Finance Manager
WiseInc Advertising and Graphic Design LLC
Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months
Analyzed the everyday financial activities and subsequently provides advise and guidance to the shareholder on future financial plans.-functioning performance management, communications, reporting and etc.
Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
Develop trends and projections for the firms’ finances.
Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
Manage the preparation of the company’s budget
Correspond with various other departments, discussing company’s plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
Manage and support SmartCity International operational alignment issues related to building governance models, policies, systems, processes, ensuring better government relations, ensuring optimized project and program management, supporting investor relations, supporting operational aspects of business development, supporting finance & human resources management, deploying project management best practices, supporting the deployment of well- functioning performance management, communications, reporting and etc.
Governance Coordination; liaise with HQ and international operation in regards to governance policies, processes and procedures, and coordination with respective Executive Management Board and Committees.
Play a significant role in long term planning, including initiatives geared toward the operational excellence, and building a robust model across all SmartCity projects.
Support the board, management and operational committees in achieving their mandates and accomplishing cross opera$ons governance integration.
Providing cross-operational support in other matters requiring operational review including project performance review, sales and leasing review, client management review, operational cost review, facility management review, community servicing review, etc.
Responsible for providing periodic updates of the progress of the projects and specific strategic initiatives.
Compliance Manager for TMF Dubai and Compliance Deputy for Qatar Office
Manages the Compliance portfolio.
Oversees the Corporate Compliance Programs.
Functioning as an independent and objective bodies that reviews and evaluates complain issues/concerns within the organisation and the overall client companies.
Ensures the client company’s Board of Directors, the management and all the employees are in compliance with the rules and regulations; that company policies and procedures are being followed.
Helps implement all necessary actions to ensure achievement of the objectives of an effective compliance program.
Manages day-to-day operation of the programs.
Conducts periodic assessment of all the client entities prior TMF engagement.
Develops a periodical reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees.
Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments within TMF to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and identifies the trends.
Helps identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risks; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
Ensures proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorised enforcement agencies as appropriate and.or required.
Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication program for the organisation, including promoting heightened awareness of Standards of Conduct and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and relates activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.
Senior Corporate Accountant / Accounts Manager for Dubai & Qatar Office.
Account Manager for 13 client entities. Client’s from various industries. 2 major client company handled are a Holding Company, International Telecommunication, and Oil & Gas Industry.
Maintaining its financial records and ensures compliancy with the standards IFRS/GAAP and organisation’s policies.
Team Leader for the 9 accountants. Reviews all their Client’s monthly reports prior sending. Ensures that the ‘4 eye policy’ is being applied.
Treasury Functions
Manages the liquidity of one of the business.
Monitoring of all current and projected cash inflows and outflows, making sure that there is sufficient cash to fund the company operations and projects.
Should there be any excess in cash, that this be invested properly.
Application of corporate investment policy for the allocation to various types of investments, depending on the rates of return and how quickly they can be converted into cash.
Fund raising. Participates in determining the need for additional cash, and raising of funds for the acquisition of debt or change in company policies that may impact the amount of working capital that is essential to run the business.
Regularly reviews the corporate policies related to working capital.
Risk Management. Not that proficient but participate in the hedging and netting strategies to reduce the risk related changes in asset values, interest rates, and foreign currency holdings.
Liaison with the banks. Coordinating with the banks anything regarding the company’s financial condition and projections, as well as the forthcoming changes in its need for borrowing funds.
Prepares and consolidate the client’s financial statements and general ledgers.
Provides support to the executives in the financial decisions.
Provides professional and efficient support to the management and employees not limited to the initiation and developments within the Finance Department.
Directly reporting to the Head of Finance and provides support and ensures that the Finance Department meets its departmental goals.
Contributes to the preparation of the TMF’s Internal/Company’s budgets (Finance/Sales Team). This includes the hiring of employees and its career developments.
Trader Functions
Liaising closely with sales staff and inter-dealers.
Determining market segments via research, valuation and data analysis.
Making prices in specific products.
Interpreting financial/market reports.
Gaining information from sales staff about client issues.
Put-up an Accounting System for the Company and structured the Chart of Accounts in compliance to the International Accounting Standards.
Deployed SAGE and upgraded to QuickBook Pro 2006, and Pro 2010 and merged data over Quickbooks Pro 2012.
Reconciled a 6 years worth of receipts, bank statements and invoices to bring books up to date and prepared financial statements and reports in compliance with the International Accounting System.
Created a project costing & coding system where a cost/benefit report was generated for each project at month end.
Streamlined cash flow and set up a system to separate owner’s personal expenses from company expenses.
Man & leads all Departments in the Finance Divisions from Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Inventories to Collections.
Leads all the Central Service Department comprising with the Utility Division, Motorist Division, IT Division and Human Resources Division.
Plans & provides direction to the conduct of corporate activities which include custody of funds and other financial assets.
Provides professional and efficient support to the management and staff of the organisation including the initiation and development of financial aspects of transaction and negotiating prices for various transactions with financial institutions.
Company turnover increased 100% during my tenure-ship.($400, 000.00).
Man & leads all divisions from Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Inventories to Collections.
Plans & provides direction to the conduct of corporate activities which include custody of funds and other financial assets.
Provides professional and efficient support to the management and staff of the organisation including the initiation and development of financial aspects of transaction and negotiating prices for various transactions with financial institutions.
Handles team of Accountants. Plans & provides direction to the conduct of corporate activities which include custody of funds and other financial assets.
Executed Expense Reconciliation, recording of supplier, contractor, consultant, quantity surveyor and other invoices.
Provides professional and efficient support to the management and staff of the organisation including the initiation and development of financial aspects of transaction and negotiating prices for various transactions with financial institutions.