Baleegh Almuhasnh, Chief Financial Officer

Baleegh Almuhasnh

Chief Financial Officer

NEOM

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Chief Financial Officer at NEOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since November 2023

Chief Financial Officer for NEOM at Sports Sector to Develop and implement long-term financial plans aligned with the company's vision and business objectives.

Lead capital allocation decisions, including M&A, investments, and financing strategies.

Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to define strategic priorities and resource allocation.

Oversee all financial functions, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

Ensure efficient cash flow management and adherence to financial controls and corporate governance practices.

Implement performance management systems and monitor key financial metrics to optimize profitability and cost efficiency.

Foster a culture of financial discipline and accountability across the organization.

Chief Financial Officer CFO at AlArkkan Training and Education Company (AlMuhaidib Group)
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • February 2020 to November 2023

Manage Treasury and Cash Operations, loans Portfolio Management, leading ongoing development and responsible for process, pricing and valuation.

Ensure the minimum level of bank fees and driving the new products process for Treasury as required, manage all treasury aspects for internal audit. Manage Cash flow and bank relationships.

Ensure that financial & accounting policies & procedures are in accordance with statutory regulations and global standards and complying with risk management and internal controls.

Develops financial strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis and managing all financial, accounting, auditing, regulatory, and preparing growth plans and directing staff.

Lead all Risk, Compliance, change control, and reporting functions across the spectrum of Treasury activates, leveraging the use of the best-in-class system, delivering consistent high-quality forecasting and reporting.

Define investment strategies by considering cash & liquidity risks and execute a multi-asset investment portfolio locally & globally with more than $400 million (including “Stocks, Money Market, Sukuk & Time Deposit”).

Chief Investment Officer - CIO at Al-Madaj Trading Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2017 to January 2020

- Developed and communicated investment strategy & policies, managed & developed the investment team, and supervised the investment process.

Monitoring company’s investments and ensuring operational controls, administrative & reporting procedures.

Developed both short and long-term investment plans, advised on investments, made decisions on asset allocation, selection of external managers, and risk management across portfolios.

Guided the company to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow, and business goals & objectives.

Analyzing financial markets to identify trends in interest rates, inflation rates, or other factors that may affect the company’s earnings or capital requirements.

Recommending changes to the organization’s treasury policies, such as interest rate risk management or cash flow forecasting.

Managing relationships with banks and other financial institutions to ensure that the organization has an adequate supply of funds available when needed.

Preparing reports on the status of the organization’s cash flows and liquidity position for senior management or regulators as required by law.

Establishing and maintaining relationships with banks and other financial institutions to secure favorable interest rates when issuing debt.

Developing and managing relationships with external financial advisors such as investment banks to provide advice on market trends or liquidity positions.

Evaluating investment opportunities to determine their potential impact on the organization’s liquidity position.

Managing the organization’s foreign exchange exposure by hedging against foreign currency fluctuations.

Preparing financial reports to measure the performance of the organization’s treasury function, including cash flow forecasts, balance sheets, and income statements.

Chief Financial Officer at Al-Madaj Trading Group
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2015 to January 2017

Assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and help execute staff
succession and growth plans.

Management of all financial, accounting, auditing, regulatory and tax functions. Fully involved in
quarterly reviews, reporting and planning, forecasting, budgeting, project feasibilities, pro forma
financials, projections, ROIs, Free Cash Flows, Breakeven analysis, and other management reports.

Meet with Audit Committee and Management, regulators, Capital Market Authority, and other
appropriate outside third parties. Assist with the management of relations with the Company's outside
auditors and regulatory agencies. Develop and maintain investor relationships and venture capital
placement in order to grow business either organically or inorganically.

Manage group treasury, cash flow management and receivable management. Work with business unit
Managers/SVP on collections and disbursements.

Managing multi assets investment portfolio, locally & globally with more than $23 million. Group portfolio
including “Stocks, Money Market, Sukuk, etc”.

Train the Finance Unit and other staff on raising awareness and knowledge of financial management matters.

Work with the Chairman & CEO on the strategic vision including fostering and cultivating stakeholder
relationships on Kingdom, and national levels, as well as assisting in the development and negotiation of
contracts.

Participate in developing new business, specifically: assist the CEO in identifying new funding opportunities, the drafting of prospective programmatic budgets, and determining cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery.

Assess the benefits of all prospective contracts and advise the Executive Team on programmatic design and implementation matters.

Ensure adequate controls are installed and that substantiating documentation is approved and available such that all purchases may pass independent and governmental audits.

Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organizational and contract/grant budgets with oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants.

Monitor banking activities of the organization and Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's
needs. Oversee the production of monthly reports as financial statements and cash flow projections for use by executive management, as well as the Audit/Finance Committee and Board of Directors.

Assistant Fund Manager & Financial Analyst at Middle East Financial Investment Company (MEFIC)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2006 to June 2011

Tracked and analyzed the global petrochemical industry with focus on the largest weight Saudi companies on the Saudi Stock Market.

Prepared advanced valuation models and research reports and provided subsequent analysis and
recommendations to funds and portfolio managers.

Forecasted quarterly and annual earnings of major Saudi petrochemical companies. Informed management on any specific news affecting the petrochemical industry.

Perform Sector / Company analysis using different valuation model (FCFE, DDM) and valuation multiple (
P/E, P/B ). Analyze Saudi listed companies financial statement. Prepare investment recommendations and buy side research reports on Target Company. Weekly attribution analysis and performance for portfolios.

Weekly Saudi Stock Market Report. Daily market monitor.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Michigan
  • August 2014

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Diploma, Business Administration
  • at Institute Of Public Administration - Saudi Arabia
  • December 2006

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Specialties & Skills

Asset Management
Management
Finance
Petrochemical
FINANCIAL
MARKETING
STRATEGIC
BANKING
BUDGETING
CASH FLOW
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
PROCESS ENGINEERING
treasury management
treasury functions
treasury services
money market
risk management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

FRM Part I - Candidate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2023
CFA level I - Candidate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2023
Liquidity Risk on The Banking System (Training)
Training Institute:
Financial Academy
Date Attended:
March 2023
Anti Money Laundry (Training)
Training Institute:
MEFIC
Date Attended:
August 2010
Capital Market Authority (CME-1) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Chief Risk Officer (Training)
Training Institute:
Euro Money Training & BIBF
Date Attended:
February 2019

Hobbies

  • Traveling
  • Fishing