Finance professional with proven experience in Project Management, SAP Implementation, Financial Controlling, Financial planning & analysis, Internal Control and Management Reporting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of International COGS COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
06.2023 - Current
Overseeing Costing, Opex and Capex teams in Manufacturing & Supply GBU to put Finance Operations core model in place to improve efficiencies and reduce redundancies in cluster;
Responsible for onboarding new sites in cluster to implement Core Model;
Managing 14 sites in Latin America, Eurasia & Middle East Africa and Asia with activity of 230 Million Euros , volumes of 1.1 Billion units and producing more than 1600 SKU's .
Head of International Costing COE
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023
Develop and drive Manufacturing and Supply GBU Costing implementation plan in 14 sites;
Partnered with Manufacturing and Supply GBU finance business partner to drive sustainable improvements in COGS management KPIs;
Leverage finance tools, processes, and controls to drive simplification, standardization for COGS across manufacturing sites.
Head of Finance BP, KSA & Pakistan
Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
08.2021 - 11.2022
Responsible and accountable for Profit and Loss statement of sites in KSA & Pakistan;
Part of strategic projects in KSA & Pakistan;
Managing Opex, Capex and Headcount within targets throughout year. Opex under Scope: 18 Million Euros , Capex under Scope: 1.5 Million Euros and Headcounts under Scope: 500 Headcounts
Head of Finance BP KSA
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
06.2016 - 07.2021
Responsible for activities related to accounting, budget, costs and others, involving control and data reporting on monthly basis;
Validation of Internal Control processes and followup on open points during course of year;
Part of Obsolescence Committee meetings and involved in preparation of project profitability studies for projects;
Support other departments in financial matters and plant management for strategic decision making (investments, industrial excellence, savings Initiatives etc.).
Project Controller & SAP Implementation Leader
Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
05.2014 - 05.2016
Independently handled newly developed construction site in KSA with spent of around 25 Million Euros in 2 Phases;
Monitoring of costs during course of project (OPEX, CAPEX, vs budget and forecasts, vs AED, follow-up of purchase orders);
Variance analysis, Forecasting and monthly reporting;
Smoothly capitalized entire project over span of 5 years;
Project Leader of SAP Athena Implementation for new site.
Manager Controlling
Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited
09.2009 - 04.2014
Support in preparation of Actuals, Budget, Forecasts and Long range plan;
Responsible for performing costing of products manufactured by company;
Support in monthly reporting of variance analysis to regional / local management;