Doria Hamdan

Houston, TX 832-***-****

ac0id0@r.postjobfree.com

Senior-Level Accounting & Finance Manager

Financial Analysis Financial Management

Professional leader with expertise in all facets of financial management, complex financial analysis, planning, and budgeting. Skilled in leading projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business and financial objectives. Extensively experienced in handling financial and operational data and comparatives against KPIs and benchmarks, complying with and enhancing operational processes, integrating innovative technology solutions designed to enhance financial performance and budgeting while increasing efficiency and profitability.

Financial Reporting

Budgeting

Profitability analysis

Trend analysis

Sales and Cost Analysis

Operational Improvements

Cost Reduction

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Financial Software implementation and training

Project management

Professional Experience

REMOTE LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Houston, TX 2015 – December 2016

Finance Manager

Managed recording and issuing financial statements. Monitored business performance and reviewed financial reports to analyze income against budgeted and targeted figures and advised on strategies to improve the planning and budgeting processes. Developed action plans optimizing operations while investigating variances and communicating recommendations to senior management.

Managed the financial analysis and reporting process, designed and utilized financial and operational reporting tools to make optimal business decisions

Analyzed financial performance for various projects against key business metrics and advised senior management

Conducted profitability analysis by business segment

Conducted trend analysis of performance indicators and compared to KPIs and benchmarks

Pioneered cost accounting, reductions and operational improvements

Managed the annual budget process and met and coordinated with the different managers

Drove process improvements in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting with the goal of improving the understanding of the key drivers of expenses.

Ensured compliance with policies, procedures, and processes and recommended where needed to effect positive operational changes

Contributed in the preparation and submission of information for long term financing requests.

Conducted financial planning and budgeting for new and expanded projects and provided reports and recommendations to management

PATH SOLUTIONS 2000 – 2014

Manager- Product Management, 2008 – 2014

Planned, directed, and monitored activities of the Product Department to assure the timely and accurate completion of projects. Managed department efforts to develop and maintain profitable and competitive products and pricing. Established profit and growth objectives by line of business, monitoring performance and coordinating strategies with senior management to achieve the stated objectives.

Led the daily operations of a team of 8 professionals to manage the roadmap of products and services covering budgeting, business intelligence reporting, trend analysis, profitability analysis. Trained and provided guidance to new team members

Prepared complex financial analyses for various projects/products

Developed profitability and trend analysis reports by business segment and monitored the key performance indicators

Compared profitability and trends to internal and external benchmarks

Increased revenues by generating new revenue sources via licensing, consulting, and strategic partnerships

Restructured the pricing model for all products and services, ensuring sustainable profits & competitive advantages

Developed business plans for new and additional services including cost/benefit

Managed the annual budget process and met and coordinated with the different managers

Adhered to policies and procedures and consulted on improvements resulting in increased financial and operational efficiencies

Built full business plans for new projects

Business Consulting Services Leader, 2003 – 2008

Managed the governance and annual planning and budgeting process of the project management office. Drove a disciplined, strategic, and financials-based process for funding allocation across the projects. Performed complex financial analysis to support leadership with high priority red flags and key strategic decisions.

Supervised the project management office directing the achievement of progress on a monthly and quarterly basis while providing solutions, strategies, and mitigation plans for off-track projects

Served as the lead project controller, assessing business strategies, goals, programs, and operations and translating the analysis into business-centered solution models and requirements

Directed contract negotiation process to signature for multi-million dollar projects

Built full business plans for new projects

Senior Business Consultant & Project Manager, 2000 – 2003

Managed day-to-day projects’ activities. Ensured projects met requirements, budgets, and timelines.

Built and maintained project execution plans and charters, including approaches, scopes, tasks, durations, work efforts, dependencies, and budgets, planning assumptions, risk profiles, team structuring, staffing, and deliverable definitions.

Trained staff, managers and leaders on financial and budgeting software system

Price Waterhouse Coopers, Audit and Advisory Services

Staff Auditor then Senior Auditor (1995-2000)

Managed audits in multiple industries mainly oil and gaz, financial and international franchises

Executed special projects and consulting assignments (internal controls testing, due diligences, valuations)

Created and presented management reports to senior leadership

Education & Credentials

Master of Business Administration, American University of Beirut-Lebanon

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, American University of Beirut-Lebanon

Certified Public Accountant, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Languages

Professional Fluency in French

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