Lina Al Far, CMA, CIPT, CSP, CFC, CFO Chief Finanical Officer

Lina Al Far, CMA, CIPT, CSP, CFC

CFO Chief Finanical Officer

Confidential

Lieu
Jordanie
Éducation
Diplôme supérieur, Certified Strategic Planner
Expérience
22 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 10 Mois

CFO Chief Finanical Officer à Confidential
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • Je travaille ici depuis octobre 2014

Strategic Planner, financial planning, budgeting & forecasting, Cash Management, Capital Budgeting

CMA Instructor à Morgan International
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2015

Facilitate the learning of CMA (certified Management Accountant) by simplifying the learning tools with practical questions in order to assist the candidates to prepare for the exam.
Having the Skills in demonstrations of the subject

Financial Controller à Japan Tobacco International
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2012

• Preparing the Strategic Planning for the factory for 3 Years and presenting it to headquarter in Geneva, with the explanation and the expectation.
• Preparing the Compensation & Benefit Strategic Plan.
• Sensitivity Analysis for different investment scenarios, using IRR, NPV, Payback period.
• Reviewing the Annual plan every quarter.
• Benchmarking with other global locations for key KPIs
• Preparing the financial statements & the variances according to the annual strategic plan with the narratives analysis for any variances.
• Managing the daily work for the finance department.
• Financial control including CAPEX and OPEX, reviewing Capex requests
• Preparing the feasibility studies for capital budgeting for new lines & new products.
• Develop the procedures, rules, & policies.
• Analyzing the cost center costs.
• Managing the costing for the produced items, semi finished goods & the raw material.
• Managing the conversion cost and analyzing the variances and preparing an action plan.
• Developing the staff.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) à Sermon Business Solution Group
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • juin 2010 à mars 2012

Sermon Business Solutions:

Sermon Business Solutions is an Enterprise Resource planning (ERP) solutions provider and consulting firm, which aims businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region with the latest business solutions and IT professional services.

Microsoft gold certified partner, specialized Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, Information technology professional and consultancy services. Sermon is headquartered in Amman - Jordan with branches in Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar - Saudi Arabia and Tripoli - Libya.

Job Responsibility at Sermon Business Solution Group:

• Preparing the Strategic plan.
• Transferring the long term strategic plan to short term and to sub budget.
• Cash Flow Management
• Budgeting & controlling the Budget
• Develop Procedure, policies & rules

Finance Manager à Falcon Express Inc, FedEx and Al Seqir Express Cargo Limited
  • Autre
  • février 2008 à février 2010

Job Responsibility in FedEx:

• Demonstrated expertise in profit & loss management, cash flow management, international accounting standards, GAAP and IFRS practices, SWOT analysis, and project management.
• Strategic Planning for 3 years.
• Extensive experience in business/investment/risk valuations, financial and operational controls, business plan and corporate report development, & financial reporting
• Develop the procedures, rules, policies related to the Accounting Department.
• Preparing the Financial Statements (Monthly & annual) & analyzing them by using the financial ratios & the percentage of change & preparing the Budgeted Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow & controlling these Budgets by comparing the budget with the actual and determining the causes of the variance.
• Reporting for the Regional Office about the financial issues and any ad hoc reports.
• Managing the Financial department & daily work, by managing and controlling the account receivable, accounts payables, and the payroll.
• Analyzing the Revenue & Expenses according to the cost center.
• Supervising & follow up all income & sales Tax account & procedures.
• Working with the Internal and External Audit.
• Working with the banks.
• Staff Recruitment.


Al Seqir Express Cargo Limited:

Al Seqir Express Cargo Limited is regional office located in Jordan, al-Seqir Express Cargo Limited isIraqi Trucking Network, with a contract with the US Government, in order to provide them with the cargo service in and outside Iraq.

