Yasser Shamardan, Group Chief Financial Officer - Looking for new  unique opportunity

Yasser Shamardan

Group Chief Financial Officer - Looking for new unique opportunity

Al Shahin Co For Metal Industrial & Other Activates

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Egyptian Stock Market Research
Experience
33 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 3 Months

Group Chief Financial Officer - Looking for new unique opportunity at Al Shahin Co For Metal Industrial & Other Activates
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since May 2016

. Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
. Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
. Develop financial strategies
. Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
. Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
. Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
. Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
. Manage the accounting, human resources, investor relations, legal, and treasury departments
. Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations
. Manage any third parties to which functions have been outsourced
. Oversee the company's transaction processing systems
. Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefits package
. Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions
. Oversee the issuance of financial information
. Report financial results to the board of directors
. Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
. Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry
. Construct and monitor reliable control systems
. Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
. Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
. Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
. Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors
. Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
. Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
. Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry
. Construct and monitor reliable control systems
.Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
. Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
. Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
. Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors
. Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
. Participate in conference calls with the investment community
Maintain banking relationships
. Represent the company with investment bankers and investors
. Evaluate the performance of all department & prepare report to Chairman of the Board of Directors
. Take his comments on the joining of new employee and determine the impact on the financial budget

Looking for new Looking for new unique opportunity at Financial Vision Consultancy
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2012

Career Objective:

Help organizations achieve their full potential through real value-for-money investment across projects and endeavors

Personal Qualifications:

•Managed financial and operational capital for many different industries, markets and business models
•Proven record in managing resources and ensuring efficiency in business functions including production, projects, services, logistics, admission and finance
•Capable of performing advanced, complex and multi-dimensional analysis of budgets and accounts using different technologies
•Over ten years of experience in financial consultancy covering planning, structuring, auditing and reporting of forecasts and performance
•Focused and well oriented network of relations with leading financial, regulatory and holding enterprises across Saudi, Egypt and Qatar.

Financial Vision is one of the advancing consultation offices in Saudi. We provide our consultancy in multiple business areas including Financial Planning, Internal Audits, Financial Professionals Outsourcing, Feasibility Studies and Credit Profiling. We helped multiple organizations acquire necessary funding for their projects, and supported many others in re-evaluating and resolving their financial difficulties and cash flow issues. We were also the main consultants in two major enterprise restructuring and merger
My responsibilities included:
o - Responsible for project management
o - Responsible for building strategic plans
o - Building plans for the restructuring of the concerned companies
o - Building financial policies and procedures for companies
o - Building administrative policies, procedures and models applied
o - Operations Management Office with respect to all out relations
o - Management of relations with banks and finance companies and all financial activities
o - Support new start-ups and helping struggling business to reach stability based on vision and mission
o - Transferring Establishment’s into Companies and Enterprises
o - Building and implementing Internal Audit plans and processes & ERP system

Group Finance Director (Financial Consultant) at Riyadh Foods Industrial Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2010 to February 2012

My responsibilities included:
• I successfully turned the company into a holding company controlling the sub-companies without affecting the flow of work (the actual splitting of companies is effective since 1 August 2010) . I achieved the task by carrying on the following activities: • Restructuring the internal finance as per financial best practices and company achieved ISO certificates.
• Re-establishing the relationships with local banks that provide the company with financing facilities.
• Special talents and outstanding relationships that allows for getting financing from banks and different financing companies.
• Rescheduling LCs and loans so that the company never run into a financial bottleneck.
• Prioritizing vendor contracts and categorizing them based on business impact.
• Establishing trust in service providers' relationships.
• Establishing policies and procedures for the successful split of the factory and marketing company with financial and management workflows.
• Setting the financial plans for the next ten years in accordance with expected and continual growth to maximize the production energy of the group.
• Consistent and continual coordination of receivables between the factories, the marketing company and the large accounts in the local markets.

Financial and Management Consultant at Gulf Countries
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2009 to March 2010

I offered my services based on my wide experience and various skills to multiple entities and companies including: • Qassab Consulting Office (Riyadh): o I participated in multiple projects such as Olayan Group of Companies (setting strategies, procedures and authorization matrix for both management and finance), Qatar Charity (providing feasibility studies for various activities)
o I implemented the financial package for the group of Qassab Office and Rayat Technology Est. and helped in integrating it with internal policies and procedures.
• Afrina Construction (Jeddah / Qatar): o Applying internal auditing procedures for all Qatar activities related to building Qatar Pearl Towers.
o Setting the strategies and financial and management procedures with all work modules in Qatar and Saudi.
o Participating in financial year closure 2009/2010 and issuing the financial statements as per Qatari and Saudi laws.
• I supervised the closure of financial years and the issuance of financial statements in multiple Saudi companies and establishments.

