Leadership of the Group Finance function overseeing strategy design, regulatory compliance and reporting, statutory reviews and audits, taxes, MIS, analysis, procurement, expense optimization, financial controls and capital management.• Co-designed a resilient strategy for sustainable performance, navigating and overcoming the challenges posed by the significant impact of COVID-19.• Established optimized regulatory capital utilization principles, focusing on Return on Risk-Weighted Assets, enhancing efficiency and aligning capital allocation with strategic objectives.• Improved performance predictability through redesigned controls, particularly in regulatory requirements management.• Strengthened the financial control environment, ensuring robust governance and compliance mechanisms.• Initiated a pathway for simplification and process improvements, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Confidential advisory services to diverse clients and individuals.

Acted as an Acting CFO alongside the responsibilities of Business intelligence and performance management role.• Co-lead of the Integration management office in charge of the ongoing M&A transaction objectives delivery.• Aligned the performance management reporting framework with the new head office schema.• Initiated the utilization of the data warehouse for finance reporting workstreams, delivering on the promise of a single version of truth and enhancing the internal information transparency.

Served as a primary business partner for the leadership team, overseeing continuous Group strategy updates, agile budgeting and forecasting, predictive business analytics, KPIs definition, performance reporting, post-acquisition integration, equity/debt ratings, investors relations, and expense controls. Led four specialized finance teams and participated in key committees such as Group Management Executive Committee, Group ALCO, New Products Committee and Core Banking System Implementation Steering Team.• Implemented a strategy for ROE improvement through the introduction of the Customer Return on Capital (RORAC) framework, upgrading decision making process and aligning incentives.• Redesigned the Group long range plan/budget/forecast processes for increased relevance, responsiveness to market adjustments and reduced operational workload.• Reengineered the bank-wide financial reporting and performance management framework, resulting in quality improvement, granularity enhancement, and increased efficiency through process redesign and technology upgrades. • Designed and implemented new management dashboards tailored to the audience, providing critical information to drive the new return-based strategy.• Enhanced pricing power through the revamp of the internal Fund Transfer Pricing framework.• Played a strategic role in improving the bank's profile with the debt/equity investor and buy/sell-side analyst community.• Led the Group executive committee's joint effort to enhance external ratings.• Formalized key process controls through the introduction of relevant policies.• Upgraded team talent and ensured a robust bench strength to future-proof the department.

Led the development and execution of business strategy, overseeing financial control, and managing day-to-day operations across all finance functions.• Provided strategic guidance to enhance financial performance amid challenging market conditions and strict regulatory guidelines.• Established a high-performing finance team, successfully achieving Kuwaitization objectives.• Successfully implemented Basel 2 and filed the first Basel 2 reports in Citibank globally.• Coordinated Central bank and internal audits, resulting in no high-risk findings.

Managed the Controller role with accountability for IFRS and US GAAP regulatory books.• Successfully established the regulatory reporting function for a newly established franchise.• Streamlined the regulatory and financial reporting cycle, enhancing accuracy and eliminating regulator criticism and penalties.

Held responsibility for US GAAP books as an extension of the previous role.• Pioneered the establishment of the first Business Planning and Analysis function for the country.

Managed planning processes and assumed ownership of the MIS framework, providing decision-making support to the CEO and CFO.• Played a key role in the successful implementation of banking systems for five Central European countries as the core team finance lead.• Recognized as ‘High potential’ team member, actively collaborating with Regional senior management on continuous improvements initiatives.

Coordinated MIS reporting and budget activities. • Enhanced finance month-end closing processes, raising the score from C+ to A, and eliminating significant overtime requirements.

• Developed a workflow application to monitor the various stages of loan approval for the recently launched consumer business.