National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad

Designation:                Assistant Professor (BPS-19)

Work Areas:                 Finance & Management 

Duration:                     25th June, 2005- Till Date

 

Designation:                Lecturer (BPS-18)

Work Areas:                 Finance & Consultancy 

Duration:                     6th August, 2005- 24th June, 2015

Responsibilities:         

•  Lecturer delivery-Finance courses (with use of advanced IT Techniques)
• Conduct of  Practical Projects & Seminars for relevant areas with guest speakers from corporate world & Practical fields
• Consultancy for students along with Course instructors
• Internships and MS/MBA Thesis supervisor

 

             Wish Welfare Society (WWS), Islamabad

Designation:                Managing Director

Work Areas:                 Leadership & Communication

Duration:                     September, 2005- 2007

Responsibilities:          One of the Pioneers of WWS, a small virtual organization with 20-30 members, with a basic motive of serving children with life threatening diseases & organized successful events for needy children.

 

  FASTech International, Evacuee Trust, Islamabad

Designation:                Senior Finance Officer

Work Areas:                 Finance & Consultancy services

Duration:                     4th July, 2005- 20th September, 2005

Responsibilities:         

• Issue and maintain the record for the Billing Advices/vouchers/payments
• Working on Business Strategy of FASTech for next 3 years/evaluation criteria
• Proposed a detailed Plan Layout & monthly targets for 3 years
• Financial Plans, Proposal for Web Portals
• Refer the Tenders suitable for issuing proposals

 

 Pakistan Telecom Mobiles Ltd. (UFONE), F-7/2, Jinnah Super, Islamabad

Work Area:                  Distribution Network (Contractual job position)

Duration:                     February 2005- May 2005

Responsibilities:         

• Management of the database for Franchises, dealers & POS
• Designing of a standard format for Franchise excel database
• Maintenance the record for security deposits- DD’s sent by Franchises
• Preparation of Scoring Sheets for Franchises
• Issuance of appointment letters for new Franchises
• Management of Agreements sent by Franchises
• Worked on Franchise Manual

 

  Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad

Designation:                Student Assistant

Duration:                     May 2003- April 2004

Responsibilities:         

• Counseling of students facing problems in Macroeconomics, Business Mathematics & Business Statistics
• Conduct of Tutorials for Help, depicting the weak areas to be improved
• Grading of Quizzes & Assignments & Assistant for Exams

 

  Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad

Designation:                Team Leader for “Computer Training for Islamabad Police”

Duration:                     January 2004- April 2004

Responsibilities:         

• Preparation a manual in Urdu for 120 people from Police Department.
• Lecture delivery, Conducted seminars for special topics of IT with guest speakers weekly reporting to Dean.
• Collecting sponsorship, Arranging sponsored gifts for closing ceremony
• Advertisements, Inauguration ceremonies & Welcome Arrangements
• Arranging a grand Certificate Distribution Ceremony with Chief Guest IG Police & 20 local SP’s, Media coverage.

1. LEVERED FIRMS’; Setting a Guideline for Firms about Capital Structure and Investors Decisions in Pakistan.”

2. MS Thesis with title,  ‘Relationship and impact of leverage on Financial performance; An evidence from various sectors in Pakistan’

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3. Published Book, “Akhtar, S. & Javed, B. (2012). Financial Leverage & Performance, Size, Growth and Industry Effect: Evidence from Diversified Industrial Sectors in Developing Economy of Pakistan! Paperback - October 18,  Saarbrücken, Germany LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.”

4. Research paper: “A Stock Market Reaction to Firm Leverage: An Investors’ Insight from Developing Economy of Pakistan” by Shehla Akhtar* and Syed Muhammad Aamir Shah, International Research Journal of Managerial Sciences, December, 2018, Volume 12, Issue number 2, pp 37-59

5. Research paper: “ Impact of Merger and Acquisition on Pre and Post Merger Leverage and Productivity In Banking Sector Firms: Evidence From Pakistan” by Shehla Akhtar, Saiqa Sabeen Shahid, Rasheed Abbas & Qurat ul Ain Yousaf, International Research Journal of Finance & Economics, September, 2013, Volume 114_No.9, pp 80-86

6. “Managing risk in mutual fund companies through enterprise risk Management in Pakistan” by Jawed Nadia, Wadood Misbah, and Akhter Shehla, ASBBS E-Journal, Volume 5, No.1, 2009

7. ‘Relationship of leverage with Financial performance; Evidence from fuel & energy sector of Pakistan’ by Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed, Eurepon Journal of Business and Management , Vol 4, No 11,pp. 7-18, August 2012.

