Hakim Zohar, Cma Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Budgeting:-Assisted in building and consolidating a region-wise 5-year plan for the EMEA region, including P&L reporting, scenario analysis, and risk assessment.-Developed insights on NPDs, price changes, and other business factors affecting forecasts.-Prepared the annual budget for the MEAMI region (Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Seychelles, Cyprus) and consolidated the overall EMEA budget.Reporting:-Consolidated monthly EMEA P&L and Forecast Reports, ensuring budget adherence and collaborating with managers for revisions.-Implemented a new P&L template to highlight overspending and control OPEX.-Delivered monthly Board reports on business performance (MTD/YTD) and key events.-Created a Stock Movement and Revenue Analysis dashboard to track inventory, sales performance, and prevent stockouts.-Developed an NHS prescription data report, driving a remarkable growth in the prescription business.-Automated sales performance dashboards tracking SKU, customer, and channel data for real-time sell-in performance.-Built a Key Accounts dashboard for actual vs. budget sales comparisons with minimal manual input.-Assisted in implementing an integrated approval system for promotional activities, streamlining workflows.Finance & Admin:-Authored 12 region-wide SOPs to strengthen internal controls.-Implemented a centralized vendor system, automating proof-of-payment distribution and saving 90% of processing time.-Developed a monthly Flash report to provide a quick view of monthly achievements vs. forecast.-Managed AR/AP aging, reducing accruals and ensuring compliance with company guidelines.

United Arab Emirates

• Served as main point of contact between external accountants globally (Sweden, India, UAE) and financial stakeholders to ensure all booking keeping related activities run smoothly. To ensure that all Financial Statements are prepared in a timely manner, and all records comply with local and international rules and regulations.• Administer, co-ordinate and optimize all financial systems and processes of the SWATI GROUP entities (Sweden, India & UAE) including all General Ledgers reconciliations, all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable functions, Payroll, Insurance, Budget Monitoring, and Other Financial Systems and Processes.• Compiling, analyzing and presenting all Financial and Budgetary reports to the CEO and management thus providing insights on such data through Sell-in reports, Sell-out reports, Gross Margin reports, and Departmental Cost trackers. • Owner and preparer of all company budgets. Regularly provided reports to management for review.• Inventory controller and responsible for all Inbound and Outbound finance related tasks & valuation. Providing detailed reports on import costs, duties, taxation- VAT/GST and advised on how to further improve gross margins through cost optimization.• Prepared and implemented from ground up group wide Gross Margin reports containing details on gross margins of each individual SKU providing increased oversight on company profitability.• Conducted thorough analysis of the shipping cost and provided insights for improved budgeting practices.• Creating and monitoring Actual Spending vs Budgets for all departments and provided management bi-monthly reports on spending.• Provided a detailed analysis of company Ecommerce operations by analyzing payments collected and provided insights on possible exposures and points of improvements.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Served as the finance business partner for the HQ department heads, aiding in budget construction, monitoring expenditures against budgets, and identifying risks and opportunities.• Developed and managed forecasts, administer budgeting process from start to finish, create financial modules for human resources, information technology, finance, and legal expense accounts.• Assisted in establishing a comprehensive financial model to track costs associated with supply chains, such as logistics and warehousing.• Developed departmental budgets for the HR, IT, Office, Finance and Legal departments for FY 2020 - 2021, coordinating with department heads to maximize cost efficiency.• Produced gross margin reports for trend analysis, identifying, and reporting highest contributing product lines, and providing valuable insight for product prioritization.• Prepared and analyzed monthly sell-in and sell-out reports by customer and product, and ensure the monthly reporting is prepared and distributed at a global level according to group guidelines.• Assisted the supply chain team with the production of year-end inventory reconciliation reports for management and auditors.• Assisted accounting team in accelerating month end processes, including preparation of journal entries for -• Recorded Employee expenses to provide a consolidated monthly tracker for senior management.• Credit card expenses and reconciliation to maintain balances and outstanding for corporate & warehouse cards.• Maintaining monthly cash flow statements and communicating with CFO to ensure that at no point in time the company faces a cash crunch and defaults on payments.• Presentation of the cash flow situation to the senior management team and broader finance team, including an overview of the inflows and outflows.• In charge of submitting weekly payments to vendors and coordinating with banks for smooth flow of transactions to avoid potential delays in transfer arrangements.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

•Assisted in preparing planning documents, understood client’s business and researched on the client’s prior year permanent file and audit report.•Attended meeting with the client’s and communicated initial audit requirements.•Prepared risk report based on planning analytical for review of audit-in-charge.•Performed substantive testing and test of controls over account balance and class of transactions. Inspected cash on hand, trade receivable and payable and borrowings to confirm records are accurate.•Ensured compliance with internal control procedures by examining records, operating practices, and other documentation.•Identified and communicated engagement issues with the audit-in-charge.•Drafted management letter, management representation letter and financial statements for review of audit-in-charge.•Key sectors: Manufacturing, Construction, Health, Cosmetic Sectors.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

• Preparing and sending holiday vouchers, coordinating with clients and briefing • Inform clients about their Visa process and track their Visa status• Prepare customized vouchers for each client.• Updating the manager about the daily target achieved.

Certified Management Accountants, Management Accountancy

Education record

Cbse, Business/Commerce, General, 12Th