MUHAMMAD IMRAN
Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Summary
Accomplished CFO and strategic finance leader with over 22 years of experience driving growth, transformation, and value creation across high-growth and publicly listed organizations. Proven expertise in IPO readiness and execution, strategic planning, financial governance, and business scaling, with a strong track record of building finance functions that support sustainable growth and operational excellence.
Passionate about partnering with executive leadership teams to accelerate growth, enhance shareholder value, and prepare organizations for their next stage of expansion in dynamic and technology-driven environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Chief Financial Officer
Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing company
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
05.2022 - 06.2026
- Leads financial strategy, planning, and forecasting to drive business growth by working closely with internal departments leads.
- Innovated investment strategies to maximise return on assets.
- Led financial reporting activities, increasing transparency and accountability.
- Streamlined financial processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
- Developed strategic financial plans to drive company growth.
- Drove cost reduction initiatives through innovative process improvements.
- Facilitated compliance with regulatory requirements, avoiding penalties and fines.
- Directed due diligence procedures for successful mergers and acquisitions.
- Ensured complete adherence to financial controls and regulations, preparing financial statements and reporting results to multiple external stakeholders.
- Performance insights to the CEO and Board, driving informed decision-making and corrective actions.
- Formulated detailed strategy to guide senior management team through complex financial business decisions.
- Strengthened revenue streams via insightful market trend analysis.
- Oversaw treasury functions to maintain optimal liquidity levels.
- Managing treasury, and working capital, including securing banking facilities to ensure business continuity and support strategic growth initiatives.
- Led the end-to-end IPO readiness Led Nice One’s IPO from readiness to listing, including IFRS conversion, audit, prospectus, due diligence, and investor roadshows.
- Digital transformation including ERP integrations, BI tools, dashboards to enhance visibility and AI drive business decisions.
Finance Director
Cenomi Retail
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
06.2009 - 05.2022
- Oversee the preparation of accurate and timely consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS.
- Coordinated annual budget preparation for controlled expenditure and profitability.
- Led finance team in delivering accurate monthly reporting, enhanced decision-making process.
- Took lead in crucial negotiations with lenders to secure favorable terms of borrowing.
- Supervise statutory and internal audits and manage relationships with external auditors and regulators.
- Manage financial disclosures on Tadawul and earnings reporting.
- Drive transformation includes Oracle fusion ERP implementations over group subsidiaries around globe and consolidated reporting automation.
- Partner with business leaders to analyze commercial performance, and investment decisions.
- Developed and implemented robust financial policies for company-wide compliance.
Chief financial officer
NESK Group
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
06.2009 - 01.2019
- Lead finance operation, group reporting & budgeting.
- Improved fiscal stability by mitigating financial risks.Investment and Expansion plan feasibility studies.
- Developed strategic financial plans to drive company growth.
- Ensured complete adherence to financial controls and regulations, preparing financial statements and reporting results to multiple external stakeholders.
- Scaled sustainable growth by conducting extensive reviews of existing systems, processes, controls and KPIs.
- Oversee audits and work closely with external auditors.
Chief Accountant
Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group
Jeddah
04.2005 - 06.2009
- Worked at chief accountant position in UAE (2 years) and KSA (2 years).
- Worked at chief accountant position in UAE (2 years) and KSA (2 years).
Education
CMA -
Institute of Management Accountants
USACMA - undefined
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
PakistanGraduation - Commerce & Accounting
Punjab University
PakistanSkills
- IPO Readiness & Execution
- Strategic Planning & Business Growth
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Modeling
- Internal Controls & Compliance (IFRS, VAT, ZATCA)
- Treasury & Cash Flow Management
- ERP Implementation (Oracle, SAP)
- Corporate Governance & Board Reporting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cost Optimization & Shared Services
- Business Restructuring & Due Diligence
Certification
- SOCPA, KSA Associate Member
- IFSAH Stock Exchange Certification Tadawul KSA
LANGUAGES
English: Advanced
Arabic: Working knowledge
Accomplishments
- Led the IPO project for Nice One, culminating in a successful IPO on the Main Market with a value of SAR 4 billion.
- Contributed to developing & executing a growth strategy resulting in strong YOY revenue and Net profit growth.
- Secured funding to support business expansion.
- Led the acquisition of NESK Group with Cenomi Group.
- Played a key role in the acquisition of Mango Dana Group, facilitating its merger with Cenomi.
- Cost optimization, transformation and shared service projects results in a reduction in operating cost at Nice one.
- Managed the Oracle ERP fusion implementation project across 11 countries.
ERP IMPLEMENTED
- Oracle Fusion
- SAP ERP Business One
- BI tools (SAP Bobj)
- Microsoft Great Plains
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Marital Status: Married
- Driving Licensed in KSA
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing company
05.2022 - 06.2026
Finance Director
Cenomi Retail
06.2009 - 05.2022
Chief financial officer
NESK Group
06.2009 - 01.2019
Chief Accountant
Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group
04.2005 - 06.2009
CMA - undefined
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
Graduation - Commerce & Accounting
Punjab University
CMA -
Institute of Management Accountants