About – Omer Zaheer Meer

SUMMARY:

A highly IT literate and experienced finance professional with specializations in taxation, management and economics, holding top professional qualifications such as  FCCA (UK), ACA (ICAEW-UK), CFA Program (USA), CPFA (UK), BFP (UK), the Anti-Money Laundering Specialization, BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and several professional certifications from UK along-with 17 years’ plus fund of experience gained in top management positions in leading British and Pakistani companies.

Having extensive experience as a top taxation & corporate laws expert, I’m a Managing Partner (Taxation & Corporate Services) at Millennium Law & Corporate Company (MLCC), the pioneer ACCA & legal practice firm in Pakistan and sit on the boards of several corporate entities and think-tanks.

I’m also honored to be serving as the:

• Member of the prestigious Global Tax Forum, representing Pakistan.
• Twice Serving Chairman, Members’ Network Panel, ACCA (Pak)
• Fourth-time serving Chairman Taxation Committee ACCA (Pak),
• Twice Chairman, Finance & Economic Affairs Committee of Lahore Tax Bar Association,
• Chairman, Tax Clinic, ACCA-LCCI
• Four-time Chairman Liaison Committee of Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA),
• Twice Chairman of Finance & Economic Affairs Committee, LTBA
•  served on the Finance, Economy and Taxation Committee of LCCI
• Secretary (Head), Good Governance, Lahore
• Member Professionals’ Experts Forum ACCA (Pak),
• Member Small Business Subcommittee of ACCA (Pak),
• Director Millat Thinkers’ Forum and
• Youngest member of the  Hamdard Thinkers’ Forum (Hamdard Majlis e Shura)
• Advisor to several parliamentarians

Moreover, I’ve been honored to have received numerous awards recognizing my contributions particularly the Exceptional Public Value Awards for two years running as well as the National Advocacy Award by ACCA

Furthermore, I regularly contribute to various national and international publications like Daily Nation, Daily Times, Express Tribune and research journals like “Blue Chip” with a focus on economy, finance and accountancy.

My professional associations and further strengths are outlined below:

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

• CFA Program  – {Chartered Financial Analyst Institute} (USA)
• FCCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, (UK)
• CPFA – Chartered Public Finance Accountant, (UK)
• CA – Chartered Accountant, (ICAEW-UK)
• BFP – (ICAEW-UK)
• BSC (HONS) in Applied Accounting (Oxford Brookes University UK)
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist – (UK)
• Advanced Financial Diploma (UK)
• Certified Mentor (Oxford Brookes University UK)
• CAT – Certified Accounting Technician, (UK)
• Customer Service Management Certificate (Co-Certified by SMEDA and LCCI)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• CFAI (Chartered Financial Analyst Institute) – USA
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) – UK
• CIPFA (The Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy) – UK
• UKSIP (UK Society of Investment Professionals) – UK
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales) – UK
• PRMIA (Professional Risk Managers’ International Association) – USA
• PRIMA (Public Risk Management Association) – USA
• LTBA (Lahore Tax Bar Association) – (Pak)
• LCCI (Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry) – (Pak)
• MPDD {Management and Professional Development Department} – (Pak)
• Hamdard Thinkers’ Forum – (Pak)
• MFB (a.k.a Millat Facebook) – http://www.mymfb.com – (Largest Social Network developed and run by Muslims)
• Millat Thinkers’ Forum – (Pak)

Besides, I’m also  an experienced trainer having worked with esteemed organizations in corporate, public and academic sectors. My portfolio includes having conducted mandatory promotional trainings of Government Officers at MPDD (Pun Govt), professional trainings at/for National Bank of Pakistan, Bank-Al Habib, MCB, Meezan, HBL, IBP, Lahore, Karachi & Pakistan Tax Bar Associations, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), globally recognized international body ACCA (UK) Pakistan, ICMAP, ICAP, as well as conducting programs at Bahria University (Pak Navy) and UET, e.t.c.

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LEADING & RENOWNED:

• Economic, Management and Taxation Consultant
• Finance and Investment Professional
• Leading Business, Public Relations and Strategic Consultant
• Trainer/Lecturer/Guest Speaker (Corporate and Public Sector)

OVER 17 YEARS’ FUND OF EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF:

• Financial Management
• Financial Analysis & Control
• Investment Analysis and Management
• Taxation and Customs
• Fraud Risk Management
• Banking
• Public Finance Optimization
• Public Relations
• Change Management and
• Strategic Planning

NB: Experience accumulated by working in top management and consulting positions with  leading Multi-National and British companies as well as in Public Sector based in the international Financial Hub of London and as a consultant globally.

STRENGTHS:

• Leadership. Change Agent. Strategic Thinker. Creative. Adaptable
• Excellent communication skills. Time Management Skills
• Self-confident. Motivated. Challenger
• Tolerance Power. Patience
• Honesty and Integrity. Problem-solving Skills
• Technology savvy. Computer Literate
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Initiative, intelligence, and Innovation
• Team Member as well as Leader
• Wizard with mathematics. Details Oriented
• Total Commitment, Utter Devotion and Dynamic Energy
• Aptitude for Figures and an Analytical Mind
• Multilingual. Command on English and Urdu amongst others
• Customer Focused and Value Creation centered
• Global Outlook

DISTINCTIONS/PUBLICATIONS:

• Regular articles published in several leading newspapers including Daily Nation, Daily Times and Daily Pakistan Today
• Regular contributor to the renowned research journal “Blue Chip”
• Columns in Aawaaz Daily, Aawaaz International (Leading Asian Community Publications in London)
• Research and Analysis Project: “An Analysis of the Financial Situation of an Organisation”
• Who’s Who Profile published in a leading British Financial Analysts Publication – “The Professional Investor”
• Feature on Financial Issues Published in Professional Investor – “Credit Crunch – Reasons and the Way Forward”
• Wrote columns in various other publications including but not limited to Aawaaz Daily, Aawaaz International (Leading Asian Community Publications in London)
• Blog published in The Express Tribune (an affiliate of the International Herald Tribune)
  
• Distinctions at National and International levels in several subjects in the Chartered Certified Accountancy assessments
• CEO Millat Facebook (MFB), the largest Muslim Social Network
• Director, Millat Thinkers’ Forum (MTF), the first international-standard & independent think-tank of Pakistan and wider Muslim World
• Conducting training of Government Officers under their Mandatory Promotion Training Programs

Please feel free to interact:

E-Mail:  ozmeer@mlcc.pk

MyMFB Profile

LinkedIn: Omer Zaheer Meer

Twitter: @OmerZaheerMeer

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