8. ‘Directors’ Borrowing Power ’ by Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed, Interdisciplinary  Journal of contemporary research in Business, Vol 4, No 4,pp. 497-501, August 2012.

9. Risk Assessment of Inflation and Industrial Production Factor on Pakistan Stocks’ by Shehla Akhtar , Benish Javed, International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management, accepted for publication Vol 4, No 4.

10. ‘Relationship of Exchange Rate Term Structure and Money Supply (Macroeconomic Variables) on Stock Returns’ by Benish Javed and Shehla Akhtar , Interdisciplinary  Journal of Contemporary Research in Business ,Vol 4, No 3, pp. 599-625, July 2012.

11. Research Paper on ‘Relationship of leverage with Financial performance; A case study from energy, oil & gas sector of Pakistan’ accepted for presentation at Huwaii in ASBBS International conference 2008.

12. Research Paper on ‘“Managing risk in mutual fund companies through enterprise risk Management in Pakistan” accepted for presentation at Huwaii in ASBBS International conference 2008.

13.  “The Impact of Service Quality on Customer Loyalty: Moderating Role of Customer Relationship Management; A Study on Cellular Service Industry of Pakistan” by Shakeel Anwar Khan, Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed (2012). In the process of Publication.
14.  “Factors of Preference by Customers in Cell Service Industry; An Analysis of Service Quality, CRM Strategies and Customer Loyalty” by Shehla Akhtar, Shakeel Anwar Khan and Benish Javed (2013). In the process of Publication.“Interrelationships among Service Quality, CRM and Customer Loyalty” by Shakeel Anwar Khan, Shehla Akhtar, and Benish Javed (2012). In the process of Publication

Decor designing, calligraphy, painting, poetry, Photography & dry arrangements, interior designing, baking & cooking, dress designing.

 

Education

Ph.D - Finance (Aug 2011- July 2019)                                     CGPA: 3.95/4             

• • Management Sciences (Finance)
  • NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan

MS - Finance (Aug 2006 - June 2009)                                     CGPA: 3.60/4 

• • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Major: Management & Finance

 

MBA - Finance (Jan 2003 - Dec 2004)                               CGPA: 3.79/4 

• • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Major: Management & Finance
  • Other Areas: Management, Business Strategy, Marketing, Administration

Bachelor of Commerce (Oct 2000 - Sep 2002)                          1st DIVISION 

• • Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Major: Accounting, Business and Commerce

Experience

  National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad

Designation:                Assistant Professor (BPS-19)

Work Areas:                 Finance & Management 

Duration:                     25th June, 2005- Till Date

 

Designation:                Lecturer (BPS-18)

Work Areas:                 Finance & Consultancy 

Duration:                     6th August, 2005- 24th June, 2015

Responsibilities:         

•  Lecturer delivery-Finance courses (with use of advanced IT Techniques)
• Conduct of  Practical Projects & Seminars for relevant areas with guest speakers from corporate world & Practical fields
• Consultancy for students along with Course instructors
• Internships and MS/MBA Thesis supervisor

 

             Wish Welfare Society (WWS), Islamabad

Designation:                Managing Director

Work Areas:                 Leadership & Communication

Duration:                     September, 2005- 2007

Responsibilities:          One of the Pioneers of WWS, a small virtual organization with 20-30 members, with a basic motive of serving children with life threatening diseases & organized successful events for needy children.

 

  FASTech International, Evacuee Trust, Islamabad

Designation:                Senior Finance Officer

Work Areas:                 Finance & Consultancy services

Duration:                     4th July, 2005- 20th September, 2005

Responsibilities:         

• Issue and maintain the record for the Billing Advices/vouchers/payments
• Working on Business Strategy of FASTech for next 3 years/evaluation criteria
• Proposed a detailed Plan Layout & monthly targets for 3 years
• Financial Plans, Proposal for Web Portals
• Refer the Tenders suitable for issuing proposals

 

 Pakistan Telecom Mobiles Ltd. (UFONE), F-7/2, Jinnah Super, Islamabad

Work Area:                  Distribution Network (Contractual job position)

Duration:                     February 2005- May 2005

Responsibilities:         

• Management of the database for Franchises, dealers & POS
• Designing of a standard format for Franchise excel database
• Maintenance the record for security deposits- DD’s sent by Franchises
• Preparation of Scoring Sheets for Franchises
• Issuance of appointment letters for new Franchises
• Management of Agreements sent by Franchises
• Worked on Franchise Manual

