Finance Manager
SARA Group
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
Providing comprehensive financial accounting, management accounting and commercial support and advice to President, SVP & VP for both groups; BMG & CPG in UAE & Oman, to facilitate optimal decision making for the designated markets. To help build strong financial and commercial awareness within the Country Group and accounting teams including developing an effective internal control environment, reporting to CFO.
Acting as project manager for all abroad projects and business solutions development (Iraq, Syria), and project coordinator for ERP Implementations at holding level (Microsoft AX), reporting to CIO.
• Created and implemented a business solution model for new markets (Microsoft NAV).
• Acting as project manager for implementation of new modules in the business solutions unit.
• Developing, implementing, and automating the business processes for the entire group for better performance & efficiency.
• Implemented Microsoft AX for nine legal entities with front-back modules (1st full-fledged implementation in the region).
Budgeting, reporting, and control activities within the whole group for retail businesses (luxury goods, fashion), distribution businesses (pharmaceutical, FMCG, P&C), and services departments in collaboration with all managers and corporate financial management, reporting to CFO.
• Created and implemented a cost allocation model of services activities for budgeting and control.
• Created a consolidated mapping sheet from which extracted all financial statements periodically.
• Created a monthly topline model for sales & margins reporting and control.
• Provided support for the implementation of new processes and controls and the implementation of new systems.
• Set and controlled new SOPs and internal controls within the group.
• Lead the finance structuring project "Building Effective Finance Function".
Handled accounts payable management, then cash & bank accounts follow-up, reporting to chief accountant.
• Lead the implementation of cash & bank module (Microsoft GP), and set new procedures related to the treasury section.
• Created and implemented a monthly cash flow forecast model with a daily cash flow follow-up.
