Group Finance Shared Services Center & Loss Prevention Director
Alamar Foods
Total years of experience :27 years, 7 months
Group Finance Shared Services Center & Loss Prevention Director, of Alamar KSA, (JV of AlJammaz Group and Carlyle MENAP), (Domino’s Pizza & Premier Foods) & 6 Countries: UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan
Scope: for 7 Countries and more than 400 stores
Group Finance Shared Services Center
Group Loss Prevention function
Group Employee desk and Payroll
I was promoted to Group level position for the major business part of Alamar Company to be Financial Manager Group level for both main business unites, Alamar KSA (Domino’s Pizza & Premier Foods Factory). Period from February, 2016 till Present.
www.aljammaz.com & www.carlyle.com
Alamar Foods has been an award-winning Master Franchisee for Domino’s Pizza across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Pakistan since 1992 and Dunkin Donuts in Egypt.
Premier Foods utilizes the latest technology and machinery at its 6, 000 square meter purpose-built meat processing facility in Riyadh Industrial City. Premier processes and packs for 28 local and international brands in MENA and Pakistan, included amongst which are supermarkets, food service chains and catering companies.
Running restructure process for all finance department to create Shared Services Center SSC that will manage major finance function for Alamar KSA and other region as well MENAP (UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Pakistan)
Successfully improved finance department of Premier in very challenge period with limited resources.
Applied restructure of finance department and run project of improving finance department performance.
Applied business analyses of sales KPIs and promotion activities for Domino’s Pizza.
Applied different kind of analyses by many segment and sales channels.
Restructure finance department of both business unites (Domino’s & Premier Foods).
Managing all reporting and duties of finance department of both business unites (Domino’s & Premier Foods).
Supporting preparing and monitoring all KPIs of both business unites (Domino’s & Premier Foods).
Appling improvement plan for both business unites (Domino’s & Premier Foods).
Regular duty of managing cost control, budget and planning from preparation to implementation and monitoring via different kind of reports.
Run ERP Projects as projects owner with Oracle:
o B2B ERP Auto payment with Banks.
o Employees and business travel Expenses via online application.
o Budget and planning Management.
o Review and enhancements of Oracle performance and control in SC and Production.
o HR module implementation as project member from finance.
Alamar Foods, is one of Aljammaz Group companies and owned by Aljammaz Group & Carlyle which is Group is a global alternative asset manager with more than $193 billion of assets under management across 130 funds and 156 fund of funds vehicles. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1, 650 professionals operating in 40 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
I joined Alamar company as Financial Manager of Premier foods. Period from April, 2015 till Present.
April 2015, till Present. www.aljammaz.com & www.carlyle.com
I joined Alamar Company in Premier foods as Financial Manager with main objective to improve the finance department performance in order to match with the strategic plan that in place with Carlyle and its board members for big growth in the coming period.
Preparing periodical reports actual and forecast for financial statements.
Preparing monthly ratios analyses report.
Preparing and monitoring weekly cash flow.
Approves Monthly Banks Reconciliation.
Controlling the daily booking in Oracle and monitor GLs.
Review monthly payroll and monitoring all payroll transaction, and due lack of HR module I prepared HR payroll file in order to support payroll until HR module became ready and implemented.
Beside normal duty of financial manager position, working closely with finance team to improve their skills, motivate them, guide them to apply best practice approach.
Alsafi Foods is one of Alfaisaliah Group companies which operate in F&B sectors for Bakery foods.
I joined the Alfaisaliah group as Financial Manager of Alsafi foods. Period from September 2014 till March, 2015 www.alfaisaliah.com
I joined Alsafi Foods while the company was working for one year without dedicated financial manager and the company was supported by one of the finance manager from another company within the group beside his main duty in his sector, due to that there was many of areas need to be improved, controlled and pending problems and issues need to be solved.
Successfully I improved the performance of the department and closed all outstanding issues with new procedure and control process implemented.
Create policy, procedure and workflow chart for part of the function in the new company.
Project member as finance representative in implementing Handheld Computer System from Mirnah Technology Systems.
Preparing periodical reports actual and forecast for financial statements.
Preparing monthly ratios analyses report.
Preparing and monitoring weekly cash flow.
Approves Monthly Banks Reconciliation.
Controlling the daily booking in SAP and monitor GLs.
Preparing weekly AP and AR aging reports and manage the performance of AP and AR to be within the approved group ratios.
Review monthly payroll and monitoring all payroll transaction post in SAP then implementing reconciliation process with HR to ensure all transaction posted are accurate. Also take the required corrective action when HR does any mistakes.
Manage reconciliation process for All GLs including GOSI and payroll related GLs.
Manage and arrange process of physical periodic inventory and stock control process.
Dealing with external auditor for annual audit and year-end financial closing process.
Provide training new finance team.
Accounting Manager:
ND Logistics which is JV of Norbert Dentressangle with DANOANE KSA “Al-Safi DANONE Company”
New joint venture in KSA for one of the big group in Europe in Supply chain, Logistics and Transportation field. Period from August 2012 till July 2014
Team member in SAP project to support implementation ERP system.
Create policy, procedure and workflow chart for part of the function in the new company.
Successfully implementing and complete SAP project for the new company.
Preparing periodical reports actual and forecast.
Preparing and monitoring weekly cash flow.
Trained and attended HO meeting in France for using group financial reporting tools.
