Mohammed Kahtan, Chief Finance Officer

Mohammed Kahtan

Chief Finance Officer

Enspire DIFC LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, Management Accountant
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Chief Finance Officer at Enspire DIFC LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2015

Enspire is a one-of-a-kind company. Enspire formed with the aim of developing and preserving the country’s wealth. Enspire is a new company with the aim of investing in various Real Estate, Sustainable Energy and other Infrastructure projects in Africa and other developing countries.

Duties include: Establishing a Finance function on overseeing all Finance and accounting activities, reviewing project financial planning and preparation of financial models for the real estate projects.

Financial Controller and Adviser at Hill International
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since July 2014

Hill International is an international property management company with presence all over the world.

Hill International have entered in a agreement with MODON Living Community a Saudi Industrial Authority a Government entity entrusted in the establishment, development and operation of Industrial Estates and Technology Zones in partnership with the private sector, throughout the Kingdom, to provide consultancy and advisory services on various activities.

I am playing an advisory and consultancy role to MODON in liaison with Private Investors.

My responsibility is to review the Feasibility Studies and Financial Planning provided by the Private Investor, Preparation of Financial Model for MODON for presentation to the Board and Investor.

Advise MODON management on the best method of dealing with investors.

Reviewing project feasibilities.

FREELANCER at WARSAN LLC AND ANWAAR MAJAN
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2013 to June 2014

I have been working as a Freelance for the above two companies.

Warsan LLC is a property development company based in Dubai specialising in a four star hotels and furnished accommodations. My responsibility is to prepare the financial plans for the projects and do the feasibility studies.

Anwaar Majan is the company based in Oman daling with investments and property development I have been assigned to prepare studies for various development which also including the investment appraisal of various investments.

Executive Director at Dubai Properties Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2002 to December 2012

Joined Dubai Properties Group (DPG) IN 2002, when JBR project was launched, was involved in the setting up of the company, preparation of the feasibility study and the project financial modeling, establishing prices for the apartments and hotels. My first responsibility was to establish an efficient Finance department to cope with the volume and complexity of the activities, I had major responsibility of ensuring liquidity of the organisation throughout the development period. Was in charge of the overall operation of the department with regards to the day to day management. Ensuring all the accounting activities are running efficiently and smoothly. At its peak the strength of the team was 50 staff dealing with various projects, five staff were fully qualified Chartered Accountants who were reporting to me directly.
Directing all accounting functions, for DPG which consists of five subsidiaries, as well as financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and cash management. Streamlining the functions and reporting systems. Overseeing units P&L . Assist in preparation of annual budgets and do the consolidation. Assisting in the preparation of five years business plan and the company strategic plan based on the overall parents corporate plan. Dealing with various banks and other financial institutions in raising finance, arranging for the funds deposits, and ensuring proper and efficient cash management, to maintain liquidity for the company. Established reporting system whereby we produced robust MIS to the management on a day to day as well monthly, with regards to funds collection, project progress and all other matter with regards to contractors and consultants.
Guiding corporate policies and procedure compliance. Orchestrated rollout of Oracle Financials ERP system. Recently moved to Salwan Property Management as Executive Director overseeing Retail operation from Leasing to Mall Management. Also responsible in the Finance function and deputising for the CEO.

Education

Diploma, Management Accountant
  • at Emile Woolf
  • May 1994

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Department Management
Decision Making Skills
Investment Selection
Financial Feasibility Studies
Leadership
Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Swahili
Native Speaker