Jassem Ezzat

Strategic finance leadership across all revenue streams - FP&A, commercial analytics and financial control for a multi-principal healthcare distribution group (3 legal entities, 6 divisions).
- Built a live P&L and balance-sheet analytics platform on Microsoft Dynamics AX data - real-time budget-vs-actuals, division margins and cost allocation for leadership.
- Automated executive reporting with Python and AI/LLM enrichment - daily briefs covering collections, open receivables by location and delivery pipeline.
- Built predictive tender forecasting models for cash-flow and procurement timing ahead of government bid cycles.
- Margin defense: penalty tracking and claims recovery, Free-of-Charge stock impact quantification, pre-delivery financial clearance.
- Led cleanup of 1, 300+ aging purchase orders; restructured receivables and payables with multi-tier verification.
- Overhauled inventory reconciliation, separating consignment from loan stock on high-value product lines.
- Steered group budgeting and reporting through a one-time 15-month fiscal-year transition.

Built the analytical and reporting infrastructure the finance function ran on - models, automation and the data layer feeding leadership reporting.
- Replaced manual reporting with automated Power Query pipelines and advanced Excel models, cutting month-end close time and eliminating recurring manual-entry errors.
- Mapped raw Microsoft Dynamics AX data into structured financial models around a non-standard July-June fiscal calendar.
- Investigated and resolved significant inventory variances between physical counts and AX records, rebuilding reconciliation to minimize shrinkage exposure.
- Conducted variance analysis across trends, deviations and emerging risks, translating numbers into actionable commentary for senior management.
- Standardized vendor reconciliation files, cutting external audit turnaround time.
- Partnered with Supply Chain and Medical Directors to keep procurement spend inside approved budget.
- Scaled the finance team by defining and hiring Junior Financial Analyst and Accountant roles.

Aid in the production of monthly consolidated management accounts and financial statements
Investigate and report anomalies arising from accounts preparation

Produce timely and accurate analysis of the management accounts

Support in the preparation of the yearly budget and quarterly forecasts

Support and design in the development of ERP of our business

Establish processes around transfer pricing to ensure compliance with ministry regulations

Improve processes around month end reporting
Design improved reporting tools and balance sheet reconciliations processes

Ensuring the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations

Preparing and maintaining important financial reports

Evaluating financial operations to recommend best-practices, identify issues and strategize solutions, and help organizations run efficiently
Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximization
Conducting forecasting and risk analysis assessments

Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable

Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results

Analyze financial information and summarize financial status

Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending

Provide technical support and advice on Management Accountant

Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures

Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers
Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process

Provide input into department’s goal setting process

Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule

Plan, assign and review staff’s work
Support month-end and year-end close process
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
Liaise with our Financial Manager and Accounting Manager to improve financial procedures