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Mohammed Abbas M. Ahmed Abu Baker, Group Chief Finance Officer

Mohammed Abbas M. Ahmed Abu Baker

Group Chief Finance Officer·H. Awad Real Estate Group

Kuwait

Higher diploma, CMA (Business Analysis)

Work experience

Total years of experience: 33 years, 6 months

Group Chief Finance Officer

January 2019 - Present

H. Awad Real Estate Group

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

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January 2019 - Present

 Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
 Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive
management team
 Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of
all financial reporting
 Advising on long-term business and financial planning
 oversees the capital structure of the company, determining the best mix of debt, equity, and
internal financing

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

Chief Finance Officer

January 2019 - Present

Hamed Awadh Real Estate Group

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2019 - Present

• Establishing and developing relations with senior management and external partners and
stakeholders.
• Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures.
• Evaluate cost-benefit analysis and ensure robust project plans are in place.
• Evaluate tenders and nomination of contractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Review of agreements, contracts, guarantees and insurance covers.
• Provide financial advice to Leasing, Marketing, Facilities, and project management team.

Strategic, business development and advisory responsibility

Company industry:
Real Estate

Senior Finance Manager

January 2007 - January 2019

Mabanee Company K.P.S.C

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2007 - January 2019

• Formulation and monitoring of financial planning, budget control and Cash flows.
• Managing assets portfolio and group investments.
• Development of financial accounting and reporting standards and polices for the companys line
of business, in line with regulatory authorities and best industry practice.
• Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations.
• Oversees finance, accounting and treasury operations and ensures timely generation of statutory,
management and shareholder reports.
• Coordinate regular internal audits and companys risk management policies.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organizations needs. And Monitor cash balances and
• cash forecasts.
• Developed annual budgets and maintained ongoing analytics.
• Oversee the issuance of financial statements and release of timely reports.
• Personally review and approve all Form of KSE & CMA.
• Report financial results to the board of directors.

Operational responsibility:
• Support internal departments to achieve Project Milestones for efficient cash collections.
• Evaluate cost benefit analysis and to ensure robust project plans are in place.
• Evaluate tenders and nomination of contractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Review of agreements, contracts, guarantees and insurance covers.
• Provide financial advice to Leasing, Marketing, Facilities and project management team.

Strategic, business development and advisory responsibility:
• Advise and assist the Board in identifying new investment and returns.
• Attend Board meetings.
• Oversee business insurance plans and health care coverage analysis.
• Developing Business plans and arranging long term funding.
• Work closely with bankers, fund managers, investors, and equity research companies
• Formulating Budgetary Controls and monitoring regularly.
• Work with the CEO on the strategic vision including fostering and cultivating stakeholder
relationship.
• Participate in meetings & conference calls with the investment community.
• Maintain banking relationships.
• Represent the company with investment bankers and investors.

Achievements:
• Bringing structure and rigor to the reporting of operations and business results.
• Cost and inventory management resulted in a reduction of operational costs by 25%.
• Restructured company debt and mitigated mismatch between short-term debt and assets.
• Arranged more than US. $ 2.4 billion of long-term funding (2012- 2015).
• Got extensive coverage on equity valuation (HSBC, NBK Cap, Citi Bank, Global, Kamco).
• Achieved finance cost savings of $ 10.0 million (2013-2014) through restructured and negotiated
debts.
• Reduced the Debt dependency and brought the gearing ratio less than 0.72%.
• Maintaining the Debit / Equity Ratio less than 65%.
• Successful Implementation of ERP.

Company industry:
Real Estate

Senior Finance Manager

January 2007 - December 2018

Mabanee Real Estate Company

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2007 - December 2018

Develop and analyze information to assess the current and future financial status of firms.
Establish procedures for custody and control of assets, records, loan collateral, and securities, in order to ensure safekeeping.
Evaluate data pertaining to costs in order to plan budgets.
Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and investment activities, and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions.
Network within communities to find and attract new business.
Oversee the flow of cash and financial instruments.
Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of such establishments as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
Prepare financial and regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, and boards of directors.
Prepare operational and risk reports for management analysis.
Communicate with stockholders and other investors to provide information, and to raise capital.
Analyze and classify risks and investments to determine their potential impacts on companies.
Direct floor operations of brokerage firm engaged in buying and selling securities at exchange.
Direct insurance negotiations, select insurance brokers and carriers, and place insurance.
Establish and maintain relationships with individual and business customers, and provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
Examine, evaluate, and process loan applications.
Monitor order flow and transactions that brokerage firm executes on the floor of exchange.
Recruit staff members, and oversee training programs.
Review collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances.
Review reports of securities transactions and price lists in order to analyze market conditions.
Submit delinquent accounts to attorneys or outside agencies for collection.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Finance and Investment

