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Location
Doha, Qatar
Toptal Member Since
January 23, 2020
An MBA graduate pursuing his Doctorate of Business Administration at Arab Academy for Maritime & Science, Ahmed has executed numerous M&A transactions and investments for multinationals and numerous holdings in the Middle East while working at Siemens Qatar and holding groups in the GCC region. He enjoys freelancing to help advise clients on complex capital raising, M&A, corporate finance, and venture capital project and transactions.
Career Highlights
CFO
Al Faisal Group
CFO Middle East
Siemens
Education Highlights
PhD
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Arab Academy for Maritime & Science
Bachelor's Degree
Suez Canal University
Certification Highlights
CFA
CFA Institute
CPA
AICPA
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
CFO
2013 - 2017
Al Faisal Group
- Operated various divisions under the group's umbrella, including their major business sectors, such as medical equipment, pharmaceutical, international investments (private and public equity), real estate, property, hospitality, trading, and manufacturing.
- Accomplished a successful corporate turnaround, raised equity in capital markets, and negotiated debt raises/restructuring with domestic and international financial institutions.
- Managed the group finance function with direct responsibility for the tax, treasury, audit, financial planning, and control functions at the group level. Assumed indirect responsibility for the standards activities of the Finance team in the operating companies. Responsible for budgeting, accounting, reporting, compliance, and all the necessary finance-related activities.
- Built and led professional teams in multi-country and multi-cultural environments, delivering top-quartile performance in finance and management accounting, enhancing internal controls, managing business audits, international taxation, and business processes in shared services centers.
- Enhanced, and leveraged across the company, SAP technology platforms to deliver relevant, accurate, and timely financial information, accounting, financial analysis, and decision support systems. Consolidated the financials across the company and created management dashboards and periodic reports.
Focus areas: Treasury & Liquidity Management, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Audits, Accounting, M&A (Buy-side), Budgeting, CFO, Compliance, Controllership, Controllership/Accounting, Financial Analysis
CFO Middle East
2010 - 2013
Siemens
- Made sure the operational function is consistently delivering high quality according to a set of KPIs.
- Implemented all relevant business administration and controlling policies, guidelines, tools, reports in line with sector, division, cluster and country requirements.
- Performed commercial contract negotiation (supported by Contract Management/Legal Services) and review of negotiation results and adjustment of commercial proposals.
- Oversaw the annual budget and planning process as well as the quarterly review processes to ensure thorough and efficient analysis, understanding, and follow-up.
- Developed a strong working relationship with regional business/finance managers and senior executives in each of the regional countries.
- Encouraged and endorsed the development of new initiatives which will enhance income and reduce risk, thus maintaining or growing market position and competitiveness of the company.
Focus areas: Business Strategy, Audits, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), M&A (Buy-side), Financial Reporting, Compliance, Controllership/Accounting
Head of Joint Ventures & Consolidation
2007 - 2010
RasGas
- Led a team of risk managers in the front office covering top tiered and complex clients.
- Liaised directly with top-tier hedge fund managers to understand their strategy and risk profile as well as offer bespoke financing solutions to clients.
- Pitched and negotiated terms with hedge fund clients on the legal, pricing, and margin terms.
- Assessed stress loss and margin levels of complex prime brokerage, over-the-counter, and exchange-traded derivatives portfolios.
- Assessed capital and balance sheet usage of client portfolios and estimate return on scarce resources.
- Provided accounting and internal controls support to major capital projects.
- Prepared, analyzed, and interpreted short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts.
Focus areas: Venture Capital, Trusted Advisor, Joint Ventures, Financial Reporting, Risk Management, Forecasting, Controllership
Commercial Director
2000 - 2007
Siemens
- Developed and supervised budgets, extended forecasts, and marginal analysis throughout the year.
- Negotiated fundraising, debt re-profiling, and foreign currency hedging.
- Developed detailed market analysis. Fostered strategic marketing development activities.
- Organized necessary commercial expertise, particularly regarding taxes and legal activities.
- Established procedures for monitoring and controlling financial aspects of the projects.
Focus areas: M&A Modeling, Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting
Education
2023 - 2023
PhD in Economics
Hamad Bin Khalifa University - Qatar
2019 - 2022
Doctorate in CFA
CFA Institute - United States of America
2005 - 2008
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
Arab Academy for Maritime & Science - Egypt
1993 - 1997
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Suez Canal University - Egypt
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT
CFA
CFA Institute
AUGUST 2010 - PRESENT
CPA
AICPA
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