Yazan Hawamdeh

• Lead end-to-end budgeting and FP&A cycles, building driver-based financial models in
partnership with Sales and Operations to forecast demand, pricing, and production capacity,
ensuring full P&L ownership and alignment with business strategy.
• Design and maintain standard costing models and cost allocation structures, conducting detailed
variance analysis (price, volume, efficiency) to identify key cost drivers and support margin
improvement initiatives.
• Oversee cash flow and liquidity planning, producing monthly cash forecasts and analyzing
constraints within the cash conversion cycle to enhance working capital efficiency.
• Develop and automate FP&A dashboards and monthly management reports (Excel), covering
P&L, cash flow, and key performance indicators (EBITDA, gross margin) to support data
driven decision-making.
• Build advanced financial models and perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to support
CAPEX planning and strategic initiatives, including make-or-buy, keep-or-drop, product
portfolio optimization, and cost optimization decisions.

• Collaborated with the Strategy department to create SWOT analyses, Balanced Scorecards, and
KPI reports, driving performance analysis and supporting strategic decision-making to enhance
organizational efficiency and outcomes.
• Prepared monthly MD&A (Management Discussion & Analysis) reports, providing critical
insights and analysis to inform strategic decisions and improve organizational performance and
operational efficiency.
• Partnered in budget preparation, overseeing expenses, product costs, and capital expenditures
to ensure precise financial planning, effective resource allocation, and alignment with
organizational objectives.
• Organized liquidity planning by monitoring cash flows and supporting monthly forecasting
activities, while analyzing constraints in the cash cycle to enhance working capital efficiency.
• Worked closely with operations to provide financial analysis, focusing on improving
performance, efficiency, and productivity to support organizational goals.

• Calculated the cost of all purchases (raw materials and spare parts) and performed monthly
reconciliations with the finance department to ensure accurate financial records.
• Created comprehensive profitability reports across multiple levels, including factory, customer,
product, sales order, channel, and material group, to support informed decision-making and
strategy.
• Performed in-depth analysis of materials, labor, depreciation, and manufacturing expenses,
driving cost optimization and efficiency improvements in production.
• Prepared and analyzed production order cost variance reports, focusing on significant
unfavorable variances to enhance accountability and drive corrective actions, supporting cost
control and operational efficiency within the company
• Analyzed material costs and usage, identified variances, and generated detailed reports to
support cost management and improve operational efficiency.
• Managed pricing for sales inquiries and tenders, working with the sales team to ensure
competitiveness and alignment with business goals and market trends.