Laurent Provenzano, Regional Finance Manager- Africa and APAC

Laurent Provenzano

Regional Finance Manager- Africa and APAC

Trevi Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business and Economics
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months

Regional Finance Manager- Africa and APAC at Trevi Group
  • Hong Kong - Hong Kong
  • January 2021 to June 2022
Regional Finance Manager - Africa and Middle East at Trevi Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2018 to December 2020
Finance and Administration Manager - UAE at Trevi Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2018 to December 2020

CFO for the following subsidiaries of the Group in UAE:

International Drilling Technology (IDT) - This subsidiary is part of Soilmec Division, specialised in the production of drilling and foundation equipment.
Swissboring Overseas Piling Corporation - This subsidiary is part of Trevi Spa division, specialised in special foundation and soil consolidation works.
Oversee the accounting teams of both subsidiaries in order to prepare the financial reporting for internal and external purpose.

Responsible for the preparation of the budget of each subsidiary and economic reporting to evaluate the performance of the business.

Responsible for the preparation of the cash flow forecast for each subsidiary, bank guarantees report, AR/AP ageing reports and weekly cash position required by the holding in Italy.

Ensure compliance with commercial and tax law.

Managing relationship with banks, lawyers, tax consultants, external and internal auditors.

Fnance and Administration Manager- Kuwait at Trevi Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2017 to July 2018

Finance and Administration manager for Trevi Foundations Kuwait, in this period the Group has awarded several projects in Kuwait, among them a high value LNG project with Hyundai engineering and construction.

Finance and Administration Manager - Denmark at Besix
  • Denmark - Copenhagen
  • October 2016 to July 2017

Finance and Administration manager for Denmark branch and an international joint venture with the scope of design and build a four-lane highway that includes a 1.4 km bridge.

Finance and Administration Manager - Saudi Arabia at Besix
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2014 to October 2016

Finance and Administration manager for the subsidiary of Besix in Saudi Arabia.

During this time, I’ve been responsible for the supervision of the finance and admin team of the subsidiary and the following projects:

Contract for the operation and maintenance King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah.
The construction of the Sail Tower in Jeddah.
The design and construction of an oil refinery in Jazan economic city.

Finance and Administration Manager - Algeria at Fores Engineering
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • March 2014 to June 2014

Finance and Administration manager for Fores Engineering Algeria located in Hassi Messaoud Algeria.

Finance and Administration Manager- Algeria at Strabag
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • July 2010 to December 2013

Finance and Administration manager for a Joint Venture established for the Design and Construction of Alger’s subway, line 1 extension B and C.

Project Finance and Administration Manager - Algeria at Astaldi
  • Algeria - Saida
  • July 2009 to June 2010

Project Finance and Administration manager for Mecheria - Redjeme de Mouche railway project.

accounting and tax consultant at tax and accounting firm - Prof. Di Marco
  • Italy - Palermo
  • May 2004 to June 2009

Accounting services and preparation of tax declarations for several small and medium companies.

Education

Master's degree, Business and Economics
  • at Università degli studi di Palermo
  • March 2004

High school or equivalent, Accounting And Administration
  • at Istituto tecnico commerciale F. Crispi
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

Management
Accounting
Cost Control
Auditing
Accounting Procedures
Bank Guarantees
Payroll
Administration Management
Cost accounting
Objective oriented
Tax Compliance
Insurance management
Letter of Credits
Recruitment
Problem Solving
Management
Forecast
HR Management
Reporting Skills
Financials
Accounts Analysis
Long-Term Plan
Risk Management
Currency Hedging
Manpower Mobilisation
Planning
Cash Flow
Variance Analysis
Cash Management
SAP HANA
Team Player
accounting
auditing
analysis
annual budgets
sales tax
mis reporting
team management

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Italian
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Construction management specialisation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2020
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2022
Statutory Auditor - bar exam passed in Italy (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2021
Chartered Accountant -Italian institute chartered accountants (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021