Dalia Alshehhi

· Direct all financial disciplines including financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cost control as well as administration initiatives through the finance team.
· Prepare the annual and monthly budget, monitor the actual performance in relation to budget on a monthly basis, perform variance analysis, and implement corrective action wherever required.
· Develop and maintain a robust internal control system to safeguard financial assets; conduct and direct audits and ongoing reviews of organization controls, operating procedures, and compliance with policies and regulations.
· Evangelize the transformation of business & financial outlook, establish financial strategies, conduct feasibility studies to evaluate new business or investment proposals, and provide sound advice to the board.
· Explore profitable opportunities and work on the finance models to achieve organizational growth objectives.
· Oversee the investment of funds, identify and manage, supervise cash management activities, and execute capital-raising strategies to support the expansion plans.
· Lead the development and implementation of accounts consolidation, financial policies, systems & procedures/ guidelines to ensure smooth cash flow and streamline budgets.
· Review and appraise the soundness, effectiveness and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation.

· Managed and controlled financial operations and provided management with details on the financial status to drive strategic decisions.
· Developed and implemented policies and procedures, and followed standard accounting practices in the department.
· Formulated and implemented financial strategies, objectives, policies and procedures with a primary focus of establishing internal controls, ensuring optimal utilization of resources.
· Developed and managed the annual budget and controlled income, cash flow and expenditure; conducted reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities and ensured smooth finalization of accounts for the annual audit.
· Collaborated with management on development and execution of funding strategies; advised/recommended management on cost-saving, profit generation opportunities, and profitability improvement.
· Ensured that critical financial analyses are performed to determine the present and forecasted financial health presented potential scenarios and outcomes to the senior management team.
· Oversaw the preparation of internal and external financial reports including financial statements, budget variance reports and financial performance reports for management to monitor the company’s financial status.

· Oversaw month/end-year processes, AR/AP, GL, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, etc.
· Maintained the books of accounts, recorded journal entries, posted transactions to the ledger, and entered rectification & adjustment entries; assisted finance team in monthly, quarterly & annual closing of books of accounts.
· Handled the closure of daily and monthly books of accounts; monitored variances and provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets.
· Processed all aspects of the monthly close of financial records, retrieved necessary month-end statements for the monthly closeout process, reconciled all asset accounts, including bank statements, and prepared financial statements.
· Planned, organized and evaluated all accounting procedures and policies to ensure transactions are efficient/ effective, and accounting is accurate and complete.
· Prepared and analysed monthly P&L account, prepared cash flow statement (monthly), balance sheet (quarterly) and reports of annual profits/expenses to interpret the current and projected financial position.
· Liaised with auditors during internal and external audits, provided accounting and financial information and addressed queries raised by them; furnished supporting documents, vouchers and proofs during audits.