Sikandar علام

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.

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

 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.

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