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Babar Mirza

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GM Finance at IPD
📍 Kellyville, New South Wales, Australia

Babar is a Chartered Accountant and the GM of Finance at IPD, bringing over 30 years of local Australian experience in financial management. A University of Sydney graduate, his strengths lie in statutory reporting, change management, and process streamlining across manufacturing and wholesale industries.

Beyond his extensive financial career, Babar has demonstrated a deep commitment to his family life, once taking a significant career break to personally manage the construction of their home.

Unique fact: He took a full gap year from his finance career to oversee the building of his familys home.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
GM Finance
Job Level
Senior
Location
Kellyville, New South Wales, Australia
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Priorities

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Financial Control
His career is built on roles like Financial Controller and GM Finance, focusing on board-level reporting, compliance (including Sarbanes-Oxley), and financial planning.
Process Streamlining
He has a stated strength in driving the streamlining of processes, indicating an interest in operational efficiency and improvement.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
GM Finance
IPD
5-2022 - 6-2024
Group Financial Controller
IPD
5-2018 - 4-2022
Manager Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting
Rheem Australia
12-2017 - 4-2018
Gap year
Career Break
9-2017 - 11-2017
Group Financial Controller
Rexel
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Education
1994 - 1995
CA
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
1989 - 1991
Bachelor of Economics
University of Sydney
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