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Arshad Dilawar Mulani

Finance PMO, Automation & Commercial Operations Expert

Helping organisations improve financial visibility, automate reporting, and strengthen commercial project control.

Arshad Dilawar Mulani is a finance-focused PMO and automation professional with over 11 years of experience across commercial operations, financial reporting, data analysis, Excel VBA automation, RPA, SharePoint solutions, and project control services. He brings a strong blend of financial governance, process improvement, and technology-led automation, helping teams reduce manual effort, improve reporting accuracy, and make better commercial decisions.

At WM Consulting, Arshad supports clients in building smarter finance operations, automating repetitive reporting processes, improving MIS dashboards, and strengthening contract, billing, forecasting, and opportunity management workflows.

Key Expertise

Financial PMO & Commercial Operations

Arshad has extensive experience managing project financials, including forecasting, actuals reporting, invoicing, receivables tracking, reconciliations, WBS authorisation, billing data, and leadership reporting. His work supports stronger financial control, improved transparency, and better decision-making across client accounts.

Automation & Process Improvement

He has successfully deployed 30+ automated tools and processes across internal and external projects, using Excel VBA, RPA, Power Apps, Power BI, SharePoint, and SQL-based solutions. His automation work reduces manual effort, improves accuracy, and creates repeatable reporting systems.

Data Analysis & MIS Reporting

Arshad specialises in converting complex business and financial data into clear reports, dashboards, scorecards, and management insights. He has worked with SAP financials, opportunity management data, resource management data, and contract-level performance reports.

SharePoint & Workflow Solutions

He has designed and implemented SharePoint-based tracking and workflow systems, including task checklists, notification tools, backup automation, and collaboration platforms to replace manual or outdated systems.

Professional Strengths

Financial reporting, forecasting, invoicing, and reconciliation
Commercial PMO and contract lifecycle support
Excel VBA, macro programming, and custom reporting tools
RPA and Automation Anywhere-based automation
Power BI dashboards and Power Apps automation
SharePoint workflow and task management solutions
MIS reporting, leadership dashboards, and data validation
Risk, change, release, and engagement management
UAT planning, QA testing, and business requirement analysis
Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration

Career Highlights

Commercial Operations Associate Manager

Accenture

Arshad currently works within Program Control Services / Commercial PMO, supporting client account leads, delivery leads, and project managers in managing project financials, reporting, invoicing, receivables, forecasting, and commercial deliverables.

His role includes overseeing invoicing for 20+ contracts across 4 clients, preparing monthly financial reports for leadership, supporting pricing strategies, managing resource and cost trend analysis, and automating reports through Power BI and Power Apps.

Automation Specialist

PCS Automation Team

As part of the automation team, Arshad has delivered more than 30 automation tools and processes across multiple clients and projects. These tools have helped teams streamline data imports, automate reporting, create interactive dashboards, and reduce dependency on manual processes.

Senior Analyst

BNY Mellon

At BNY Mellon, Arshad worked as a Senior Analyst and Business Technology Liaison, supporting business requirement analysis, UAT, technical design, testing, QA execution, SharePoint validation, change requests, and end-user support.

Associate Software Engineer

Pyramid IT Consulting

Earlier in his career, Arshad worked on product development, requirement gathering, testing, QA, end-user validation, and report enhancement projects for Program Control Services.

Selected Project Experience

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SAP Financial Reporting & Opportunity Management

Developed reporting systems for SAP data analysis across opportunity management, SAP financials, and resource management data. Produced monthly leadership reports covering opportunity status, sales, revenue, HR data, and financial performance.

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SharePoint Task Checklist Automation

Implemented a SharePoint-based task checklist system to replace MS Access-based workflows, improving task tracking and automating notifications for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly activities.

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Accrual & Ad-hoc Reporting Tool

Developed reporting tools to support accrual reporting, asset validation, and client account financial checks. The solution generated approximately 50 reports with colour-coded validation outputs to improve review speed and reduce human error.

Engagement Scorecard Development

Built and tested a monthly engagement scorecard using VBA, SSIS, SQL Server, DMS data, and financial reporting systems. The scorecard helped leadership track performance trends at engagement and delivery levels.

Tools & Technologies

Automation & Development

Excel VBA, Macro Programming, Automation Anywhere, RPA, Power Apps, SharePoint, IBM PCOMM

Data & Reporting

Power BI, Advanced Excel, Pivot Tables, Excel Add-ins, MIS Reporting, Financial Reporting

Databases

MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL

Business & PMO

Project Management, Financial Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Engagement Management, Forecasting, Invoicing, Opportunity Management

Certifications & Recognition

Arshad is certified in Splunk and Automation Anywhere Advanced RPA, with multiple internal awards and recognitions for automation, technology delivery, innovation, and process improvement.

His achievements include Accenture ACE Awards, Spot Awards, automation and innovation rewards, and multiple client appreciations for flawless delivery and problem-solving.

How Arshad Supports WM Consulting Clients

Arshad brings hands-on expertise in helping businesses improve operational efficiency through finance process automation, reporting transformation, and PMO discipline. His work is especially valuable for organisations that rely heavily on spreadsheets, manual reporting, fragmented workflows, or inconsistent financial tracking.

Through WM Consulting, he can support clients with:

  • Finance reporting automation
  • Excel and VBA-based tool development
  • Power BI dashboard creation
  • Invoice, forecast, and receivables tracking systems
  • PMO reporting templates and governance dashboards
  • SharePoint workflow setup
  • MIS reporting improvements
  • Business process standardisation
  • RPA opportunity identification
  • Commercial operations support

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