Omar Olwan, CMA, FMVA, FPAP

- Group Budgeting & Forecasting SOP: Led the development of SOP, including supporting templates & financial models. -Strategic Business Cases: Developed investment-grade business cases and financial visibility studies to support new ventures, expansions, and capital allocation decisions. -Manufacturing Cost Architecture: Designed scalable manufacturing cost engines (BOMs, labor, overhead absorption) to enable accurate unit economics and margin control.

-Month-end reporting: Prepare financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow). -Variance analysis: Investigate project-level deviations and highlight key drivers. -Financial modeling: Build dynamic models to support forecasting and strategic decisions. -ERP & automation: Contributed to ERP integration and streamlined reporting processes. -Budget cycle: Supported annual budgets and rolling reforecasts. -Management insights: Deliver reports, dashboards, and recommendations to leadership.

-Management reporting & financial statements: Group consolidation, divisional, business unit, and cost center reporting. -Budgeting & forecasting: Support end-to-end planning process. -Performance reporting: Monitor and analyze group, division, BU, and cost center results (MTD & YTD). -Daily liquidity reporting: Consolidate bank balances for transparency and decision-making. -Business partnering: Led collaboration with consultants and stakeholders on outsourcing and new projects. -System enhancement & controls: Led the Implementation of new COA, standardized dimensions, & improved BI system.

-Strategic planning & forecasting: Develop and maintain strategic plan, budgets, and forecasts. -Budget analysis: Conduct budget vs. actuals, OPEX, CAPEX, and performance reviews. -Cost optimization: Track cost-reduction initiatives and efficiency plans. -Reporting: Prepare monthly budgets and ad hoc management reports. -ERP implementation: Lead Oracle RD 11.0 setup through go-live. -ERP costing: Configure Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) for costing processes. -Financial statements: Assist in pro forma and statutory financial statement preparation. -VAT compliance: Prepare and file monthly VAT returns. -Policies & procedures: Support design and implementation of finance processes. -Month-end closing: Supervise close activities and coordinate with finance team. -Excel training: Coach colleagues on Microsoft Excel for analysis and reporting.

-Performed monthly interconnect, roaming, and revenue accounting activities including accruals, journal vouchers, settlements, and reconciliations. -Executed monthly close activities for partner contracts, including journal entries, reconciliation of complex general ledger accounts, and detailed account analysis. -Identified process inefficiencies and improvement opportunities; recommended solutions and collaborated with business partners to implement changes. -Coordinated with the Marketing team on outbound pricing and tariff configuration; reviewed the financial components of agreements and provided recommendations. -Gained working knowledge of billing systems (Syniverse, MACH) and their financial flows.

-Handled bookkeeping activities, including AR/AP invoices, receipts, and payments. -Performed vendor and bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness. -Prepared reports covering VAT, employee salaries, collections, and inventory. -Managed shipment receiving, costing, and customs clearance processes. -Supported the design and implementation of the chart of accounts and cost centers.

-Gained hands-on experience in bookkeeping, journal entries, and month-end closing procedures. -Learned how to reconcile bank statements, vendor accounts, and intercompany balances. -Assisted in preparing financial reports, including P&L statements, balance sheets, and VAT filings. -Observed and supported internal controls, compliance checks, and audit preparation tasks. -Developed practical skills in using accounting software and excel to record, track, and analyze financial data.