RESUME

Hazem Hassan

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Chief Financial Officer~ Finance Director /Manager~ Financial Controller

~Treasury Manager~ Business Partner~ Public Accountant~ Governance Professional

Results-oriented CFO and enthusiastic Fintech professional with over 15 years of experience Auditing, Accounting, Finance and Business Partnering, armed with background and skills in the areas of Planning and Control, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Modeling and Investment with cutting-edge Fintech expertise. Proven success in building finance departments or units, participating in setting company strategy and heading the due diligence process with a passion for maximizing the company wealth and minimizing the risk exposure. Successfully managed rounds of investments and tax inspections.

STRENGTHS & CAPABILITIES

Diverse skills and vast experience of fintech industry.

strong analytical aptitude in business units, IT infrastructure, sales and marketing and supply chain.

Supporting in building the control environment and risk assessment.

Adapting to new technology and implementing new projects over the operating systems and ERPs.

Strong ability to direct, strengthen and monitor all aspects of finance units.

Thorough knowledge of all business management, policies and procedures.

Equipped with a diverse and promising skill set, conducive to creating positive team relationships resulting in optimal business handling.

Handling new investment rounds from the initiation passing by smooth due diligence till deal closing.

Possessing excellent client facing and configuration skills, generating innovative ideas, and highly successful in helping define company direction, achieving goals and optimizing business.

Bringing forth talent, experience, and the ability to handle all aspects of any industry business management and planning from conception to completion.

Deeply quantitative and analytical, with a keen understanding of financial performance metrics.

Experienced in developing Finance Strategies, Policies and Process with tactical and administrative support to meet the promotional needs. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2018 – Present

Chief Financial Officer – Cashcall

Creating long-term finance department strategic plans which align with company's strategic plan and business plan.

Overseeing business financial management and ascertain areas which need improvement.

Assessing the financial risk of all business operations.

Collaborating with other department heads and providing strategic recommendations about budget, capital expenditure, commercial and investment opportunity.

Preparing the company’s financial plan

Managing the financial team including coaching and developing employees for effective skill set and work environment.

Identifying patterns in company spending and revenue, creating and proposing solutions to any problem areas.

Consulting with stakeholders, providing advice and progress reports. SKILLS

Multidisciplinary strategist

Cross functional

Data Analysis

Process oriented

Cash management

Budgeting planning and control

Operations management

Business testing

LANGUAGE

Arabic-Native/ bilingual

English-Professional level

proficiency

Contact

+201*********

adxry1@r.postjobfree.com

Address: 6 Of October, Giza

Communicating with outside financial entities on behalf of the company.

Managing the annual audit process in conjunction with the appointed auditors to ensure statutory accounts are produced within the required deadlines.

Ensuring that budgets and management accounts accurately reflect the business activity, that accruals and other adjustments are being made correctly, that variances from budget and other issues are investigated and resolved. April 2013 – October 2018

Fawry for Banking Technology and Payments Services Egypt

- Commercial Accounting and Control Unit Manager

Jan 2017 – October 2018

Supervised the finance division.

Full adherence to financial policy and audit compliance.

GL proofing and timely Balance Sheets induction.

Monthly financial/operational reporting.

Contributed to mitigate the risks involved with the company financial operations.

Managed end-to-end revenue recognition and tracking the billing cycles.

Managed the working capital, use and source of fund billers settlements and collection channels.

Managed bank balances, airtime pools, vouchers repositories.

Controlled the cash and assets replenishment cycles to guarantee optimum utilization of the cash asset.

Worked in partnership with credit control, assurance, and fraud to detect and resolve revenue dilution.

Identified and communicating risks impacting revenue and receivable areas to CFO.

Assisted with pricing of contract change, provide commercial finance support as required.

Resolved contractual and commercial problems.

- Treasury Supervisor

Sep 2015 – Dec 2016

Ensured that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.

Maintained banking relationships.

Oversee the extension of credit to customers.

Forecasted cash flow positions and available funds for investments.

Ensured that the company’s LGs are full utilized.

Reported the working capital and the retail cycle solvency.

In charge of the credit management of customers and sales representatives.

Supported the business team in handling the existing and new services.

Supported the sales team in managing merchant’s credit limit and the collection channels.

Responsible for managing trade payable & receivable and pool balances.

Coached and developed treasury team by providing the required support in critical issues as well as communicating guidance instructions.

Interviewed the new candidates for the Commercial Finance section.

Acted as an ambassador for the Commercial Finance section in coordination with company’s divisions and trade vendors.

- Senior Commercial Accountant

June 2014 – Aug 2015

Validated the retail cost & revenue.

Ensured that the AR Invoicing matching with contracts.

Ensured that the customer’s credit limit doesn’t exceed the acquired LGs.

In charge of the trade receivable.

Followed up the trade receivable collection.

Reviewed the daily entries and processed the monthly closing entries of the retail cycle.

Controlled the mobile wallets.

Reviewed the daily vendor payments.

- Senior Accountant – GL & AP

May 2013 – May 2014

Assisted in preparing the financial statements.

In charge of fixed assets.

Prepared accrued, prepaid, payroll & adjustment entries monthly.

Maintained existing vendor data and define new vendors on ERP system.

Reviewed and post vendor invoices & related payments.

Prepared periodical payment batches.

Maintained / settled suppliers down payments & employees’ custody.

Reported daily AP position to Chief Accountant.

Jan 2011 – April 2013

Senior Accountant - Arabeya Online Brokerage, Cairo

Prepared all the financial statements “Balance Sheet – Income Statement – Cash flow – Changes of Shareholder’s Equity.”

Submitted all the financial reports (FRP – UCA – BDL – FI –IC – QBL-MFS)

Handled accounts payable & Withholding tax form No.41.

Reviewed bank reconciliation and journal entries.

Managed all the payroll process.

In charge of fixed assets.

Jan 2008 – December 2010

Auditor - Baker Tilly Wahid Abdel Ghaffar& Co., Cairo

Completed audit on all kinds of companies either they are industrial, Agriculture, Commercial, Contracting or Hotels.

Audited records of departments to ensure recording of transaction and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Prepared all the financial statements “Balance Sheet – Income Statement – Cash flow – Changes of Shareholder’s Equity”

Prepared all the reports regarding the internal audit systems – for all company and locate its weak points. EDUCATION

2022 – In Progress

CMA Certificate

Passed Part 1 in 2023

Preparing for part 2

2021

Corporate Governance Professional Certificate - EIOD 2003 – 2007

Bachelor’s Degree in commerce – Ain Shams University Personal Information

Date of birth: July 10th,1986

Marital Status: Married

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