1. Last Update: 27 / 9 / 2015
Anwar Al Ayash
Chief Finance Officer
Address:
Anwar Al Ayash,
Nabaa Al Safaa, Main Road.
Lebanon
Email Address: anwaral_ayash@hotmail.com
Day Phone Number: +9615230090
Evening Phone Number: +9615230090
Mobile Phone Number: +96176669299 / (+9647722576158 – Iraq)
Chief financial officer with 25 years of corporate accounting, and management
experience. Expertise in accounting systems development. fiscal management and
financial reporting. Proven record of developing and implementing financial and
operational controls that improve Profit & Loss account.
Career Objective
To give in and contribute the skills and education that I have acquired into a challenging
and tough financial situation in order to achieve the desired result
Personal Information
Age: 56 years
Gender: Male
Nationality: Lebanese
Visa Status: Citizen
Residence Location: Lebanon
Marital Status: Married
Number of
Dependants:
3
Driving License: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait; Lebanon; Nigeria; Iraq.
Duties and responsibilities
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2. Develop and analyze information to assess current and future financial status of the
company.
Provide strategic planning as well as its subsequent implementation and
coordination of all departments
Establish operating policies consistent with the CEO and board policies
Fosters collaborative management style based on open, transparent continual
communication, information sharing and inclusive decision making.
Direct responsibilities on all over finance, accounting, purchasing and warehouse
Cost analysis, hidden cost, and Downtime machine.
Establish procedures for custody and control of assets, records, loan collateral,
and securities, in order to ensure safekeeping.
Evaluate data pertaining to costs in order to plan budgets.
Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and
investment activities, and make recommendations for changes to procedures,
operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions.
Establish network to find and attract new business.
Oversee the flow of cash and financial instruments.
Plan, direct, and coordinate risk and insurance programs of establishments to
control risks and losses.
Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of workers in factories, offices, or
departments.
Prepare financial and regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, and boards
of directors.
Prepare operational and risk reports for management analysis.
Communicate with partners and other investors to provide information, and to
raise capital.
Establish and maintain relationships with individual and business customers, and
provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
Recruit staff members, and oversee training programs.
Review collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts
of outstanding balances.
Review reports of sales transactions and price lists in order to analyze market
conditions
Reviewed existing budgets and presented a cost effective plan for infrastructure and
support expenditure.
Implementing ERP System Microsoft Dynamics GP and other software programs.
Contributed to strategy formulation and forward planning as a member of the
management team.
Analyzing complex problems to be workable solutions and objectives.
Business generating ideas, and direction with inspirational leadership style that have
exceeded targets.
Working behind the scenes to keep the company's monetary structure intact.
Develop and administer internal Audit policies and procedures
Working in liaison with the Chairman, the company Lawyers and the Nigerian
authorities.
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3. Minimized risk investment by presenting analysis, statistics, environment and state
related information.
Contributed to strategy formulation and forward planning as a member of the
management team.
Perform comprehensive variance analysis and determine root-cause for each significant
variance.
Examine standard costs against actual to identify process inefficiencies, improvement
opportunities and low profit products.
Preparing the annual budget, working with various departments’ heads to review the
historical activities, trends, and future obligations, tax reporting, tax planning,
Preparing feasibility study, cash flow and expense & revenue projections for each project
needs bank facilities according to the banks policies and procedures for approvals,
Recognized for saving plant approximately $ 2 M due to better identification of product
flow that resulted in a change in accounting methodology.
Managed physical inventory process and identified warehouse layout improvements that
increased efficiencies and alignment with financial ledgers.
Controlling all over finance, accounting transactions, budgeting planning, cost
minimization, visible and hidden cost, controlling expenses, and income analysis.
Develop and administer policies and procedures for Receivable and Credit Authorization
Department.
Maintain the accounts receivables in control and are collected.
Oversee Accounts Payable operating and approval process.
Authorized check and sign them, approve all wire transfers.
Professional Experience
April 2014 – To Group Chief Financial Officer
Date Zamzam Springs - ZSCO (Total Investment US$ Six Hundred
Millions)
Baghdad, Iraq
Company Industry: Vehicles Assembly and Trade
Job Role: Finance
______________________________________________________
March 2012 –
April 2014
Chief Financial Officer
Soubra Group SAL .( Total investment US$ 50,000,000 )
Beirut, Lebanon
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
Food And Snacks and chain of retail
business
Job Role: Finance
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4. March 2010 -
November 2011:
Chief Financial Officer
Al Sharq Steel Industries company .( total investment US$
250,000,000 )
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
November 2006 -
February 2010:
Chief financial officer
Multi kair Nigeria Limited Lagos, Nigeria (Total Investment $
300,000,000)
Company Industry: FMCG
Job Role/Department: Finance
November 2004 -
October 2006:
Chief Finance Officer
Ghaddar Machinery and Company Nigeria Ltd
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria,
(Total investment US$ 15.000.000)
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
Job Role/Department: Finance
January 2001 -
October 2004:
Chief financial and Credit authorization officer
Specialized medical center hospital Saudi Arabia
(Total investment US$ 250.000.000)
Company Industry: Healthcare
May 1997 - October
2000:
Owner
Running my own investment
guinea, Company Industry: Restaurant
Job Role/Department: Management running my own 36 room hotel,
restaurant. Sold with a profit of 300%.
April 1994 - April
1997:
Finance and administration manager
Al Salam Hospital, Kuwait
(total investment US$ 100, 000, 000)
Company Industry: Healthcare
May 1989 - March
1994:
Owner
Running my own office for auditing, Lebanon
Company Industry: Financial Services
Job Role/Department: Management running my own office for
auditing on special contract for several companies and setup
policies and procedures for their management
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5. July 1986 - April
1989:
Finance and commercial manager
Jirfan trading and contracting co. Kuwait. (Total investment US
$ 450, 000, 000)
Company Industry: Construction
May 1985 - May
1986:
Assistant general manager
the mediator for industries and contracting, Kuwait. (Total
investment US$ 150, 000, 000)
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
May 1984 - May
1985:
Finance and administration manager
Al Wassan decoration company, Kuwait
(total investment US $ 15, 000, 000)
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
January 1979 -
February 1984:
Chief accountant
gulf trading and refrigerated company
(Total investment US$ 50, 000, 000)
Alghanim industrial group, Kuwait Company Industry:
Catering/Food Services
Education
CPA
Currently enrolled in the CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
Program, and preparing for CPA Examinations.
December 1986: Notre Dame university (NDU),
Lebanon
Master Degree in Accounting
Certification/diploma
July 1978: College of advanced economics science
Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor of commerce
Career Level
Career Level: Management
Notice Period to
Work:
Notice of 30 Days
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6. Target Job
Target Job Location:All Locations
Target Industry: Accounting/Auditing; Finance/Economics
Employment Type: Employee
Employment Status: Full time
Skills
Skill Skill Level
Years of
Experience
Last Used
Excel, word, computer skills Expert More than 15
years
1 month or less
Languages
Language Skill Level
Years of
Experience
Last Used
English Expert
More than 20
years
Always
Arabic Expert
More than 10
years
Always
French Intermediate More than 2 yrs 1 month or less
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7. Target Job
Target Job Location:All Locations
Target Industry: Accounting/Auditing; Finance/Economics
Employment Type: Employee
Employment Status: Full time
Skills
Skill Skill Level
Years of
Experience
Last Used
Excel, word, computer skills Expert More than 15
years
1 month or less
Languages
Language Skill Level
Years of
Experience
Last Used
English Expert
More than 20
years
Always
Arabic Expert
More than 10
years
Always
French Intermediate More than 2 yrs 1 month or less
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