Subject matter experts

Imtiaz Khan Partho, FCA

Subject Matter Expert—Finance  | Talent Forum

Mr. Imtiaz Khan Partho is a seasoned chartered accountant with over 20 years of professional experience in corporate advisory services, finance planning, management accounts, corporate finance, financial policy, audit, statutory matters, and valuation services. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and served as Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary in corporate settings and currently serves as a subject matter expert—finance—at the Talent Forum. 

Mr. Imtiaz worked with a diverse portfolio of listed and non-listed companies, providing expert financial guidance and strategic insights. His earlier tenure with KPMG—the Big 4 companies—laid the foundation for his strong technical expertise and professional acumen.

He specializes in corporate advisory services, finance planning, management accounts, corporate finance, financial policy, audit, statutory matters, and valuation services.

He is highly engaged in financial consulting services and oversees organizational assessment, restructuring, and change management projects at the Talent Forum.

He earned a business degree from the University of Dhaka and placed on the board-stand merit list in both the SSC & HSC examinations. 

He is passionate about programs that promote employee and organizational development in the corporate & social sectors. And he embraces a high level of business acumen, values, and ethics in his profession.

Shafaz Fatema, FCA

Subject Matter Expert—Finance | Talent Forum

Ms. Shafaz Fatema, FCA, is a seasoned finance professional with more than 13 years of extensive experience in auditing, accounting services, liaison office establishment, and human resource management in Bangladesh. She currently serves as a Subject Matter Expert (Consultant)—Finance at the Talent Forum. This is an international professional platform that fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing across borders.

She gained substantial exposure to diverse industries, including manufacturing, trading, apparel, and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs).

She frequently conducts professional sessions on Power BI, USA Tax, accounting, finance, value-added tax (VAT), income tax, and corporate law.

She specializes in consultancy, corporate advisory services, financial planning, financial policy, audit,  VAT & tax, and statutory finance in different global accounting platforms such as SAP, QuickBooks, and Xero. She is an enthusiastic advocate for the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in finance to promote innovation, efficiency, and digital transformation.

She was an active participant in the SAFA Women Entrepreneurship Program 2024. She is passionate about programs that promote employee engagement and employee development in the corporate & social sectors.

Kaniz Sultana, FCCA

Subject Matter Expert—Business Finance | Talent Forum

Ms. Kaniz Sultana works as a subject matter expert in finance at the Talent Forum. With a focus on the FMCG, retail, and startup industries, this role offers  business finance advisory services to the Talent Forum. This is an external role that falls under the purview of SME policy.

Her previous role at Unilever Bangladesh was Finance Business Partner, CD/Sales. Within Unilever Bangladesh, she accomplished notable feats such as conducting thorough investment appraisals on CD/Sales projects prior to their launch, overseeing 14 financial projects concurrently, leading distributor financing operations throughout the country, effectively managing ROI-based distribution models, managing the audit of distribution houses throughout the country on a sample basis, utilizing consumer business intelligence to assess the sales performance of all sales regions of the country, and managing the financial hygiene of Unilever Bangladesh’s CD/Sales division.

Before that, she was a finance controller at NRS at Bata, Bangladesh. She worked as the finance lead for ACI Limited and KPMG—the Big 4 companies. She worked for an INGO as a project controller. She collaborates with academic institutions to train accounting experts.

She upholds high achievement in business finance, passionately delivers results through experience, competencies, and intellect, and maintains ethics in her profession. She trusts in perpetual innovation in business finance partnering and its restructuring.

She is passionate about programs that promote employee engagement and employee development in the corporate and social sectors.

She is a fellow chartered accountant, and she has an MBA from the University of Dhaka with a specialization in international business.

Rashedul Hasnat

Subject Matter Expert—IR & HR Legal | Talent Forum

Mr. Rashedul Hasnat is an expert IR & HR legal with over 15 years of professional experience in IR, HR legal, and OD. He is the author of the Bangladesh Labour Law & Rules Book Practical Exposure and a member of the Gazipur District (nearby Bangladesh capital) Labour Court.

He is seasoned in Bangladesh on labor law & labor rules, and his training man-hours are 400 as external. He headed and managed  MNC factory operations in Perfetti Van Melle & Pepsi in Bangladesh and made an impact in his domain. Apart from his current job, he serves as a subject matter expert—IR & HR Legal—at the Talent Forum. 

He was the president of the FMCG HR Society in Bangladesh, where he played a strategic role in making its governing body and its impact on the talent community more effective.

He is passionate about programs that promote employee and organizational development in the corporate & social sectors. And he embraces a high level of business acumen, values, and ethics in his profession.