Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
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Mohamed Baghdady

Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

Summary

A financier, alumni of UK Anglia Ruskin University with experience of 9 years in corporate finance, consultancy, and M&A. Served as a consultant and financial advisor for one of the big 4 Firms, also focused on developing relevant strategies and building sustainable and scalable business models. Also, served as a Group Finance controller & Investment analyst for the first healthcare private equity in the region, contributed to building assets with a turnover of SR 1 billion, and managed five M&As over seven years.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Finance Director

Rawafid Al Arabyia Investment company
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10.2022 - Current
  • Drove business growth by strengthening internal controls to mitigate financial risk exposure.
  • Facilitated informed commercial decision making by producing accurate operational, pricing and costing reports for management.
  • Ensured the financial health and sustainability of the company by maintaining best practice controls, policies and assurance.
  • Developed thorough forecasting and cash-flow management processes to maximise progression and profitability.
  • Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
  • Analysed financial performance to implement key improvement strategies.
  • Made strategic resource recommendations to improve business profit potential.

Finance director

Global United Mines
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
06.2022 - Current
  • Providing leadership, direction, and management of the finance and accounting team
  • Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team
  • Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting
  • Advising on long-term business and financial planning
  • Made strategic resource recommendations to improve business profit potential.
  • Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures
  • Drove business growth by strengthening internal controls to mitigate financial risk exposure.
  • Facilitated informed commercial decision making by producing accurate operational, pricing and costing reports for management.

Group financial controller

ReAya Holding
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
09.2018 - 06.2022

International Healthcare & Life Science Holding Company. The first permanent capital Vehicle across MENA region Specialized in Healthcare and Life Science Private Equity Investment

Subsidiaries

(Zahrawi Group, Medical Technology, Primary Care)

Zahrawi ( Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, KSA )


  • Zahrawi group & Medical Technology have their distribution centres and are a leading provider of surgical, medical, lab solutions, nuclear medicines, radiotherapy, physiotherapy & rehabilitation solutions in the Gulf region.
  • Primary Care Medical Company is an expanding chain of Polyclinics and Retail Pharmacies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


  • Financial controller supports the CFO in maintaining positive revenue and financial growth, formulating sound financial strategies, implementing proper internal controls, achieving organizational targets, and developing financial plans that support organizational strategy. Variance analysis and identify reasons for variance in the results of the subsidiary. Raise red flags where necessary.
  • Oversees and ensures that the system running across the group is aligned with the company policies and procedures available.
  • Works closely with the CEO and operations management to share reports and analysis findings highlighting risks and opportunities and support for preparing mitigation plans.
  • Performs analytical reviews of the monthly operating results to ensure the reasonability and accuracy of reports.
  • Analyzing financial information, relating to specific companies - similar companies, e.g., company results, profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements to determine how an organization is positioned to deliver for BOD.
  • Assists the CFO in studying business acquisition for the holdings: studying the feasibility, profitability, and long-term benefits.
  • Cash Flow Management

Group Internal Auditor

ReAya Holding
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
09.2018 - 12.2021
  • Inspecting risk management, financial reporting and productivity strategies that are currently in place
  • Involved in Handling the Screen phase for potential investment, coordinating and handling the due diligence with the Big 4 company.
  • Inquiring or asking questions (Questionnaire) of management personnel related to the effectiveness of the current internal controls.
  • Confirming whether the goals and objectives of the business are being met
  • In the course of bridging the gap between the board of directors and the corporate management team, so internal audit called upon to use their professional judgment to determine the standards by which business activities are measured. This involves:

1. Conducting special studies, Analyzing business policies processes, and procedures

2. Defining audit objectives

3. Deciding the nature and extent of the audit procedure

4. Stating final opinions and conclusions

5. Reporting and distributing findings to the board and management

  • Conducts investigations of suspected internal fraud


Group Internal Auditor

Domiatec Group
10.2017 - 08.2018
  • Assists in identifying and evaluating the organization's risk areas and provides input to the development of the annual audit plan
  • Performs some audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures
  • Identifies, develops, and documents audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being review
  • Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers.

