Amr Soliman

• Managing Director for the overall operations of finance, supply chain, customer service responsible for identifying and improving process deficiencies.
• Directly responsible for setting direction, structuring the end-to-end business, overhauling processes, and accountabilities for business segments.
• Led activities such as negotiating crucial discounts with customers, evaluating credit facilities and approving credit lines.
• Assessed and evaluated project discounts, rebate schemes to customers and negotiated terms of orders where necessary depending on volume.
• Responsible for forecasting budgets, strategic planning, projects costing and short term estimates to contribute to meeting business objectives, business growth and profit over a 5 year period.
• Played a pivotal role in the month-end closing process, generating management reports to analyze and evaluate financial performance and compare against estimates, budget and previous years’ performance.
• Generated monthly management reports to aid in the evaluation of indirect spending and the commercial effectiveness and operational efficiencies of the regions.
• Integrated the newly acquired businesses into the regional markets, evaluated the product portfolio financial viability, new product introductions and conducted due diligence.

• Managed the financial research, evaluation and strategic analysis to evaluate the impact of organizational changes financial performance and business growth.
• Evaluated the capability of performance reporting structures in compliance with IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley norms and formulated a 5 year strategic business plan STRAP in coordination with MD and strategic management.
• Collaborated with corporate finance heads on matters pertinent to M & A projects in the region and globally in addition to managing the integration of acquired businesses with.
• Analyzed and reviewed KPI’s for the business unit and brands in compliance with corporate business strategy to ensure efficiency of operations.
• Analyzed monthly and quarterly results for the regional businesses including key elements of P&L, working capital and free cash flow analysis in addition to leading trade negotiations to achieve compliance.
• Monitored and audited trade compliance within the markets according to set business practices and pushed for the implementation of reduced levels of working capital in accordance with envisaged targets.
• Reported business results to Corporate during month-end closing process and provided market and brand profitability analysis to management team in addition to commenting on and signing off the quarterly representation letter to corporate audit and global CFO.

• Facilitated financial strategies, interpreted financial information, completed business forecasting and monitored performance and efficiency of financial models.
• Compiled reports based on financial analysis, supported decision-making functions and provided solutions to senior management to aid in strategic decision making process.
• Prepared annual budgets and conducted monthly financial forecasting for markets and departments in addition to conducting financial planning and analysis for MENA Region
• Proactively identified deviations from established KPI's and established action plans to take corrective actions in addition to managing month end and quarterly closing activities.
• Reviewed and submitted final closing financial reports to global reporting systems and liaised with Wyeth Europa Ltd to ensure proper documentation and updates were reflected in the established procedures.
• Liaised with Global Law department to ensure contracts with customers were built and amended to achieve the maximum business and legal security for the company.
• Justified variances between projected and actual business results, implemented internal controls and conducted periodic audits in compliance with GAAP and corporate control procedures
• Modified practices for finance and treasury departments to adapt to changes from export market and implemented home invoicing project in coordination with supply chain group.
• Authorized prices and deals for invoicing companies and liaised with parties concerned to establish corporate pricing policies and procedures.
• Collaborated with the Country, Territory Manager and the manufacturing affiliates to ensure the pricing and deals structure for products within the MENA Region were achieving the maximum profits for the company

• Responsible for implementing and monitoring all integrated financials in addition to formulating reports with recommendations to senior management on operations, investment decision, working capital requirement and process costing.
• Devised the master budget and other forecasting reports for marketing, sales, operations and all branch activities including cash flow and financial budgets.
• Assembled the MIS Report and followed up with the MIS manager on achievements and areas of concern to recommend priorities to senior management.
• Kept management appraised of the feasibility of capital expansion projects and provided recommendation to management based on sensitivity analysis, cash flow forecasts, pay back and IRR ratios.
• Responsible to overseeing financial requirements including bank formalities for new project development and determining the need for external and internal finance based on financial projections and budgets.
• Analyzed foreign suppliers’ contacts to recommend payment terms and negotiated with franchisees all financial aspects related to brand development, acquisitions and sales analysis for royalty purposes.
• Generated daily reports bank position, overdrafts and company portfolio in addition to handling financial aspects of the importation business related to documentation and related entries.

October 1995 - October 2000: Banking Operations Officer
Commercial International Bank
Egypt

Company Industry: Banking
Job Role/Department: Customer Service

The bank was established in 1975 as a joint venture between National Bank of Egypt and Chase Manhattan Bank to cater to a wide clientele with diverse needs across the country.


• Augmented a variety of key banking operations namely L/C processing and formulation of international bank reconciliation statements in collaboration with correspondents.
• Supported office as a customer service assistant handling inquiries, opening new accounts, placing time deposits, launching new banking products and selling them to customers.
• Actively communicated with clients to manage expectations, ensured satisfaction, made sure deadlines are met and led change efforts effectively.