Total Years of Experience: 30 Years, 9 Months
October 2019
To Present
CFO/GM for F&B business (Part time)
at Confidential
Location :
Qatar - Doha
Main Role:
Managing the business from operations and financial perspective including business development and CRM.
Managing the business from operations and financial perspective including business development and CRM.
November 2019
To March 2020
Financial Controller Corporate - SSF
at Al Futtaim Construction Group
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Al Futtaim Construction formerly known as CARILLION) and (Al Futtaim Engineeing
Main Role:
• Oversees the integration of all service delivery units to improve the quality and effectiveness of delivery team to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery of service.
• Leads change and business transformation initiatives and programmes, including exploring alternative ways to optimise delivery performance.
• Monitor and control the operational team’s expenditure to achieve financial targets.
• Drive change to maximise productivity, profitability, and execute agreed strategies.
• Inspire, lead and develop a team of professionals in the delivery of services.
• Create, maintain and develop a structure capable of expanding and executing the service delivery model, as appropriate to business needs and requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective external communication channels to ensure the availability and dissemination (where appropriate) of relevant information across Contracting SBUs and functions
• Review resources, technology, SoPs, DoAs and delivery models to identify opportunities to develop quality and efficiency of operations
Main Role:
• Oversees the integration of all service delivery units to improve the quality and effectiveness of delivery team to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery of service.
• Leads change and business transformation initiatives and programmes, including exploring alternative ways to optimise delivery performance.
• Monitor and control the operational team’s expenditure to achieve financial targets.
• Drive change to maximise productivity, profitability, and execute agreed strategies.
• Inspire, lead and develop a team of professionals in the delivery of services.
• Create, maintain and develop a structure capable of expanding and executing the service delivery model, as appropriate to business needs and requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective external communication channels to ensure the availability and dissemination (where appropriate) of relevant information across Contracting SBUs and functions
• Review resources, technology, SoPs, DoAs and delivery models to identify opportunities to develop quality and efficiency of operations
March 2016
To October 2019
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER /ACTING GENERAL MANAGER FINANCE
at Al Futtaim Group Real Estate Malls
Location :
Qatar - Doha
Doha Festival City Mall 520K SQM, QATAR
Main Role:
• Analyze financial reports to assist senior management executives in enhancing performance implementation of new financial process and procedures to ensure best practice.
• Evaluate performance and advice on short- and long-term planning.
• Oversee all company accounts pertaining to Funds management, Cash flow, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Risk Assessment, Vendors Management, Booking, Budgeting, and Management Accounting.
• Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
• Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to check for discrepancies.
• Managing financial transactions and streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Developing plans for financial growth while evaluating and managing risk.
• Collaborate with auditing to ensure proper compliance with all regulations
Main Role:
• Analyze financial reports to assist senior management executives in enhancing performance implementation of new financial process and procedures to ensure best practice.
• Evaluate performance and advice on short- and long-term planning.
• Oversee all company accounts pertaining to Funds management, Cash flow, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Risk Assessment, Vendors Management, Booking, Budgeting, and Management Accounting.
• Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
• Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to check for discrepancies.
• Managing financial transactions and streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Developing plans for financial growth while evaluating and managing risk.
• Collaborate with auditing to ensure proper compliance with all regulations
June 2011
To February 2016
Regional Financial Controller
at Al Futtaim Group Real Estate Malls
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Doha Festival City Mall Project, Qatar, Al Daryya mall project, KSA and Dubai Festival City Mall, UAE
Main Role:
• Identify opportunities for business growth that support the organization’s vision.
• Develop project’s plans/ feasibility studies by means of research and analysis of alternative solutions and provision of recommendations.
• Manage and develop the annual budgets and forecast.
• Manage the annual expenditure.
• Analyze financial reports to assist senior management executives in enhancing performance implementation of new financial process and procedures to ensure best practice.
• Evaluate performance and advice on long term planning.
• Improve the compliance aspect of the business.
• Trend analysis & financial modeling to help respond to dynamic market conditions
• Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting.
• Restructure finance department and roles.
Main Role:
• Identify opportunities for business growth that support the organization’s vision.
• Develop project’s plans/ feasibility studies by means of research and analysis of alternative solutions and provision of recommendations.
