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Sikandar Allam, Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Sikandar Allam

Deputy Chief Financial Officer·OTE GROUP- OMAN

Oman

Master's degree, Accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 32 years, 4 months

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

February 2023 - Present

OTE GROUP- OMAN

Muscat, Oman

February 2023 - Present

Oman Trading Establishment Group - (Family Conglomerate in Trading, Contracting, Automobile, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Infrastructure, Green Energy, Minning and Training):

Senior-most finance authority for a $500M+ revenue conglomerate (50+ subsidiaries. Full CFO mandate reporting to Group CEO).

• Finance advisor to CEO & Board on capital allocation, investment appraisal, and enterprise risk; owns and presents group financial narrative at Board level
• Leads 47-member finance organization: treasury, FP&A, management reporting, controls, and commercial finance
• Oversee group treasury & liquidity: banking relationships, funding structures, working capital optimization.
• Directed 100% SAP S/4HANA ERP transformation — on time, zero disruption across all reporting entities and reduction in accounts finalization time by 5 days.
• Oversees distributorships: Cadillac, Chevrolet, Hyundai, LG Electronics, Shell
• Drive business transformation, restructuring, digitization and offshore operations.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Group Financial Controller

February 2008 - December 2022

Al Futtaim Engineering And Technologies

Doha, Qatar

February 2008 - December 2022

Al-Futtaim Group · Doha & Dubai 2008 - 2022
Largest multinational in Trading and Contracting, Facility Management, Building products, Automotive, projects and Mall.

Principal finance authority for Al-Futtaim Qatar (15+ entities, 6 verticals, $370M in developments). Sole authorized signatory - tax, audit, regulatory. Reported to Managing Director- Dubai. JV Board Member.

• Finance Lead & JV Board Member: Vendome mall (~$190M) and Doha Festival City (~$180M) - capital structuring, project financing, treasury, and Board management
• Led Qatar expansion: established financial infrastructure for 15+ entities across 6 business verticals from inception
• Presented financial performance, capital requirements, and risk to JV Board and MD
• Directed structured international commercial agreements with Toshiba Elevators and Roca
• Ensured compliance with country statutory rules and regulations.
• Developed and executed strategic financial plans, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Oversee Accounts, Audit and group Tax

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

FINANCE MANAGER

January 2006 - January 2008

Hassani Trading Co

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2006 - January 2008

 Handle all matters related to financial management, Audit, group consolidation, compliance, governance and
internal control, risk management, treasury, and funding.
 Act as a business partner to deliver sustained growth, support different business verticals, Budgeting and
Forecasting, tracking business performance, feasibility studies on business expansion and new business
opportunities.
 Lead the financial transformation projects for the group, drive business performance through analysis, and
cost control measures.
 Performing business and financial analysis; investigating and understanding key business & financial issues
behind the numbers and providing clear, concise, and timely recommendations.
 Driving the organizations fiscal strategy and working collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve
organizational strategic goals through analysis and reporting of all aspects of commercial, financial input,
forecasting and planning, managing, and developing Finance & Accounts teams.

Company industry:
FMCG

Senior Finance Manager

January 2006 - January 2008

Hassani Trading Co. / Food Industries

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2006 - January 2008

Company industry:
Trading & Commodity Trading

Finance Manager

February 1994 - April 2006

Binzagr Factory for Insulation Materials Ltd

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

February 1994 - April 2006

Binzagr Multifarious activities of these companies
are broadly divided into Trading, Manufacturing, and contracting. BFIM manufactures Insulation, Fireproofing
and Refractory materials, including Refractory Cement and BITCOs trading activities cover Insulation,
Fireproofing and Refractory materials on the one side and rotator equipment, turbines, valves, drilling
equipment etc on the other. BFIM undertakes large insulation, fireproofing and refractory projects with
petrochemical industries and Refineries in the Kingdom. Besides, it has long term maintenance contracts with
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco).
KEY Responsibilities
 Assess and evaluate financial performance of the Company with regards to long-term operational goals,
budgets, and forecasts
 Provide insight and recommendations to both short-term and long-term growth plans of the Company
 Identify, evaluate, acquire, and implement systems and software to provide critical financial and operational
information. Evaluate Group companies finance function and make suggestions for automating processes and
increasing working efficiency
 Manage the overall cost base of the company, with particular focus on identifying opportunities for intra
company synergies across different functions that can result in meaningful improvement to the bottom line of
the company
 Review and ensure application of appropriate internal controls, compliance, and financial procedures
 Working with group legal to ensure appropriate legal compliance
 Represent the Company to banks, financial partners, institutions, auditors, and other officials
 Ensure timely filing Zakat return
 Implemented budget and expense control measures to improve profitability and cost efficiencies

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Finance Manager

January 1994 - January 2006

Binzagr Group

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 1994 - January 2006

Company industry:
Marketing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Chartered Institute of Management Accountant

April 2014

April 2014

Master's degree, Accounting

United Kingdom

Fellow Member of CIMA (UK)

CPA Australia

January 2014

January 2014

Master's degree, Accounting

Australia

Fellow Member of CPA Australia

American Institute of Certified Public Accountant

May 2004

May 2004

Master's degree, Accounting

United States

CPA from United States in the year 2004

Chartered Accountants Ireland

April 2000

April 2000

Master's degree, Accounting

Ireland

GPA (rating): Excellent

GPA (rating): Excellent

Member of CA Ireland

Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (Inter ICMA)

February 1991

February 1991

Master's degree, Accounting And Cost Controlling

India

Utkal University

April 1988

April 1988

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

India

Skills

Capital Management
Expert
Capital Management
Expert
Costing
Expert
Costing
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
MIS
Expert
MIS
Expert
Accounting, Budgeting, Costing, MIS etc
Expert
Accounting, Budgeting, Costing, MIS etc
Expert
Capital Management
Expert
Capital Management
Expert
Costing
Expert
Costing
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
MIS
Expert
MIS
Expert
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Intermediate
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
Intermediate
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Intermediate
PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
SAP APPLICATIONS
Intermediate
SAP APPLICATIONS
Intermediate
SAP ERP
Intermediate
SAP ERP
Intermediate
USER CONTROLS
Intermediate
USER CONTROLS
Intermediate
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
CHARTERED GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Intermediate
CHARTERED GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Intermediate
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CORPORATE FINANCE
Intermediate
CORPORATE FINANCE
Intermediate
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
GNU COMPILER COLLECTION
Intermediate
GNU COMPILER COLLECTION
Intermediate
GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Intermediate
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Intermediate
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Intermediate
PROJECT FINANCE
Intermediate
PROJECT FINANCE
Intermediate
TREASURY SERVICES
Intermediate
TREASURY SERVICES
Intermediate

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountant

Associate member

July 2004

CPA Australia

Fellow Member

April 2014

Chartered Institute of Management Accountant

Fellow Member

April 2014

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CGMA
FCMA
FCPA
CPA
ACA
Chartered Global Management Accountant
FCPA
CPA
CGMA- Chartered Global Management Accountant (CIMA & AICPA)
ACA- Associate Chartered Accountant
CPA – Certified Public Accountant
Chartered Global Management Accountant
Certified
Chartered
ACA- Associate Chartered Accountant
Certified Public Accountant

Training
IFRS
Ernst and Young
Jul 2013

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket