CFO/Chief Financial Officer - Egypt - iCEO #49397

Experience

Dynamic, award-wining professional with outstanding experience in financial accounting, reporting and controlling with-in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Superior managerial skills applied to efficient rating of the finance function (100%), business processes, and tender evaluations for a multitude of industries.

Major Achievements

• Oversee successful audit completions, e.g. State Audit Bureau recommendations’ disposition. • Timely financial statement filings with tax authorities and ahead of reporting deadlines. • Obtained “Satisfactory” rating from internal audit for the BAT-Egypt finance function with an initial rating “Unsatisfactory” in less than one year from date of joining. • Conceptualised, planned and developed new pioneering policies and procedures covering financial accounting implications, e.g. joint production sharing agreement for “VICEROY” brands launch. • Managed successful tax audits in all areas of taxation with least support/ supervision, e.g. Sales tax. • Contributed to swift and successful migration and transition from “Scala” financial application to “Oracle” financials through effective leading of finance team at TRITECH. • Recently passed the “IELTS” general training – with an overall score of 7/9.

Industry Sector Competencies

Electronics

IT/Computer Hardware

Software

Systems Integration

Telecommunications

Energy-Oil-Gas

Professional Objectives

Function: Finance Controller/ Manager

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: MENA region

Countries Covered

Egypt

Qatar

Area of Experiences

Accounting (Consolidation, IFRS Norm, US GAAP - UK GAAP, Reporting)

Financial control (Plan MT - Business plan, Budgets - Reporting, Cost price, Return of investment)

Treasury (International, Financing)

Information systems (ERP implementation, IT projects, S/W migration)

Law and Finances (Fiscal)

Other areas (Strategy, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Quality)