SAID NOUFAL
Mansoura,Egypt
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in customer satisfaction, business forecasting, and financial budgeting. Demonstrates strong capabilities in investment analysis and credit analysis, ensuring VAT compliance and continuous improvement. Proven track record in coaching and training staff to enhance performance and drive organisational success. Committed to leveraging skills for strategic growth and operational excellence.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Finance Manager
Saqr Waleed Rent Car
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2020.07 - 2026.06
- Cultivated and maintained relationships with external finance partners.
- Applied knowledge of business and marketplace to advance organization’s goals.
- Consolidated business data into actionable metrics to simplify and highlight areas of concern and opportunity.
- Generated monthly financial reports and presented them to senior management.
- Analyzed financial trends to identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Reviewed sales contracts and vendor and consultant contract agreements.
- Identified and analyzed various investments and substantiated rationale for projects through business case developments.
- Interacted with finance controllers and company executives to support decision-making processes.
- Created tools to provide critical financial and operational information.
- Provided key input in strategic decision-making meetings, influencing company direction.
- Prepared regular cash flow reports assisting in better fund allocation.
- Reduced operational costs by implementing cost-saving strategies.
Cost Controller
Leejam Sports Co.
Riyadh
2016.10 - 2020.06
- Monitored internal controls to ensure compliance with policies.
- Managed internal systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency in reporting.
- Negotiated contracts and agreements with suppliers and vendors.
- Recommended corrective actions to resolve issues identified in cost and variance analysis.
- Handled cash management and forecasting functions to facilitate financial operations.
- Conducted meetings with team to provide instruction and gather input.
- Analyzed data to identify trends and highlight areas of concern.
- Conducted cost variance analysis against established standards and identified and reported major variances.
- Advised management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.
- Coordinated and directed financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities.
- Developed and maintained relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
- Assisted in strategic planning by providing detailed cost projections and forecasts.
- Tracked project costs, resulting in enhanced budget compliance.
- Coordinated with project teams for efficient cost management.
- Ensured timely and accurate invoicing whilst managing supplier payments efficiently.
- Fostered strong relationships with suppliers to negotiate better pricing arrangements.
- Conducted detailed variance analysis to highlight areas of overspend.
Projects & Budget Analyst Supervisor
Obeikan Education Co.
Riyadh
2008.10 - 2016.09
- Worked with cross-functional teams to collect data, enabling reporting of critical performance metrics.
- Guided finance contacts with capital projects to promote awareness and compliance with budget and finance policies.
- Communicated progress, issues and resolution to management regarding budget issues and policies.
- Managed budget to provide timely, accurate financial status for current fiscal year and future plans.
- Supported and maintained operating impact analysis of approved projects to inform operating pro forma.
- Conducted company-wide budget analyses to quantify impact of major policy changes.
- Prepared departmental budget spreadsheets, variance reports and charts, tables and graphs for presentations.
- Assisted with the development of annual operating budgets for multiple departments and divisions within an organization or company.
- Monitored and tracked expenditures to ensure they were within the established budget limits.
- Prepared financial documents such as balance sheets and income statements for review by upper management.
- Consulted with managers to ensure that budget adjustments were made in accordance with program changes.
- Created detailed reports on budget performance to be used in decision-making processes.
- Assessed requests from department heads regarding new initiatives or expenditures.
- Performed cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, and explored alternative financing methods.
- Identified cost-saving opportunities with meticulous expenditure audit.
Education
Accepted in Accounting - Commerce
Faculty of Commerce, Zagazig University
Skills
- Customer satisfaction
- Business forecasting
- Financial budgeting
- Investment analysis
- Coaching and training
- Continuous improvement
- Staff training
- Credit analysis
- VAT Compliance
LANGUAGES
Arabic - Native
English - Proficient (C2)
QUALIFICATIONS
- Winning the Saudi CFO Award 2018 for 'Best Finance Team of the Year'
- Played Key Role in successful listing in Tadawul to become Public Company
- Implemented ERP Oracle Fusion
- Automation of AP Process
- Managing to Close AP on 1st of each month
- Restructuring and Building AP Team
- Initiate Cost Saving Projects
Timeline
Finance Manager
Saqr Waleed Rent Car
2020.07 - 2026.06
Cost Controller
Leejam Sports Co.
2016.10 - 2020.06
Projects & Budget Analyst Supervisor
Obeikan Education Co.
2008.10 - 2016.09
Accepted in Accounting - Commerce
Faculty of Commerce, Zagazig University