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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Responsible for all global billing activities (£1,639.4 million in sales, generated by 3,283 employees) - Managing a team of 7 billing specialist (allocated to the different regions of the company) and provide leadership, direction and advice to the team - Work alongside Head of AR to set billing targets and develop the team- Build professional.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Responsible for all billing activities of the company (AED 2.6 billion in sales, generated by 66,926 employees) as an assurance/review function
• Managing a team of billing specialist (allocated to the different business units)
• Improvement of contract management, accurate and on time invoicing
• Report variations related to rates and billing against contracts to business units
• Ensure correct usage of billing parameters in Oracle and data integrity/control
• Responsible for providing financials and supporting information to the internal stakeholders

Dubai

• Responsible for Financial Reporting and Internal Control for the Middle East region (EUR 380.0 million in sales, generated by 750 employees)
• Managing a team of Controllers in the Middle East
• Steering and monitoring of overall Budgeting & Forecasting process for 5-year plan and quarterly Forecasts (CAPEX, raw material and capacity requirements, cost center planning, P&L and Balance Sheet) with TM1
• Stakeholder Management (Frequent meetings with Head of Functions and Department Heads in order to align, challenge and discuss their financial deliverables)
• Responsible for analysis, reports and presentations for Board Meetings
• Consolidation of four companies in COGNOS

Dubai

• Financial Controller for the Middle East region (EUR 420.0 million in sales, generated by 610 employees in 15 countries)
• Managing a team of Business Controllers in the Middle East
• Providing a variety of Management information to the stakeholders (Internal customers, CFO etc.)
• Analysis of monthly and quarterly financials (turnover, EBITDA, receivables, provisions, cash-flow)
• Collaborating with Corporate Headquarters in the validation of Budgets
• Participation in corporate audit verification activities

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Business Unit Controller responsible for United Nations (African market including Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sudan)
• Managing five decentralized accountants in the African subsidiaries
• Overall financial guidance to the management, assuring that decisions are taken on a solid financial basis
• Process leadership for monthly closing of accounts
• Monthly reporting by country, including the profit & loss statement, balance sheet and capital employed
• Presentation of monthly results to Managing Director

Bern, Switzerland

• Evaluation of forecasts and budgets on Profit Center-level
• Analysis of financing aspects in Business Development
• Revenue/cost controlling and Ad-hoc analysis, monthly reporting and variance analysis
• Facilitating the implementation of a budgeting process based on the reporting software Hyperion
• Steering of planning process for various Profit Centers within Technical Operations
• Creation and analysis of Profit Center reporting, discussion of results with Profit Center managers

Neuburg An Der Donau

• Facilitating the implementation of a Profit Center P&L structure for monthly reporting to Corporate Headquarters
• Evaluation of monthly Key Performance Indicators
• Structuring ideas, feasibility studies and assigning tasks Achievements:
• Successful implementation of a Profit Center P&L structure, leading to increased transparency of Profit Center’s results

Neuburg An Der Donau

• Conception and feasibility studies of a Profit Center P&L structure
• Support the Finance Team in day-to-day business
• Structuring ideas, feasibility studies, assignment of tasks, motivating involved people

Munich Area, Germany

• Feasibility studies and implementation of a KPI-system
• Travel costs management and supporting Finance Team in day-to-day business
• Management of Purchase Orders according to internal policies