To obtain a meaningful and challenging position in Finance, Business management & Analysis that will allow me to manage people, interface with customers, and gain more knowledge about business development.
Professional Profile:
Committed to professionalism and strives for excellence , highly organized , willing to learn and develop people , work under strict deadlines schedules with attention to detail , have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong analytical , interpersonal and computer skills.
Academic Background
Bachelor of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration – Helwan University (May 1997) – Major / Accounting
General Grade: Good
Courses Attended:
• Anti Bribery Compliance and Foreign corrupt Practices Act - BMS.
• Authentication and access Control – BMS.
• Compliance Assurance for Information Security – BMS.
• Computer System and Network Usage – BMS.
• E-Right International Training – BMS.
• Finance policy Highlights – BMS
• General Security Awareness – BMS.
• Information Security Risk Assessment and Management – BMS.
• Introduction to TM1 – BMS
• Leasing - BMS
• Presentation of Data – BMS
• Remote Access Services Security – BMS.
• Revenue Recognition – BMS
• Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics – BMS.
• Third Party Network Connection Security – BMS.
• Wireless Communication Security – BMS.
Work History
Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Metra Computer.
Oct 2009 - Present
• This position is reporting directly to the VP and responsible for the Planning and Analysis area of the biggest computer company in Egypt and responsible for the business planning of Egypt, KSA, Gulf, Yemen and East Mediterranean with total sales of more than $900 Million.
• Joined Metra in the time of remodeling and I was hired especially in order to help management to change the current modules from the old system (ERP) to new system (SAP).
Main Responsibilities:
Planning and Analysis
• Manage the financial planning and forecasting process for applicable functional areas and assist in total company planning.
• Coordinate planning activities and manage planning staff. This includes expenses, capital, and Head count.
• Manage control processes such as CAPEX and OPEX processes
• Analyze and presents monthly financial performance compared to plan, forecast and the prior year.
• Manage and help coordinate and prepare total company income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and Head count plans and forecasts, including debt and covenant analyses and cost allocations by segment.
• Build financial models to support management decision making across functional areas.
• Manage ongoing maintenance and improvements in SAP Planning System.
• Manage and control the Stock value with the appropriate adjustments.
• Analyze the Gross Profit Targets based on the net profit and the inventory adjustments.
Internal Control and Systems.
• Establishing the new cost centers Hierarchy by studding defining and determining the main responsibilities of every single cost center.
• Establishing the new Accounts tree and adding several new accounts which will be used in the new system.
• Playing a key role of transferring the company data and procedures from the old systems to the SAP system.
• Setting meetings with the international SAP Company’s staff in order to implement the SAP system using the correct Cost Centers, Accounts, Reports and Methodology.
• Training finance staff for accounting policies and procedures and Excel.
Policies & Procedures.
• Reviewing the accounting cycles by setting meetings with finance staff and analyzing the current financial procedures situation then comparing it with the standard modules and maintaining these cycles.
• Creating the detailed Budgeting and Planning Policy and Procedures , and demonstrate it to Finance staff in Egypt and all the other countries in order to let every single accountant be aware of his role in the new system.
Financial Controlling Manager, PEPSI - Saudi Arabia
(Al-Jomaih Bottling Plants, Riyadh).
Jun 2008 – October 2009
• This position is responsible for the controlling area of a leading company with more than SR 1.6 billion sales per year.
Main Responsibilities:
Controlling
• Ensuring the right cash and receivable process by maintaining the receivables processes.
• Direct responsibility of reducing discount and allowances which will maintain the net profit.
• Challenging the sales team for every (new or renewal) sales contract by evaluating this contract using different scenarios.
• Prices structure controlling process.
• Purchase orders authority, with the related analysis package
• Marketing expenditures controlling with a huge yearly expenses with the exchanged allocation.
• Company’s contracts approval authority.
Business Analysis
• Distributors’ contracts evaluation based on P&Ls.
• Sales Reporting Package which enables the high management to meet established goals by providing detailed reports which cover all sales aspects.
• Maintaining Sales budget, projection and actual figures with coordination with the high management using several systems.
• Sales Analysis for more than 1.6 billion riyals sales in details and challenging the sales team with the actual figures.
• CAPEX actual, budget & projection analysis and reporting for hundreds of million riyals.
Internal Audit
• Responsible of finance responses to the internal audit report by challenging finance team in the mentioned points in order to obtain the clean audit report.
Corporate
• Play a key role in linking our business with PEPSICO International.
• Assessing all agreements with PEPSICO International.
Policies and Other
• Establishing and maintaining controlling policies and procedures.
• Visibility studies based on P&Ls.