Job Responsibility at Al-Seqir Express Cargo Limited:

• Demonstrated expertise in profit & loss management, cash flow management, international accounting standards, GAAP and IFRS practices, SWOT analysis, and project management.
• Extensive experience in business/investment/risk valuations, financial and operational controls, business plan and corporate report development, financial reporting.
• Develop the procedures, rules, & policies.
• Preparing the Financial Statements (Monthly & annual) & analyzing them by using the financial ratios & the percentage of change & preparing the Budgeted Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow & controlling these Budget by comparing the budget with the actual and determining the causes of the variance.
• Reporting for the Regional Office about the financial issues and any ad hoc reports.
• Managing the Financial department & daily work, by managing and controlling the account receivable, accounts payables, and the payroll
• Analyzing the Revenue & Expenses according to the cost center.
• Decision analysis.
• Working with the Internal and External Audit.
• Working with the banks.
• Staff Recruitment.

Financial Consultant à Karama Computer Services Co. (KCSC)
  • Autre
  • octobre 2006 à décembre 2007

• Preparing the raw material for Business Analysis Tools Software (Financial Management- financial Ratios).
• Creating Financial Models
• Preparing the raw material for Capital Budgeting software.
(Capital budgeting is vital in making investment decisions. decisions on investment; which take time to mature, have to be based on the returns which that investment will make. it is useful for taking decisions about studying new projects, expansion, Ranking Projects, to buy a new machine or doing maintenance, making scenarios studies ……)
• Making financial consulting for a lot of companies by designing & creating the chart of account, making the proper link between the modules, & doing the training for the accounting staff.

Financial Manager & Executive Director à Nasser Abu Khalaf Group
  • Autre
  • août 2002 à juin 2006

• Managing 11 retail Stores, (International & Local Brands).
• Budgeting & Planning, Developing Strategies.
• Preparing the Financial Statements (Monthly & annual) & analyzing them by using the financial ratios & the percentage of change & preparing the Budgeted Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow & controlling these Budget by comparing the budget with the actual and determining the causes of the variance.
• Managing the Logistics, Warehousing departments by managing & controlling the stock.
• Managing the Marketing, Financial Departments (Managing & controlling on the Account receivable & Accounts payable), Cash Management, working with the banks in order to obtaining the facilities.
• Supervising & follow up all income & sales Tax accounts & procedures.
• Preparing the projected financial studies for new projects & the capital investment & return on Investment.

Financial Manager à World Fashion Trading
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • décembre 2000 à juillet 2002

World Fashion Trading:

World Fashion Trading is a sister company for El-ZAY Ready Wear Manufacturer. Had more than 11 retail Shops for Male & female fashion industry, the products are international such as (Springfield, Hangten, …..), and local such as (ZAY Brand), located in most of the high traffic Malls, and shopping areas.

Job Responsibility at World Fashion Trading:

• Checking on the Accounting Department.
• Preparing, analyzing the financial Statements.
• Analyzing the Revenue & the Expenses for the cost centers.
• Preparing the Budget & Planning and controlling the budgeted financial statements by monitoring, comparing the actual vs. budget and analyzing the variance and determining the causes of it.
• Controlling & managing the cash inflow & outflow.
• Managing & controlling on the Account receivable & Accounts payable.
• Supervising & follow up all income & sales Tax accounts & procedures.
• Preparing the financial studies for new projects.
• Working with the External Auditors.

Éducation

Diplôme supérieur, Certified Strategic Planner
  • à Institute of Certified Business Consultant, USA
  • juin 2014
Diplôme supérieur, Certified International Professional Trainer CIPT
  • à American Certification Institute, USA
  • mai 2014
Diplôme supérieur, Certified Management Accountant CMA
  • à Institute of Management Accountants
  • octobre 2013
Baccalauréat, Finance & Banking Sciences, and Minor Accounting
  • à Yarmouk University
  • janvier 1995

Specialties & Skills

Cash Management
Strategic Financial Planning
Feasibility Studies
Business Planning
Management
AX Dynamic (ERP)
Great Plains

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Français
Moyen

Formation et Diplômes

European Foundation for Quality Management EFQM (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2016
Annual strategic plan (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Japan Tobacco international – head quarter
Date de la formation:
June 2012
Image Management & Public Speaking (Formation)
Institut de formation:
American University of Beirut
Date de la formation:
October 2012
Free Cash FlowTraining (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Japan Tobacco International - Global Training & Development Department
Date de la formation:
October 2012
Certified financial Controller CFC (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Americian Certification Center
Date de la formation:
January 2012