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Amir Elshawy, Group Finance Manager

Amir Elshawy

Group Finance Manager·Andalus Gate Holding “SALATA” F&B

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 4 months

Group Finance Manager

April 2024 - Present

Andalus Gate Holding “SALATA” F&B

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2024 - Present

• Establish, continuously develop, and implement the companys financial strategy, reporting and
planning while also ensuring alignment with overall corporate goals and objectives.
• Forecast and manage the financial performance of the organization, including establishing and
monitoring key financial metrics, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Make sound investment decisions to increase a companys portfolio.
• Analyze trends to reduce financial risks associated with making investment or spending decisions.
• Have a strong understanding of fiscal policy and investment regulations.
• Create usable budgets for the business, including evaluating the needs of each department in the long
term.
• Bring a strategic mindset towards discovering opportunities and identifying new areas of growth or
efficiency for F&B.
• Manage the companys liquidity and cash flow position, optimize cash conversion cycle, streamline.
• business processes, assure the most efficient cash flow management and the banking and borrowing
arrangements.
• Monitor and control the budget performance and ensure that all financial variances are analyzed,
sources are identified, and corrective plans are actioned.
• Influence and lead the budgeting process to deliver business plans focused on meeting the strategic.
• objectives and future state of the business.
• Perform feasibility studies, costing and profitability analyses, and other financial analyses to support
business expansion, portfolio optimization, new product launches, new business set-up and capital
investment decisions.
• Implements policies and procedures which streamline business processes and add value.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team, providing clear direction and
fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Group Finance Manager

November 2021 - April 2024

Delights Food Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

November 2021 - April 2024

• Perform risk management by analyzing the organizations liabilities and investments.
• Decide on investment strategies by considering cash and liquidity risks.
• Control and evaluate the organizations fundraising plans and capital structure.
• Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the organizations operations.
• Supervise all finance personnel (controllers, treasurers etc.)
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Prepare reliable current and forecasting reports.
• Drive the companys financial planning.
• Coordinate development of annual operating, capital, and project budgets.
• Develop and implement best practices and tools to ensure strong fiscal management, project coordination,
cross-team communications, and workflows.
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for
cost reduction and process enhancement.
• Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare
detailed reports for earnings calls, management team, and rest of company.
• Identifies opportunities for expansion into new product areas.
• Oversees investment of funds and works with investment bankers to raise additional capital required for
expansion.
• Assuring legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitoring compliance with laws
and regulations.
• Managing the delivery of management and financial accounts
• Financial and statutory reporting
• Managing working capital, year-end preparation & liaising with Auditors
• Defining and developing accounting policies and processes
• Producing monthly and quarterly KPI reports, providing analysis to improve profitability.
• Partnering with stakeholders to establish financial targets, budgets, and business plans.
• Directly mentoring, developing, and managing Accounts department.
• Prepare feasibility study of new & renovate stores to make sure strong profitability.
• Provide store level profitability target to meet overall annual budget.
• Analyze, monitor, and measure marketing campaign/activities, review promotion plan and identify
appropriate solution that meet the business requirement.
• Identify opportunity areas to improve profit of non-performing stores.
• Monitor store internal control compliance and effectiveness.
• Identify & implement process improvement opportunities to support store operations.
• Prepare cash flow projection to ensure that the Company always has sufficient funds for monthly
operations.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Group Finance Manager

August 2021 - April 2024

Delights food group " Jolt & Hi & Alfies & Maqsaf & Bones "

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - April 2024

Food Chain Brands - Alfie’s Coffee, Maqsaf, Amm Mahmood, Kabab Ehsan, Treats, Roo’s & Emily
 Perform risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments.
 Decide on investment strategies by considering cash and liquidity risks.
 Control and evaluate the organization’s fundraising plans and capital structure.
 Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the organization’s operations.
 Supervise all finance personnel (controllers, treasurers etc.)
 Manage vendor relationships.
 Prepare reliable current and forecasting reports.
 Drive the company’s financial planning.
 Coordinate development of annual operating, capital, and project budgets.
 Develop and implement best practices and tools to ensure strong fiscal management, project coordination,
cross-team communications, and workflows.
 Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for
cost reduction and process enhancement.
 Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare
detailed reports for earnings calls, management team, and rest of company.
 Identifies opportunities for expansion into new product areas.
 Oversees investment of funds and works with investment bankers to raise additional capital required for
expansion.
 Assuring legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitoring compliance with laws and regulations.
 Managing the delivery of management and financial accounts
 Financial and statutory reporting
 Managing working capital, year-end preparation & liaising with Auditors
 Defining and developing accounting policies and processes
 Producing monthly and quarterly KPI reports, providing analysis to improve profitability.
 Partnering with stakeholders to establish financial targets, budgets, and business plans.
 Directly mentoring, developing, and managing Accounts department.
 Prepare feasibility study of new & renovate stores to make sure strong profitability.
 Provide store level profitability target to meet overall annual budget.

