Finance-/Logistic Manager
GRADE Refrigeration LLC
Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months
• Leading an intercultural mixed department with 11 employees
• Maintaining day-to-day financial control of the service within budget heads agreed by the trustee board.
• Finances are properly administered and monitored, including credit control.
• Making regular reports to the management on income, expenditure and any variations from budgets.
• All financial reporting obligations are met in relation to submissions for funding, for grant aid, for contracts and any other initiatives.
• Acting as cheque signatory for and authorize expenditure up to limits as agreed by the management.
• Set up annual Budget’s including strategy and monthly revisions / forecasts
• Preparation of detailed POC accounting for all Projects in the MENA Region
• Reviewing and approving Sales calculations before submitting to clients or in a tender process
• Leading the Yearly Audit Procedure for all GRADE Subsidiaries in the MENA Region together with a Top 5 Worldwide Auditor
• Final Negotiation of terms & Conditions for the Letter of Credit with the Client and/or the Bank involved
• Ensuring that all contractual obligations are fully understood by the logistics team.
• Controlling transportation and distribution costs.
• Negotiate transportation rates and services with couriers.
• Establishing and implementing logistics procedures in line with organizational requirements.
• Visiting key clients to build relationships and identify their key needs.
• Supervising the completion of all checks and documentation required by law and by the letter of Credit
• Final Contract Negotiation Meetings with Clients in GRADE Territory
• Acting as Company Compliance Manager and ensuring that the Company Code of Conduct is followed at any point of time.
• Reviewing and optimizing internal procedures/processes in order to increase efficiency and to achieve cost savings
• Supporting the evaluation of new suppliers from Europe and MENA Region
• Leading an intercultural mixed department with 7 employees
• Maintaining day-to-day financial control of the service within budget heads agreed by the trustee board.
• Finances are properly administered and monitored, including credit control.
• Appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place and in use at all times.
• Making regular reports to the management on income, expenditure and any variations from budgets.
• All financial reporting obligations are met in relation to submissions for funding, for grant aid, for contracts and any other initiatives.
• Acting as cheque signatory for and authorize expenditure up to limits as agreed by the management.
• Set up annual Budget’s including strategy and monthly revisions / forecasts
• Leading monthly Controlling meeting concerning projects results and necessary actions to be put in place to lift profits or extend contracts
• Preparation of detailed object reporting on monthly base to the HQ Berlin
• Support for operation department while vacation of project Manager Abu Dhabi Airport
• Reviewing and approving Sales calculations before submitting to clients or in a tender process
• Leading the Yearly Audit Procedure for all Dussmann Subsidiaries in the UAE together with a Top 10 Worldwide Auditor
• Preparation of accounts up to finalization
• Ongoing negotiation with all suppliers which leads to a cost reduction of 20 %
• Creation and development of fixed supplier contracts including Yearly Kick Back bonuses
• Leading Quarterly Supplier revision with performance evaluation
• Ongoing Market research for new suppliers in the UAE Market