Finance Director at 2 in 1 Restaurants Company Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2008 to July 2009

Responsible for:
• Ensuring the implementation of the company financial strategy and general policies and procedures relating to finance and accounting function.
• I have responsibilities of company's highest financial authority representative and managing the high-level financial relations with banks, merchants, partners and agents.
• Analyzing the cash flow plans to ensure maintaining adequate liquidity, taking into consideration provisions for contingencies, and evaluating the finance needs of the company.
• Setting up the monthly financial and accounting work plan and ensuring its proper implementation through the Supervision and coordination of the work of subordinates in the Finance and Accounting functions. I was also responsible for ensuring the efficiency, quality, and timeliness of services rendered.
• Managing the implementation of new financial, accounting and budgeting systems.
• Restudying chart of accounts and modify it to give management a full vision to take the right decision at the right time.
• Coordinating with the external auditors and reviewing external and internal audit results and implementing recommended actions.
• Submitting the periodic decision making reports to the top management, and assisting in making the decisions.

Internal Auditor at International Developing Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2005 to May 2008

Where I was responsible for:
• Building financial analysis to support decision making and helping in taking the decisions.
• Reviewing and approving tenders based on organization plans, estimated budgets and profit margins.
• Monitoring all financial activities and providing the indicators for tracking tenders performance including actual expenses against budgets.
• Providing top management with financial and assets reports and managing the organization cash flow.
• Utilizing public relations, good financial analysis and personal negotiation skills in building trust with banks.

Financial Consultant at Emirates House of Furniture
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2004 to February 2005

With the following responsibilities:
• Implementing the computer financial package and inventory management system.
• Importing goods from China and Malaysia.
• Controlling cash flow to vendors and distributing customers.
• Supervising and following the stored card.
• All the responsibilities of a Financial Manager.

Financial and Territory Manager at Pfizer Egypt
  • Egypt
  • June 1998 to January 2004

Through these six years I held the following responsibilities:
• Accounts auditing for all branches in Upper Egypt area.
• Preparation of Managerial Reports for submission to the General Management at head quarters.
• Building trust and providing financial analysis as required by banks and investors.
• Building the cash-flow plan and highlighting weaknesses with suggested solutions.
• Building strong relationships with vendors and clients to strengthen company position.

Financial Manager at Pfizer Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 1994 to May 1998

Where I carried on the responsibilities of the Financial Manager of Saudi region including: • Building financial analysis and monitors to support decision makers.
• Following up on all financial activities and providing short-term/long-term financial plans monitors.
• Building trust and providing financial analysis as required by Banks and Investors.

• Building the cash flow plan and identifying/resolving points of weakness.
• Building strong relationships with vendors and customers to support organizational activities.

Deputy Financial Manager at Pfizer Egypt
  • Egypt - Asyut
  • January 1991 to March 1994

Where I was fully delegated the following activities: • Discussing forecasted budgets with the financial manager before raising them to higher management.
• Executing all financial plans as set by the financial manager on a monthly basis.
• Reporting any variations in budgets and the percentage of variation.
• Raising efficiency and effectiveness of branch accountants through training sessions on Egyptian and Global Financial Standards.
Chief of Accounts
With the following responsibilities: • Professional supervision of all accountants by reviewing and auditing financial records before posting.
• Preparation of monthly trial balance and quarterly balance sheet with objectives comparisons.
• Reporting to the financial manager any variations in the budgeted trial balance from the actual one.
• Auditing all statements of account before they are submitted to customers.
• Following up on inventory through stock accountant to identify any variations.
Accountant/Senior Accountant
Where I worked in entering, tracking and reviewing all financial transactions, vendor accounts and customer accounts and reviewing bank statements in order to provide the Chief of Accounts necessary financial reports.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Egyptian Stock Market Research
  • at Cairo University
  • January 2002

2001 - 2002 Cairo University Cairo, Egypt Diploma in Egyptian Stock Market Research.

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Cairo University
  • May 1990

May 1990 Cairo University Cairo, Egypt Bachelor in Commerce

Specialties & Skills

Financial Risk
Business Transitions
Audit Management
Feasibility Studies
Strategic Planning
AUDITING
BUDGETS
CLIENTS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
INVENTORY
MANAGERIAL
OF ACCOUNTS
SOLUTIONS
TERRITORY

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

ISACA Audit Automation Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
ACL Services Ltd
Date Attended:
April 2011
IIA Integrated GRC Implementation Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
ACL Services Ltd.
Date Attended:
March 2013