Consultant

Deloitte touché Tohmatsu, Audit, Consulting
11.2014 - 10.2017


  • Produce work for the Manager and/or Partner review highlighting issues and providing potential solutions to the matters identified.
  • Ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology for the financial department) and external (regulatory) requirements.
  • Performing the analytical procedures to assess and testing the internal control environment, and report the weaknesses to the client's board of directors (Management Letter).
  • Evaluation and understanding of business cycles and key controls, and prepare relevant reports with the proper recommendations for maintaining deficiencies if any.
  • Examining company accounts and financial control systems
  • Gauging levels of financial risk within organizations
  • Checking that financial reports and records are accurate and reliable
  • Identifying if and where processes are not working as they should and advising on changes to be made
  • Ensuring procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and complied with

Engaged in auditing and reviewing by sector:

· Manufacturing

- General Cables

· Services

- Fawry for Banks and Electronic Payments Technology

- Fawry integrated System

· Banking

- Arab Bank

- QNB Tadawol Fund

- Cairo Fund

- Misr Fund

- Mashreq Bank

- Shipping and Logistics

- Louis Dreyfus Commodities.

- UTI for Transportation Solution.

· Insurance

- Al-Mohandas for Insurance Property & Life

Back Office Billing Support

Xceed International call Center
07.2012 - 11.2014
  • Handling customers complaints
  • Solving Billing and Technical issues
  • Resolves problems by clarifying issues; researching and exploring answers and alternative solutions; implementing solutions; escalating unresolved problems.
  • Assess training needs and assist in the scheduling of identified and approved training.
  • Pro-actively monitor support mailboxes and log in the system
  • Be responsible for resolving or escalating customer reported Incidents and Service Requests and record them in the service desk tool.
  • Create, document, and review work instructions to help deal with similar incidents and requests
  • Ability to create work instructions to share acquired knowledge with peers
  • To work within structured and defined service management practices (Incident, Change, Configuration, Release Management, etc.)
  • To work and be measured against strict Service Level Agreements
  • Provide clients and users with clear, concise updates with their Incidents and requests.
  • § Assist in designing reports for the supervisors to meet the requirements from the management

Retail Sales Representative

Mobinil
01.2012 - 07.2012
  • Develop a trustworthy relationship with customers
  • Work as an Individual & Corporate National Sales Agent
  • I am promoting new solutions & new products to related customers
  • Coordinate with other departments to solve customers' complaints
  • Achieving the Standard of Customer Service & Customer Satisfaction
  • Responsible for Preparing Daily Reports about the Day activities Sales & Customer Care
  • Positively contribute to up-selling of products & Value-Added Services to maximize company revenue
  • We are participating in increasing our sales which led to being the largest Egyptian operator.

Education

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) -

The American Institute of internal auditors

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom

Diploma - Strategic Management and Leadership

Maximus Management Training Center

Bachelor of Commerce -

Akhbar Al Yum Academy, Egypt

Skills

  • Self-motivation, determination and confidence in your abilities
  • Ability to divide your time between work and study
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Numeracy and a strong aptitude for mathematics
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including good presentation and report writing skills

Timeline

Finance Director - Rawafid Al Arabyia Investment company
10.2022 - Current
Finance director - Global United Mines
06.2022 - Current
Group financial controller - ReAya Holding
09.2018 - 06.2022
Group Internal Auditor - ReAya Holding
09.2018 - 12.2021
Group Internal Auditor - Domiatec Group
10.2017 - 08.2018
Consultant - Deloitte touché Tohmatsu, Audit, Consulting
11.2014 - 10.2017
Back Office Billing Support - Xceed International call Center
07.2012 - 11.2014
Retail Sales Representative - Mobinil
01.2012 - 07.2012
The American Institute of internal auditors - Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) ,
Anglia Ruskin University - Master of Business Administration (MBA),
Maximus Management Training Center - Diploma, Strategic Management and Leadership
Akhbar Al Yum Academy - Bachelor of Commerce,
Mohamed Baghdady