- Finance Officer

January 2002 - January 2007

ROPME (U.N Environment Program)

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2002 - January 2007

• Financial planning and implementation.
• Resource Management.
• Budget control & Monitoring.
• Financial Accounting.
• Fixed Assets management.
• Cost control and variation analysis.
• Preparation and review of financial statement and Annual reports.
• Liaise with banker, Auditors, Insurance co.s and Regulatory authorities.
• Critical analysis of projects and setting and sticking to U.N KPIs.
• Preparing the financial reports & presentations for High Level Committees, and Ministerial Council.
• Preparing programs expenditure analysis reports.
• Implementation of Fully Automated M.I.S to provide the management with the achievement statements.
• Liaise with External and Internal Auditors and Insurance companies.
• Cost and project variance management.

Internal Control responsibility:
• Analysis of Expenditures.
• Assisting in Programs Budget Preparation.
• Preparing the Annual Budget of HQ Activities.
• Review of project Contract agreement.
• Reviewing the work tasks in accordance with the Governmental & U.N Compliance.

Corporate governance and strategic responsibility;
• Advise and Assist Management in identifying new investment and risk evaluation.
• Implementation of ERP System.
• Feasibility studies and identifying prospective financial results.
• Development of Internal control.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization

Finance Officer

June 2002 - December 2006

Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment

Hawali, Kuwait

June 2002 - December 2006

Responsible for the budgets, investments and financial reports of the organization.
Create reports each month that show the flow of cash into and out of the organization, and then use this information to make recommendations to the organizations board of directors concerning how to plan for expenses and where to invest funds. The financial manager also produces end of the year reports for government agencies and for donors.

Company industry:
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Chief Accountant

August 1999 - May 2002

MAKAE International Group

Hawali, Kuwait

August 1999 - May 2002

Responsible for knowing critical functions within the department and capable of mentoring and assisting employees within the department.
Utilize teamwork to develop departmental synergy.
Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and company procedures.
Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
Reviews accounts payables and weekly check runs.
Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, cost centers and documents business transactions.
Responsible for distributing financial statements and cost center reports.
Prepares work papers and supporting schedules for the annual financial review.
Staff management and development.
Prepares financial statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.
Analyze transactional processes and identify areas where additional accuracies and efficiencies can be achieved.
Closely maintains and monitors the fixed assets system.
Applies cost accounting methods to achieve accurate representation of cost center performance.
Responsible for holding manufacturing plant management accountable for accuracy and timeliness of inventory controls and cost controls.
Assist with annual budgets - prepares all allocations;
Coordinate monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
Responsible for all taxes obligations.
Support the Company’s mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.
Develop and implement various accounting procedures.
Work with both internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits.
Maintain system of accounts and keep records on all company transactions and assets.
Report, analyze, and ensure integrity of all financial information.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Chief Accountant

December 2001 - January 2002

Boushahri Trading Group

As Salimiyah, Kuwait

December 2001 - January 2002

• Supervising all accounting & financing activities for 4 divisions.
• Following up receivables & payables accounts.
• Preparing sales analysis and profitability reports.
• Supervision of L/Ces, and its transactions, Reviewing and Posting All Related Entries.
• Doing the costing for the new consignments & suggesting a suitable price for the new items.
• Reviewing the bank reconciliation statement, and the adjustments which are needed before the final
accounts.
• Inventory management and Working Capital Management.
• Supervising the stocktaking process.
• Following up the credit limit & period for each customer according to the customers history & credit policy.
• Analysis of feasibility & profitability of all new products.
• MIS reporting.
• Preparation and presentation of annual reports.
• Maintained a detailed costing system and procedure.

