Ahmed S. Bahr, Group Financial Controller

Ahmed S. Bahr

Group Financial Controller

M2R

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
16 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 5 Months

Group Financial Controller at M2R
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since September 2022
Assistant Manager - Finance & Operations at Osoul Investment Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2014 to August 2022

Working with the Operations & Finance Manager to handle back-office activities and ensuring the implantation of the management framework and provide advice, support, and guidance within the team.
• Liaising with auditors for yearly audits / quarterly reviews.
• Financial planning and forecasting.
• Adapting the financial plan into requesting yearly budgets and keeping track of deviations, ensuring the usage of restorative measures.
• Developing detailed and accurate business plans to support the decision making and tracking of budgets
• Cash-flow planning and monitoring, delivering long-term forecasts
• Identifying improvement opportunities and implementing them
• Achieved zero default in preparing & submitting the CMA reports.
• Continuous client portfolio back-office activities.
• Monitoring the activity and reports of daily transactions, investigating differences (if any) in cash balances with banks.
• Liaising with brokers and clients for timely trade settlements and resolving queries.
• Performing feasibility studies for potential investment opportunities
• Real estate management (Residential - Industrial).
• Prepares and submits the quarterly management report to the Board of Directors.

Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche - Al Wazzan & Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2010 to July 2014

Working with a qualified team of auditors to deliver the highest standards of quality deliverables.
• Managing and coaching a team of junior auditors in carrying out audit engagements.
• Reporting to audit manager / Asst. manager to finalize audit engagements.
• Communicating with superiors on a continuous basis to resolve any issues.
• Retaining clients for upcoming audit engagements.
• Meeting with clients’ management for any additional requirements.

Associate at Bader & Co. PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2008 to March 2010

An Associate Auditor in the Bader & Co. PwC team in Kuwait, Assurance/ Business Advisory Services.

Working in a group of highly qualified staff ranging from “Associate” to “Partner” level. The focus of our business line is quality of service provided to the client.

Our client portfolio of audit clients mostly listed companies in the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

Have been engaged to audit clients operating in investment, leasing, insurance, real estate management, engineering and manufacturing, and last but not least the audit of Central Bank of Kuwait.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at October 6 University, Faculty of Economics & Management
  • June 2005

Overall grade : Good General grade of every year of my 4 years study: Good Cumulative Grade of the Academic study: 71.85% Graduation Project Grade: Excellent, titled “Ratio Analysis of Financial Statements”

Specialties & Skills

Asset Management
Auditing
Microsoft Office
Accounting
Financial Accounting
Internet
QuickBooks
MS Office Suit
Typing 44 wmp
Researching

Social Profiles

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Accounting Fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2021
Reading Financial Statements (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
Introduction to Corporate Finance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
Excel Crash Course - Spreadsheet Formulas for Finance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021

Hobbies

  • Music (Guitar & Piano)