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Haitham Meslemani

Haitham Meslemani

Gothenburg,Sweden

Summary

A financial expert with +20 years of work experience in business controlling, financial controlling, accounting, consulting, financial management, and project management in multi-International companies. An analytical and action-oriented person with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong analytical skills, good business sense, and high skills in problem-solving with motivating effective communication and visualization skills.
Holding a Master's degree in accounting and financial management from Gothenburg University, Sweden, and a Certified Financial Consultant certificate from the USA. Good experience in IT, ERP SAP, ERP Navision, Business Intelligence, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, C4C, Python, Capital IQ, Yahoo Finance, WRDSs, and FRED

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Business Controller

Volvo Financial Services
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County
10.2019 - 04.2020

· Conducting financial analysis and forecasting in Markets Nordics (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway) and Cross Border (Belarus, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro) based on business performance measured KPIs.

· Drive profitability and pricing in the Nordic markets.

· Drive special projects and ad-hoc reporting and support the finance function in thedevelopment of executive information, reporting, and measurement using Power BI and Power Query.

· Run private projects to enhance and developed digital transformation in the accounting and finance dept.

· Develop and updated monthly business reports and presentations, as well as participated in business intelligence BI initiatives in the markets, regions, and globally.

Senior Financial Controller

Al-Fanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2013 - 12.2018

· Define, track and communicate KPIs to secure data-driven decision making across the full company.

· Finance business partner to several support functions such as Finance, IT, HR, Legal, Communication etc. including analysis and understanding of cost development in budget, forecast and outcome.

· Perform ongoing financial analysis to proactively identify future financial potential and risk.

· Develop the accounting and reporting processes by building improved tools and automated processes, for example for key performance indicators and dashboards.

· Follow-ups against planned targets with operational entities for comments and explanations.

· Support Lead Business Controller with financial presentations to Group Management and Board.

· Supports on preparation of relevant financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Analysis of results, costs, profitability, margins, and cash flow.

· Support accounting operations including Project Controlling, Cost Accounting, and Revenue Recognition.

· Support the organization and promote the use of BI tools and drive improvements together with IT.

Budgeting Controller

Al-Fanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2010 - 01.2013

· Design effective budgets models for the entire company (Sales Budget-CAPEX Budget - Cash Flow Budget)

· Analyse financial information to ensure all operations expenses are within budget limit.

· Suggest spending improvements that increase profits or reduce operating costs.

· Review the company's budget for compliance with legal regulations.

Credit Control Manager

Al-Fanar
^Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2007 - 01.2010

· Review & update the company's credit policy for +2000 credit customers with +200 Million USD total credit.

· Periodic evaluation of potential customers' creditworthiness based on monthly credit reports.

· Evaluating the potential risk of liquidity crises based on deep analysis of credit and collections reports.

Senior Financial Accountant

Al-Fanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2005 - 12.2007

· Sharing in the Implementing of the ERP Navision system to enhance the accounting dept which leads to an increase in the accuracy of accounting reports by up to 100% and a decrease in the time of operating work transactions by up to 50%.

· Producing high-quality, error-free accounting reports with accuracy levels up to 100% based on IFRS and presenting them to top management to enhance the decision-making process.

· Cooperating with internal and external audits to ensure compliance with regulations.

· Support month-end and year-end closing processes for accounts.

Accounting Manager

JMC
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
01.1999 - 12.2005

· Preparing monthly-quarterly-yearly financial reports and ensuring that the results comply with GAAP or IFRS.

  • Trained and motivated accounting team to maximise performance, assessing work standards regularly and offering insightful feedback.

Education

Master of Science - Accounting & Financial Management

Gothenburg University
Gothenburg,Sweden.
08.2020 - 10.2022

Skills

  • ERP Software knowledge
  • Accounting management
  • Internal control management
  • Financial planning
  • Excel proficiency
  • Pricing and costing
  • Financial statements
  • Revenue generation
  • Cost and revenue analysis
  • Cash flow management
  • Financial forecasting

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
Swedish
Advanced

Timeline

Master of Science - Accounting & Financial Management

Gothenburg University
08.2020 - 10.2022

Business Controller

Volvo Financial Services
10.2019 - 04.2020

Senior Financial Controller

Al-Fanar
01.2013 - 12.2018

Budgeting Controller

Al-Fanar
01.2010 - 01.2013

Credit Control Manager

Al-Fanar
01.2007 - 01.2010

Senior Financial Accountant

Al-Fanar
01.2005 - 12.2007

Accounting Manager

JMC
01.1999 - 12.2005
Haitham Meslemani