Entrepreneurial and strategic Senior Finance Executive with international perspective; experienced at leading diverse Finance functions in organizations of all sizes, from a Middle East family group, to the Fortune 200; in industries as diverse as aerospace, clean-technology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, private equity, real estate, utilities and wealth management.As a hands-on CFO (1 direct report) at 8 Rivers, a clean-technology start-up, I developed business plans and financial models, including cap table models, for multiple successful equity and debt capital raises aggregating $100M+. I am responsible for Finance operations including budgeting, financial reporting, financial forecasting, DOE grant administration and design and operations of the supporting job costing and indirect costing processes. As a strategic VP Finance (CFO) (10+ direct reports) and acting GM Corporate Strategy at Marafiq, a leading Saudi power and water utility, I led the Business Development, Business Planning, Corporate Strategy, EWRM, IT, Finance, Tariff and Treasury functions. In the Finance role I led the IPO pre-listing project which included leading very successful negotiations on $85OM of claims on a $2B+ project, early IFRS adoption and closure on $300M+ of balance sheet items related to self-constructed and other assets. In the Corporate Strategy role, I led design and execution of the Company's "New Growth Strategy" including creating strategic partnerships with international water sector leaders. These activities led to participation in the initial $2.5B+ of Saudi water project tenders and a successful IWP award.Skills:• Moving between “hands-on” operational Finance and strategic roles • Financial Reporting (IFRS and U.S. GAAP)• M&A• Public/Private Partnerships• Contract Accounting • Debt and Equity Capital Raises • IPO Readiness• Corporate Governance• Global Business “know how” (12-year expat)• Internal Controls• Sarbanes-Oxley • Taxation (Partnership, VAT)• Treasury Management• Financial Forecasting• Organizational Restructuring• Multi-Cultural Team leadership• Project Finance• ERP Implementations• Business Development• Process Re-engineering• Investment Evaluation (Private Equity, Global Equities and Fixed Income),• Portfolio and Family Office Management• Negotiations• Team BuildingAdditional career experiences include senior Finance roles in an Energy Services Conglomerate/Family Office, a Sovereign Private Equity Fund, a Clean-Tech LI battery start-up, a Fortune 200 Defense concern, Deloitte and PwC.
Listed skills include Strategy, Mergers And Acquisitions, Start Ups, Management, and 43 others.