In this role my main focus is to strategize & increase profitability for the business (now a subsidiary) & optimizing the cost in line with business growth objectives.My Responsibilities and key Achievements to date include:This role holds the same responsibilities as the previous position with the addition of:o Managing a direct team of 5 including a Project Coordinatoro Working closely with General Manager to ensure the stability of the business revenue is in alignment with the budget o Overseeing budget & submission of two biannual financial reports with a deviation of only 3% - 5%o Managing both internal & external audit process, monthly WHT/VAT & annual zakat returno Leading board presentations on company financials, ensuring clear communication & transparencyo Effectively managing cashflow to ensure working capital is optimized o Managing between 10-15 projects at any one-time including writing comprehensive tracking & status reportso Within this role I have also successfully actioned the due diligence & gained extensive M&A experience to facilitate the potential for future growtho I successfully identified the requirement to replace a legacy system with a fully integrated Microsoft Dynamics Business Central ERP. This ultimately contributed to the business net profit growing by 3% within 6mths of the implementation o I also successfully fuelled revenue growth by 20% YoY over 5yrs through developing & implementing data-driven sales strategies focused on making the business desirable for saleo By proactively conducting deep dive analysis of unbilled revenue to ensure accurate financial reporting & optimal revenue recognition, I successfully improved cash flow forecasting by 20%-25%o I also successfully boosted liquidity through the introduction of impactful cash flow management strategies which allowed for several projects to be executed with the business working capital

In this role I held the main responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of finance was operating at optimum levels (with a particular focus on cash flow) & supporting the overall business objectives from a risk & growth perspective. My Key Responsibilities and Achievements included:This role holds the same responsibilities as the previous position with the addition of:o Prepared cash flow statements, effectively communicating the company cash flow position to stakeholderso Developed & implemented annual budgets & financial forecasts, ensuring alignment with company goalso Worked closely with project managers to proactively manage project finances, ensuring alignment with goals & deliverables as well as minimising financial riskso Performed variance analysis to identify & address project budget deviations, ensuring project profitability & cost controlo Managed relationships with vendors, conducting financial risk assessments & negotiating on pricing & service termso Implemented cost-saving measures specifically within the cybersecurity domain, analysing vendor contracts & optimizing resource allocationo By personally utilising existing knowledge & taking on the role of the Tax Consultant, I successfully reduced the cost of a two-year ZATCA (tax) assessment by SAR700K (USD$187K) (a figure including fees for tax consultant & tax fees)

In this role I held the main focus of maintaining the company financial operations including assisting the FM with business growth & cost savings initiatives.My Key Responsibilities and Achievements included:o Assisted in the design & preparation of budget for review by managemento Verified, allocated, posted & reconciled accounts payable & receivables as well as assisted in preparing monthly financial statementso Led the engagement with external auditors for the yearly financial audito Prepared weekly cashflow statementso Managed Credit control for the company to ensure timely collectionso Collaborated with project managers to prepare quarterly project reconciliation reports, fostering communication & transparency with finance leadership (CFO & finance manager)o Managed monthly & annual Withholding Tax (WHT) calculations & submissions to the Zakat Department, ensuring accurate application of tax rates based on the relevant categorieso I also led (in collaboration with a team of consultants) the 3mth project to successfully migrate all financial data from QuickBooks to Microsoft AX Dynamics 2009, a project focused on streamlining financial processes & improving data accuracy.