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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, Dubai, Ae

Dubai, Dubai, Ae

-Managing a finance team of 9 responsible for 2 start up ventures for annual budget, balance sheet control, treasury, audit, taxation, & capital management. Business partner shareholders and investors, providing strategic management information & analysis with strategic and tactical recommendations to ensure long term return on investment.-Deliver business long term planning , annual budget and monthly reporting cycle, providing robust reporting and analysis to ensure all budgets support the strategic and tactical business plan.-Lead the finance team to deliver all financial reporting, forecasting & analysis, implement and develop ERP and BI systems to drive reporting and insight into KPI metrics.-Responsibility for payroll & invoicing teams processing internal transactions, leading IT innovation and developing products & solutions for external clients.-Lead the Finance transformation programme, engaged to define improvements in process, technology, control and costs-Construct and monitor reliable control systems-Maintain relations with external auditors

Dubai, Dubai, Ae

• Implementation and upgrading of the financial model• Responsible for financial planning, monitoring, reporting and development of policies and processes across the organisation • Providing variance analysis and financial commentary on costing and recommending ways to correct cost forecasting and identifying areas for cost efficiency• Prepared sensitivity analysis according to different assumption envisaged by the shareholders • Prepare Financial Analysis for the company including valuation, funding and payment terms• Improvement the cost to serve• Providing management reporting and full P&L variance analysis with commentary to CEO• Cash flow Reporting – Controlling and daily reporting (outflow and inflow) • Managing the financial statement (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow)• Alignment between the forecasts and the budget • Ensure a strong internal control system to protect company and avoid the risk• Daily management of accounts payable and account receivable• Preparation and approve the budget, Forecast and strategic plan • Due diligence management• Perform financial analysis, reporting and management financial activities• Implement internal control and lead initiative to enhance process capability and internal controls• Implementation and follow-up of KPIs and scorecards by clients/suppliers• Following project costs with operation• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities• Preparation of monthly reports and other financial information • Controlling and monitoring the purchasing process• Cost controlling for operation projects• VAT implementation (GCC)• Optimizing revenues, cost and finance process • Effectively coached and lead the region’s teams

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Se

Develop 5 year Strategic Model & Expansion PlanDevelop models to analyze previous, current & future performance for management team to take business decisionsEvaluate cost savings plan & prepare road maps to coordinate with different teams to achieve the targets Re-forecasts profit expectations with the Division Finance Manager to enable the Business to act quickly and appropriatelyDrive the business planning process until the final plan is approved by the business Monitor ongoing performance and business profitability against plan to enable or give directions to corrective actions Develop and deliver presentations to support business cases, expenditure proposals and decisionsIndependently and objectively review plans for business sense (financial continuity, consistency and realism) and provide guidance/direction throughout the approval cycle

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Se

Responsible for providing relevant, timely and accurate financial and management information to Senior management as well as coordinating and communicating to all levels - Analyze monthly results, run various weekly, monthly reports and own the information being distributed.- Ensure timely and accurate production of standard and customized financial reports for the business.- Undertake focused analysis on investment performance, brand, store and country profitability and ongoing cost reviews.- Prepare divisional key financial report package.- Prepare analytical models to help drive business targets.- Consolidate and present plan, actual and forecast information.- Provide value added analysis as needed- Review actual vs. budget, while tracking trade performance every period.- Re-forecast profit expectations with the Division Finance Manager to enable the business to act quickly and appropriately. - Advise and assist with the budgeting, forecasting, analysis, modeling and reporting of the total retail business.- Assist in the development of the 5-year strategic business plan.- Monitor ongoing performance and business profitability against plan to enable/give direction to corrective action.- Independently and objectively review plans for business sense (financial continuity, consistency and realism) and provide guidance/direction throughout the approval cycle.- Liaise with business heads and other key management.

Al Mirqab, Kuwait City, Kw

•Ensure timely and accurate production of standard and customized financial reports for the Business.•Prepare & present quarter/ year end financials along with audit schedules.•Analyze and prepare reconciliations between audited accounts and management accounts.•Determines financial status by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results.•Improves financial status by analyzing results and variances; identifying trends; recommending actions.•Cash Flow forecast and projections for Alshaya Retail Group.•Independently and objectively review plans for business sense and provide guidance throughout the approval cycle.•Assist with presenting final budgets to the senior Management for final Signoff.•Random audits done on supplier invoices, store invoices and reports are presented to the Finance managers.•Co-ordinates with the treasury department for fund management to organize the payments for suppliers.•Co-ordinates in the issuance of LGs and LCs for Alshaya Retail group with different banks in GCC and in Central European Countries•Monitor cash deposits, Bank reconciliations, control accounts, purchase orders, suppliers invoice, credit notes, cost prices, services/goods received, financial authority/approval, contracts/agreements/ rental agreements, bank accounts & payroll.

New York, New York, Us

•Balance sheet and profit and loss account analysis for the clients Blackstone and TPG partners•Audit the statements and books of accounts.•Perform regular checks on the financial system of the client to ensure that it is being run efficiently.•Coordinate with other teams like Wealth management and pricing team to establish, document and predict the future impact of every transaction made.•Understand the impact of operational risk on the client.•Keep up to date with the external market developments to provide expert advice and knowledge to the client.•Establish a major error management system to minimize the daily operational errors.•Conduct pre-audits before the client’s monthly sign offs.•Inquire on the inaccuracy to different departments while conducting the pre- audits.•Audit the activities of the operation and liaison team.•Advice on the posting of transaction which fall as unidentified wires under right client and codes. •Liaison between the client and the Fund Company.•Prepare the estimated market value for the client.

Certified Finance Manager, Accounting

Diploma Of Education, Accounting And Finance

Cpa, Accounting And Finance

Accounting

Pgdbm, Finance

Bachelors Of Commerce, Commerce