisory, transaction advisory, devising cross border tax optimization strategies, taxation and fiscal planning, project financing, corporate restructurings, due diligences and feasibility studies, devising financial revival strategies, Solution Design and Deployment and Project Management. Mr. Junaid is a certified PMP and a professional accountant. Mr. Kaleem Ashraf has over 10 years of experience in fiscal planning and taxation advisory. He has worked with Deloitte, Moors Rowland International and Bestway Group. His specialties include taxation planning, taxation advisory and advocacy, devising cross border tax optimization strategies and transaction structuring. Mr. Kaleem is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
CORE TEAM
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Mr. Khurram Shahzad is a senior professional having a broad range of skills that includes BPO services, Business Process Reengineering, HR Administrative operations, People Management, Project Management, Process Improvement and Shared Services Center implementation. He has served back-office of SNL Financial LC , a leading information service provider, in senior management capacity for over six years. Shahzads experience profile places him at a unique position to offer business solutions pertaining people and processes. Ms. Itrat Batool is MBA Finance, with three years banking experience. She has been involved in transaction structuring and analyzing risk profiles for clients during her stay with Allied Bank for arrangement of project and corporate finance . She also holds degree in Bachelors of Computer Sciences and is a CFA Level-I qualified. Mr. Raja Mobeen Ahmed is offering more than 18 years of administrative policy and implementation experience in security/staff management. He has over the years successfully envisioned, formulated and implemented policies, legislation, regulations in both management and advisory capacity. Also an expert in security and crises management, having sound experience in analyzing, planning, designing and implementing policies and operational manuals in various public and private sector organizations. He holds a masters in Business Administration.
Resource Panel
Dr. Mirza Jameel Yousaf
Dr. Jameel served armed forces in Pakistan for over 33 years. During his tenure, he worked on various international projects related to defense, security, energy, environment and technology. He also got the opportunity to work with Pakistans top research organizations. He is one of pioneers who set up National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad. He is on visiting faculty of Center for Advance Studies in Engineering (CASE), Islamabad since 2006. He is currently serving as CEO of TEKNOCON, a Technology Consulting company specializing in Bullet Proof Vehicles Design & Manufacturing. Dr. Jameel is a professional engineer having PhD in Mechanical Engineering from United States.
Alliances
Digital Prodigy Limited (DPL)
DPL is a global IT consulting, outsourcing and technology services company. It has more than seven years of international experience working with clients in the US, Europe and Asia. Core Competencies of DPL exist in internet and mobile platforms using Microsoft.NET, PHP and mobile technologies. DPL has been involved in various award winning products and recognizable services both online and offline.
Naveed Abbas
Mr. Naveed is currently Partner with RSM International, a Professional Accounting firm offering services in the field of Statutory Audit, Management Consulting and Tax advisory. He has been with Deloitte, another professional firm offering the same set of services. During his career, he has lead various assignments that related mostly to Accounting & Assurance services, Income tax and Sales Tax advisory, Systems design and implementation and other areas of management and financial consulting. He is a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and an Associate of ICAEW and ICAP.
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CONTACT US
Contact Information
UAE OFFICE Contact Person: Mr. Hamid Raza Sherazi Address: Athena Acumen FZ LLC, P12 Rimal, The Walk, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai UAE Contact Number: +971 4 448 6406 and +971 4 448 6405 Email: info@athenaacumen.com PAKISTAN OFFICE Contact Person: Mr. Khurram Shahzad Address: 369/B, Street # 37, Hillal Road, F-11/3, Islamabad 44000. Contact Number: +92 51 254 0066 and +92 321 515 5004 Email: khurram.shahzad@athenaacumen.com
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