Mazen Mohammed Adnan ALHafi

Key Tasks:
• Establish and adopt written policies, procedures, and standards code of conduct.
• Liaising with the Finance Associate Director to ensure achievement of all budgets and expenditures and overall
profitability of the company operation.
• Monitoring & controlling P&L and Achievement of balance sheet and cash flow metrics.
• Setting annual budgets in line with company practice.
• Monitoring & controlling all business reporting requirements including: sales & expense budget variances,
inventory forecasting, capital expenditures..etc.
• Achievement of the sales target through effective management of the local Sales teams/CRM
• Development of the Marketing strategy and direction of the region’s business through the Marketing teams.
• Ensuring achievement of logistical and operational targets through relevant department heads and their
teams.
• Supporting HRD for Implementing HR procedures in conducting performance appraisals, employee
development, training and selection, succession planning in order to achieve corporate strategy.
• Responsibility for following all compliance procedures, rules & regulations in assigned region.
• Respond to Internal & External audits to comply with company’s guidelines.

Ezdan Real Estate Property Management
Mar 2014 - Mar 2016 Doha, Qatar

Key Tasks
• Ensures business processes, administration, and financial management.
• Maintains accounting system - end-to-end accounting practices.
• Preparation of annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS, statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Prepares financial forecasts & Budgeting.
• Monitors financial details to ensure legal compliance.
• Analyzes revenue, expenses, cash flows, and balance sheets.
• Assists management to make financial decisions.
• Management of capital investments, working capital and liquidity monitoring cash balance and cash forecasts.
• Arrange for debt and equity financing and invest funds.
• Oversee employee benefit plans with emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefits package.
• Report financial result to the Executive Board of Directors.
• Conducting risk management
• Recommending cost reduction strategies & Investigates means to improve profitability.
• Manage relationships with existing banks and insurance companies.
• Forge strategic partnerships with clients, vendors, banking and investors.
• Participates in the execution of changes to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate expansion, compliance, and scaling of the business.

Ezdan Holding Group “ Ezdan Hotels & Suites "
Financial Controller - Asst.:
Jan 2013 - Mar 2014 Doha, Qatar

Key Tasks
• Safeguarding of assets by implementing all necessary controls within accounting policies and operational procedures;
• Preparing the required financial reports and interpreting the financial statements to prepare the required reports;
• Design and develop all required financial reports needed by the management as tools for maximizing profits and planning for the future;
• Working with the executives on preparing annual budgets and forecasts
• Monitor treasury/cash flow forecasts for the business.
• Ensure that the company’s computer systems and software are fully utilized, well safeguarded and properly maintained.
• Reviewing and on-going update of existing procedures and controls for cashiers, purchasing, receiving, stores and requisitioning.
• Ensuring that physical inventories of all supplies are being taken on a monthly basis and of all operating equipment on a quarterly basis.
• Ensuring compliance with the established credit and collection procedures;
• Maintaining proper and complete accounting records for all transactions of the company.

Dedeman Hotels & Resorts Int. / Syria Group “ Damas-Aleppo-Palmyra”
Financial Controller - Asst.:
Nov 2010 - Jun 2011 Damascus, Syria

Key Tasks
• Preparing of financial statements and monthly reconciliations on a timely basis;
• Monitoring and analysing of monthly operating results against budget and previous year’s results;
• Supporting the executives in analysing and evaluating existing procedures and implement improvements as necessary;
• Supporting the executives in establish and implementing short and long range departmental goals, objectives, policies and operating procedures;
• Takin full responsibility for preparing the monthly financial reports and other financial information in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with the company’s requirements;
• Participating in regular reviews and provides business support to the executives in the analysis of financial information for recommendations and further improvement of the business;
• Implementing appropriate financial and internal controls in compliance with the Dedeman Groups Policies and procedures;
• Direct responsibility for leading the finance department team and guiding them to ensure the daily operation and the financial close process, including the pre-close and post-close preparation and review of balance sheet accounts reconciliations are completed;
• Supporting the executives in the preparation of annual budget, which will involve in reviewing of future business plans to develop the budget;
• Working with the internal and external auditors on statutory audit and tax requirements;
• Supporting the executives in the financial forecasting, planning and analysis process and identify and resolve potential financial risk areas in timely manner;
• Ensuring P&L accuracy, by ensuring profits and losses are documented accurately;
• Monitoring actual vs. projected sales and compiling information, analysing and monitoring actual sales against projected sales;
• Actively involved in the development of training plans for the finance team.

