Kifah Awawdeh, Planning & Performance Management  Analyst

Kifah Awawdeh

Planning & Performance Management Analyst

Saudi Aramco

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Diploma, Navision System
Experience
29 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :29 years, 5 Months

Planning & Performance Management Analyst at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since August 2010

Key Achievements
• Developed Operational Excellence structure at HR AA
• Established top risks of the HR Joint Ventures Department along with the controls assessment
• Developed financial management mechanisms for minimal exposure to financial risk
• Secondment to Aramco Overseas Company in Netherlands for expediting contracts procurement
• Developed an innovative new finance model customized to the needs of the Culture Centre

Responsibilities
• Coordinating Operational Excellence of HR AA business processes implementation
• Administering the risks of the business service line in alignment with the corporate risks
• Contributing to the strategic and long-term business plans and operating plan
• Maintaining management information system for better control operations, manpower and financial budgets
• Researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance
• Developing robust cost control measures in accordance with SA policies
• Producing statistical reports, visual presentations and others to solve problems
• Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is conducted
• Developing new policies and procedures to improve collection acquisition

2012-2013 Contracting Unit (Assignment)
Key Achievements
• Initiating and concluding successful negotiations with contractors
Responsibilities
• Advising on the management of contract proponents from a technical perspective
• Developing scopes of work for various contract services to include payment conditions

Contracting Unit (Assignment) at saudi aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • April 2012 to April 2013

Key Achievements
• Initiating and concluding successful negotiations with contractors and expediting the contract procurement process
Responsibilities
• Advising on the management of contract proponents from a technical perspective including conception of contract service requirements through execution to termination of the contract
• Developing scopes of work for various contract services, verifying contractor costs and preparing cost escalation or de-escalation amendments

Finance Officer at Save The Children
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2009 to July 2010

Key Achievements
• Contributing to the strategic development of fundraising campaigns to improve the outcome of fundraising initiatives, aligning with targeted corporate donors and addressing corporate social responsibility
• Planning and executing a number of other initiative to facilitate revenue generation and strategic planning
• Driving corporate governance, gap analysis and process improvements using strategic thought systems such as the Balanced Scorecard
Responsibilities
• Overseeing all financial matters for the charity to ensure full compliance with established rules and regulations including managing other staff to facilitate accounting system integrity
• Preparing financial reports for donors and other parties, managing the internal control system and coordinating the monthly closure of accounts
• Utilising MS project for the purposes of project planning and resources and monitoring project expenditure on a monthly basis
• Determining accurate valuation through differentiating, thorough analysis of internal growth, cash flow generation, value creation and discounted cash flow models
• Drafting operational policies and procedures and providing significant input to five year business plans aligned with overall strategic objectives

Head of Finance & Administration at Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2007 to August 2008

Key Achievements
• Developing financial operating models to assist in projection and costing of several work level indicators during the budget forecast process
• Creating a master database to enable improved efficiency of tracking accounts payable and receivable
• Leading the development and management of the Internal Control System (ICS) including identifying weaknesses and rectifying vulnerable sections
Responsibilities
• Preparing and monitoring operating budgets and related expenditure for ad hoc projects with responsibility for financial forecasting and identifying opportunities and risks to the financial plan
• Gaining invaluable exposure to cross-cultural environments through extensive experience with NGOs

Approving & Finance Officer at United Nations University-Interntional Leadership Institute
  • Jordan
  • May 2001 to April 2007

Key Achievements
• Presenting differentiated analysis utilising a thought process focusing on relevant operating changes, fundamental growth drivers and risk/reward profiles
• Ensuring the proper management of the funding process during fundraising workshops
• Developing and implementing work plans to improve procedures in the finance and administration unit
Responsibilities
• Responsible for project planning and resourcing using MS Project and recording and retrieving data from a variety of documents using the FBPMS
• Creating special reports for budget preparation and audits and preparing correspondence for financial matters
• Maintaining financial records, monitoring internal systems and managing closing of semi-annual and annual accounts in accordance with HQ deadlines
• Leading the recruitment, training and supervision of new interns and staff members in the personnel and procurement departments with involvement in interviewing, candidate selection and short listing

Executive Assistant at United Nations Relief & Work Agency - HQ
  • Jordan
  • August 1999 to May 2001

Health Department:
1. Maintained filing system, registration system & mail circulation.
2. Sustained the department library with WHO technical publications, periodicals magazines and medical journals.
3. Carried out administrative support including logistics, travel authorization, meetings, workshops and personal claims.
4. Prepared monthly staff attendance sheets and maintained personnel records for local & international staff.
5. Maintained up to date computer files of budget and expenditure and prepared Budget Adjustment Requests and Requests for Post Actions.
6. Prepared draft special service agreements, invitations to tender and service contracts.
7. Responsible for consumable supplies for the department and prepared cyclic review indents, purchase order for office equipment/supplies and stores demand note for stock replenishment.
8. Updated inventory records and ensured their proper maintenance.
9. Maintained and updated Technical Instructions, organizational directives, personnel directives and operational manuals.

