Murtdha Alabdulmuhsin

Whilst serving as MEA Finance Director for Total Safety Arabia Co., my day-to-day duties are the following:
Leading overall operations of Finance Department in compliance with company's policies; administering preparation of financial statements and cost assessment reports to foster transparency; directing strategic planning and execution of financial division to drive business expansion. Develop and implement credit policy across diverse jurisdictions to improve DSO; partnering with executives whilst tailoring strategies to ensure compliance with country's regulations; liaising with President to evaluate financial performance and meet / exceed KPIs; performing financial analysis for novel ventures to support informed decision-making; overseeing annual budget formulation by leveraging monthly forecasts and strong business acumen; governing tax requisites as well as managing VAT, Payroll Tax, and WHT declarations in accordance with Group's guidelines on taxation; collaborating with auditors, banks, tax entities, and statutory bodies to assure regulatory compliance; providing financial insights to VP Finance, President, and CEO to support strategic alignment.
Some of my notable achievements include:
• Enhanced annual budgeting process and drove refinement initiatives thorough continuous fiscal counsel.
• Upskilled finance personnel by orchestrating comprehensive learning and development sessions.
• Maintained local regulatory compliance during financial analysis

I served as Finance & Administration Manager and was responsible for:
Liaising with GFC, GM, and MD whilst establishing and executing financial, and operational strategies to drive business growth; providing spillage and deviation reports as well as presented board-relevant performance insights to support informed decision-making; leading, training, and mentoring credit controller team to facilitate debt management processes in adherence to standard credit terms; analysing new credit applications and monthly collection forecasts, whilst conducting risk assessments to assure accuracy of financial projections; administering VAT and WHT returns submission in compliance with corporate standards to ensure filing accuracy / completeness across KSA, Bahrain and UAE entities; reviewing and aligning Zakat returns by liaising with corporate TAX Department; forecasting monthly cashflow trends to facilitate strategic planning and execution; partnering with respective stakeholders to plan and manage headcounts across departments; directing preparation of annual budget by liaising with key stakeholders.

Following are some of my key contributions:
• Enhanced operational efficiency by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Ensured optimal resource allocation by formulating cross-departmental budgets.
• Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders including banks and suppliers by delivering exceptional services.

I was accountable for:
Directing high-performing accounting team to meet / exceed overall objectives of department; overseeing annual operating budget to achieve financial targets; facilitating debt recovery activities to boost financial stability; administering cash flow processes to reconcile balances and maintain cash records; generating constructive reports pertaining to transaction information for ensuring transparency; reviewing payment vouchers to enforce policy conformity and assure financial accuracy; maintaining comprehensive documentation to enhance financial efficacy; delivering reports on bank facility usage, including LC, IDC, and LG to support resource deployment; developing and delivering WHT and Zakat returns in compliance with GAZAT regulations; managing financial books for WSCO and affiliates to drive consistency in financial practices.

Following are some of my notable accomplishments:
• Optimised resource utilisation by allocating overhead costs to designated service centres in accurate manner.
• Implement robust internal controls, resulting in optimising company assets and financial operations.
• Fostered strong relationships with auditors by collaborating in professional manner.

•Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
•Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
•Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
•Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
•Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
•Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
•Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
•ecures financial information by completing data base backups.
•Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
•Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
•Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
•Complies with local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
•Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
•Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
•Accomplishes the result by performing the duty.
•Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Prepare daily cash flow report.
• Prepare vacation leave & end of service settlements.
• Prepare monthly payroll.
• Prepare monthly standard JV for accruals prepayment, amortization, fixed asset depreciation and any other book adjustment.
• Maintain the entire GL of the company.
• Maintain fixed asset’s registration.
• Review & post all payment of suppliers and employees.
• Book all service invoices.
• Book all stock invoices.

GPA: 3.83 out of 7.00