وليد عبد الله ابراهيم سلام, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

وليد عبد الله ابراهيم سلام

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

AGM Financial Restructuring Services

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - مكة المكرمة
التعليم
دكتوراة, Philosophy of Finance
الخبرات
25 years, 7 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :25 years, 7 أشهر

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) في AGM Financial Restructuring Services
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ نوفمبر 2021

• Demonstrated proficiency in quantitative analysis, paired with strong emotional intelligence for organizational and personnel management.
• Dynamic leadership approach focused on continuous business process and operational efficiency improvement.
• Advocate for employee engagement as a cornerstone for achieving company goals.
• Led extensive Vendor and Financial due diligence processes.
• Adept in Financial reporting with a commitment to strict Compliance standards.
• Expert in Tax management, including policy development, risk evaluation, and Withholding Tax strategies.
• Responsible for comprehensive risk register, Audit oversight, and strengthening of Internal controls.
• Diligent in ensuring Zakat Compliance and fiscal responsibility.
• Orchestrates Transfer Pricing strategies to ensure regulatory Compliance.
• Guides Budgeting and Forecasting, providing essential financial insights.
• Utilizes Scenario Planning to proactively address and prepare for future business scenarios.
• Influential in Strategic decision-making to guide corporate direction.
• Manages Performance metrics to enhance organizational excellence and accountability.
• Conducts Profitability Analysis to uncover and leverage financial opportunities.
• Directs Business Planning in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Oversees Capital budget management to ensure alignment with corporate goals.
• Executes Visibility studies for evaluating potential project outcomes.
• Manages Investment portfolios to optimize returns and support growth.
• Maintains effective Cash Management to ensure liquidity and financial health.
• Monitors Financial Covenant compliance to protect the company's credit reputation.
• Tailors Capital structure management to foster sustainable growth and financial well-being.

Group Financial Controller في Abdul Samad Alqurashi Group
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - مكة المكرمة
  • أكتوبر 2013 إلى يوليو 2023

Financial Controller

• Managing cash flow through forecasting necessary funds and planning for foreign currency requirements.
• Acting as the primary liaison for audits by meeting with external staff, implementing reporting changes, and communicating audit outcomes to upper management.
• Monitoring and improving internal controls, in collaboration with managerial staff, to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Approving invoices, particularly those exceeding standard value limits, to ensure control over large purchases.
• Assisting in the preparation of budgets by providing historical expenditure data across diverse general ledger codes.
• Minimizing financial risk by recognizing current processes, understanding company weaknesses, and recommending areas of opportunity to safeguard company assets.
• Ensuring regulatory financial compliance by understanding external reporting requirements and overseeing end deliverables to external parties.
• Compiling financial reporting adhering to the latest changes in financial practices, managing a team responsible for financial statement preparation, and affirming the authenticity of financial statements.
• Identifying cost savings through understanding operational efficiencies, optimizing staff utilization, identifying duplicated reporting functions, and determining departmental resource needs.
• Mentoring financial staff by encouraging their active involvement in higher-level discussions and leading as an example.

Accounting Manager في Abdul Samad Alqurashi Group
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - مكة المكرمة
  • أبريل 2011 إلى سبتمبر 2013

• Spearheaded comprehensive management of daily accounting operations across external branches, encompassing AP/AR, general ledger, budgeting, cash flow projections, and period-end financial procedures.
• Ensured meticulous execution of all accounting
transactions, including journal entry preparation, bank statement reviews, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Upheld stringent accounting standards in
bookkeeping practices, delivering accurate financial records within designated deadlines.
• Conducted thorough bank reconciliations, aligning accounting records with bank statements and crafting detailed reconciliation reports.
• Oversaw the monthly financial close process,
including asset account reconciliations and the
generation of precise financial statements.
• Contributed to financial strategy through adept
assistance in budget formulation, cash flow analysis, and predictive financial trend modeling.
• Analyzed complex accounting data to produce and present clear, comprehensive financial reports for executive decision-making.
• Rigorously verified all accounting documentation,
including payroll, bank reconciliations, and entries, to ensure impeccable accuracy and compliance with financial reporting standards.

