Mohamed Jawad

Restructuring of Finance Department Function and implementation of Oracle ERP System to improve visibility, control, and financial planning & reporting of the organization.

• Restructured the finance department by implementing an organizational structure for responsibility centers, and retrained accounting team to improve task accountability
• Improved visibility & decision-making on the fund’s investments by implementing a master budget for the fund’s 5-year investment phase, as well as its 5-year divestment phase, providing insight on profitability, IRR & cash flow
• Improved real-time portfolio evaluation by implementing a portfolio management tool to help provide the program and investment teams with deeper analysis into the needs of our portfolio startups, sensitivity relating to their valuation, and recommendation on exits
• Assisted portfolio startups in financial & business management by designing and presenting workshops on financial planning and strategic business decision making (Porter’s five forces, SWOT analysis, competitive intelligence etc.)
• Unified the group’s budgets and reporting tools in 4 months by leading a task force for our 5 offices across the MENA region
• Improved the company’s runway by 10 months and ensured a positive P&L performance during Lebanon’s 2020 financial crisis through the restructuring of our operations, elimination of non-value-adding resources, and supplier negotiations

Professional development workshops on the below topics:

• Performance Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Decision Analysis
• Technology Analytics

Serving as a E-Commerce Adviser to 4 women led SMEs in the below topics:

• E-Commerce Strategy & Planning
• Marketplaces, Logistics & Payments
• E-Commerce Content
• CRM

• Reduced COGS by 6%, by developing a comprehensive costing tool to guide the elimination of non-value-adding inputs and negotiation with suppliers
• Improved profitability by 18%, by advising on the discontinuing of two profit centers that were generating negative contribution to the organization
• Designed and implemented a sales funnel & performance management tool for the CEO & sales manager to improve sales planning, visibility & implementation of corrective actions
• Improved financial performance of events by implementing a flexible budgeting tool to dissect variances into financial & performance variances for better decision making and improvements
• Improved cash flow by re-negotiating payment and collection terms which improved receivables turnover & payables turnover ratios, and helped secure over USD 500, 000 in financing from various sources
• Improved the company’s pricing strategy and positioning by performing competitive intelligence analysis involving benchmarking against immediate competitor’s offerings

• Designed Sales Performance Management Tool by Profit Center
• Designed Profitability Analysis Tool by Revenue Stream, Product Family & SKU
• Implemented ERP System to accommodate Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Set Internal Controls & Procedures for various departmental operations
• Designed Master Budget (Zero-Based Budgeting) along with Department Managers & CEO
• Designed Cost-Volume-Profit Tool for Profitability & Sensitivity Analysis
• Performed Sensitivity Analysis on Forecasts & related costs to ensure limited surprises
• Issued Financial Statements & Performed Variance Analysis
• Designed & Maintained a 6-month Revolving Cash-Flow Forecast to control Cash Position

• Implemented fully integrated ERP System in the Management Office as well as our 8 Subsidiaries across the Middle East, as a part of establishing a Holding Office
• Audited the books of our subsidiaries and guided corrective action for a regional team of over 20 members
• Designed 6 Million USD Gas Installation Project Budgets (CAPEX & OPEX) and monitored performance
• Assisted in securing Finances from various Banks and Financial Institutions, for over 4 million USD
• Managed the A/R of over 300 regional clients and reduced DSO from 105 days to 72 days
• Designed Master Budget (Zero-Based Budgeting) along with Departments Heads & CFO
• Audited & Consolidated P&L’s, Balance Sheets & Aging Reports from our Subsidiaries
• Performed Financial Analysis for our Subsidiaries and communicated concerns to the CFO
• Executed monthly Payroll Operations for head office and audited the Payroll of our regional offices with the HR Department