OMAR ALQAHTANI, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

OMAR ALQAHTANI

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Saudi Business Machines

Lieu
Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
Éducation
Baccalauréat, English
Expérience
21 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :21 years, 8 Mois

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) à Saudi Business Machines
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2010

• Guiding financial decisions by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Arranging for audits as required and appropriate.
• Manages budget and controls expenses effectively.
• Hiring, training, developing and appraising staff effectively. Takes corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy. Consults with Human Resources as appropriate.
• Keeps up-to-date on information and technology affecting functional area(s) to increase innovation and ensure compliance.
• Contribute fully to the development of company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers.
• Managing 700+ Million USD Accounts Receivable assists and related projects from a business owner perspective, including concept development, requirement identification, user acceptance testing, and production implementation from a process, operational and legal standpoint and working with Operation Management & Logistics, project managers and sales teams for implementing process improvements and policies that contribute to accurate invoicing and speed up of collection.
• Effective Cash Flow Management.
• Bid negotiation to identify financial & credit risks including negotiating methods and terms of payments on bases of a clear plan with identified milestones.
• Overviewing bank facilities (Export & Import Letters of Guarantee, Letters of Credit, Short Term & Long Terms Loans … etc).
• Generating high level ad-hoc reports for Board & Management Review Meetings (B&MRM) to overview company assets.
• Successful implementation, analysis and management of new accounting systems and procedures, including systems integration and staff training.
• Communicate effectively to build relationships both internally and externally, develop strategic partnerships and provide advice at all levels of management. Proactive leadership style to meet strict deadlines and maintain a team under pressure.

Credit & Collection Manager à Nokia Siemens Networks
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • avril 2005 à septembre 2010

• Manage Accounts Receivable related projects from a business owner perspective, including concept development, requirement identification, user acceptance testing, and production implementation from a process, operational and legal standpoint and working with Operation Management & Logistics, project managers and sales teams for implementing process improvements and polices that contribute to accurate invoicing.
• Responsible for accounts receivable activities involving tracing sources of error, correcting billing records, processing final billings, reconciling errors, accuracy of charges on customer's bills, investigating, granting, and controlling credit, and in collecting accounts due, maintenance of accounts receivable ledger, and adjustment of customer claims.
• Ensure SOX compliance for the controls defined in the account receivable reconciliation process and maintain/update the corresponding SOX process documentation following implementation of various automation initiatives.
• Evaluate reconciliation processes continuously to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to stream-line existing processes and improve automation through better utilization of systems (i.e. SAP, Business Objects, MS Excel, etc.
• Conducts operative reporting accordingly with agreed scope and schedule mainly for management purposes; Collects and analyzes Demand, supply and delivery capability from experts within SCP and from its interfacing organizations; Facilitates strategy and short term planning process within the area of the reporting KPI; Act as DSP representative in the Phase In / Phase Out process (Delivery Capability Creation process) to ensure smooth Planning Data Maintenance.
• Work with regional Workplace Solutions Managers in studies on work processes of local businesses, in localizing workplace solutions for local needs based in change management and end-user support for workplace projects.

Customers Service Representative à Saudi Telecom Company (STC)
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • octobre 2002 à décembre 2006

Communication:
- Communicating on various levels with advertisers, artists, corporate clients and media contact.
- Maintain ongoing communication with market management and sales management teams to ensure understanding of market trends, customer needs, product offerings, and strategic direction.
- Interfacing with various internal departments to route administrative documents to relevant departments as well as ensuring lucid communication.
Sales, Marketing & Customers Care:
- Ensuring clear communication pertaining to service terms and conditions, assuring confidentiality, and following up on any complaints to prevent escalations and legal implications, hence providing quality service to mobile customers through available to
Maintaining high client-servicing performance levels, through periodic reports about job requirements to upper management.
- Advising clients about service bouquets in view of requirements, executing requisite documentation and upgrading existing service standards, hence achieving the annual sales target set by the management team.
- Keeping close tabs on market requirements and competitor activities. Handling specific enquiries and replying to the marketing and customer service web / email inquiries.
Advertising & Media:
- Strategic, high impact PR activity focused on helping brand stands out from the crowd.
Recommend and implement a media relations program and plan, often encompassing a wide range of different techniques, to ensure a regular presence and share of voice in the target publications/media that are read by or listened to by he people who matter.
Public Relations:
Create and manage programs that increase the visibility of the company, its products, its personnel, and its strengths in the market place and in the community.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, English
  • à King Saud University, College of Languages & Translation.
  • février 2004

GPA 3.56 out of 5.

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
Budget Monitoring
Project Finance
Leadership Mentoring
Communication Strategies
Client Development & Networking.
Contract Mgmt. & Negotiations.
MS Office and Internet Applications.
Strategic Sales & Marketing.
Budget & Cost Control.
Bid Management.
Team Training & Mentoring.
Working under pressure & problem solving.
Regulatory Compliance Issues.
Leadership & Creative and Analytical Thinking.
SAP ERP
Risk Management for Sales Opportunities
planning
problem solving
operations management
accounting

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Expert
Espagnol
Débutant

Formation et Diplômes

Capital Market Exam (CME 1) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2020
Cost Center (CC-tool) Planning and Reporting (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
November 2009
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Azzam Zaqzouq (certification# 82396)
Date de la formation:
February 2014
Durée:
45 heures
Nokia Siemens Mode of Operation (Quote to Cash) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
October 2009
Leadership & Managing Change (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Innesskirk Global
Date de la formation:
May 2012
Coaching Session (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Innesskirk Global
Date de la formation:
May 2012
SAP P20 Tool Overview (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
October 2009
Annual Trade Seminar (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Date de la formation:
February 2013
The Leadership Code (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
July 2010
NGN – Next Generation Network (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
February 2010
SAP P20 End-to-End Project Business Scenario (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
November 2009
Revolutionize with IP (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
September 2009
Creating High Performance Teams (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Innesskirk Global
Date de la formation:
March 2012
SAP P20 for Finance & Control (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
November 2009
SAP P20 - Local Sales Product Costing (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
October 2009
Essential Management Skills (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Innesskirk Global
Date de la formation:
April 2012
Communication & Interpersonal Skills (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Siemens Learning Campus
Date de la formation:
May 2005
Successful Selling (Core Competencies) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Siemens Learning Campus
Date de la formation:
April 2006
Risk Management for Sales Opportunities (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
May 2009
Nokia Siemens Networks Ethical business (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Nokia Siemens Academy
Date de la formation:
March 2009
Conceptual & Strategic Selling (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Miller Heiman Inc.
Date de la formation:
January 2009
Business Process & Controlling (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Siemens Learning Campus
Date de la formation:
March 2007

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