Islam Ragab

Odin Capital Group for Financial Investments, Smart village, Giza, Egypt (May2021 onward)
Group CFO.
• Investment Banking, Assets Management, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Financial consulting.
Key Responsibilities:

 Acting as a sounding board for the CEO and Group Heads on critical proposals.
 Developing, recommending, and executing an overall financial strategy for the company that supports its business strategies and captures maximum value for its owners.
 Evaluating business-group performance in conjunction with the CEO and Group Heads
 ensure the effective and efficient management of financial operations:
- Ensuring that all external reporting and compliance obligations are fulfilled.
- Establishing controls to safeguard the company’s assets.
- Ensuring the integrity and efficiency of cash, receivables, and payables management.
- Filing and paying all tax obligations.
- Pursuing opportunities to reduce the company’s operating expenses.
- Maintaining strong day-to-day relationships with the company’s banks, Customers & suppliers.
 Cash Management: Making cash projection in order to determine the excess cash to invest.
 Leading the negotiations with Banks to get the Best services with the lowest charges & highest rates on deposits.
 Managing the Monthly closing.
 Managing the Yearly closing.
 Monitoring daily routine transactions.
 Managing the external and internal Audit process in cooperation with External & Internal Auditors.
 Preparation & revision of managerial reports to be sure it’s accurate and submitted before the deadline.
 Managing ERP system.
 Preparation of Business plan, Budget and forecasts.
 Establishing financial measurement standards and developing systems to monitor performance against goals.
 Ensuring that Management strategic directions are properly communicated to subordinates in the department.

Website. www.odin-investments.com

Key Responsibilities:
 Monitoring daily routine transactions.
 Managing GL, Ap, AR, Fixed Assets, cash Management
 Ensuring that the company policies and procedures related to financial matters and Internal Control
are properly applied.
 Communicating with other departments regarding any matter related to the financial department.
 Represent Finance in any new process.
 Preparation of the budgets and forecasts.
 Ensuring compliance with company’s budget and financial policies.
 Managing the external Audit process in cooperation with (Deloitte, Ernst & Young
 Managing The Internal Audit processes in cooperation with the internal Audit department.
 Preparation of the budgets and forecasts.
 Reviewing managerial reports
 Managing The ERP system (ORACLE).
Website. http://www.aljfinance.com/index.aspx
Key Achievements:
 The commitment to all targeted deadlines for periods closing, submission of managerial reports & the
budget with the required accurate level.
 Motivating my team to achieve the organizations goals in the most efficient way:
 Effectively accomplishing the External Audit process smoothly & timely.
Tema Retail (Turkey) LC WAIKIKI, one of the largest Turkish companies

Key Responsibilities:
 Monitoring all accounting tasks started from the preparation of journal entries to the
preparation of financial statements.
 Dealing with all types of Taxes sales, payroll, withholding tax.
 Reviewing payroll preparation.
 Dealing with our financial consultants regarding all matters.
 Dealing with social insurance Authority.
 Dealing with ERP system (Microsoft Navision).
 Attended the startup & system Implementation.
Website. http://www.lcwaikiki.com/en-US
Key Achievements:
 Establishing the financial System & procedures from scratch.
 The commitment to all targeted deadlines for periods closing, submission of managerial reports & the
budget with the required accurate level.

Key Responsibilities:
 I worked in all accounting tasks started from the preparation of journal entries to the preparation of
financial statements.
 Prepare budgets, based on their assumptions and make quarterly or monthly forecasts as required.
 Making variance analysis to compare actual with budgeted figures showing favorable and unfavorable
variances.
 Analyzing data to discover reasons for variances.
 Making financial analysis to provide managerial reports to support management in making proper
decisions.
 Review the consolidated financial statements to prepare consolidated managerial reports provided to
the board of directors.
 Making feasibility studies for new investments.
 Extensive use of different modules of Oracle E-Business Suite
 Guidance and Advice, Provide advice and guidance to entry-level role holders to assist them in
delivering the required outputs and to promote the development and realization of their potential
contribution
Website. http://www.natgas.com.eg/
Key Achievements:
 Creating ways to accomplish work in the most easiest & accurate way.
 The commitment to all targeted deadlines for periods closing, submission of managerial reports & the
budget.