• Bonus and incentive controlling authority.
• Sharing in all the high management decision making process.
• A leader of a group of financial controllers.
This Position is responsible for financial planning, reporting, analysis and controlling for Egypt market and maintaining the related allocations.
Regional Distinction Award (EMEA METRA Region - France) 2005
Productivity for Growth Recognition Award – 2000
Special Assignment in Dubai based on special request of BMS Middle East.
Main Responsibilities:
Budget & Forecast Planning
• Play a key role in supporting the CFO drive and manage the P&L planning & forecasting cycles for Egypt market and supporting the Board of Directors in detailed planning to meet their goals.
• Prepare annual budget, strategic plan and monthly forecast / projections.
• Prepare and develop various types of analytical reports related to actual achievement vs. Budget / prior year / projections……etc.
• Evaluate with general management and the Board of Directors financial risks and opportunities related to business, to guide towards achievements of financial targets.
• Develop scenarios / Sensitivity analysis.
• Reporting accounts receivables situation in order to properly manage cash flow and minimize outside charges / reserves.
• Supervision , leading and control of the annual business planning process / cycle , including data collecting and input from key contributors , review & analysis and presentation of results.
• Coordinates departments’ input into the annual financial statements, departmental expenses forecasts, financial information and other information inquired by corporate.
• Manage the P&L processes.
P&L & Cash Flow Management
• Ongoing P&L analysis. This encompasses managing a monthly measurement & reporting system based on standard tools (Systems) to ensure the business is on track to meet P&L targets. In particular, detailed management of the resources allocations.
• Ensure costs & expenses do not exceed budget by way of regular analysis and review of costs / expenses with the heads of departments.
• Lead the process of revenue / P&L analysis and review of costs in order to successfully present market achievements and challenges to the High management.
• Assist in competitive analysis and other decision support analysis as required.
• Monitor market revenues and expenditures, make recommendations, and take appropriate action within area of responsibility to assure sound fiscal control.
• Prepare all tenders’ P&L.
• Review master file changes.
• Responsible for Egypt imported products receivables.
Reporting & Other Tasks
• Ensure the management is provided with accurate and timely information and reports on the financial performance of the market.
• Act as link between the market and the Head Quarters in France as well as the corporate management in USA.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting package covering business and financial results including variations.
• Monthly in-market & to-market sales analysis.
• Challenging Sales, Marketing, Supply chain, and Technical operation planning and Operation teams in a monthly meeting with all the obtained information using business tolls.
• Responsible for new products pricing processes.
• Project tracking administrator ( Adv. & Prom. monthly and yearly analysis and reporting )
System
• Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of necessary administrative and control system and processes.
• TM1 System instructor.
Corporate relationship
• Responsible for all Egypt / Inter-companies, Markets and Corporate (France, USA, Panama, Swiss, .etc) exchanged allocations.
Main areas of competence:
1. Strong financial / accounting competencies.
2. Process strong prioritization skills to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
3. Mastery of PC systems / software in order to effectively meet deadlines and organization requirements.
4. Exercise a high degree of adaptability in dealing with an ambiguous and complex work environment, balances multiplicity of demands on role in a responsive, professional manner.
• Raw and packing invoices handling and preparing the related monthly accruals.
• Gulf, East Mediterranean and New Markets Debit Notes, preparing accurate monthly accruals and reports.
• Third party companies and Inter-Companies transfers and preparing an outstanding transfers control files.
• Responsible for Hotels and restaurants Invoices , Medical invoices, miscellaneous invoices , purchasing memos , Marketing invoices and preparing analysis report in order to facilitate marketing team decision making .
• Purchasing advances, statements and reconciliations.
• Manual journal taxes allocations, preparing taxes letters to vendors.
• Handling scientific offices and employees’ expenses reports.
General Ledger Accountant, Bristol – Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals.
Dec 1997 –Nov 1998
• Preparing and revising medical claims and the related vouchers.
• Revising Plant overhead expenses and entering it through BPCS System.
• Editing other sections vouchers.
• Preparing fixed assets sheets and vouchers.
Training:
• Summer training at National Bank of Egypt.
• 4 Months in an auditing office as post graduated.
Hobbies:
• Reading, Swimming, and traveling.
Computer Knowledge:
• Very good computer skills at Excel, TM1, AS400 (BPCS), OPS, Lotus Notes, Staff ware (Price approval system), ORACLE, OLAP , Cognos, RP32, SAP.
Languages:
• Arabic: Mother tongue
• English: Very Good.
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: 25/11/1975
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital Status: Married
Military Services: Exempted
References:
Available upon request.
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