Finance Director
CHEP
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 9 أشهر
Governance of all financial activities including a $1 billion P&L, financial reporting, planning and analysis, and leading strategic initiatives to improve revenue, reduce supply chain costs, optimize OPEX and CAPEX, and meet sustainability targets.
• Oversee fiscal budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, and developing investment proposals.
• Supervised a team of 5 senior finance managers, and review and approve month-end & financial transactions and IFRS reporting.
• Providing expertise for designing and executing end-to-end finance and accounting processes (Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, and FP&A).
• Conducted financial due diligence & developed business cases for over 60 transformational initiatives, that resulted in improving operating profit by $57 million in 18 months.
• Prepared and presented accurate and timely financial reports with actionable insights highlighting risks & opportunities to the Country's General Manager & Group CFO.
• Designed financial models for key initiatives conducting scenario analysis & stress testing for inflation impacts.
• Liaisons with PWC on annual audits, regulatory bodies on tax-related matters, and the internal risk & compliance organization on statutory risks.
• Supported $145 million annual CAPEX budget preparation in alignment with the operations team to ensure the business has the required budget and cash to implement strategic initiatives including the automation of plants.
• Provided financial and strategic guidance to cross-functional teams on the business environment, finance strategy any trade-offs, assumptions, risks & opportunities to ensure the achievement of key objectives.
• Partnered with commercial team to develop business cases for value-based pricing structures involving revisions of contracts with customers, entry/exit strategies, and inclusions of compensation for lost assets.
• Supervising the account receivables & payables team to ensure DSO/DPO and cash targets for the region are met.
• Collaborated with the Digital team to automate recurring tasks via robotic process automation, which improved efficiency by 30%.
Supported the acquisition of a manufacturing concern in the USA, auditing the existing finance processes of the acquired company and designing actionable plans that improved the record-to-report process enabling FP&A to generate improved financial insights.
• Developed streamlined periodic FP&A dashboards that improved visibility into product cost per unit.
• Designed finance process-flows & RACI matrices supporting redundancy planning & facilitated restructuring.
Global finance lead for strategic digital initiatives, overseeing the development and execution of a 5-year plan in collaboration with Deloitte to implement digital solutions across 30 regions.
• Global finance lead for strategic digital initiatives, overseeing the development and execution of a 5- year financial plan in collaboration with Deloitte to implement digital solutions across 30 regions.
• Supervised a team of 6 shared service finance resources, ensuring the execution of financial month-end, GL postings, reconciliations, trial balance reviews, cashflow & IFRS reporting.
• Oversaw the fiscal budgets and rolling forecasts and administered an OPEX budget of $400 million.
• Provided variance analysis and 5-year projections comparing actual run rates with forecasts, consolidating regional results, and presenting recommendations to the senior leadership to ensure delivery of key objectives.
• Leveraged technology to improve financial operations, and led the implementation of Anaplan.
• Developed cost management framework to approve global supplier contracts and SOWs.
• Administered financial reporting & analysis, and led the audits by PWC, ensuring compliance with IFRS
• and accounting standards (IAS 38 -intangible assets), and regulatory requirements.
• Implemented standardized investment proposals that supported the calculation of ROI /payback periods to support business decisions for long-term investments.
• Coordinated tax reporting and claimed SR&ED tax credits of US$ 3.1M for qualified initiatives.
• Negotiated payment terms and pricing with vendors during Covid19, which helped save US$ 800K and improved working capital.
• Managed stakeholder relationships, including product owners, sponsors, external consultants, auditors, and government & tax authorities.
Led the risk management and credit control for the EMEA region, facilitating improved cash flow and regional profitability from customer contracts.
• Supervised a team of 18 credit analysts and collections specialists, overseeing all aspects of credit risk management and credit operations for a $1.2 billion portfolio.
• Successfully negotiated an insurance deal with Atradius for the risky lease portfolio that accounted for 45% of the regional revenues.
• Overseeing any legal disputes and ensuring a successful outcome for the company in collaboration with the legal team.
• Authorized deal pricing on long-term leases and managed services, ensuring compliance and an acceptable ROI.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including sales teams, legal, and external credit bureaus.
• Improved DSO and reduced overdue debt by 50% for the Middle East region through proactive collections management and process improvements.
• Led new financial operations set up in Saudi Arabia, hired & trained a finance team of 5, and ensured standardized regional practices.
• Improved regional working capital by eliminating inventory build-up risk and storage costs via introducing back-orders and negotiating cost-effective sea shipments with Singapore that had shorter lead times.
• Transformed demand planning by aligning order forecasts across the region and sharing resources with countries in deficit.
Served as Financial Controller for a $200 million manufacturing plant site, overseeing all financial operations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, supply chain costs, payroll & GAAP financial
reporting for the site.
• Managed balance sheet, P&L, and cash flow, ensuring optimal utilization of financial resources and financial compliance.
• Led joint venture activities & provided financial analysis for business development opportunities.
• Prepared fiscal rate and volume forecasts and budgets in collaboration with the supply chain and commercial team.
• Designed real-time dashboards that provided customer insights based on supplied volume, pricing, and margins.
• Provide leadership and direction to the finance and operations team, ensuring high levels of motivation, engagement, and performance.
• Gatekeeper of the ERP, authorizing periodic accounting entries, management of payroll and treasury, LC & bank guarantees.
• Managed relationships with Ernst & Young, Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Jebel Ali Ports & Customs, Coface, UAE tax authorities, and other government bodies.
• • Member of the leadership committee, collaborating with General Manager on strategic business decisions.
Developed strategies for sales growth leveraging customer data and market trends.
• Managed a team of 9 financial analysts supporting financial reporting and month-end activities.
MSc. Economics & Finance
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