Ahmed Hassouna
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
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
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Ghadeer Dairy Company – Valuation
Smart Parking
Poultry Feasibility Study
Industry Expertise
- Accounting Services
- Finance
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Electronics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real Estate
- Financial Modeling
- Information Technology
Other Expertise
- Corporate Restructuring
- EMEA
- Financial Modeling
- Japan
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Petroleum Engineering
- Treasury Management
Work Experience
CFO
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.
CFO Middle East
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.
Head of Joint Ventures & Consolidation
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.
Commercial Director
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.
Education
PhD in Economics
Hamad Bin Khalifa University - Qatar
Doctorate in CFA
CFA Institute - United States of America
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
Arab Academy for Maritime & Science - Egypt
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Suez Canal University - Egypt
Certifications
CFA
CFA Institute
CPA
AICPA
Skills
Finance
Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling, Private Equity Valuation, Fixed Income Analysis, Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), CFO, Forecasting, Financial Benchmarking, M&A Modeling, M&A (Buy-side), Venture Funding, Fund Formation, Asset Valuation, Market Models
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Data & Analysis Software
Bloomberg, Capital IQ
Industry Expertise
Financial Services, Real Estate Development, Pharmaceuticals, Venture Capital
Geographic Expertise
Egypt, Qatar, EMEA, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Japan
Other
SAP HANA, Business Strategy, Corporate Restructuring, Treasury Management, Finance Director, SAP, Forex Analysis, Compliance, Controllership, Controllership/Accounting, Financial Analysis, Petroleum Engineering, Audits, Risk Management, Joint Ventures, Trusted Advisor, Treasury & Liquidity Management, Investment Ideas, Business Feasibilities, Financial Ratios, Fair Value in Reporting, Technical Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investments
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