• Manage and develop the annual budgets and forecast.
• Manage the annual expenditure.
• Analyze financial reports to assist senior management executives in enhancing performance implementation of new financial process and procedures to ensure best practice.
• Evaluate performance and advice on long term planning.
• Improve the compliance aspect of the business.
• Trend analysis & financial modeling to help respond to dynamic market conditions
• Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting.
• Restructure finance department and roles.
May 2010
To June 2011
Financial Controller
at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Burooj Properties
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Burooj Properties (An Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Subsidiary)
Main Role:
• Manage the Day-to-day financial business transactions.
• Monitor and control cash out/inflow and report on cash flow performance.
• Review monthly financial statements vs. forecasting and flash report
• Oversee informative management Information and ensure reliability, accurate and timely reporting to Senior Management.
• Supervision and the delivery of annual budgets and forecast.
• Budget and cost control, Business analysis & capital project.
• Restructure finance department.
• Year end audit and cooperate with internal audit.
Main Role:
• Manage the Day-to-day financial business transactions.
• Monitor and control cash out/inflow and report on cash flow performance.
• Review monthly financial statements vs. forecasting and flash report
• Oversee informative management Information and ensure reliability, accurate and timely reporting to Senior Management.
• Supervision and the delivery of annual budgets and forecast.
• Budget and cost control, Business analysis & capital project.
• Restructure finance department.
• Year end audit and cooperate with internal audit.
May 2009
To April 2010
Finance Manager
at Al Futtaim Group Real Estate Malls
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Oman Mall Project-Oman, Cairo Festival City Mall Project 158K SQM-Egypt and Dubai Festival City Mall-UAE
Key functions in Egypt, Cairo Festival City:
• Review and evaluate finance department performance in Cairo.
• Day-to-day financial management.
• Budget and cost control.
• Ensure that internal controls and procedures are applied according to DOA.
• Monitor and control cash out/inflow and report on cash flow performance.
• Review monthly financial statements vs. forecasting and flash report.
• Financial project management.
Key functions in Dubai, Dubai Festival City Mall, Oman Mall Project and Al Futtaim Real Estate LLC:
• Manage the Day-to-day financial transactions for AFRE and DFC mall.
• Beining part of implementation team of Oman Mall Project.
• Review monthly financial reports & prepare financial statements.
• Ensure that internal controls and procedures are applied according to DOA.
• Prepare budgets & monitor performance.
• Yearend audit and cooperate with internal audit.
• Supervision and the delivery of annual budgets and forecast.
• Expenditure and Cash control.
• Manage 5 financial staff in addition to Shared Services Finance team.
Key functions in Egypt, Cairo Festival City:
• Review and evaluate finance department performance in Cairo.
• Day-to-day financial management.
• Budget and cost control.
• Ensure that internal controls and procedures are applied according to DOA.
• Monitor and control cash out/inflow and report on cash flow performance.
• Review monthly financial statements vs. forecasting and flash report.
• Financial project management.
Key functions in Dubai, Dubai Festival City Mall, Oman Mall Project and Al Futtaim Real Estate LLC:
• Manage the Day-to-day financial transactions for AFRE and DFC mall.
• Beining part of implementation team of Oman Mall Project.
• Review monthly financial reports & prepare financial statements.
• Ensure that internal controls and procedures are applied according to DOA.
• Prepare budgets & monitor performance.
• Yearend audit and cooperate with internal audit.
• Supervision and the delivery of annual budgets and forecast.
• Expenditure and Cash control.
• Manage 5 financial staff in addition to Shared Services Finance team.
October 2008
To April 2009
Senior Real Estate Development Analyst
at Fawaz Al Hukair Real Estate
Location :
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
A group which specialized in retail, real estate & investment
Main Role:
• Analyze project’s feasibility studies as per new organization strategic plan.
• Develop a “strategic business model “.
• Re-engineering of the company's procedures and policies.
• Analyzing/verifying project budgets and pro-forma assumptions.
• Identifying and analyzing the major risks affecting the investment opportunity.
Main Role:
• Analyze project’s feasibility studies as per new organization strategic plan.
• Develop a “strategic business model “.