Company industry:
FMCG

Chief Accountant

December 1999 - January 2001

MAKAE International Group

As Salimiyah, Kuwait

December 1999 - January 2001

• Maintenance of branch accounts reconciliation.
• Multiple bank accounts reconciliation.
• Preparation of Asset and inventory statement.
• Regular assisted internal auditor of Inventories .
• Preparation of MIS for decision making at the management level.
• Finalization of Accounts and liaise with Auditors.
• Cost management.
• Maintained a detailed costing system and procedure.
• Inventory management and Working Capital Management
• Supervising the stocktaking process.
• Preparation and presentation of annual reports
• Maintained a detailed costing system and procedure.
• Managing payroll, Receivable and Inventory management,
• Liaise with treasury division.

Company industry:
FMCG

Senior Accountant

June 1993 - July 1999

Jawad AL-Saffar Est.

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

June 1993 - July 1999

Recommends selection of staff; trains staff in work procedures, recommends discipline as required.
Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
Provides technical support to outside auditors and governmental program auditors.
Posts data to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs following established accounting techniques and procedures.
Assists the Financial Services Manager with preparation and consolidation of annual District budget.
Assists the Financial Services Manager and auditors with the preparation of annual balance sheet .
Responsible for closing books at year end upon completion of annual audit.
Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
Performs internal audits of accounts payable, payroll distribution, fixed assets, and cash. May make correcting journal entries in assigned areas.
Maintains the various ledger accounts including reconciliation of the District general ledger, revenue accounts, expenditures, and cash balances.
Responsible for payroll import from ABRA and reviews the tabulation, monitoring and distribution of payroll costs to appropriate general ledger accounts.
Prepares reimbursement requests for federal and state grants; prepares correspondence and expenditure reports, monitors grant related expenditures and ledgers; prepares annual expenditure reports.
Monitors the financial activity on assigned programs and prepares expenditure reports for program managers as needed.
Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes or directs correcting entries.
Prepares, maintains control, and is responsible for subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Senior Accountant

January 1993 - January 1999

Jawad Al Saffar Group

Al Fahahil, Kuwait

January 1993 - January 1999

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account
information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions,
resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other
statements.
• Produces payroll by initiating computer processing, printing checks, verifying finished product. Completes
external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts, providing information for auditors.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Facilitate and complete monthly closing procedures.
• analyzing financial statements monthly and report on variances.
• Process payroll monthly for transmittal to payroll service.
• Perform various account reconciliations and work to resolve any discrepancies.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale

Education

Institute of Management Accountants, N/J, USA

May 2005

May 2005

Higher diploma, CMA (Business Analysis)

United States

Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams Unevirsity

September 1990

September 1990

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

Skills

Finance

Expert

Risk

Expert

Insurance

Expert

Securities

Expert

Brokerage

Expert

IFRS

Expert

MS Office

Expert

Bank Facilities & Financing

Expert

Feasibility Studies & Profitability Analysis

Expert

Management

Expert

Financial Policies & Procedures

Expert

ERP Implementation

Expert

Budget Implementation & Forecasting

Expert

Procurement Management

Expert

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Expert

Shariah Compliant Bank Facilities

Expert

Cash Flow management

Expert

Financial reporting

Expert

HR & Admin

Expert

accounting

Expert

mis reporting

Expert

mis

Expert

team management

Expert

payroll

Expert

annual budgets

Expert

analysis

Expert

planning

Expert

ERP

Expert

Finance

Expert

Risk

Expert

Insurance

Expert

Securities

Expert

Brokerage

Expert

BUSINESS PLANNING

Intermediate

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Intermediate

FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Intermediate

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Intermediate

FORECASTING

Intermediate

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS

Intermediate

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Expert

Memberships

IMA, Institute of Management Accountants

Member

June 2004

Training and Certifications

Certifications
IFRS Updates
Certificate in Executive Finance
Certificate in Real Estate Finance & Investment – I IIR Dubai
Certificate in Cash Flow management ‐ Informa

Training
IFRS Diploma (4 Modules)
EY Training
Feb 2018
IFRS Diploma (4 Modules)
EY Training
Feb 2018
IFRS Diploma
EY (Ernst & Young)
Apr 2018
Leadership Skills
Righttrack - USA
Oct 2016
Certificate in Cash Flow management
The George Washington University / Informa
Certificate in Real Estate Finance
Informa, Dubai
IFRS Updates
EY - Kuwait
Certificate in Executive Finance
IIR Dubai