Please turn on your javascript Suleiman Issa - Senior Manager - Fiduciam Consulting - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Summary

SUMMARY Chief Financial Officer: Expert CFO/FM with 20 years plus of experience, with proven record of establishing cross-functional partnerships to deliver best result. Accountable for multi-billion Saudi Riyal budgets and allocating resources to achieve profit and company’s goals. Particularly skilled at streaming, reorganizing and leading large, global staff productively. A strong contributor to major organizational financial and business (multi-and multinational companies). Proven record of success and ability to increase the bottom line results through the consistent financial strategic planning, financial analysis, financial reporting and control process, providing policy and procedure, risk assessment with effective and solid implementation to accomplish the overall vision/goals of the organization. Expert in Business Process Redesign known for transforming complex problems into action, stimulating collaboration across functional areas and international standards. The result is delivering business support for better profit stability and growth with top line improvements using the following skill sets:
 Budgeting, Forecasting & Ad hoc Analysis
 Financial & Productivity Tool Design & Execution
 P&L Ownership & Management
 Hands-on Accounting, Finance & Operations Management
 Best Practice & Benchmarking
 Capital Structure Maintenance
 Financing Structure
 Risk assessment and awareness
 Audit (Internal, External) Compliance and governs.
 Business plans writing and challenging
 Complex Project financial planning and cost oriented
 IFRS & Operation Accounting
 Business Strategy & Analysis
 Treasury, Cash Management , credit and banking relations
 Finance Reporting Analysis( Financial Modeling )

Experience

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Senior Manager
Fiduciam Consulting
Sep 2017 - Present | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

, we help our clients to address their most critical issues and to position them for opportunities and growth. We help reorganize, innovate and transform businesses by identifying and tackling core issues to drive the necessary change in a fast and impactful way. Current project in KSA concentrating on VAT , IFRS , financial advisory and out sourcing .

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Finance Manager / CFO
IKEA KSA
Nov 2012 - Present | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ghassan Ahmad Al Sulaiman Furniture Co. is an exclusive IKEA franchise in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Retail furniture Trading Company, with 1,500 employees, and revenue of SAR 2.6 billion.
• Hired to improve and support the accounting and Finance Department, integrate and consolidate with the operations. Member of the company’s manager’s team, actively contributing to corporate growth and business strategy.
• Oversaw all components related to the finance & accounting department including: accounting systems/policies & procedures, manage finance staff, preparing/presenting all financial reports for CEO/President, board meetings purposes, and submitted /responded to all required monthly and annually reports. Review and challenge all budgets/projections of all company’s depts.
• Developed new structure and cost basis to create competitive advantages for long term and sustainability in the Finance Dept. (Finance Team Management).
• Interpreting cash flows, predicting future trends, and maintain the banking relations (Banking Facilities).
• Providing Company Directors with accurate financial information, MIS and data analysis.
• Prepare and attend all periods closing (internal, external) audit requirements.
• Appointed as a CFO for more than five starting up sisters companies, form stage of establishing until operations started (Registrations, policies and procedures, budgeting, employment, accounting operations and periodic reporting).

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Finance Manager
Present , Saudi Arabia

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CFO
Annahdah Medical Co.
Mar 2010 - Nov 2012 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A pioneer company in medical field, Engaged in Pharmaceutical and Medical devices. Hired and worked for strategic planning, enhancement and business improvements, business operations, decision support, financial and accounting operations on daily basis. Cash flow management in all activities, investment decision support, diagnostic analysis ,suggested business solutions with multiple scenarios, budgeting and comparison reports, sales reports review with the top management, cost control, analysis, and cost allocation to Company’s department (Cost centers, Revenue centers). IT supporting and improving functionality and deliverables (IMS), managing finance team. Full finance activates and functions offered and served to the sister company (Al Yoser). Selected Achievements Include:
• Increased revenue growth up 25% via development of financial roadmap.
• Developed high performance finance team to lead disciplined growth and strengthen controls, scale infrastructures for growth.
• Implemented new analytic and metrics based forecasting tool and process allowing real time fact-based decision-making. Effective methodology adopted by team users.
• 70 million Saudi riyals liquidity generated through analysis and reengineering balance sheet items.
• 50 million Saudi riyals in working capital freed through high- profile initiative to analyze receivables strategies, supplier contracts and payable terms.

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Finance Manager
Dr Ghassan Ahmad Al Suleiman Group
Mar 2008 - Mar 2010 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The group is a family conglomerate based in Jeddah KSA actively invest in various sectors, including retail home furniture, consumer services, logistics, hospitality, food and beverage, real estate, venture capital, contracting and engineering consultancy. Hired and worked in a busy and high volume environment driving consistency and best practice across all the businesses. Responsible for improving the company’s cash flow, keeping accurate records and ensuring payments availability.
• Strong understanding of accounting & financial, process and practice.
• Prioritizing and managing multiple task simultaneously.
• In charge of managing and supporting the ledger team.
• Identifying areas for cost cutting and improvement.
• Providing accurate financial information to colleagues and senior managers.

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Finance Manager
Contracting Network Company(CNC) – Ba Maaroof Group
May 2005 - Mar 2008 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Managed contracting financial activates and resolved day to day challenges. Assisting scheduled trade Contractors and coordinated workflow resulting in timely quality of networking services and technology. Coordinating with projects managers and sales team throughout the contracting and sales process. Core Competencies include:
• Financial Statement Preparation ( Balance Sheets, Income statements & Cash Flow)
• Financial modeling (Budget, Bank, & Special Projects) Full Cycle Budgeting & Forecasting
• Corporate Treasury & Cash Management
• Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Management Reporting
• Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
• Accounts Reconciliation

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Finance Manager Chief Accountant–Accounts Receivable & Patients billing Sup
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Gen. Org.)
Feb 2002 - May 2005 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

KFSHRC Jeddah, is a 1589-bed tertiary /quaternary care and referral hospital in Jeddah, KSA. Able to use my experience and proficiency that brought benefit to the Organization and to patients. Professional ability and skills includes;
• Taking care of billing system developing and implementing, and users training.
• Improving Accounts receivables and patient billing reporting.
• Managing the task and time with remarkable efficiency.
• Overseeing the receivables and managing the daily patients billing and closing.
• Improved insured patient and cash patient process based on the treatment eligibility.
• Improved revenue centers and cost centers financial records.
• Improved collections and reconciliations with insurance companies.
• Managing relation with GL Dept. and reconciliations of the accounting books.
• Fixing issues in the accounts receivables and doctor fees reporting.
• Managed Endev Company finance dept. with full functionality.

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Senior Accountant
Al Khalidi Medical Hospital Center
Mar 1998 - Feb 2002 | Amman, Jordan

Managed the Hospital revenue center accounting operation with full control on Doctors’ fees and all revenues. Receivables and clients, insurance companies and the international insured patients’ financial relations and collations. Worked with skillful in gathering relevant data required to develop good business understanding. Other responsibilities incudes;
• Updated accounts receivable and issue invoices.
• Updated accounts payable and perform reconciliations.
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records as assigned.
• Updated financial data bases to ensure that information are accurate and immediately available when needed.
• Assist with other accounting projects.

Education

Public School
Certification, CMA‎
Management Accounting
Completed
2017
Al-Neelain University
Bachelor, Bachelors, Bachelors in Business Administration, Bachelors of Accounting‎
Accounting & Finance
CGPA ٣.١/5
2004
Hiwarah University College
Diploma, University Diploma of Accounting‎
Accounting & Finance
Completed
1986
Bachelor, Bachelors, , ‎
Accounting

Languages

Expert Arabic
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