Financial Advisor
Sahara Petrochemical Company
Total years of experience :34 years, 0 Months
•Reporting to Corporate General Manager Finance
•Advised on several of accounting/finance, administration and other business matters to senior management as well provide some guidance to Finance managers of subsidiaries.
•Participate in senior management meetings and closely work with the CEO, GM-Finance as well as head of subsidiaries on high level legal, contractual and other business matters.
•Involved in the strategic planning and oversaw the annual budgets preparation and coordinate the periodic review of actual performance against budget
•Responsible for affiliates matters; coordinate and analyse affiliates financial and management reports as well as board packages
•Play a lead role in the computation and update of product standard cost estimate in SAP for propylene and polypropylene and in analyzing variances
•Responsible for drafting and updating the group accounting policies and major procedures
•Deliver periodic presentation/training to middle management personnel in order to improve awareness/knowledge, strengthen control
•Review draft of loan plus other major contractual agreement and advice on implication of restrictive and implicit covenants.
Investment Management, Cash Management and Cash Flow projections, Preparation Progress Report for SIDF.
Management: Advisory Role includes Investment Appraisals, Products Costing, Cost-Volume-Profit analysis (Breakeven and Differential Cost) and Special Analysis.
Administrator for the Local Area Network (LAN): Control of electronic access privilege to Centralized data and Program.
Accomplishment Implemented computerized Accounting System (MCBA), which covers the design of Chart of Accounts, layout of Reports, Staff training and documentation of operating procedure.
Special Assignment Setting up of a similar computerized Accounting System for JANA (a major affiliate of SODA) including training.
Cash & Credit Management; Supervision (Financial Reporting, Budget Preparation and Controlling Process)
Management Advisory Role - include Capital Budgeting, Breakeven and Differential Cost analysis.
Conducting interviews and testing the computer skills applicants for the Company as well as its Sister Concerns.
Accomplishment: Setting up a documented Financial Authority delegation schedule. Documentation and implementation of Internal Control procedure for various accounting cycles: preparation of documented Job descriptions for all employees in Accounts Department.
Other Assignment -Product costing & variance Analysis & reporting.
-Implementation of Budget Control System (BCS)
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