University of Surrey
Guildford, United KingdomAdvanced study across financial technology, digital finance, policy and the changing architecture of financial services.
The long version
Finance gave me the foundation. Technology gave me leverage. Entrepreneurship taught me to make both work in the real world.
2018 — PRESENT01 · Education
Advanced study across financial technology, digital finance, policy and the changing architecture of financial services.
A rigorous grounding in accounting, financial reporting, analysis and commercial decision-making.
Progressing toward full chartered status with one examination remaining.
Completed the foundational competency stage in professional accountancy.
02 · Professional experience
Manage accounts, bookkeeping, VAT, statutory accounts and tax compliance for UK businesses, alongside payroll delivery for 50 clients covering PAYE/RTI, NEST pensions and holiday pay.
Lead digitisation across the practice through Monday.com operating panels, automated workflows, cloud accounting, compliance registers and management dashboards—supporting HMRC, Companies House and AML obligations.
omegaaccountants.co.ukAnalysed business and operational data, structured datasets and tracked KPIs. Built reports and dashboards that translated raw information into practical management insight.
Processed GDPR data-subject-rights requests and legal orders while working across Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime. Liaised with the FCA, HMRC and law-enforcement agencies, produced MI and monitored operational risk.
03 · Entrepreneurship
Founded a technology-enabled café and coworking business, with real-time reporting across sales, expenditure, staffing and operational performance.
workbeans.pkFounded and scaled a hospitality group employing more than 100 people across four restaurants and two school and university cafeterias. Implemented POS, financial reporting, workforce-management and BI systems for real-time control over revenue, costs and KPIs.
Implement ERP and business-digitisation systems across inventory, HR, accounting and operations. Led deployments involving Megaventory, QuickBooks, Microsoft Azure and remote infrastructure, while training implementation teams.
Co-founded an online property marketplace connecting owners, buyers and tenants. Led operations, customer acquisition, digital marketing and market analysis.
04 · Earlier chapters
05 · Capability map
Python · SQL · R · Advanced Excel · Power BI · Tableau · SPSS Modeler · Bloomberg Terminal · Microsoft Azure
Financial modelling · Analysis · Forecasting · Statistics · Data visualisation · Business intelligence · Management reporting
Blockchain · Crypto engineering · Digital assets · FinTech · Business digitisation · Process automation · ERP integration · GDPR · AML · Data governance · Financial regulation
English · Urdu · Punjabi — Native
Arabic — Fluent
06 · Beyond the desk
Islamabad Under-16 champion.
Member of the school Under-18 team.
Avid golfer with experience across multiple tournaments.
A committed and confident rider.
Trekked through base camps among the world's highest peaks in the Himalayas and Karakoram.
Comfortable beyond the lanes and outside the usual limits.
What comes next?