Financial Advisory Director
Grant Thornton
Total years of experience :26 years, 10 Months
Financial Advisory Services
Full utilization of financial resources to maximize the benefits and increase the shareholders wealth.
Applying the best practices of inventory and operation control system including performing contentious stock taking and the required reconciliations of accounts.
Planning and executing full implementation of ERP system, payroll & I procurement for more automation and integration.
Development of strategic plan and translate into forms of annual tactic plan (budgeting).
Supervising of month end closing set analysis.
Managing day to day accounting activities.
Projections of cash flow and handling treasury activities
§ Responsible of all accounting, budgeting and financial issues of Madinaty project (New Cairo) that is under development.§ Prepare the feasibility studies and assisting the CFO in fund raising of other projects.§ ERP application (Oracle - currently), (SAP Implementation phase).
Participate in translating the strategic plan in form of annual tactic plan (budget).
Identify & evaluate effective capital decisions to plan for multi-year operations and capital budgeting.
Acquainted to competitive strategies, advantages, cost leader ship, differentiation and best cost strategies.
Familiar with Value Chain Analysis.
Review and prepare month end closing analysis.
Monitor, evaluate and report performance against objectives.
Managing daily accounting activities.
Supervising and directing headcount of 9 accountants.
Participate in designing the company’s internal control structure.
Planning objectives, activities and responsibilities of the finance department.
Preparation of financial statements, monthly closing and reporting package.
Projection of cash flow and handling treasury activities.
Supervise a group of accountants in performing their daily responsibilities.
Supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model, mapping true supply chain and configuring it to fit the firm needs, the process of plan, source, make and deliver.
Preparation of costing studies.
Calculation of overhead standard rates
Preparation and Projection of future products costs.
Determination of breakeven points, selling price, sales mix and anticipated gross profit.
Preparation of cost variance analysis.
Handling annual physical inventory (API)
Preparation of strategic planning for attestation assignments.
Designing substantive tests and test of controls.
Creating budgets and timelines for fieldwork of engagement team.
Conducting review, compilation and due diligence assignments.
Supervising and training a group of professional staff auditors.
Monitoring the realization rates for the assignments
Reviewing the working papers and identifying the critical audit findings.
Participating in writing management letters, audit committee communications and interoffice reports
• Master Financial Professionals (MFP), American Academy of Financial Management (Dubai, Arab Emitters) May 2003
• Certified Cost Accountant training course, organized by Institute for International Research, American Academy of Financial Management ( Dubai, Emirates ) May 2003
• IRCA Registered Internal Auditor Training course total quality management,TQM, (Khobbar, KSA) April 2003
• Capital Budgeting techniques, training course, organized by (Arab Bank - Austria). March 2003
• Cost Control, behavioral issues & Manufacturing Application Rate Method (ABC Costing Course at KPMG Consultancy, (Cairo, Egypt) August 1999
Bachelor of Commerce Assiut University May 1986 (Major Accounting)