أحمد الفوزان

• Originating of investment opportunities, performing due diligence, negotiating and structuring Private Equity and Venture Capital deals.
• Drive financial modeling and scenario analysis for each proposed investment target (e.g. investments, structures, exits, distributions).
• Preparing investment memos and presentations for investment committee.
• Conducting analysis of market data to identify investment risks and opportunities.
• Managing fund accounting, cash monitoring, capital calling and preparing financial statements.

* Developing financial models and writing /co-writing reports on stocks under coverage.
* Communicating and meeting with company management to strengthen knowledge about all industry and business aspects and models.
* Conducting industry and stock research. Using internet and other third-party tools to develop industry expertise.
* Meeting with clients and providing advisory services to help them meet their financial objectives.
* Interacting with media: TVs, radios, and newspapers.
* Keeping abreast of industry market moving news and events at competitor companies.
* Assisting Senior Research Analyst in the production of the initiating coverage reports and ongoing maintenance reports including: Preview, First Look and Update reports.

Key Responsibilities:
• Maintained policies and procedures for the general operation, implemented established procedures to ensure adherence to all compliance requirements.
• Provided consultative support to other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Supervised preparation of the compliance self-testing module and evaluated results and provided corrective action for effective resolution.
• Ensured proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate and/or required.
• Managed the compliance assessment, analyzed compliance and legal issues, identified and diagnosed requirement for compliance activity across various divisions.
• Identified requirement of compliance trainings, conducted training sessions to develop highly proficient accounting/ financial management team aware of the implications of compliance.

Key Responsibilities:
• Directed mall operations including constructions, maintenance etc. Planned and scheduled for regular and periodic maintenance in conjunction with relevant department heads and followed up on quality and execution.
• Administered and coordinated a variety of collection activities pertaining to maintaining and establishing full database of tenants’ contracts, accounts receivable, etc.
• Streamlined and controlled accounting activities, ensuring the timeliness, accuracy and analyzed variance and implemented corrective actions as required by management.
• Monitored the cash collected/ customer payments. Handled accounting tasks related to sales, A/R and A/P, monthly budgets, periodic closing of accounts and bank/ customers/ suppliers reconciliations enabling smooth finalization of accounts.
• Devised cash flow projections as well as aged receivables and payables listings and reported to the Finance department.
• Resolved complaints and demands of tenants and strove to remove the causes of the complaint and respond to their requests within the legal and contractual obligations.

Previous Professional Experiences:
• Dec '05 - Feb '07: Administrative Assistant, Jarir Investment, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Feb '02 - Nov '05: Salesman, Grain Silos and Flour Mills, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia