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Finance Manager

Location:
Dubai, DU, United Arab Emirates
Posted:
September 15, 2014

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Name Ayham Albaghdadi

Nationality Canadian

Birthdate July/29/1986

Marital Status Single

Visa Status Work Transferable Visa

Phone Number +966*********

Email acfx2r@r.postjobfree.com

Current location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ayham Albaghdadi

Work Experience

November 2011 ? Present

GE Healthcare: Senior Financial Analyst

Worked as a Senior Financial Analyst within the finance function for GE Healthcare. This role involved overseeing the service Healthcare business from a financial perspective through eight P&Ls ($50M in revenue with 50% Operating Margin) and working with the commercial team to drive the sales, contributing margin, as well as the operating margin of the business from management and statutory perspectives. The primary focus is to report, analyze, and provide recommendations on key metrics and financial business performance in order to improve profitability. Key tasks that must be executed on a periodic basic for both positions include:

?Support CFO and the General Manager on key financial planning cycle?s data preparation and analysis.

?Provide data and analysis on areas with high commercial and financial risks

?Lead analysis and develop regular review mechanism to ensure region base costs control (T&L, program costs, etc) and drive cost savings.

?Support CFO, Finance Manager and controllership team on quarter closing and reporting activities

?Support CFO to understand & drive opportunities for growth, provide data and analysis for ad hocs requests and provide analytics on strategic initiatives.

?Contributes to developing monthly estimates, operating plans/forecasts/reviews, Growth Playbook (3-year Plan), SII (1-year Plan)

?Prepare and post reconciliations for assigned account(s) according to set deadlines; monitor accruals on a regular basis to ensure smooth expense over the year (+15 accounts)

December 2009 ? November 2011

Ernst & Young: Financial Analyst

Worked as an analyst in the Infrastructure and Project Finance subservice line within the Transaction Advisory Services department. Have expanded my experience in the field of financial consulting, project finance, and business strategy through working on numerous projects and transactions. I have developed a solid background on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) transactions. I have also participated in different transaction advisory and strategy services related workshops and training courses that involved financial modelling, client interaction, financial performance and working capital opportunity analysis, valuation concepts, and development of other soft and technical skills.

Makkah Mass Rail Transit (MMRT) Project ? Saudi Arabia

?The activities for this transaction include implementation of PPP process starting with preparing pre-feasibility study until reaching the issuance of a Request for Qualifications followed by a Request for Proposals, bids evaluation, and selection.

Hai?l Economic City ? Saudi Arabia

?Providing a market assessment for industrial and agri-related businesses and establishing land requirements and population models. Advising on investment opportunities that could be of interest based on the city?s objectives.

NYUAD (New York University Abu Dhabi) ? UAE

?Providing financial advisory services and developing an overall financing strategy for the NYUAD project (PPP + potential bridge loan) and reviewing different agreements and contracts for the transaction including framework and management agreements.

GASCO ? Abu Dhabi, UAE

?Providing advisory of an Operating Model approach to launch and operate a Natural Gas Distribution Company (NGDC) in Abu Dhabi as part of Phase 1.

Department of Transport ? Abu Dhabi, UAE

?Provided guidelines/criteria for choosing a delivery strategy for types of projects;

?Provided guidelines/procedures for developing the business case in support of a chosen delivery strategy;

?Recommended project preparation and delivery process;

?Integrated these guidelines with existing approval and procurement procedures;

?Illustrated the guidelines applied to representative projects in DoT?s planning pipeline.

Education

September 2004 ? April 2009

Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours ? Double Major

?Completed a Bachelor of Commerce program with specialization in Finance in 2009.

?Completed a Bachelor of Commerce with specialization in International Management in 2007.

?Have taken business courses in different fields such as accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, and general management.

?Have developed the ability to work in groups and independently from group and individual assignments.

During University Work Experience

July 2008 ? March 2009

Rogers Communications Inc: Customer Service Consultant

My role involved providing customer service and proactively meeting the customers? needs. Demonstrated an empathetic and sympathetic approach while listening to customers, analyzing their needs and offering adapted first call resolution. Primary responsibilities include but not limited to:

?Passionately connect and build rapport with a variety of customers and their changing needs;

?Right size customers based on their individual needs and promote appropriate products and services as necessary;

?Provide excellent customer service when handling customer issues and complaints;

?Meet established productivity objectives;

?Complete accurate transactions with a sense of urgency and an eye for detail;

?Take appropriate action to efficiently resolve issues;

?Take accountability to solve issues from beginning to end;

?Receive and incorporate feedback to improve personal and business performance;

?Work under a very structured work environment and show high discipline;

?Demonstrate tremendous marketing abilities.

June 2006 ? August 2007

Statistics Canada: Survey Operations Coordinator

Worked for the Survey Operations Team responsible for the collection of a wide variety of data from Canadian businesses and households. These data are collected through a number of surveys, including the Census of Population, Census of Agriculture, regular monthly surveys, and ad-hoc surveys. The collected data are critical to all levels of government, Canadian businesses, and individuals, in making planning decisions. Work activities include:

?Conducting interviews with a selection of private companies and businesses.

?Attaining the desired survey results that provide Statistics Canada diverse data required to analyze or disseminate.

?Showing leadership in coordinating with other employees to maximize efficiency in the logging, capture and editing of the questionnaires conducted under the Corporations Returns Act.

?Working on a variety of special projects to improve the survey database.

?Responding to different corporations' inquiries regarding their data and information.

?Working diligently to ensure that all requests, inquiries and concerns were resolved promptly and accurately.

Volunteer Work September 2005 ? June 2006

Tutoring

?Tutored grade 12 students in Calculus and Data Management.

?Demonstrated the ability to lead and motivate others.

Languages English

?Fluent in reading, writing, and oral communication.

?Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree (double major) in English.

Arabic

?Fluent in reading, writing, and oral communication.

Computer Skills

?Excellent background in software applications such as C, Pascal, Html, CRA programs, Microsoft Office, and Corel WordPerfect suites.

?Excellent experience with different programs that were used in past jobs including SAP, Oracle, and hyperion

?Windows (95, 98, Millennium Edition, XP, Vista, 7, and 8), and Macintosh.

Summary of Qualifications

?Successful completion of various training courses including TAS1, TAS2, Foundations of Leadership (FOL)

?Excellent time management, teamwork, critical thinking skills, ability to make decisions under pressure circumstances and meet deadlines.

?Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills including financial modelling.

?Have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

?Highly organized and dedicated with a positive attitude.

?Able to multi-task in a fast paced environment.

?Excellent computer knowledge and fast typing skills.

?Extensive research done through online journals and databases.

References

Available upon request.



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