Group Personnel & Compensation Manager
Almarai Company
Total years of experience :37 years, 11 Months
Main Responsibilities & Achievements as Group Personnel & Compensation Manager:
• Established the Personnel & Compensation Department in Almarai.
• Member of the Core Team in the implementation of SAP in Almarai from initial planning up to live production.
• Member of the Panel Team in job evaluations using Hay methodology.
• Spearhead the participation in salary surveys with leading consulting firms (Hay, Mercer & Towers Watson)
• Analyzing and interpreting strategic compensation issues within the broader human resources context, and to provide integrated solutions.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the Almarai compensation practices through internal and external research of performance benchmarks and critical indicators such as turnover statistics, recruitment success studies, equity studies and salary range variance analyses.
• Monitoring the organization’s salary structure and benefits provision to ensure a balance between controls of costs and attracting and retaining staff.
• Developing and implementing new benefit packages or modifying the existing benefits.
• Reviewing the employees’ personnel records new employee contracts, contract renewal, promotion and transfers.
• Participating in job analysis and job evaluation using the Hay Method.
• Participates in enhancing HR policies and procedures.
Main Responsibilities as Audit Director/Technical Advisor:
• Develops and executes audit plan for key accounts
• Meets senior executives of assigned clients to discuss their expectations for the audit; ensures that these expectations are met
• Trains new hires on-the-job and in a formal class on the firmwide audit methodology
• Serves as a coach and mentor to assigned staff
• Gained special jobs through client interaction
• Performed a number of due diligence reviews
• Exposure to various industries such as construction and real estate, banks and financial institutions, manufacturing, telecommunications, trading, services and nonprofit organizations.
Main Responsibilities:
• Developed an integrated computerized accounting system
• Responsible for the timely submission of financial reports to the management
• Managed finance and treasury operations
• Prepared annual budgets and rolling forecasts
• Trained accounting staff to the computerized system
• Enhanced the accounting system and procedures to strengthen internal controls
• Ensured compliance to government regulations
Main Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the timely submission of financial reports to project management and Head Office
• Developed a computerized accounting system for project accounting
• Reviewed the documentation prepared by assistants
• Enhanced the accounting system and procedures to strengthen internal controls
• Assisted Administration and Personnel departments in the preparation of policies and procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
• Coordinated with banks for Letter of Credit transactions, bank transfers and other financial matters.
• Coordinated with customs brokers for release of importations.
• Responsible for the timely submission of financial reports to management
• Developed a computerized accounting system
• Supervised and reviewed the work of assistants
• Assisted the Engineering department in bid preparations
• Acted as the Officer In-charge in the absence of the partners
Main Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the accounting records of the Project Office
• Preparation of financial reports for project management and Head Office
• Performed interim audit of the Hospital’s financial records
Main Responsibilities as Audit Senior:
• Supervised audit fieldwork of assigned clients in various industries such as manufacturing, school, hospital, services and nonprofit organizations
• Trained staff assistant for the proper conduct of audit
• Reviewed audited financial statements and tax returns
• Evaluated client internal controls and made recommendations
Graduated as Magna Cum Laude (With Higher Honors) Double Scholarship as State Scholar & University Scholar from 1981 to 1985 President - Law & Tax Students' Society