Senior Manager - Group CEO Office
Abdulrahman Saleh Al Rajhi and Partners Co.
Total years of experience :28 years, 4 Months
A member of the office of the CEO who works closely with the Family members and the various teams of the Company (such as Investment, Finance, and Operations) towards increasing the overall wealth of the Family.
Work closely with the Investment Team in order to allocate and analyze all financing or investment opportunities.
Conduct full credit and/or market analyses on certain investments as requested by the CEO.
Maintain and manage the relationship with financial institutions, companies that the CEO or any other family member is a Board member, and other HNW Individuals.
Monitor the cash allocation to the different investment channels and update the CEO on the payment schedule in order to be ready to meet any outflow.
Coordinate and maintain communication channels with all Executives and Directors within the Group to ensure the flow of reports are accurate and as requested.
Follow up on the execution of the Corporate Goals/Decisions, set milestones, and quantify progress which gets reflected on the KPI’s.
Work with the Deputy-CEO (DCEO) on setting the yearly KPI’s for the executives and assist in assessing the percentage of completion.
Work closely with the committees of the operating companies (schools and hospitals) and hold periodic meetings to ensure proper execution to the CEO's directions.
End-to-end handling of special projects as requested by the CEO or DCEO.
Act as the liaison between the CEO, the corporate teams, the Office of the Family Members, and the other departments (such as the Charity Association, the Aviation Team …etc).
Overlook the entire activities of the CEO Office and all the teams that fall underneath (including the international team, aviation team, personal assistants, house managers, and others) and handle all their requests.
Manage all administrative work incurred in the CEO Office, meet with guests and act as a representative for the CEO once requested.
Worked as a Financial Office Manager in the office of the Chairman of a prominent Riyadh family group serving my internal client base (family members) for all their financial and banking needs. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, I am managing all the administrative work and operations incurred with all the financings of the family office members.
Bank Relationship and Financing
Personally managed and grew the relationship with financial institutions representing the group in all financing meetings and negotiations of contracts
Negotiated and closed almost 300 million US Dollars funding deals during year one
Studied and negotiated financing contracts and followed up on the execution of these contracts
Managed the cash flow associated with the financing contracts
Re-designed the administrative work to effectively execute the job on hand in the most efficient manner
Managed the cash inflow of the group and match it with the cash outflow to avoid default
Financial Analysis
Reviewed all investment opportunities and prepared analyses to recommend on their profitability and/or alignment with the group's strategies
Prepared in depth studies on potential strategic investments such as private equities, M&E and others
Monitored the profitability of the group's AUM and recommended on investments to guarantee the diversification of the portfolios
Managed all the administrative work incurred with the investments and liaised between the financial institutions and the BOD.
Started as an Administrative Officer responsible for all the administrative work related to the corporate clients’ files and quickly worked my way up to becoming a Corporate Relationship Manager attending to all my clients’ needs and requirements.
Developed new clients and expanded existing relationships with corporate client base - increased the size of my portfolio by 52%
Increased responsible utilization of approved limits in order to maximize bank profitability
Identified and cross sold other Bank services/products including Treasury, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Custodial and Clearing Services
Prepared initial independent credit analysis and proactively worked to mitigate risks identified
Had a thorough understanding of the clients industry and business cycles as well as sound knowledge of banking products
Ensured appropriate credit process was observed in compliance with policies, procedures and regulations and prevailing best practices
Identified and closely monitored classified accounts, proposed remedial action plans to the Credit Committee and ensured proper implementation
Started as a tax preparer and was promoted to the position of the office manager in less than a year due to my hard work and professionalism managing a team of 9 employees and responsible for the profit, services, training of employees, cost control, administrative and all the other work.
Managed the overall operations of the office and trained employees to continually and efficiently meet the clients’ needs
Supervised on the administrative work that followed the filing of the tax returns
Continuously met and exceeded the targets set by the management and consistently studied the variances from the budgeted figures and applied corrective actions
Assisted customers in managing their portfolios and helped evaluating various risks of different companies and stocks
Gave investment consultations and provided customers with different programs and methods to invest
Increased the clientele by 23%, the profit margin by 17%, and made sure the cash flow is always available to pay the overheads and other expenses
Continually improved the company’s processes by giving accurate tax and financial consultations and meeting the company’s objectives
Consistently prepared and analyzed income and financial statements
Prepared payrolls and took care of the book-keeping for small business
Developed and maintained the information infrastructure (IT)
Assisted in the marketing development of the franchise to increase the clientele
Performed all accounting activities; developed a comprehensive and time-saving accounting system, which added substantial accuracy and efficiency
Consistently completed various financial statements accurately and on time
Efficiently managed the bookkeeping and prepared the periodical tax returns
Successfully assisted in setting up different strategic plans such as cost reduction plan
Successfully managed the different departments of the club: public relations, marketing, sales, and finance and achieved designated profitability and market share growth goals
Motivated staff to extend their best effort in meetings and exceeding club objectives
Developed a reporting system to be always informed about the achievements
Retailed sports equipment, machines, and sportswear
Raised sponsorship and funding for projects and events for the gym
Trained Kick boxers at both levels: professional and amateur