 

  Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad

Designation:                Student Assistant

Duration:                     May 2003- April 2004

Responsibilities:         

• Counseling of students facing problems in Macroeconomics, Business Mathematics & Business Statistics
• Conduct of Tutorials for Help, depicting the weak areas to be improved
• Grading of Quizzes & Assignments & Assistant for Exams

 

  Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad

Designation:                Team Leader for “Computer Training for Islamabad Police”

Duration:                     January 2004- April 2004

Responsibilities:         

• Preparation a manual in Urdu for 120 people from Police Department.
• Lecture delivery, Conducted seminars for special topics of IT with guest speakers weekly reporting to Dean.
• Collecting sponsorship, Arranging sponsored gifts for closing ceremony
• Advertisements, Inauguration ceremonies & Welcome Arrangements
• Arranging a grand Certificate Distribution Ceremony with Chief Guest IG Police & 20 local SP’s, Media coverage.

Publications

1. LEVERED FIRMS’; Setting a Guideline for Firms about Capital Structure and Investors Decisions in Pakistan.”

2. MS Thesis with title,  ‘Relationship and impact of leverage on Financial performance; An evidence from various sectors in Pakistan’

­­­­

3. Published Book, “Akhtar, S. & Javed, B. (2012). Financial Leverage & Performance, Size, Growth and Industry Effect: Evidence from Diversified Industrial Sectors in Developing Economy of Pakistan! Paperback - October 18,  Saarbrücken, Germany LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.”

4. Research paper: “A Stock Market Reaction to Firm Leverage: An Investors’ Insight from Developing Economy of Pakistan” by Shehla Akhtar* and Syed Muhammad Aamir Shah, International Research Journal of Managerial Sciences, December, 2018, Volume 12, Issue number 2, pp 37-59

5. Research paper: “ Impact of Merger and Acquisition on Pre and Post Merger Leverage and Productivity In Banking Sector Firms: Evidence From Pakistan” by Shehla Akhtar, Saiqa Sabeen Shahid, Rasheed Abbas & Qurat ul Ain Yousaf, International Research Journal of Finance & Economics, September, 2013, Volume 114_No.9, pp 80-86

6. “Managing risk in mutual fund companies through enterprise risk Management in Pakistan” by Jawed Nadia, Wadood Misbah, and Akhter Shehla, ASBBS E-Journal, Volume 5, No.1, 2009

7. ‘Relationship of leverage with Financial performance; Evidence from fuel & energy sector of Pakistan’ by Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed, Eurepon Journal of Business and Management , Vol 4, No 11,pp. 7-18, August 2012.

8. ‘Directors’ Borrowing Power ’ by Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed, Interdisciplinary  Journal of contemporary research in Business, Vol 4, No 4,pp. 497-501, August 2012.

9. Risk Assessment of Inflation and Industrial Production Factor on Pakistan Stocks’ by Shehla Akhtar , Benish Javed, International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management, accepted for publication Vol 4, No 4.

10. ‘Relationship of Exchange Rate Term Structure and Money Supply (Macroeconomic Variables) on Stock Returns’ by Benish Javed and Shehla Akhtar , Interdisciplinary  Journal of Contemporary Research in Business ,Vol 4, No 3, pp. 599-625, July 2012.

11. Research Paper on ‘Relationship of leverage with Financial performance; A case study from energy, oil & gas sector of Pakistan’ accepted for presentation at Huwaii in ASBBS International conference 2008.

12. Research Paper on ‘“Managing risk in mutual fund companies through enterprise risk Management in Pakistan” accepted for presentation at Huwaii in ASBBS International conference 2008.

13.  “The Impact of Service Quality on Customer Loyalty: Moderating Role of Customer Relationship Management; A Study on Cellular Service Industry of Pakistan” by Shakeel Anwar Khan, Shehla Akhtar and Benish Javed (2012). In the process of Publication.
14.  “Factors of Preference by Customers in Cell Service Industry; An Analysis of Service Quality, CRM Strategies and Customer Loyalty” by Shehla Akhtar, Shakeel Anwar Khan and Benish Javed (2013). In the process of Publication.“Interrelationships among Service Quality, CRM and Customer Loyalty” by Shakeel Anwar Khan, Shehla Akhtar, and Benish Javed (2012). In the process of Publication

Interests

Decor designing, calligraphy, painting, poetry, Photography & dry arrangements, interior designing, baking & cooking, dress designing.