Senior Manager - Finance Systems and Performance
Dubai Airports
Total years of experience :26 years, 3 Months
Developed and maintained Finance governance framework - including policies, procedures and key performance indicators (KPIs) - for Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) owned by UAE government.
• Transformed decision-making process through information gathering, processing, and presentations of financial and non-financial data (covering 5 corporate data sources and interviewing process owners for analysis and action planning and execution).
• Oversaw various transformation projects that facilitated functional and technological transformations delivered in partnership with multiple departments and external entities (directly managed projects exceeding $ 1-3 million value).
• Managed system integration projects with Oracle ERP, ProLeaz commercial system, Maximo maintenance system, and Hyperion Planning.
• Supported financial planning and budgeting and periodic forecast and closing/issuance of financial statements (budgets ranging $ 1-2 Billion. Reduced closing time from 7 days to 4 days. Increased forecasting frequency from quarterly to monthly forecast)
• Implemented Oracle ERP and budgeting, billing, and Business Intelligence (BI) system (managed multi-functional teams in multi-million projects).
• Incorporated management and analysis functions organization-wide (increased management reporting footage to cover 100+ dashboards/ KPIs across organization).
Developed ERP organizational structure, processes, policies and procedures on behalf of service incumbent for fixed lines and builder/service provider on behalf of largest internet service and owner of fourth mobile network.
• Established support functions that encompassed performance KPIs serving more than 1000 users throughout the entire organization.
• Oversaw implementation of Oracle ERP and Hyperion Planning and development of six bespoke system that involved integration with billing system.
• Facilitated accounting separation and product costing automation for cost calculation and revenue assurance implemented with Oracle EBS and Hyperion Planning.
• Launched performance-based appraisal system.
Oversaw Banque Saudi Franci organizational transformation project, including structure development, finance manuals, and policies and procedures for multinational professional services and accounting firms.
• Participated in ERP Health check, implementing roadmap at Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corporation.
• Developed strategy for Cash to Accrual Transformation implementation.
• Supported development of Information Technology Strategy Planning framework.
Business Analysis, process re-engineering, audit & control procedures, gap analysis, and full Oracle financials implementation cycles, following AIM, presales activities, project management of ERP projects
Business Analysis, process re-engineering, audit & control procedures, gap analysis, and full Oracle financials implementation cycles, following R2i Methodolgy
Business Analysis, process re-engineering, audit & control procedures, gap analysis, and full Oracle financials implementation cycles, following AIM Methodology
Side tasks for project coordination & management
Software & hardware maintenance, instructor for Windows and MS Office courses
Responsible for Computer maintenance and purchases, networking maintenance
Maintenance of HW and SW, PC assembly and sales
Book keeping of accounts, preparing financial statements & reports, preparing taxes representations, & preparing financial analysis ratios