• Re-engineering of the company's procedures and policies.
• Analyzing/verifying project budgets and pro-forma assumptions.
• Identifying and analyzing the major risks affecting the investment opportunity.
December 2002
To August 2008
Finance Manager/ Budgeting & Reporting Manager
at Al-Futtaim Real Estate
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
(One of the most respected Group of companies in the Gulf region which spreads through the Middle E., Asia & Europe)
Property Developer for Dubai Festival City (DFC) a 3.3 million sqmt GLA world-class waterfront mixed-use urban community & Cairo Festival City (CFC) a 1.8 million square sqmt GLA mixed-use development.
Main Role:
• Develop project’s plans/ feasibility studies by means of research and analysis of alternative solutions and provision of recommendations.
• Month End reporting packs for operating, capital budget variance analysis and commentary.
• Develop and coordinate annual operating and capital budgets.
• Advise on financial performance to the senior management; provide regular reports to specified functional management including full analysis and trends and variance to targets and scenario analyses. Liaise with all functional and business partners to facilitate preparation of the company’s annual budget, annual report and monitor the company’s performance vs. the budget.
• Maintain financial controls for the Real Estate department within the context of the company's and group overall requirements.
• Perform review procedures to ensure that the real estate values are reasonable by testing valuation models, reconciling with property budgets, reviewing leasing activity and to ensure that the assumptions used are supportable and have been properly applied to the financial data.
Property Developer for Dubai Festival City (DFC) a 3.3 million sqmt GLA world-class waterfront mixed-use urban community & Cairo Festival City (CFC) a 1.8 million square sqmt GLA mixed-use development.
Main Role:
• Develop project’s plans/ feasibility studies by means of research and analysis of alternative solutions and provision of recommendations.
• Month End reporting packs for operating, capital budget variance analysis and commentary.
• Develop and coordinate annual operating and capital budgets.
• Advise on financial performance to the senior management; provide regular reports to specified functional management including full analysis and trends and variance to targets and scenario analyses. Liaise with all functional and business partners to facilitate preparation of the company’s annual budget, annual report and monitor the company’s performance vs. the budget.
• Maintain financial controls for the Real Estate department within the context of the company's and group overall requirements.
• Perform review procedures to ensure that the real estate values are reasonable by testing valuation models, reconciling with property budgets, reviewing leasing activity and to ensure that the assumptions used are supportable and have been properly applied to the financial data.
September 1998
To November 2002
Chief Accountant
at S. S. Lootah Group
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
SS Lootah B C Gas Int’l JV - Gas Distribution Project / Sharjah
Main Role:
•Assisting in monthly financial statements, reconciling and agreeing balances, preparing monthly netting contracts and journals, analyzing operating expenses and reviewing the P+L with the Financial Controller.
•Responsible for the analysis of project costs and comparison to budget.
•Liaison with project managers and senior management to understand and communicate the analysis and to integrate the findings into the monthly corporate reporting cycle.
•Manage all financial closings (month end, quarter and year-end), management of Payroll team, Management of Accounts Payable team, Budget and Forecasting.
•Assisting in forecast and budgeting procedures.
•Prepare year-end audit files for external auditors.
Main Role:
•Assisting in monthly financial statements, reconciling and agreeing balances, preparing monthly netting contracts and journals, analyzing operating expenses and reviewing the P+L with the Financial Controller.
•Responsible for the analysis of project costs and comparison to budget.
•Liaison with project managers and senior management to understand and communicate the analysis and to integrate the findings into the monthly corporate reporting cycle.
•Manage all financial closings (month end, quarter and year-end), management of Payroll team, Management of Accounts Payable team, Budget and Forecasting.
•Assisting in forecast and budgeting procedures.
•Prepare year-end audit files for external auditors.
October 1997
To September 1998
Accountant
at Deira Safety & Protection Equipment
Location :
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
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July 1996
To October 1997
Internal Auditor
at Nuqul Bros. Group
Location :
Jordan - Amman
*
January 1994
To July 1996
Accountant
at Arrow Advertising Agency
Location :
Jordan - Amman
*
October 1993
To January 1994
Trainee / Auditor
at Abdul Majid Hamadeh & Co.
Location :
Jordan - Amman
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