Yasser Mostafa, CFO

Yasser Mostafa

CFO

AL Ahly Leasing Company

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Higher diploma, Treasury and cash management
Experience
30 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 2 Months

CFO at AL Ahly Leasing Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since March 2017

March 2017 till Present :
CFO - Reporting to CEO @ Al Ahly Leasing Company - NBE affiliated
Job Summary:
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides strategic, operational support to the organization, and responsible for the finance and accounting functions. The CFO responsible to assist the management on all strategic matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.

CFO at National Technology Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2014 to March 2017

Apr.2014 -March 2017 National technology group at KSA
Chief Financial officer reporting to Arab computer system (Arab soft) CEO
Major ingredients and responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The main purpose of this role is to manage, control and ensure that company accounting activities and procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles and comply with the approved policies and procedures of the company. Lead and coordinate all tasks and functions relate to financial reporting, Costing, Budgeting, cash flow management, debt financing, Fulfill in a timely manner all financial obligation and requirement with third parties, i.e. external audit, tax, lenders, trade and nontrade payables shareholders and other.

2006-till present Raya Holding Group Treasurer & Senior Finance Manager for Raya Holding, Raya Smart Building Line of business and Raya Academy; reporting to CFO .
Business Development by Evaluation of capital expenditure proposals and conducting feasibility studies including acquisition and mergers. Compliance with Egypt Capital Market Authority,
being an Egyptian Publicly Listed Company, familiarity with compliance rules of the Egyptian Capital Market Authority.
Financial Reporting as am Responsible for all financial, accounting, banking and fiscal management aspects.Prepare the monthly financial reports with all needed financial and costing analysis comparing with Budget and KPIs.Close supervision of all day to day and periodic Finance related process and reconciliations such as A/R, A/P, inventory, cash & bank and Payroll. Supervise the preparation of the weekly cash flow and monthly cost allocation sheets.
Financial Planning
• Preparing annual budget by Carryout the company financial planning through short and long term budgeting and forecasting to optimize profits and funds utilization. Implement the approved annual budget and post to the system to report the variance to CFO senior department managemers. Participate in planning the objectives, methods and resources of financial operations
Control and Compliance by Examine financial records and transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control. Implement process improvement initiatives to enhance existing processes and accommodate business change . Implement Company policies and procedures to ensure a high standard of discipline and organization across the department. (I.e. slow moving inventory items, doubtful debt, fixed assets, procurement, cash floating etc..), Develop Standard financial procedures (SOP)
Treasury and Cash Management
•Manage all aspects of the treasury functions with subsidiaries treasuries in Egypt and overseas subsidiaries to ensure that all risk exposures issues have been mitigated and minimized risk exposure . Responsible for cash management as well as its strategic planning. Optimize the working capital management and utilization •Heading the Negotiation of loan agreements • Develop advantageous risk management strategies .
2013 up to date responsible for Raya Academy to manage and direct all aspects of finance function over the business scope of educational and technical IT training courses with senior information technology partner such Cisco , Oracle, MS ect..
2009 up to 2011 heading a finance department for Raya Real Estate business unit to manage and direct all aspects of finance function for the entire BU companies ( Real state, Leasing, Property management and operation companies)
•Planning, budgeting, accounting, auditing, taxation, reporting and treasury function under my direct supervision and span of authority.
•Oreparation, review, analysis and timely submission of all financial reports for BOD, Development and implementation of business plans, forecasting and budgeting, Responsible for assessing Raya’s new investments .

Senior Finance Manager and Group Treasurer at Raya Holding
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2006 to April 2014

1- Senior Managerial level of Cash Management
2- Assessing following Group direct investment "minority interest,
3- Managing Treasury function for group, financial reporting, consolidation FSs for publicity listed
4-Finance Manager for multi Line of business ( Leasing, Real Esate, IT, Manufacturing) across span of time

Senior Credit Officer at Egyptain Arab Real Estate Bank
  • Egypt
  • April 2001 to September 2006

Senior Credit Office at Dokee Branch (retail and corporate finance)- Preparing an analytical presentation which is covering credit risk, SWOT analysis, financial statement spreading sheet along with all leverage and substantial ratio to assess a adequate credit worthiness
- Feasibly study for integrated real estate projects appraisal in comparison with the prevailing industry norms by using professional evaluation methodologies.
- Market researches by compiling a wide range of major quantities and applying statistic approach to assess and measure the industry trends as well as coincident events and its impact on the business growth or decline profitability.
- in charge of preparing and review the Credit proposal for mortgage finance files and corporate needs .
Product developer at Treasury Department -in charge of implementing the bank cost of fund as acting as a member in assets and liabilities committee that finally targeted to determine the prime rate .
prospectus, prompting, issuing and redemption.
Financial Analyst at privet equity and Investment Department
- Regularly motoring, studying and define how much that bank’s portfolio and its performance basically in the mutual funds are coming up with the initial bank objectives has been achieved appropriately .
- identify and feed back with an investment opportunities as well as capital raise requests with respect of bank portfolio.
- Very well known with new and ongoing investment regulations and updating with applying laws and its direct impact on investment decision.
- using last update financial report standards in according with international standards and conventions (GAAP).
- identifying financial risks via applying the analysis of cash flows, financial ratios.
-Developing and verifying cost and profit analysis
- Evaluating listed and unlisted corporations via high techniques evaluation methodology DCF, Fair market Value.
- Handling IPO’s and raises capital for Bank stack .

Assistant Financial Manager at Egyptain Engineering corporation for real state &housing
  • Egypt
  • February 1994 to February 2005

-Avery good experience in preparing all over financial statement and analysis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and local regulations as well.
-Good experience in preparing feasibility studies concerning vary of real state projects (hotels, resorts, malls, communities & buildings)
-Good experience and awareness in international and local trade finance (letters of credit, letters of guarantee, documentary collection) export &
Import particularly
-Good experience in major banking activities and transactions.
- Understanding of and assistance with company valuations using discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, Fair Market Value per Share , Equity Net worth stock market ratios and various other valuation methodologies .
-Tax computations, Reconciliations Preparation of payment to tax authority

Education

Higher diploma, Treasury and cash management
  • at Association for Financial professional CTP
  • January 2014

Treasury professional certification

Diploma, Managment Accounting
  • at Certificate Managerial Accountant CMA.
  • February 2010

-I am already passed part one successfully Part 1 ( Business Analysis) - And also I finshed preparation of part 2“Financial Accounting, Reporting and Analysis) with grad Good Still preparing and studying till fulfill the rest parts consequently - Am CMA Holder Since 2011

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Cash Flow Management
Financials
Leasing
Mortgage
Computer qualified in office 365- excel – word – Access power Point.- ERP Oracle, SAP and JE

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

IMA
  • Active Member
  • January 2007

Training and Certifications

IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
E&Y
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
150 hours
Modern Accounting Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2000
Valid Until:
August 2002
Advanced Credit Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2004
Valid Until:
December 2004