CFO
Morgan International
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :29 years, 6 أشهر
Responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of company operations (24 branches worldwide). Provide leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the company.
- Create, coordinate, and evaluate the financial programs and supporting information systems of the company to include budgeting, tax planning, and conservation of assets.
- Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, and position control documents, department budgets, salary updates, ledger, and account maintenance and data entry.
- Coordinate the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports.
- Develop and implement finance, accounting, billing, and auditing procedures.
- Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
-Develop and direct the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.
- Analyze cash flow, cost controls, and expenses to guide business leaders. Analyze financial statements to pinpoint potential weak areas.
- Establish and implement short- and long-range company goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
- Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the company's goals and objectives
As a CFO:
Planed, assigned, coordinated, and supervised the work of the accounting department.
Checked and verified the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records.
Prepared budgets
Kept financial files data current
Prepared all financial reports (consolidated and stand alone), including income statements, balance sheets, reports to shareholders, tax returns, and reports for government regulatory agencies.
Overseen the audit functions.
Reviewed reports to analyze projections against actual figures, budgeted expenses against final totals, and suggests methods of improving the planning process as appropriate.
Analyzed company operations to pinpoint opportunities and areas that need to be reorganized, down-sized, or eliminated.
Directed the overall financial plans and accounting practices of the organization.
Overseen treasury, accounting, budget, tax and audit activities of the organization and subsidiaries.
Overseen financial and accounting system controls and standards
Ensured timely financial and statistical reports for management and Board use.
As a Commercial Manager:
Managed more than 100 people under the umbrella of the Customer Relations and Sales as well as the Customer Service & Operations divisions in all operating countries: Lebanon, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Main areas of focus include:
Plan:
Set and apply the commercial strategies, budgets and forecasts per country.
Set specific targets per period per team member.
Plan advertising / promotion campaigns.
Identify:
Identify global risks and opportunities.
Identify niche and new markets.
Hear the voice of the customer to select the best product and service concepts.
Analyze and monitor competitor’s move.
Identify Deciders, Approvals, Influencers and Gatekeepers of Titanium accounts in order to bond with them in alignment with meeting the company’s budget.
Design:
Design and apply Total Quality Management principles where the first application yielded, in less than six months, a better customer satisfaction translated into a better turnover.
Set the company commercial policy.
Develop a thorough base of knowledge about the product or service and its process.
Measure:
Assess external and internal customer wants and needs.
Optimize:
Achieve a balance of quality, cost and customer satisfaction.
Verify/ Validate:
Demonstrate that the product and /or process satisfies the internal and external requirements.
Special Assignments:
Fulfilled the role of business development Manager in the UAE and succeeded to increase the company’s turnover in the United Arab Emirates by 32.5% in one year.
Developed/ Revised and implemented accounting policies/ systems, processes and procedures for
their biggest customers: Liban Gourmet, Saddi...
Started in November 1994 as an Accounting Officer in Lebanon; promoted to Management Information System Manager & Budgeting and Logistics Manager in May 1998 till February 2000. In 2000, I relocated to their headquarters in Toronto - Canada where I fulfilled the position of Global Financial Analyst, analyzing & consolidating detailed 5 years Strategic Plans from sixty plus associated Bata companies throughout the world.