Ali Mohammadi

Strategic finance leader overseeing the full financial management of a multi‑channel Medical & Cosmetic organization. Responsible for driving profitability, strengthening financial controls, and enabling sustainable growth across clinics, cosmetic brands, and distribution operations. Key responsibilities include: - Leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash‑flow management. - Developing pricing strategies, margin optimization plans, and cost‑control initiatives across medical and cosmetic product lines. - Managing financial reporting, audits, compliance, and regulatory requirements within the healthcare and cosmetics sectors. - Overseeing procurement, inventory efficiency, and supply‑chain financial performance. - Supporting commercial teams with sales analytics, profitability modelin- g, and strategic decision‑making. - Implementing financial policies, internal controls, and performance dashboards to enhance operational discipline. - Partnering with executive leadership to evaluate investments, expansion opportunities, and long‑term business strategy.

Dermazone Trading L.L.C. one of the leading cosmeceutical companies in the region. provides cosmetic and health care products are found in professional clinics, Pharmacies and homes. Role: Reporting to the CFO and a member of the company Executive Leadership Team, key financial leader of the Company, driving financial discipline and accountability, and the key business partner to deliver the Company’s financial objectives in terms of sales, profit and cash. Significant Highlights •Corporate governance: establish and maintain strong corporate financial compliance. Being responsible for accounting policies and practices and finance procedures: financial statements, statutory accounting, tax compliance and adherence to accounting standards. •Corporate strategy: Support the CFO and the executive team in shaping the strategic vision for company, providing input on economic trends, competitive benchmarks and business insights to enable sustainable growth. Define and test business model and what success looks like. •Planning: accountable for Financial business planning, including organic and external growth and resource allocation in coordination with CEO and responsible of strategic planning cycle •Track performance: Measure the financial performance of the organization versus short-term and long-term goals and identify recovery actions to close the gaps (monthly closing & reporting, weekly projections, year-end closing, statutory closing & audit). •Supervised over the performance of the finance team, mentor individuals to achieve operational efficiency and report ongoing developments to the company’s CEO. •Stakeholders management: engage with key stakeholders (shareholders, banks, auditors, insurance firms, Zakat Authority), manage relations and deliver to their expectations. •Liquidity: ensure that company has sufficient liquidity to execute its plans and comfortably operates (cash flow management and forecast)

I was hand-picked for heading finance & accounting operations for the group & regional level including Profit and Loss statement & Balance Sheet review of group & regional set of books. Prepared budget, financial forecasts, and report variance; involved in consolidation of financial statements & providing the report on Consolidated Financial Statements to the Management and Board on a Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly basis. Led different cross-functional teams as Billing team, Contract Finance team and Reporting & Auditing team A few significant highlights across the tenure were ✔Directed financial analysis, internal and regulatory reporting, accounting operations, budgeting and forecasting that led to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity ✔Pivotal in preparing, presenting and interpreting complex financial information; prepared frequent financial analyses and assisting departments with clarifications and guidance in budget preparation process ✔Determined budgetary requirements by function and activity after analyzing financial information ✔Headed Accounts Receivables / Payables, Cash & Material Management functions and ensuring smooth & efficient execution ✔Pivotal in ensuring the timely completion of month end closing as per set norms; performed analytical review of P&L accounts ✔Stellar role in managing end-to-end financial accounting functions of the company, set departmental strategies and provide operational guidelines to the team. ✔Instrumental in conducting cost analysis of various products offered by the company, calculate various financial ratios involved in the process and accordingly assist in defining the pricing strategy. ✔Successfully conducted quarterly, half-yearly and annual revenue forecasts in coordination with senior managers of sales, marketing and supply chain departments.

I was accountable for financial accounting for the center, with focus on maintaining accuracy across all calculations, records and reports. Formulated operational plans for accounting and office services functions, and executed them in coordination with the departmental staff. Extended necessary support to senior leadership team by providing relevant, accurate and timely financial information Significant Highlights ✔Monitored Cash flow Management, Account Receivables and Payables Management, ✔Managed day-to-day Transactions, dealt with Banks, Auditors and Customers ✔Administered Payroll Processing through WPS, Job Costing, Job Reconciliation & Analysis with Budget ✔Conducted variance and productivity analysis to control any deviation. Prepared adhoc reports relating to various accounts ✔Participated in all accounting activities during the monthly/quarterly close and audits ✔Prepared and processed various elements of payroll and ensure deductions & reimbursements ✔Evaluated the coaching needs of the accounting department and organized training sessions to impart knowledge about industry best accounting standards, practices etc. ✔Maintained robust internal control over assets and liabilities; prepared periodic reports and submitted them to senior management

•Planned and executed the monthly account closing process for all company accounts and submitted relevant reports to the senior leadership team. •Supervised over the daily cash flow within the company by maintaining continuous control over account payable and receivables. •Spearheaded the day-to-day operations of the financial accounting and office services departments through efficiency planning, organization and team management. •Conducted routine reviews of financial transactions executed through the company accounts, and ensured that all these transactions are approved by the stakeholders. •Handled the review and reconciliation process for the Fixed Asset Register with the General Ledger, as well as for WIP (Additions and Capitalization). •Rendered direction and guidance to the accounting team, identified training needs of individuals and accordingly conducted competency development programs. •Ascertained that all subsidiary companies comply with the defined policies, procedures, reporting frameworks and accounting systems.

•Handled end-to-end accountability towards account receivables, followed-up on outstanding payments and collated reports of overdue payments on a monthly basis. •Interacted with key accounts of the company to raise invoices and coordinated with their accounts department to receive payments against the goods purchased. •Assisted in the generation of periodic sales reports and presented comparative analysis of annual sales volumes against the revenues of previous years. •Involved in the bank reconciliation for all bank accounts, while ensuring compliance with the general accounting guidelines defined within the company. •Functioned as an advanced user of the Oracle System in place with major role in manually entering and updating invoices and returns within their respective modules. •Tasked with the monthly reconciliation statements for all customers, preparation of monthly aging report, with focus on accuracy and timeliness. •Ascertained that the invoices and returns updated in the Oracle System are correct prior to submitting printed statements to the senior management.

•Responsible for preparing monthly reconciliations for all suppliers •Report on the differences detected on the suppliers reconciliation and review it in order to solve any issue. •Preparing Journal entries, posting to the system •Organizing the monthly limit of suppliers payments based on company liquidity •Follow up the unrecorded supplier’s invoices on the system with the warehouse to record it •Open the new suppliers accounts •Full responsibility for the DSD ( Direct Store Delivery) account, invoices, data, and follow up it on the system •Posting the manual invoices and the credits notes on the system after ensuring from its data accuracy. •Calculate the Rebates and insure to be credit from the suppliers according to the agreement between the supplier and the company