George Kalaitzis, Head of Financial Control

George Kalaitzis

Head of Financial Control

Nutricia Middle East DMCC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business Information Management
Experience
18 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 10 Months

Head of Financial Control at Nutricia Middle East DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2016
Finance Manager at Lactalis
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2013 to May 2016

Finance Manager with extended commercial and operational role. Controlling, Reporting, cash flow.
Handling auditors, lawyers and other 3rd parties.

Financial Controller at Creta Farms S.A
  • Greece
  • March 2009 to October 2012

Management reporting and financial analysis for all the company's areas of operation (segment reporting). Preparing budget, forecast, rolling forecast, reviewing and analyzing variances. Cost and variance analysis. Supervising and reviewing the Financial Statements according to IFRS. Cash flow Management. Liaising with the procurement, marketing and sales departments for focused reporting and analysis on product, brand, purchasing and sales figures.

Deputy Financial Manager at Creta Farms S.A
  • Greece
  • March 2007 to February 2009

Preparing the Financial statements according to IFRS. Responsible for the A/R & A/P accounts. Reviewing period end closing and reporting to Financial Controller. Supervising general ledger reconciliations. Substantiating and justifying expenditures and expense reports. Assisting in budgeting procedures. Assisting in annual budgeting prosedures and in reporting and anylsis.

FI/CO SAP Consultant at Real Consulting A.E
  • Greece
  • September 2004 to February 2007

Configuring and implementing CO SAP module.
Analyzing business needs in cooperation with project manager and owners, implementing SAP module according to business needs, advices on improvements on business functions according SAP

Finance & Admin Manager at Lactalis
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • to

Finance Manager

Finance Manager at Lactalis
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • to

Finance Manager

Fiinance Manager at Lactalis
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • to

Finance Manager with extended commercial and operational role.

Education

Master's degree, Business Information Management
  • at University of Brussels
  • July 2004

University: University of Brussels, Belgium. Date (from - to) 09/2002 - 07/2004 Qualification Msc in Business Information Management

Bachelor's degree, BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance
  • at University of Glamorgan
  • July 2002

University: University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Date (from - to) 09/1999 - 07/2002 Qualification Accounting & Finance

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Controlling
Budgeting
Cash Flow Management
Business Analysis
Microsoft Navision
SAP Solutions
Power Point

Languages

Greek
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

ActionAid Hellas
  • Donor
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

Certificate of attendance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011