VP – Head of Finance
e.construct FZ-LLC
Total years of experience :18 years, 7 Months
Promoted to deliver multi-disciplined oversight of a dynamic, fast-paced environment, liaising among cross-functional teams and high-level management to deliver timely, strategic, and critical reporting functions.
• Identify and resolve gaps among finance, commercial, and business teams to align business operations in a restructured business environment targeting new investors, project profit sharing opportunities, and team development across multiple organizational levels and functions.
• Develop interim and annual financial projections after validating assumptions and forecasts of every business unit/entity prepared by the unit/entity head.
• Lead the restructuring process that impacted profit sharing, bonus schemes, and other critical daily functions.
• Identify possible savings / investment appreciation opportunities based on analysis of the current and projected financial position and put an action plan to achieve it.
• Leverage business and financial expertise to evaluate new investments in professional and industrial businesses.
• Serve as the primary contact for negotiations of insurance coverage that includes professional indemnity, medical, special projects, labor, or civil law requirements.
• Facilitate sound financial operations by working with banks to provide overdraft protections, mortgage and LC negotiations to capture best rates and terms in lending.
• Developed state of the art business reporting models, ensuring global access and integration with established databases for quick and seamless reporting for senior management, head of business units, and targeted clients.
• Research industry and environmental developments to ensure sound financial planning that incorporate forecasting, budget development, and strategy development to educate management on finance options for business acquisitions and other investments.
• Protect stakeholders’ interest through review of all agreements, comments, and discussions to ensure contracts meet with business capabilities, legal formalities, and stakeholders’ expectations.
• Sourced, vetted, and appointed a law firm to develop commercial agreements that properly defines client relationships, subcontractor expectations, and construction project operations.
• Lead the transaction shared service center team including daily finance operations and strategic direction.
• Oversee annual external audit, due diligence and reporting of monthly management accounts.
Promoted as a result of outstanding performance in previous role to develop and manage a transaction shared service center (TSSC) supporting finance, HR, and administrative functions in Cairo to serve the Dubai headquarters and the Group. Contributed finance and technology skills to implement and manage new ERP featuring multiple approval levels on accounting transactions, requisitions, procurement, and HR information.
• Served primary contact role during a U.S. subsidiary’s taxation filing, clearing all issues impacting the U.S., India, Egypt, and Jordan; audited all group companies with audit partners such as, Deloitte, TAGI, UHY, and local auditors in Egypt and India.
— Saved $170K in tax assessments by working closely with U.S. accountant.
• Served as the point of contact for the IT team on finance and administrative access and issues, delivering consult on access levels, folder structure, and systems customizations through coding, database, and report builder skills.
• Supervised and designated cash flow operations while creating and implementing alternate finance planning.
• Fostered short- and long-term success as trainer and coach for the Cairo team, coordinating cross-functional operations to ensure smooth information flow throughout a complex system.
— Led and directed four accountants, three HR staffers, administrators, and coordinators at multiple locations.
• Developed and implemented standard document management and filing procedures, including bylaws, personnel administration, and transparency policies.
• Created and implemented a comprehensive group benefits policy that is accessible online through company intranet.
• Setup and managed transaction shared service center (TSSC) for finance, and other departments including HR, and Admin functions in Cairo to serve the Dubai HQ and the Group.
• Implemented new ERP, Deltek Vision which features multiple approval levels on accounting transactions, requisitions, procurement, HR info, etc.
• Executed standard document management and filing procedures, including bylaws for smooth personnel administration and transparency.
• Reviewed, assessed and implemented time tracking system which tracks time spent by each employee, office, and department in addition to attendance records, including time off.
• Unified system for group benefits documented and accessible online through company intranet for reference.
• Preparation of Management Reporting Package and Ad Hoc Reporting.
• Integrated the ERP, HR, and time tracking systems with Tableau software for data visualization which delivers live updates for accounts receivable, payable, available contracts, time spent vs. invoicing, invoicing vs. collections, revenues vs. cost by job, department, project manager, and many more other reports accessible by Senior management and department managers in different countries.
• Supervised and designated cash flow while developing alternate finance plans.
Led and directed accounting and administrative functions across offices situated in four countries while managing costing and budgeting functions for a 200M AED of fees and sub-contract works for a design-and-build job. Coordinated and facilitated all audits across four offices in the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and India.
• Vetted and implemented new accounting software, QuickBooks Enterprise, seamlessly migrating software for six different companies throughout the UAE, Cairo, Amman, and India.
• Implemented AP cycle to facilitate segregation of duties in keeping with best practices and stakeholder expectations.
• Developed and implemented a Job Costing system to ensure the matching principle is applied through the implementation of a POC for construction and service income, as well as consistent reporting of GP margins for product sales.
• Streamlined reporting and document management through implementation of a paperless electronic system to improve reference, auditing, and back-up operations.
• Developed a Business Valuation report utilizing three methods to assess share value during a 2010 partner share acquisition.
• Calculated and generated monthly payroll for 150+ employees throughout the UAE and other offices in keeping with labor laws and payroll liabilities.
• Relocated to Head Office in Dubai for four months due to exceptional accounting and finance skills.
• Recorded and tracked all costs incurred prior to the branch incorporation, reconcile with the head office in Dubai, as well as reconcile settlement of transferred funds, fixed asset listing, and follow up timesheets and planned all cost allocation on several projects.
• Executed new accounting software to manage all the accounting processes for the branch and provided reports to Finance Manager.
• Cooperated with auditor to release interim and year-end statements for first year of operation.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States of America in October 2010 Passed all parts from first time.
Overall Grade: Good
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