Muzoon Holding (L.L.C)/ “ PVT Property Developer & Assets Management “
Finance Manager:
Oct 2004 - Dec 2009 UAE - Dubai

Key Tasks
• Preparing of budgeting & forecasting plan;
• Obtaining the required approval for budgets and advising internal customers on defined processes;
• Insuring that overall performance is in line with approved budget;
• Working on minimizing expenditure and negative variance through a cost reduction programs;
• Ensuring that expenditure & revenue targets are achieved;
• Preparing the monthly financial statements, i.e, income statement, Balance Sheet, Cash-Flow, Budgeting ..etc.;
• Analyzing the financial statements by using financial ratio or Horizontal Analysis & Vertical Analysis in order to measure the profitability & liquidity to the enterprises;
• Reviewing and controlling the cash and bank statements and run reconciling on a monthly basis;
• Control and secure defined level of liquidity in order to maximize the achieved income or minimize the expense on account balance and monitor cash flow;
• Classifying, summarizing and analyzing accounting transactions;
• Accomplishing of finance and accounting task with primary focus on the monthly closing of accounting books;
• Preparing the project reports for existing projects and new projects and prepare Fund Flow Statement;
• Implement “Muzoon” accounting policies and procedures in order to be able to provide accurate financial and management reports;
• Supervising all incoming and outgoing financial transactions in order to enforce defined accounting standards;
• Supervising, reviewing & controlling all kind of payments including suppliers, contractors including payroll payments in order to ensure a timely payment for all of them;
• Liaising with banks for the necessary funds for ongoing projects & arrange for finance facilities against property for new projects as well;
• Managing Projects risks, issues and changes on the projects.
• Monitoring progress against plan; Budget; Quality, Time to avoid any penalties.
• Maintaining communications with stakeholders and the project organization; as an owner representative.
• Closing the project financially & contractually.
• Working on all required preparation for internal and external audits and speedy responses to queries / issues raised.

Emirates Transport
Chief Accountant, Receivable:
Nov 2002 - Sep 2004 UAE - Dubai

Key Tasks
• Evaluate customer financials position & provide recommendations on credit terms & limits.
• Preparing related documents for negotiation for letter of credits; as per company credit policy.
• Controlling & following up all the Financial Transactions in all Branches (8 Br.);
• Sending periodically, invoices and statements along with delivery notes to customers;
• Maintaining proper filing of receivables along with signed delivery notes;
• Follow up on customer payments with consideration of shortening payment terms (2/10 net 30 or 60 days)
• Setting weekly & monthly target collections and ensure increase in cash flow;
• Assess Accounts Receivable Regularly, monthly follow up and reconciling customer accounts, adjusting suspense accounts; & developing a Billing Dispute Resolution Process.
• Following & collecting bad debts; & factoring in accounts receivable.
• Preparing monthly reporting to the financial controller including : Aging of accounts receivable; monthly sales report; and an outstanding receivable dues and collections;
• Preparing all replies on internal & external auditors, & state Audit reports.
• Member of the Quality Circle Group in the Finance Department;
• Member of ERP/Oracle System Development Group ( Internally design Financial system )

Emirates Transport
Chief Accountant, Payable:
May 1999 - Oct 2002 UAE - Dubai

Key Tasks
• Working as Senior Accountants, assisting the Head of Payable in all duties assigned;
• Helping in preparing section policies & procedures;
• Assemble, review and verify invoices and check requests.
• Track expenses & preparing monthly expenses analysis reports.
• Prepare & process electronic transfers and payments to contractors, consultant, suppliers against L.P.O & L.S.O, and other utilities expenses.
• Monitor & maintain vendors accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries and resolve any invoice discrepancies and other issues
• Checking & verifying creditors reconciliation, balances analyses & raising report to the head of section;
• Preparing and posting all J.V : bank P.V, cash P.V & bank deposits;
• Participating in yearly budget preparation;
• Preparing all replies on internal audit, independent auditors, & state audit reports;
• Participating in quarterly & yearly closing of the accounts.