Regional Financial Director
PUBLICIS GROUPE MEDIA
Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months
• Played key role in retaining 3 major clients that provided 60% of revenue in Saudi Arabia.
• Assumed leading role on compliance team that developed strong internal control infrastructure and performed role of subject matter expert to MENA finance teams on SOX and Financial Monitoring Control (FMC) audits compliance.
• Led implementation of credit policies and successful working capital management initiatives achieving 80% current ageing category of total accounts receivables ageing analysis.
• Orchestrated successful restructuring of corporate finance, administration, and personnel functions in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt offices.
• Identified process improvement areas and introduced methodologies to achieve desired change.
• Utilised polished interpersonal skills to build and nurture strong client/supplier relationships.