Government Relation & Administration Manager
Apparel Group Dubai, UAE
Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months
• good a thorough understanding of local laws and regulations: governing transactions, licenses, visas, permits, and other regulatory requirements. able to work with various government agencies to ensure compliance and avoid penalties. also, I have strong communication and negotiation skills to handle complex transactions and resolve any issues that arise.
• Lead and manage: Transportation & Housekeepers Outsourcing project: having experience in vendor management, negotiation, and contract management. identify and evaluate potential vendors, negotiate contracts, and manage the relationship with the selected vendor(s). also monitor performance to ensure that the vendor(s) meet the agreed-upon service levels and quality standards.
• Monitor and track: the status of tenancy contracts, including Ejari, Tawtheeq, and Municipality Contracts.
• Company formation and businesses setup managing: in UAE (freezones, local), Gulf area and Egypt, including Licenses, visa processing and attested legal documents.
• Efficient time management: Task balancing, executive schedule support for meeting organizational goals.
• Data security: Strict adherence to confidentiality and information protection standards.
• Adaptability: Handling diverse tasks and projects, showcasing flexibility for organizational success.
• The ability: to coordinate with accredited lawyers to resolve judicial disputes.
• All this for over 100 stores and more than 600 employees around UAE
Attchivments
I succeeded in achieving the goal of my appointment, which was to restart and license the shops closed due to non-compliance, in the first month of my appointment, it succeeded in accelerating the pace of complex procedures in opening some new projects.
I saved a lot of money during the first year by having a good understanding of government spending procedures and understanding what is necessary to pay and what is not.
• Managing THE Franchise INTERNATIONAL Brands: (KFC, PIZZA HUT, HARDEES HAMBURGER, TGI FRIDAYS, RED LOBSTER, KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, THE COUNTER, OLIVER GARDENS and Americana Chicken Tikka).
• served as an Executive Assistant: to the MD/Owner (discretely handled administrative tasks of personal matters, travel bookings, appointments, purchases, and a confidant).
• Lead Team successfully: doing Evaluating the performance for my team.
• Follow up the contractors works: related with governments approval to speed the opening for new and renovation the restaurants
• Build Strong relations with the governor officers: & others to achieve a company transition smoothly as following
• First employee under the company’s visa: established the standard forms and operating procedures used in Accounts, HR, and Administration; also ensured that all Marketing & Sales materials adhere to the corporate identity and managed all social media & website postings.
• liaising with various Government Departments: (Economic department, Municipalities and any other government departments involved with Trade License/ setting up new restaurants).
• Processing and carrying out: all transactions relating to Licenses and permits.
• Dealing with Etisalat and DU Company: to setup and fix the internet connection in addition to landlines for the company and various restaurants.
• DEWA, SEWA, FEWA: to establish new connections, cancelations and following up.
• Free zone Stores: (Issuing and the renewal of the non-sponsor access card for all employees), food supplier access bus (Delivery), and all the required or necessary certificates and services.
• Entrusted with finance: preparing reports (daily cash flow), budgeted funds, actual payment in cheque or bank transfer (with POA in all company bank accounts), and handled petty cash.
• All this for over 350 restaurants and more than 8000 employees around UAE
Attchivments
In 11 years, I have saved millions of Dirhams yearly from the license fees and others throughout my relations channels and the understanding of the procedures and good planning & organize of the workers.
Successfully performed the leading team to achieve the target and company goal,
seals forecasting, delay sales bock, and apply food hugging rolls.
Ensuring fixed assets are
• Managing company’s cash flow efficiently to meet the working capital
commitments.
• Banks’ reconciliations.
• Aging analysis of receivables.
• Accounts payables and related payments.
• Handling the fixed assets register and ensure that the same is properly capitalized
and correctly depreciated.
• Preparing the monthly financial statements and related disclosures
• Working with management to develop and implement courses of actions to meet
business goals and objectives.
• Preparing annual budget.
• Analyse the achievement vies budget on monthly basis and analyse the variances
and report the same to the management for decision making.
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