Mahmoud Salah, CMA, CTP, MBA

Leading finance across Ballan and its affiliated entities. Overseeing diversified operations spanning manufacturing, retail, and real estate investment. Driving financial strategy, capital allocation, and cash flow management to enhance profitability and sustainability. Establishing finance function, reporting frameworks, and a robust control environment from the ground up. Supporting expansion initiatives and growth across multiple business lines. Managing treasury and liquidity to ensure optimal funding and financial stability. Optimizing ERP and driving financial systems transformation to enhance reporting quality, streamline consolidated financial statements, and improve decision-making visibility.

Led the organization’s financial strategy, aligning performance with strategic objectives and delivering forecasts and insights to shareholders. Directed ERP implementation to streamline processes, enhance reporting accuracy, and improve operational efficiency. Strengthened internal controls, risk management, and compliance frameworks to support sustainable growth. Managed treasury operations and bank facilities, including working capital financing, credit lines, and liquidity management.

Managed end-to-end financial operations for a key entity within a growing multi-division group. Provided advisory support to management, contributing to strategic decisions through financial reporting, performance monitoring, and control enhancements. Played a leading role in the restructuring and separation of business entities across the group, establishing standalone financial reporting and delivering separate financial statements. Improved reporting accuracy, strengthened internal controls, and optimized ERP systems to enhance decision-making and profitability.

Led the accounts payable operations and contributed to enterprise-wide financial system transformation. Played a pivotal role in reporting, budgeting, and cross-border financial strategy, supporting a multi-country conglomerate’s strategic finance initiatives.

Led internal audit initiatives across key business functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, financial integrity, and risk mitigation. Acted as a key user in ERP transformation and played a foundational role in enhancing internal control systems.

Focused on strategic finance, business transformation, and global business environments. Capstone Project: "EU Funding for Innovative Projects" – applying financial strategy to real-world funding and investment frameworks.

Strong foundation in financial reporting, auditing, and corporate finance.