Finance Director
Servier Egypt
Total years of experience :25 years, 2 Months
•Responsible for the management reporting and local statutory reporting.
•Maintain financial controls, integrity and KPI’s for the country.
•Business partnership with the General Manager and business heads to drive our Strategy and Execution plans (short & Med term), providing the right visibility to business trends offering an experienced advice and suggesting areas of improvement to support growth plans and allow for timely decision making.
•Lead forecast process together with business partners driving better Operational Excellence to meet key KPIs.
•Develop business plans, Assessing budget controls and head count requirements.
•Contribute to business growth through financial leadership and commercial operations support including business development activities.
•Be a proactive member of the business team
•Analyzing performance of business for the purpose of managing the tools & processes to guide the company in achievement of its target.
•Ensuring legal compliance of business transactions and educating business partners on potential risks and preventive controls and initiate cost-savings.
•Manage relationship with all external parties including E&Y, tax authority.
•Drive all external and internal audits.
•Liaising with banks and central Treasury functions.
•Managing team of 7 individual
• Responsible for the management (US GAAP) and statutory reporting.
• Maintain financial control, integrity and KPI’s for the country.
• Business partnership with MD and 8GM’s to drive our Go-To-Market model, Strategy and Execution plans (short & med term), providing the right visibility to business trends offering an experienced advice and suggesting areas of improvement to support growth plans and allow for timely decision making.
• Meeting key customers and partners to help solve business issues negotiate large business opportunities and align field business practices to contractual agreements and Halliburton policies.
• Support in forecast process together with business partners driving for better Operational Excellence to meet key KPIs such as funnel conversion ratios, forecast accuracy and business linearity.
• Sales/Discount, rebate approvals and Opex spending,
• Develop business plans, Assessing budget controls and head count requirements.
• Responsible for all revenue assurance activities
• Contribute to business growth through financial leadership and commercial operations support
• Be a proactive member of the business team
• Analyzing performance of business for the purpose of managing the tools & processes to guide the company in achievement of its target.
• Ensuring legal compliance of business transactions and educating business partners on potential risks and preventive controls and initiate cost-savings.
• Manage relationship with all external parties including KPMG, E&Y, PWC, banks and tax authority.
• Managing team of 13 individual
• Responsible for developing the company’s financial strategy to maximize and safeguard its assets
• Set the division objectives, KPIs and Operational plans
• Responsible for leading the implementation of good financial management systems by maximizing the cash flow and earnings, optimizing the capital structure, and minimizing risk exposure
• Lead and implement SAP system and manage the migration process
• Implemented the necessary systems to control and monitor revenues and expenditures
• Responsible for the development of strategies, and associated risks and presentations to the head office.
• Lead the preparation and filing of all financial reporting documents required by the Articles of Association, governance and regulatory authorities, including responsibilities for statutory and legal compliance of the financial systems and reporting
• Lead the development and implementation of financial accounting policies, controls, and procedures in line with local and international standards and the requirements of regulatory authorities
• Set, manage and control organizations' revenue and expense plan and set budgets and report and highlight risks and opportunities
• Ensure full compliance on statutory and fiscal requirements
• Act as the organization's representative in its dealings with the external auditors, legal and government offices
• Report to the HQ the branch financial and operating results.
• Responsible for the financial aspects of major transactions, the execution of bids contracts and leases.
• Building the finance organization, bringing best practices, policies, processes
• Establish internal controls, SOX compliance, etc
• Credit Management and Credit Facility.
• Managing team of 18 individual
• Managing Corporate Finance activities for ELN region (Egypt, Levant, Algeria, Morocco) including controls over payroll, purchasing, Accounts payable support, local accounting, US GAAP accounting, month-end close, and tax reporting. Dealing directly with local accounting agencies to perform day-to-day activities.
• Maintaining financial controls.
• Performing spending analysis and ensuring compliance to local legislation and corporate policies/procedures.
• Liaising with Citibank offices and central Treasury functions.
• Supporting local Country Managers in a business partnership relationship, including project and ROI analyses of local investment proposals.
• Managing issues related to facilities and general site services including office arrangements, security, and company fleet.
• Supporting customs and logistics processes.
• Drive all external/intenal audits by working with the various agencies as well as back office support functions.
• Initiating cost-savings.
• Ensuring legal compliance of business transactions and educating business partners on potential risks and preventive controls.
• Leading cross-functional projects of seting up new legal entities in ELN region.
• Performing audit activities on various GSM subsidaries (Mobilink- Pakistan, Iraqna-Iraq, Tunsiana-Tunis, Djezzy-Algeria ), in addition to non GSM subsidaries (mobiserv, Ring ) for the purpose of achieving the follwing objectives:
• Determining that the overall system of internal control is adequate, effective, efficient, and functioning.
• Determining the reliability and adequacy of accounting, financial, and reporting systems and procedures.
• Determining that company’s activities are in conformity with applicable accounting principles, company’s policies and procedures, state and federal laws and regulations, contractual obligations, and good business practices.
• Ascertaining that company’s assets are properly accounted for and safeguarded from losses of all types.
• Reviewing operational procedures to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals and whether the procedures are being carried out as planned.
• Recommending operational improvements
• Preparing audit reports and management letters for multinational companies and banks such as Pepsi, Siemens, and QNB.
• Due Diligence & Agreed -upon Procedures Engagements
• Preparing audit planning and audit programs.
• Preparing financial statements for statutory and reporting purposes.
• Providing financial analysis services and assessing management budgeting and forecasting plans.
• Performing substantive audit procedures and analytical reviews.
• Examining and evaluating internal control structures.
• Participating in tax planning for clients.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into IAS.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into US-GAAP.
• Preparing consolidation financial statement
• Preparing audit reports and management letters for multinational companies and banks such as Pepsi, Siemens, and QNB.
• Due Diligence & Agreed -upon Procedures Engagements
• Preparing audit planning and audit programs.
• Preparing financial statements for statutory and reporting purposes.
• Providing financial analysis services and assessing management budgeting and forecasting plans.
• Performing substantive audit procedures and analytical reviews.
• Examining and evaluating internal control structures.
• Participating in tax planning for clients.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into IAS.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into US-GAAP.
• Preparing consolidation financial statement
• Preparing audit reports and management letters for multinational companies and banks such as Pepsi, Siemens, and QNB.
• Due Diligence & Agreed -upon Procedures Engagements
• Preparing audit planning and audit programs.
• Preparing financial statements for statutory and reporting purposes.
• Providing financial analysis services and assessing management budgeting and forecasting plans.
• Performing substantive audit procedures and analytical reviews.
• Examining and evaluating internal control structures.
• Participating in tax planning for clients.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into IAS.
• Participated in converting many Financial Statements into US-GAAP.
• Preparing consolidation financial statement
Professional certificate