Ali Ashiqali
About Ali Ashiqali
Ali Ashiqali is the Director of Business Performance Improvement at Protiviti, with extensive experience in finance and operations planning.
Current Role at Protiviti
As the Director of Business Performance Improvement at Protiviti since 2022, Ali Ashiqali is responsible for enhancing business outcomes through strategic performance initiatives. Based in Chicago, Illinois, he focuses on advising clients on integrating Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) with Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). His role involves program management, finance governance, and leveraging methodologies and delivery models to drive supply chain and finance transformations.
Previous Roles at Protiviti
Ali Ashiqali has advanced his career at Protiviti through various roles. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the Associate Director of Business Performance Improvement. Prior to that, from 2019 to 2020, he held the position of Senior Manager in the same department. His work in these roles has been fundamental in advising clients and supporting the design and implementation of financial consolidation and planning tools.
Experience at Beam Suntory
Ali Ashiqali's tenure at Beam Suntory included several key positions. Between 2016 and 2019, he was the Director of North America Sales & Operations Planning. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as a Senior Manager in Internal Audit. His career at Beam Suntory began as a Senior Analyst in Business Finance Controls from 2011 to 2013. In these roles, he acquired a wealth of experience in finance governance and business performance improvements within the Greater Chicago Area.
Early Career at EY
From 2008 to 2011, Ali Ashiqali worked at EY as a Senior in Risk Advisory Services. During his three-year tenure in the Greater Chicago Area, he developed critical skills in risk management and advisory services, laying the foundation for his subsequent roles in business performance improvement and financial advisory.
Education in Finance
Ali Ashiqali holds a degree in Finance from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed his studies from 2004 to 2008, gaining comprehensive knowledge and skills that have underpinned his career in finance and business performance improvement.