RAFIQ AHAMED, Finance Controller

RAFIQ AHAMED

Finance Controller

NATION HOSPITAL

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
17 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months

Finance Controller at NATION HOSPITAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since October 2015

Lead the Company’s Finance & Accounting Team.
Oversee all company accounts and investments.
Ensure budgetary controls and variance analysis by individual departments and the organization.
Create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
Oversee banking activities including, but not restricted to regular banking, bank reconciliations, bill discounts, periodic loan/working capital repayments etc.
Supervise and manage financial department staff, including accountants, cashiers and financial assistants.
Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.
Establish and implement financial reporting systems to comply with government regulations and legislation.
Conduct pre-audit programs before year end audit and collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations.
Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities.
Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.
Report to the CEO with timely and accurate financial information.
Assist the CEO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members.
Review of performance of individual doctors/departments from financial aspect and report excess/performance to the CEO from time to time.
Review and analyze various reports in the software system.
Contribute and coordinate in project costing/appraisals for future projects.
Responsible for VAT returns, refunds & transfer of all bank payments.

Finance Manager at Medhealth Medical Centre FZCO
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2012 to April 2015

Assessing organization performance against the annual budget and company’s long-term strategy.
 Developed tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
 Engaged the board finance, audit, and investment committees around issues, trends, and changes in the operating model(s) and operational delivery.
 Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management.
 Participating in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, operating model and operational execution.
 Maintaining capital budget.
 Assisting in development of financial planning and analysis exercises/reports.
 Providing assistance to the board of directors to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections.
 Representing the company to financial partners, including financial institutions, investors, auditors, public officials, etc.

Dy. Finance Manager at Tradeline Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2006 to February 2012

 Direct and administer all financial plans and Oversee business policies and accounting practices
 Review and analyse financial reports, Provide overall financial oversight and monitoring.
 Support and advise the CFO in decision making
 Lead and support organizational budgeting process
 Oversee reporting and monitoring of organizational performance metrics.
 Develop and implement profitability management processes, including billability metrics and expense control
 Develop and report on key metrics tied to the financial and strategic objectives of the company
 Ensure that relevant financial data is presented to the CFO and senior management team.
 Establish/update financial management processes as well as related infrastructure (e.g., accounting systems) to enable scalability of operations
 Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
 Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management of monthly and annual financial statements.
 Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at The American College - Madurai Kamaraj University
  • April 1985

Specialties & Skills

Organizational Performance
Metrics
Financial Management
Management
Finance