To gain full time opportunity in finance department
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
MANAGER PROFITABILITY AND COSTING (Acting)
Saudia Airlines
Jeddah
2022.06 - Current
Issue monthly flight route profitability reports (Reports: by Flight, aircraft, service and region)
Maintain profitability reporting system and monitor data quality to assess the organization's financial health.
Maintain and update unit rates and services prices.
Establish cost allocation mechanism and principles to identify cost to appropriate cost object.
Perform what if analysis for Hajj & Umrah round trip flights and new routes.
Submit monthly and YTD financial performance report that include operational KPIs, operating financial results in- depth analysis, cash flow projects, inter-company balances, divisional variance analyses
Compare Saudia's profitability with business benchmarks to analyze practice, identify issues and take prompt actions that help the organization to increase profitability and achieve business growth
Analyze proposed investments and provide financial impact to identify opportunities.
Review sister SBUs SLAs and internal transfer pricing to provide recommendations and penalties structure.
Develop ad-hoc reports to profitability and cost studies.
Participate in IATA Airline Cost Management Group.
Prepares department budget, monitor actual expenses and submit monthly variance report.
TRANSFORMATION FINANCE LEAD
Saudia Airlines
Jeddah
2021.04 - Current
Engaged in different work streams including: Fleet Management, Operation, Loyalty & Customer Experience
Work closely with the initiative owners in building the business case
Conduct methodology processes for all initiatives and decide whether to continue with the initiative or not
Validating actual benefit of the initiative by tracing it to the P&L.
Senior financial specialist
Saudia Airlines
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2019.03 - 2022.05
Profitability & Costing
Participate in Preparing the yearly budget using Zero Base Budget/Activity based approaches
Conduct feasibility studies by gathering data from different department and using various financial models
Engaged in Aircraft Acquisition/Lease analysis.
FINANCIAL SPECIALIST
Saudia Airlines
Jeddah
2017.02 - 2019.02
Profitability & Costing
Participate in Preparing the yearly budget using Zero Base Budget/Activity based approaches
Conduct feasibility studies by gathering data from different department and using various financial models
Engaged in Aircraft Acquisition/Lease analysis.
Financial analyst
Saudia Airlines
Jeddah
2013.04 - 2017.01
Main role is managing payroll accounts, through SAP System, for the Holding Company & Its SBUs.
Coordinate with budget, treasury, intercompany, and revenue Departments for multiple projects.
Coordinate with internal & external auditors to fulfill thier requirement.
Education
MASTER OF FINANCE - FINANCE
Saint Mary's University, Sobey School of Business
Canada
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - FINANCE
KAU
Saudi Arabia
LEVEL II CANDIDATE - undefined
CFA Institute
Part Time
Financial Controller
Meteor Media Group, Remote
May 2021 - Current
Initiate Business model and differentiate between activities conducted in the firm
Prepare the financial policy for all company operations
Prepare a cash flow report and clearly present it to the owner
Bookkeeping for day-to-day operation
Periodic filing for VAT & WHT
Financial Consultant
Jamjom Construction
Dec-2019 to Jun2020
Starting the accounting system from scratch
Prepare the financial statements and present it to the owners
Prepare a short- & long-term cash flow management report that helped the owners to clearly understand the financial position of the company
Finally, hand over all the knowledge & experience that was gained in Jamjom Construction, after successfully completing the job that I was hired for.
<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.
Associate Manager (Budgeting & Costing) at Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.Associate Manager (Budgeting & Costing) at Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.