
Saif S.
Chief Financial Officer @ Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital - Dubai
About
A versatile finance executive with 16 years of experience at multinational and local organizations across diverse industries ranging from Big 4 to Healthcare, FMCG and Financial Services with core competencies in strategic planning, financial performance management, governance and risk management, asset management, and business process re-engineering.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Hospital & Health Care
Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Sell Side, Financial Management, Cash Flow Analysis, Budget Development, Financial Controlling, Presentation Skills, Communication, Statutory, People Management, Accounting Standards, Teamwork, Business Process Improvement, Cost Control, Start-ups, Strategy, Certified Public Accounting (CPA), General Ledgers, Financial Forecasting
Experience

Group Finance Director
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Significant achievements: ▪ Secured new banking facilities and restructured existing facilities to meet organizational needs ▪ Introduced and implemented robust reporting requirements for providing timely and accurate information

Group Finance Director
Anglo Arabian Healthcare
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
AAH is the healthcare investment arm of Waha Capital’s private equity division. AAH delivers healthcare services throughout the UAE, owning and operating more than twenty-five business assets and serving more than 800,000 registered patients. Joined AAH at the start-up phase and was instrumental throughout acquisitions, establishment of greenfield projects, and execution of exit strategies. A focal point between shareholders and the business assets ensuring investments are safeguarded with an emphasis on value creation. Significant achievements: ▪ Spearheaded group-wide cost saving initiatives which resulted in the successful reduction of operating costs by 10% ▪ Developed 5-year forecasts, annual plans, and financial forecasts ▪ Improved the accuracy of financial reporting and brought forward monthly reporting timelines from 14 to 5 days ▪ Played a key role in successfully exiting one of the biggest private standalone laboratory groups in the UAE ▪ Managed the cash flow during the pandemic and closely tracked greenfield projects to facilitate cash flow break-even within committed timelines

Corporate Financial Controller
Anglo Arabian Healthcare
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key responsibilities: ▪ Collaborated with the Group CFO in securing banking facilities to ensure smooth day to day running of operations ▪ Maintained books of accounts and prepared monthly, quarterly, and year-end consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) ▪ Managed audit engagements and resolved audit issues

Financial Controller
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Branch: Mars Gulf (previously "Gulf Food Trade"). Directed and managed the Finance team ensuring daily operations are completed including the pre-close preparation and the post-close review of profit and loss accounts, balance sheet accounts, and reconciliations. Significant achievements: ▪ Optimized the cash conversion cycle by reducing the DSO from 40 to 27 days, which was a record in receivables turnover for the organization ▪ Built a sound governance foundation by ensuring effective and robust internal controls are in place to minimize the risk of fraud and error ▪ Ensured full compliance of accounting policies with US GAAP and Mars accounting policies ▪ Tracked credit controllers diligently with a credit control framework to ensure healthy, non-toxic receivables on the company’s balance sheet ▪ First point of contact for the auditors. Led on any recommendations that are suggested in the audit report and management letter

Financial Controller
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Significant achievements: ▪ Established the finance department; including system implementation and drawing up the chart of accounts. Acted as a one-person Finance Department ▪ Worked closely with the General Counsel and law firms on developing the company’s constitutional documentation ▪ Was the first recruit and witness to the company’s scale from the ground up. Amassed expertise in risk management, operations, HR, legal, and compliance functions ▪ Licensed as the Company Secretary with the DIFC registrar of companies and as the Finance Officer with the DFSA
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