Executive Assistant at Jordan Marketing Co.
  • Jordan
  • January 1999 to May 1999

General Department:
1. Managed administrative duties including filing, typing, receiving calls, mail, faxes and meetings.
2. Prepared all needed documentation for tenders and follow up.
3. Prepared correspondence and purchasing orders.
4. Carried out duties of E-commerce system; online tracking negotiations, searching for new vendors through Trade Links of E-Commerce, providing the new members of One Point Commerce with their inquiries and data entry for data bank system.

Administrative Assistant at Isra University
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 1994 to June 1998

Acquisition Department-Library:

1. Carried out administrative duties to include developing basic office tasks and filing.
2. Initiated correspondence, prepared purchase orders and handled local and international invoices.
3. Checked output data with purchased orders and received materials.
4. Follow up on statements of accounts and prepared monthly work report.
5. Organized book exhibitions and conducted In-House workshops for library users/students and provided them with all needed information.
6. Used Minisis system including(query, print, update, sort & data entry)

Accountant Assistant at Mouwasat Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 1991 to January 1992

Accounting Department:
1. Prepared daily and monthly invoices for inpatients.
2. Tracked inpatient’s payment settlement and relocated data to the ledger.
3. Filing invoices and relevant documents.

Education

Diploma, Navision System
  • at Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation-HQ
  • November 2007

Training course

Diploma, Performance Management Skills
  • at The Association of University Administrators
  • November 2006

Training course of one day

Diploma, Strategic Human Resources Management
  • at Institute for International Research
  • August 2005

Training course from 7-12 August

Diploma, Appreciative Inquiry Certificate Program
  • at Weatherhead School of Management-Case Western University
  • November 2004

Part II of Appreciative Inquiry Certificate Program (2-4 November 2004)

Diploma, Certified Financial Assistant
  • at Institute for International Research
  • June 2004

Training Course from 19-23 June 2004

Diploma, Appreciative Inquiry Certificate Program
  • at Weatherhead School of Management
  • April 2004

Part I of Appreciative Inquiry Certificate Program from 12-15 April 2004

Diploma, Training Management
  • at Institute for International Research
  • December 2003

Training Course from 6-10 December 2003

Diploma, Stress Management
  • at UNESCO
  • October 2003

Training course for one day

Diploma, Organizational Behavior
  • at UNESCO
  • September 2003

Training course for one day

Diploma, Financial, Budgetary and Personnel Management System
  • at UNU-INTECH
  • May 2003

Training course for the period 12-16 May 2003

Diploma, Thematic Mechanization of Libraries
  • at National Library
  • October 1995

Thematic Mechanization of Libraries of using MINISIS application system supervised by League of Arab States. Ttraining course for a week.

Diploma, MINISIS application
  • at Isra University
  • January 1995

Training course during the period Nov 94 - Jan 95

Diploma, Indexing & Thesauruses
  • at Isra University
  • October 1994

Training Course for a week

Diploma, Excel application
  • at Computeach
  • April 1993

Training course for the period Apr - Jun 1993

Diploma, Accounting in Management
  • at Cambridge College
  • January 1992

Diploma certificate from Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

Higher diploma, Accounting and Management
  • at Cambridge College
  • January 1992
Bachelor's degree, Economy
  • at Yarmouk University
  • January 1989
Bachelor's degree, Economics (major) and English (minor).
  • at Yarmouk University
  • January 1988

Study period (Fall 1985 to Fall 1988)

Diploma, German language level 1, 2
  • at Yarmouk University
  • May 1987

German Language level 1, 2 Fall 1986 semester Spring 1987 semester

High school or equivalent, Scientific degree
  • at Faisaliah Private High School
  • June 1985

Specialties & Skills

Enterprise Risk Management
Leadership Capabilities
Strategic Financial Planning
Organizational Behavior
Microsoft Office software & the Internet
MS Word, Excel, Power Point
Finance, Budgetary & Personnel Management System

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

American Academy of Financial Management
  • Certified Financial Assistant member
  • June 2004
United Nations Women Guild
  • Membership
  • August 2001

Training and Certifications

Planning & Performance Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Aramco
Date Attended:
February 2016
Duration:
40 hours
Operational Excellence Assessor (Training)
Training Institute:
Leadership Center-Saudi Aramco
Date Attended:
December 2017
Duration:
40 hours
Train of Trainers (Training)
Training Institute:
Business Development Center
Date Attended:
February 2009

Hobbies

  • Reading
    One book a month
  • Walking
    Daily walking for half an hour