Umer Farooq

Umer Farooq is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as the Business & Factory Finance Manager at IFFCO Group, overseeing a robust USD 220 million operations within the Flour & Grains Unit in the Agri Division. Umer brings extensive experience from positions at BAT, where responsibilities included managing financial planning and analysis for the North Africa Caucasus and Kazakhstan cluster, as well as leading the shared services Corporate Finance function for the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia cluster. Previous roles include Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at National Foods Limited, Commercial Finance Manager at Nestlé, and Audit Associate at A.F. Ferguson & Co. Umer holds multiple qualifications, including Chartered Accountant from ICAEW and Fellow Member from ACCA, alongside ongoing education at CPA Australia and Oxford Brookes University in Accounting and Finance.