 Analyze, monitor, and measure marketing campaign/activities, review promotion plan and identify appropriate solution that meet the business requirement.
 Identify opportunity areas to improve profit of non-performing stores.
 Monitor store internal control compliance and effectiveness.
 Identify & implement process improvement opportunities to support store operations.
 Prepare cash flow projection to ensure that the Company always has sufficient funds for monthly operations.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Chief Accountant

August 2019 - October 2021

Karam Beirut Restaurant Company Ltd,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2019 - October 2021

• Coordinate the end of month closing process to ensure all corporate deadlines are met and information
is presented in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, reconcile bank and cash accounts, generate ad-hoc reports, and
provide reports to management regarding significant expenditure fluctuation.
• Month end activities, including preparation of journal entries of accrual and reversal entries, analysis,
amortization of prepaid accounts and other closing entries.
• Assist management on financial issues and explain their results on financial position.
• Assist in implementing financial systems, document changes and updates to the system, and resolve
technical problems.
• Provide support for assistant accountants in general accounting and related functional areas.
• Prepared quarterly and annual financial statements, payment schedules and financing schedules.
• Prepare and maintain weekly cash flow forecasts to ensure smooth operations in terms of payments.
• Prepare and update management monthly projects cash flow forecast.
• Analyzed quarterly and annual financial statements using trend, variance and what-if scenarios and
generated specialized ad-hoc reports for management reporting
• Intercompany reconciliations of over 4 different entities.
• Prepare schedules and produce required documentation for Big 4 firms annual audit.
• Manage Staff Accountants - Recruit, hire, train, and manage workloads and schedules.
• Processed monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried employees.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

chief accountant

August 2019 - July 2021

Karam Beirut Restaurants Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2019 - July 2021

 Coordinate the end of month closing process to ensure all corporate deadlines are met and information is presented in accordance with GAAP.
 Prepare monthly financial reports, reconcile bank and cash accounts, generate ad-hoc reports, and provide reports to management regarding significant expenditure fluctuation.
 Month end activities, including preparation of journal entries of accrual and reversal entries, analysis, amortization of prepaid accounts and other closing entries.
 Assist management on financial issues and explain their results on financial position.
 Assist in implementing financial systems, document changes and updates to the system, and resolve
technical problems.
 Provide support for assistant accountants in general accounting and related functional areas.
 Prepared quarterly and annual financial statements, payment schedules and financing schedules.
 Prepare and maintain weekly cash flow forecasts to ensure smooth operations in terms of payments.
 Prepare and update management monthly projects cash flow forecast.
 Analyzed quarterly and annual financial statements using trend, variance and what-if scenarios and
generated specialized ad-hoc reports for management reporting
 Intercompany reconciliations of over 4 different entities.
 Prepare schedules and produce required documentation for Big 4 firm’s annual audit.
 Manage Staff Accountants - Recruit, hire, train, and manage workloads and schedules.
 Processed monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried employees.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Senior Accountant

July 2015 - July 2019

Saad Almobty For Contracting

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2015 - July 2019

 Recording all JVs of projects & Petty cash
 Review and record contractors extracts
 Matching accounts with customers and suppliers
 Establish fixed assets and making and necessary depreciation of
assets
 Receipt and registration of invoices from suppliers
 Having mixers and crushers in project, Record of all accounting
records of their bills of exchange, receipt, and transfer of materials
 Record companys equipment cards to accounting program
 Prepare exchange and receipt vouchers for project warehouse
 Follow up projects and necessary reports and analysis of project
accounts
 Uploading salaries & necessary analysis of employee benefits and
advances
 Boarding staff timecards on program
 Doing necessary reports to manage budget
 Reconciling and matching bank accounts
 Processing of bank credits and necessary restrictions
 Analysis of companys accounts of expenses and revenues
 Worked as project accountant for year and half named development
of second phase of industrial city of Al-Kharj Value of project
500, 000, 000 riyals

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounting Supervisor

July 2015 - July 2019

Saad Al Mobty For Contracting Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2015 - July 2019

• Recording all JVs of projects & Petty cash
• Review and record contractors extracts.
• Matching accounts with customers and suppliers
• Establish fixed assets and making and necessary depreciation of assets.
• Receipt and registration of invoices from suppliers.
• Having mixers and crushers in project, Record of all accounting records of their bills of exchange,
receipt, and transfer of materials
• Record companys equipment cards to accounting program.
• Prepare exchange and receipt vouchers for project warehouse.
• Follow up projects and necessary reports and analysis of project accounts.
• Uploading salaries & necessary analysis of employee benefits and advances
• Boarding staff timecards on program
• Doing necessary reports to manage budget.
• Reconciling and matching bank accounts
• Processing of bank credits and necessary restrictions
• Analysis of companys accounts of expenses and revenues
• Worked as project accountant for year and half named development of second phase of industrial city
of Al-Kharj Value of project 500, 000, 000 riyals.

Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant

February 2012 - July 2015

SESCO Trans Company

Damietta, Egypt

February 2012 - July 2015

 Preparing journal entries
 Follow up stock & Inventory control
 Preparing sales Tax report & withholding tax report
 Monthly accounting, analysis, and reporting of Logistics (Freight,
Packaging expenses for Company
 Provide internal audit of Stock in Warehouse
 Co-ordinate with various parties for signing financial contracts and
agreements, with thorough adherence of legal issues
 Assisting with year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Logistics and Transportation

Accountant

February 2012 - July 2015

Sesco Trans Company for Logistics

Damietta, Egypt

February 2012 - July 2015

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Mansoura University

August 2011

August 2011

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

Mansoura University

July 2011

July 2011

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

Skills

Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Computer Service
Expert
Computer Service
Expert
Computer Setup
Expert
Computer Setup
Expert
BUDGETING
Intermediate
BUDGETING
Intermediate
CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
COST CONTROL
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Intermediate
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Intermediate
FORECASTING
Intermediate
FORECASTING
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
Office
Expert
Office
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Computer Service
Expert
Computer Service
Expert
Computer Setup
Expert
Computer Setup
Expert

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Accountant Preparing
May 2010 - Aug 2010
beachtree
جامعة المنصورة
May 2010 - Aug 2010
ICDL
معهد المصرية للتدريب
Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
profisional financial accountant ( P.F.A )
May 2010 - Sep 2010

Training
English Conversation Levels 1,2, 3
The faculty of Cambridge
Jul 2011
IT Essentials : PC Hardware and Software Course
american institute
Jun 2011

Hobbies

  • Implementation of ERP Systems