Controlling the daily booking in SAP and monitor GLs.
Managing the monthly closing and reconciliation process within the company and group deadline.
Preparing monthly reports including balance sheet, income statement and cash flow.
Sharing in preparing annual budget.
Establishing finance department and train new colleagues staff members.
Balubaid Group (www.Balubaid.com) is one of the big automotive companies in Saudi,
(G.M Cars), and other five business sectors (Automotive, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Consumer Finance, and Trading), Period from November 2009 to Present
Currently I am working in Head of Finance dep. for F&B sector as Accounts Manager in Food & Beverage sector with two international franchises “Ruby Tuesday Restaurants” & “Manhattan fish Market Restaurants”
Follow up all financial and others related duty for all branches including cash, sales, purchasing, cost, inventory and financial position.
Follow up Cash Resources (Inflows) with better utilization (outflows) to settle company obligations.
Following up and Control Banks facilities.
Approves Monthly Banks Reconciliation and the necessary Adjustments.
Approves Daily Vouchers.
Control of payables & receivables in accordance with GAAP & IFRS and approved policies & procedures.
Approves Monthly Re-occurring Expenses.
Preparing reports which are necessary for outside organizations (Auditing or Consulting offices and banks)
Dealing with banks, preparing feasibility studies and reports or data which are necessary in preparing feasibility studies and financial studies.
Follow up and approve any amendments for Chart of Accounts.
Close the Financial Books Monthly within the targets, preparing all Financial Reports for etch branch and the conciliating reports for the sector.
Prepare all financial ratio reports to justify and control the performance to achieve stakeholders’ needs.
Following up cost control and cost optimization.
Following up justifications reports for performance variances of both sales and cost.
Prepare Yearly Plan & Budget for the sector.
Prepare 5 years Business Plan & Budget for the sector.
Follow up of the Budget and report variances (Daily, weekly, and Monthly).
Job Performance Evaluation for accounting staff.
Balubaid Group (www.Balubaid.com) is one of the big automotive companies in Saudi and other five business sectors (Automotive, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Consumer Finance, and Trading). Period from October 2006 to November 2009. Numbers of years is (3 years)
I was working as Chief Accountant in manufacturing sector in Plastic Factory.
Follow up Cash Resources (Inflows) with better utilization (outflows) to settle company obligations.
Following up and Control Banks facilities.
Approves Monthly Banks Reconciliation and the necessary Adjustments.
Approves Daily Vouchers.
Control of payables & receivables in accordance with GAAP & IFRS and approved policies & procedures.
Approves Monthly Re-occurring Expenses
Prepare any amendments for Chart of Accounts.
Close the Financial Books Monthly within the targets and Preparing all the Financial Reports
Review and Following up cost analyses reports.
Review justifications reports for performance variances of both sales and cost.
Prepare Yearly Plan & Budget for the Factory and supporting the same for all manufacturing sector.
Prepare 5 years Business Plan & Budget for the Factory and supporting the same for the sector.
Follow up of the Budget and report variances (Daily, weekly, and Monthly).
Job Performance Evaluation for accounting staff.
Last Job in Egypt was Financial Manager I was supervising the Financial Management and Accounting functions for an academic publisher with 225 associates.(Hindawi Publishing Corporation)
Successfully I established Accounting and Management departments.
Dealing Successfully with Governmental authorities to Established Corporation in Free Zone (Nasr City).
Directing and inspecting the usage of company financial resources.
Successfully supporting the company in process to get ISO 9001-2000.
Taking the necessary decisions to ensure the utility of spending company money.
Suggestion for ideas and systems to improve the work processes.
Preparing reports to assist the production and financial Planning.
Ensuring the implementation of financial policy.
Following up on incoming & outgoing cash flow and covering any deficit.
Ensuring a correct accounting process in accordance with GAAP & IFRS.
Signing financial amounts expenditures and ensuring its usefulness.
Supervising accounting works and signing financial documents and reports.
Preparing all financial reports.
Contacting banks, preparing feasibility studies and reports or data which are necessary in preparing feasibility studies and financial studies.
Preparing reports which are necessary for outside organizations (Auditing or Consulting offices and banks)
Preparing the schedule of monthly payroll.
Hiring accountants and training them.
Following up on incoming and outgoing cheques, covering banks and following up on the collection.
Managing relations with taxation, coordination in section visitation and solving any problems that appear.
Supervision on organizing general committee and conducting annual inventory.
Supervision on the administrative jobs (support services, cleaning, security, etc.)
Approving, signing administrative documents (contracts, insurance, permissions, etc.)
Taking the necessary decisions for management implementation
Moustafa Ali, Middle East Lighting, Period from December 1996 to October 1998. Numbers of years is (2 years)
Many of accounting duty for book keeping:
I was in charge for customer and Suppliers Books.
I was working in preparing Balance Sheet.
Also I was in charge for LC for three month only.
I have MBA Finance from University of Leicester UK; full graduation was in 2016, dissertation specialization in Finance. MBA Finance dissertation subject: “CROSS-FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION BETWEEN FINANCE AND LOGISTICS TO ENHANCE CASH FLOW AND LOGISTICS COST CONTROL: A CASE STUDY OF DAIRY, FMCG AND FOODS INDUSTRIES IN SAUDI ARABIA”, Awarded on 9 June 2016. (ULSM)