Mohammed Shaker, Group Treasury Manager

Mohammed Shaker

Group Treasury Manager

Haka Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
11 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months

Group Treasury Manager at Haka Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since November 2023

• Manage, oversee, and monitor daily operations and cash management related to the group treasury function and operation including (but not limited to) cash pooling, financing, rollover/recycling, foreign currency risk identification, and/or mitigation
• Optimize cash management and take the necessary actions to ensure liquidity through internal and external resources
• Develop, manage, recommend, and anticipate treasury and banking products requirements in terms of short/ long term and projects financing (Service, Contracting, Trading, Real Estate Development)
• Identify the source of funds, negotiate and close deals with the most appropriate source
• Develop and implement short/long-term cash flow forecast: Weekly, Monthly, and 12-Months Rolling Cash Flow and/or Project Life
• Handel, develop, and manage, all communications with the banks and create effective relationships with banks and financial institutions
• Suggest any adjustments or amendments related to the followed treasury/ banking procedures and regulations that would enhance work efficiency
• Identify cost-saving opportunities from Treasury & Banking perspective.
• Implement internal control systems to ensure accuracy and adequacy of treasury/ banking records and documentation, including appropriate procedures, manuals, and standard practice instructions, and avoid overreliance on bank funding
• Ensure that instructions, circulars, and organizational/technical decisions are followed and applied.
• Prepare periodic reports with respect to the Group Treasury function's activities and achievements to be submitted to the direct supervisor
• Legal Documentation Coordination/Filing/Reporting
• Internal Control and Audit for Treasury

Group Treasury Controller at Haka Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • March 2021 to October 2023

• Manage, oversee, and monitor daily operations and cash management related to the group treasury function and operation including (but not limited to) cash pooling, financing, rollover/recycling, foreign currency risk identification, and/or mitigation
• Optimize cash management and take the necessary actions to ensure liquidity through internal and external resources
• Develop, manage, recommend, and anticipate treasury and banking products requirements in terms of short/ long term and projects financing (Service, Contracting, Trading, Real Estate Development)
• Identify the source of funds, negotiate and close deals with the most appropriate source
• Develop and implement short/long-term cash flow forecast: Weekly, Monthly, and 12-Months Rolling Cash Flow and/or Project Life
• Handel, develop, and manage, all communications with the banks and create effective relationships with banks and financial institutions
• Suggest any adjustments or amendments related to the followed treasury/ banking procedures and regulations that would enhance work efficiency
• Identify cost-saving opportunities from Treasury & Banking perspective.
• Implement internal control systems to ensure accuracy and adequacy of treasury/ banking records and documentation, including appropriate procedures, manuals, and standard practice instructions, and avoid overreliance on bank funding
• Ensure that instructions, circulars, and organizational/technical decisions are followed and applied.
• Prepare periodic reports with respect to the Group Treasury function's activities and achievements to be submitted to the direct supervisor
• Legal Documentation Coordination/Filing/Reporting
• Internal Control and Audit for Treasury

Treasury Controller at Gulf Specialized Works Factory Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • February 2019 to February 2021

• Daily Cash-Management, optimization and supervise all aspects of cash flow
• Forecast daily and weekly cash position and execute daily financing decisions
• Determine the Company’s goals and risk tolerance
• Meet with cash management banks to plan cash management vs. Company’s needs
• Prepare or monitor the company’s various cash flow forecasts and perform financial modeling
• Evaluate, develop and implement cash management systems to optimize efficiencies
• Manage, direct, and develop Cash Management staff
• Manage relationships with financial service providers like banks and others
• Elicit and analyze proposals for banking facilities and financing services
• Monitor bank service fees, address quality issues and regularization request
• Provide everyday cash position, estimate and analysis
• Understand and manage appropriate accounting procedures and processes.
• Streamlined the integration of Treasury and Accounting activity with the general ledger
• Manage Credit Lines, Letters of Credit, and Guarantees
• Corporate and project cash flow forecasts (Long/Short Term) and forex position
• Provide technical and other support for projects as needed
• Legal Documentation Coordination and Reporting
• Recommend, implement and maintain process improvements
• Internal Control and Audit for Treasury
• SAP ERP Implementation main user and focal point for Treasury Department

Treasury Accountant at Gulf Specialized Works Factory Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • May 2017 to January 2019

• Issuing, following up, and monitoring Letter of Credit
• Issuing, following up, and monitoring Letter of Credits Refinance
• Issuing, following up, and monitoring Letter of Guarantees
• Following up with the banks trade operation team for submitted application
• Bank Booking Entries and Reconciliation through Microsoft Dynamics
• Internal Control, Procedures, and Audit for Treasury
• Reporting to Auditors related LC /BG related reports with Approval of Concerned Authorities

Treasurer, Finance and Accounting at Technip
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • July 2012 to April 2017

Daily Cash-Management through Treasury Work-Station “Diapason”:

- Cash-management/Reconciliation and Cash Optimization (Cash Pooling / Funding)

- Bank Fees checking and regularization request with banks

- Account Receivable Management

- Money Fraud Correspondent

- Third Party/Vendor Payment Campaign Supervision:

i) Approval reports running and diffusion

ii) Working Capital Management

iii) Checking of Suppliers Details, Invoices, Due dates, and Timetable

Bank Booking:

- Preparation of the set of reports for Bank booking

- Project Bank Balances Reconciliation Diapason/Bank Accounting (Excel, then ERP System “JEEVAN-IFS”)

Corporate Reporting:

- Cash and Debt Reports (Hyperion Planning GTR) and Actual follow-up

- Cash Flow Forecasts and Forex position:

1) Consolidation/Coordination with the Region(s)

2) Project Bank balances follow-up

3) Issued guarantees management (Trading and Back-Office/ Reporting)

4) Legal Documentation Coordination/filing/Reporting Internal Control for Treasury and Issued Guarantee matters

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Yarmouk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
  • May 2011

Bachelor of Economics and Administrative Sciences Major - Accounting graduate with GPA of (Very Good) 78.1 %

Specialties & Skills

Treasury Management
Legal Support
Bank Relations
Bank Financing
Cash Flow Management
Problem analysis, use of judgment and ability to solve problems efficiently
Tolerant and flexible to different situations
Technical and technological skills
Accuracy and Attention to details
Analytical thinking, planning
Strong verbal and personal communication skills
Self-motivated, initiative, high level of energy
Organization and prioritization skills
Treasury Management
Finance
Management
Banking

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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