Dana Al Qatari
Summary
Finance and operations professional with over 10 years of progressive experience in corporate finance, FP&A, cost control, and operational planning within multinational energy and industrial companies. Proven ability to lead budgeting processes, drive financial performance, and deliver business insights through analytics and cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in Power BI, general ledger accounting, and cost optimization.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Planning & Performance Analyst
TAQA Industrialization & Energy Services Company
05.2022 - Current
- Led financial planning, RoFo, and budgeting cycles for corporate G&A; consolidated budget submissions, aligned with CFO, and drove year-end CPR reviews.
- Designed monthly G&A financial snapshot and initiated monthly reviews with function heads to ensure GL and cost center accuracy, improving reporting quality.
- Built and maintained Power BI dashboards for flash revenue, profitability, and intercompany tracking; ensured alignment with budgeting tools and actuals.
- Contributed to $25.5M in annual savings (318 bps YoY reduction) by consolidating cost-saving initiatives, exceeding target by 15%.
- Finance lead for Shareek Program Phase 1 submission; supported group-wide integration projects and initiated Open PO accrual process post-SAP implementation.
- Developed G&A benchmarking tools and supported KPI tracking to drive accountability and cost optimization across departments.
Lead FP&A Operations Analyst
Baker Hughes Company-OFE Pressure Control
04.2018 - 04.2022
- Participate in manufacturing planning, logistics and operations from financial aspect
- Lead Accounts Receivable review process and work closely with team to assure on time cash collection
- Lead weekly, monthly and quarterly forecast planning effort
- Perform detailed plant cost analysis
- Analysis, measurement, and interpretation of cost data including purchase price, manufacturing and labor cost variance
- Monthly/ quarterly account reconciliations
- Provide cost and general ledger accounting support during month end close process including: journal entries, account analysis and reconciliation, and actual vs. budget analysis
- Coordinate and perform inventory cycle testing
Financial Management Program
General Electric Company- GE Global Growth
02.2015 - 03.2018
- GE Global Ops Distributed Controllership: Performed account reconciliation audit, CP audit and Stat & tax / VAT reports preparation and review
- GE Healthcare Cash team: AR and cash review, BDR management
- GE Oil & Gas Commercial Finance/ FP&A: Lead and simplify operating rhythm for QMIs & business reviews. AR and PDs review. Quarterly financial review
- Baker Hughes a GE Company FP&A: Manufacturing planning, Cost analysis, general ledger accounting support, manage AR process, account reconciliation review.
Operation Planner
General Electric Company - GE Power & Water
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Lead operation planning and managing the repair daily challenges by making quick decisions to support on time delivery
- Prepare quarterly and yearly plan and work closely with operational team to meet targets
- Point of contact for customers for providing status update on key orders
- Effectively supporting the team in forecasting and maintaining required spares materials
Graduate Management Program
General Electric Company- GE Power & Water
05.2013 - 05.2014
- Comprehensive financial support including sales and margin pacing.
- Job profitability analysis and cash flow analysis,
- Month/ Quarter end Closing activities
- Support key controllership functions including account reconciliations
- Establish and maintain appropriate financial routines and controls Support Region Receivables and Cash process
- Assist in preparation of Operating Plan, GPB, SII, and Operating Reviews Qualifications/Requirements.
Accounting Assistant
Foster Wheeler Company
03.2012 - 04.2013
- Recording supplier invoices into the system
- Editing Financial Reports
- Evaluating financial budgets and track expenses
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
Saudi Arabia 01.2012
Skills
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Standard Costing & Variance Analysis
- Budgeting & Rolling Forecasts
- Cost Accounting & Control
- General Ledger (GL) Accounting
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Variance Analysis (Actual vs Budget)
- Month-End and Quarter-End Closing
- Accounts Receivable (AR) & Cash Flow Management
- Capital & Operational Expenditure Tracking
- Intercompany Accounting & Eliminations
Accomplishments
- Bill Rate tool project: Provides visibility to actual rate & estimated bill rate which is used by wide stakeholders including country managers & ComOps team
- Delivererd IPP training to TCS B2P Teams (75+ EE's)
- AR Process Map: Manage the AR invoice tracking and collection process which resulted in past dues reduction from $2M to $30k in one quarter
- Built Train Cost management, reduce BT cost by 15%
- Utilization Review, lead the utilization review with ops team which improved utilization by 18%
- Delivered Finance for Non Finance training session for internal and external audience
- Above & Beyond Award - Deliver results in an uncertain World
- Above & Beyond Award - Customer Determine our Success
PARTICIPATION & TRAINING COURSES
- Member in Pressure Control Engagement Committee (11/2018 – Present)
- Activating your Leadership Journey training in Crotonville, USA (05/2017)
- Organized & participated in SENSES Dubai sports day for down syndrome kids (03/2016
- Member of Health Ahead Committee at GE P&W GEMTEC, Saudi Arabia (07/2013
LANGUAGES
- English
- Arabic
Timeline
Senior Planning & Performance Analyst
TAQA Industrialization & Energy Services Company
05.2022 - Current
Lead FP&A Operations Analyst
Baker Hughes Company-OFE Pressure Control
04.2018 - 04.2022
Financial Management Program
General Electric Company- GE Global Growth
02.2015 - 03.2018
Operation Planner
General Electric Company - GE Power & Water
04.2014 - 01.2015
Graduate Management Program
General Electric Company- GE Power & Water
05.2013 - 05.2014
Accounting Assistant
Foster Wheeler Company
03.2012 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
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