Scarborough Southwest community office

Murshed NizamConservative candidate for public office · Scarborough Southwest

About

Professional discipline, local service, and respect for institutions

Murshed Nizam's public work is shaped by accounting experience, small-business realities, newcomer resilience, and a conservative commitment to responsible government.

Public-service values

  • Hard work
  • Responsibility
  • Community
  • Opportunity
  • Service
Formal portrait of Murshed Nizam

A practical background

Murshed Nizam's career has been built around careful records, clear advice, and accountable decisions. That experience matters in public life, where residents expect budgets to be understandable and services to work.

Financial Controller with experience across hospitality, construction development, and real estate portfolios in Canada and the United States.

Experience managing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, lender draws, investor reporting, and operational process improvement.

Leadership background that includes supervising accounting teams, hiring and training staff, and working closely with executives, auditors, lenders, and external advisors.

His immigrant story is not used as a slogan. It is a practical perspective on how public systems should treat people: with clarity, fairness, and respect for effort.

Approach to representation

The office will focus on issues residents raise directly: affordability, safety, service delays, family pressures, and the conditions needed for local jobs and small businesses to grow.

His story in photos

Community presence, public engagement, and recognition

These images help place the biography in context: local meetings, public events, recognition, and time spent with volunteers and community members.

Murshed Nizam receiving a certificate with community leaders

Community service

Receiving recognition alongside community leaders during a local event in Scarborough Southwest.

Murshed Nizam speaking at an Ontario PC event

Public engagement

Addressing supporters and community members during a local public event.

Murshed Nizam in conversation with civic and community leaders

Relationship building

Building working relationships with civic, political, and community leaders.

Murshed Nizam with a group of young community members at night

Grassroots support

Spending time with young residents and community volunteers after a local outreach gathering.

Achievements

Experience and professional achievements

Highlights

  • Managed portfolios with stated revenue exposure above $250 million across Canada and the United States.
  • Built experience in lender construction draws, refinancing support, merger and acquisition activity, and investor reporting.
  • Improved reporting timelines, internal controls, and accounting processes through automation and system improvements.
  • Earned ACCA high-achiever recognition in corporate law, performance management, financial reporting, and advanced audit and assurance.
  • Holds QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification and advanced Excel skills alongside broader financial-reporting and modeling experience.

Education and recognition

  • CPA Canada / Canadian professional accounting designation pathway completed in 2016.
  • George Brown Polytechnic studies in professional management and organizational leadership in 2019.
  • Merit Scholarship from the University of Dhaka.
  • High Achiever Certificate from ACCA Bangladesh.

Career experience

Senior finance roles and sector experience

2021-2025

Financial Controller, SiteLine Group

  • Worked with executive leadership on financial analysis, strategic planning, investor reporting, and KPI-driven decision support.
  • Oversaw quarterly and annual financial statements under Canadian GAAP and IFRS, and improved accounting processes and system automation.
  • Managed reporting across real estate and development operations, including cash flows, pro formas, and distribution models.

2020-2021

Financial Controller, Manga Hotels

  • Reported portfolio hotel financial and operating results to management and ownership.
  • Managed consolidated statements, cash-flow forecasts, audit coordination, government filings, and lender relationships.
  • Supervised a team of 10 accountants, including hiring and training responsibilities.

2017-2020

Assistant Controller, Sterling Group

  • Prepared monthly financial statements, reconciliations, tax filings, and budget support for hotel operations across Canada and the United States.
  • Supported refinancing, software implementation, internal controls, and year-end audit work.

Background

Relevant experience

  1. 2003

    Merit scholarship at the University of Dhaka

    Received a merit scholarship during his studies at the University of Dhaka.

  2. 2016

    Moved to Canada and completed CPA designation pathway

    Arrived in Canada in December 2016 and completed Canadian professional accounting certification that same year after an ACCA background.

  3. 2017-2020

    Built Canadian finance and controllership experience

    Worked through staff-accounting, contractual accounting, and assistant-controller roles covering reporting, tax, compliance, and operational controls.

  4. 2020-2025

    Advanced into financial controller leadership

    Held senior controllership roles in hotel, real estate, and development organizations, supporting executive teams, budgets, audits, lenders, and investors.