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Hani Najjarine, CFO

Hani Najjarine

CFO·Confidential

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 2 months

CFO

January 2015 - Present

Confidential

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2015 - Present

Reporting to the CEO and overseeing treasury, financial, fiscal, accounting and commercial matters of the group. Participate in setting/modifying the overall strategic plan of the group and provide the board of directors and shareholders with period updates on the status of the business.
Assess the financial performance of subsidiaries and the overall group and participate in setting short-term and long-term objectives/targets, and later evaluate the performance of each entity vis-a-vis the agreed upon plans and initiate corrective actions as & when needed.
Created policies and procedures enhanced the overall commercial awareness as well as financial consciousness within the group.
Lead and coach the team under my direct supervision and shortlist candidates where/when needed to ensure availability of the right staff for each critical function. Provide feedback on the recruitment process & provide new employees with proper onboarding & on-the-job training.
Was successful in raising funding/ financing for the projects on hand as well as for the new ventures. Overview of the group overall cash flow and manage the relationship & exposure with financiers/investors.
Responsible for periodic closing of accounts, issuing management reporting and liaising with the external auditors and third parties for the necessary statutory and timely reporting.
Participated in establishing several SPV’s as part of the vertically and horizontally growth of the group while maintaining proper control, monitoring & performance management & reward systems for each entity.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Director

December 2014 - January 2015

Al Jaber Contracting Group

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

December 2014 - January 2015

Duel roles: in the Holding as well as in the contracting unit. Responsible for all financial and commercial aspect in the contracting unit.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Director

September 2013 - December 2014

Arabtec Holding PJSC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

September 2013 - December 2014

Business Transformation
Restructuring
Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuation
Shared Services Center establishment
ERP system implementation
Policies, Procedures and control
Cost control
Subsidiaries Management
Financial Planning & Budgeting
Financial Modelling
Treasury & Financing
Cash management and cash flow
MIS, feasibility studies & Adhoc reporting
Presentations to Management & BOD

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Head of Finance

June 2011 - August 2013

Arabian Construction Company (ACC)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

June 2011 - August 2013

Heading three units, namely: Finance & Treasury, Cost Control and Management reporting unit.
Main duties & responsibilities could be summarized as follows:
•Finance & Treasury Unit
-Managing & supervising all day-to-day Treasury & Finance functions including cash management, payments, LC/LG...etc.
-Liaise with more than 12 banks (local and International) for arranging financing required for the projects and for due monitoring and managing of the total exposure of the company toward banks.

•Project Cost Control Unit:
-Preparation of Budgets for new projects in coordination with the project tea and commercial department.
-Preparation of monthly cost control reports and providing ad-hoc report for the project management as well as for the COO.
-Preparation of Projects Executive reports for the management / Board.
-Preparing CPI analysis reports where areas of improvements are highlighted and suggesting ways to overcome the same.

•Costing & MIS Unit:
-Managing the cost of all cost centers / profit centers as well as intercompany and related parties account.
-Preparation of Master Corporate Budget for UAE units.
-Providing Cost variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget), Trend and cost forecast.
-Provide input for the quarterly /yearly financial reports / board meetings.
-Special reports (such as: feasibility studies, Financial modeling, ..)

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounting Manager

March 2008 - May 2011

Lindenberg Emirates LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

March 2008 - May 2011

Reporting to the Group finance manager & handling all Accounting, Job costing, Budgeting & cost control, cash flow management and other related functions.
I was also the project manager responsible for the customization/enhancement & implementation of the ERP package for the company.
Main duties & responsibilities could be summarized as follows:
• Day-to-day Accounting :
Managing & supervising all day-to-day accounting functions up to finalization of balance sheet and income statement.

• Team Management :
Managing a team of 15 employees (Chief Accountant, Sr. Accountants, Accountants as well as business systems analyst & programmers)

• Budget Preparation, Monitoring & Variance analysis:
- Preparation of Master Budget (including : Sales Budget, Operation Budget, CAPEX, corporate/departmental Budgets)
- Preparation of Projects Execution Budgets (pre-award & post award) for awarded projects.
- Monitoring: Providing Cost variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget), Trend and cost forecast.
• Cost control:
Liaise with the cost control department for the issuance of consolidated cost control reports on monthly basis.

• Cash management:
Preparing cash flow forecast (yearly & 3 months look ahead) for the company and recommend / implement budget plans for adequate control over cash.

• Reporting & MIS:
- Preparing duly financial reports (monthly, Quarterly & Annually)
- Special reports (such as: feasibility studies, Financial modeling, ..)
- Projects Monthly Financial Report (which includes : Monthly Gross profit analysis, Profit & loss report, Balance sheet, payables & Receivables status & monthly executive financial summary report)
- Preparing presentations to Top management on the company financial status, CPI analysis and projects profitability and highlighting the drawback areas and suggest ways to overcome the same.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Sr. Accountant

May 2002 - April 2008

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 2002 - April 2008

Handling cost control duties for onshore/offshore projects; Main duties & responsibilities could be summarized as follows:
• Preparing a Detailed Budget for major projects in coordination with Estimation and Accounts departments.
• Daily monitoring of project expenditures/resources during execution, indicating variances against approved Budget if any, and suggesting strategies to prevent/contain them.
• Highlighting Major expected variances, and issuing “Exception Reports” to concerned parties in order to justify deviations and ways to contain them.
• Producing duly "Cost Control Report", which reflects the current project financial status, as well as the projection of the same at project completion.
• Providing miscellaneous reports/studies to Management necessary for taking decisions having cost impact on the project
• Monitoring proper cost coding and cost allocation and requesting for reallocation when required.
• Reviewing major invoices, Service orders and Purchase orders, and ensure that they are inline with the approved contract/Budget.
• Evaluating Variation Orders before approving them, and monitoring the same during execution.
• Providing input / feed back to Estimation and Accounts department for reassessing the adopted estimation rates.
• Assisted in providing input for revising NPCC Project chart of accounts in order to have a well designed structure for accurate reporting & control.
• Assisted in designing/ testing & enhancing "in-house" designed Software(s).

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Univerity of Strathclyde - Glasgow - UK

October 2013

October 2013

Master's degree, MBA

United Arab Emirates

IMA

November 2010

November 2010

Diploma, CMA

United States

Amercian Association of Accountants

March 2008

March 2008

Diploma, Certified Cost Controller

United States

Certificate

Lebanese University

August 1998

August 1998

Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Finance

Lebanon

Skills

Bank Financing
Expert
Bank Financing
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
ERP implementation
Expert
ERP implementation
Expert
Shared Services
Expert
Shared Services
Expert
Budgeting and planning
Expert
Budgeting and planning
Expert
Strategy
Expert
Strategy
Expert
Reporting & MIS
Expert
Reporting & MIS
Expert
Budgeting & Forecasting
Expert
Budgeting & Forecasting
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Funding / Financing
Expert
Funding / Financing
Expert
FP&A
Expert
FP&A
Expert
Cash flow management
Expert
Cash flow management
Expert
Treasury
Expert
Treasury
Expert
Corporate Finance
Expert
Corporate Finance
Expert
Bank Financing
Expert
Bank Financing
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

Memberships

ACCA

ACCA association - certification in process 7/13 completed

January 2023

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Cost Controller (CCC)
Apr 2005
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Jun 2011
FMVA
Sep 2022