Chief Accountant - Public Accounts & Costing Accounts في Abdul Samad Alqurashi Group
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - مكة المكرمة
  • أبريل 2008 إلى مارس 2011

• Handled all accounting operations of the group including supervising and managing public accounts & costing accounts, analyses and the maintenance of effective internal controls while ensuring statutory compliance.
• Maintained the company’s books of accounts, recorded journal entries, posted transactions to the ledger and entered rectification & adjustment entries, assisted in monthly, quarterly & yearly closing of books of accounts.
• Monitored daily performance of the department, scheduled jobs and delegated responsibilities to accounting department employees; monitored the progress of financial and accounting objectives.
• Examined bank statements, performed bank reconciliation to compare the balance in the bank with the balance stated in the bank statement and prepared bank reconciliation statements.
• Prepared detailed reports on company’s financial performance on a quarterly and annual basis including income statements, balance sheets, reports of annual profits and expenses and analysis of future earnings or expenses.
• Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow management reporting for submission to senior management.
• Monitored, recorded, classified and summarized financial transactions in accordance with international accounting principles and financial reporting standards.

Cost Accounting Manager في El Farouk Group
  • مصر - القاهرة
  • مارس 2005 إلى مارس 2008

• Managed all cost accounting related operations, ensuring that the costs for the company’s products and services are allocated according to corporate procedures and in compliance with financial accounting standards.
• Analyzed production costs, recommended changes as well as developed cost standards for materials and labor.
• Designed and implemented cost accounting systems; oversaw cost control systems, managed cost audits and prepared cost accounting reports for presentation to top management.
• Collated historical cost data (materials, labor, depreciation, operating expenses, etc.) to compare budgets with actual expenses.
• Participated in the annual budgeting process, including preparation of standard costs.
• Carried out cost accounting closing functions on a daily & weekly basis while developing and analyzing general ledger and financial statements.
• Oversaw annual physical inventory to ensure accuracy and compliance with corporate policies.
• Developed procedures and controls to ensure meaningful and reliable product costs and accurate inventories.
• Assisted senior management teams in understanding costs, variances, and other operating measures, including product/SKU level margins through key strategic reports.

Cost Accountant / Senior Cost Accountant في Sima & Honeywell
  • مصر - القاهرة
  • يناير 2001 إلى فبراير 2005
Cost Accountant في Rosetta Drinks
  • مصر - القاهرة
  • أكتوبر 1998 إلى ديسمبر 2000

الخلفية التعليمية

دكتوراة, Philosophy of Finance
  • في Charisma University
  • فبراير 2018
ماجستير, Finance
  • في Charisma University
  • يناير 2017
بكالوريوس, Commerce – Accounting
  • في Ain Shams University
  • مايو 1998

Specialties & Skills

Cash Flow Management
Accounting and Finance
accounting policy
Fund Management
Financial Planning
Cost Accounting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Financial Statement Preparation
Internal Controls
Statutory Compliance
Financial Analysis & Reporting
Team Building and Leadership
planning
mis reporting
Annual Budget
analysis
budgeting
team management
Risk Management
Negotiation
Working Capital Management
Auditing
Treasury Management
Mergers
Marketing
Payroll
MBA Finance
Value Added Taxes
Cash Management
Vendor Due Diligence
Transfer Pricing
Accounting

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
متمرّس

العضويات

CFA Institute
  • Regular Member
  • August 2021
CFA society Saudi Arabia
  • Regular Member
  • August 2021

التدريب و الشهادات

Institute of Financial Consultants (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
July 2021
: Certified Financial Manager (CFM), at Global Association of Quality Management, Manchester, UK (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
February 2016
ACCA Certificate in International Financial Reporting (IFRS) (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2016
: Certified Finance Professional, International MBA Institute, Germany (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2016
Certified Business Strategy Professional, International MBA Institute, Germany (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2016
Risk Management, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
February 2017
Managing during Difficult Times, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
February 2017
The Voice of Leadership, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2017
Negotiation Essential, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2017
Project Management Professional (PMP), The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2017
Business Planning Essential, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2017
Business Analysis Techniques, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2017
Doing Business Professionally, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2017
Advanced Management Skills, training course, The State University of New York at Potsdam (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2017
Certified Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA), Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2020
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2020