ICMA Pakistan takes timely initiative to work remotely under pandemic.

AuthorAhmed, Khalil
PositionMuhammad Yasin, honorary treasurer of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan, talks about remote work during the COVID-19 epidemic - Interview

Byline: Khalil Ahmed

A conversation with Muhammad Yasin - Honorary Treasurer, ICMA Pakistan

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Muhammad Yasin, is fellow member of ICMA Pakistan and PIPFA. He is Chairman of the Research and Publications Committee of the ICMA Pakistan. He also has portfolio of Honorary Treasurer of ICMA Pakistan. Mr. Yasin is representing ICMA Pakistan as Joint Secretary on the Board of Governors of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA). He has remained office bearer of Lahore Branch Council of ICMA Pakistan including Chairmanship. He is also representing the Institute in different committees of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), PIPFA and ICMA Pakistan.

Mr Yasin has diversified experience of over 20 years in Textile, Oil and Gas, Media, Aviation, Supply Chain and Education sectors. Mr. Yasin is presently serving as a Group CFO at The Superior Group. Previously, he served Associated Group as CFO. He is duly recognized as Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) from Toastmasters International USA.

PAKISTAN and GULF ECONOMIST had a telephonic conversation with Muhammad Yasin, the Honorary Treasurer and Chairman, Research and Publications Committee of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan), one of the oldest finance professional institutions in the country, on how his institution is responding to the emerging requirements in the wake of outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.

It was quite encouraging to know from Mr. Yasin that ICMA Pakistan is very much agile vis-a-vis the emerging realities and is taking every possible initiative in providing maximum facilitation to its students, members and employees. The timely and focused response of the Institute is a testimony to the fact that it has very aptly adjusted to the emerging realities and ensured transition of the operations and transition to the 'new normal' to continue to provide services to its stakeholders.

Mr. Yasin told us that in the wake of the pandemic outbreak, the students of the Institute were immediately contacted through mobile phones and WhatsApp to inform them about the online coaching classes for which they were asked to get registered by filling up the form and join the classes from the comfort of their homes through desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smart phones. Quite unexpectedly, the response from the students was quite encouraging and a good number of registrations have been made and the classes are now being...

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