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ADEEL DANDIA

ADEEL DANDIA

Jeddah

Summary

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;
  • Training of personnel on finance related matters.

Education

Candidate of CFA Level 3 - Finance

CFA Program
USA
2024

MBA - Finance

Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
Karachi, Pakistan
2009

BBA - Finance

Institute of Business Management (IOBM)
Karachi, Pakistan
2007

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Team Player
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Adaptability
  • Problem Solving

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Urdu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Beginner (A1)
Arabic
Intermediate (B1)

Additional Information

Permanent Resident in Canada

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Head of International COGS COE

Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
06.2023 - Current

Head of International Costing COE

Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023

Head of Finance BP, KSA & Pakistan

Sanofi Aventis Trading Company Limited
08.2021 - 11.2022

Head of Finance BP KSA

Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
06.2016 - 07.2021

Project Controller & SAP Implementation Leader

Sanofi Aventis Arabia Company Limited
05.2014 - 05.2016

Manager Controlling

Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited
09.2009 - 04.2014

Candidate of CFA Level 3 - Finance

CFA Program

MBA - Finance

Institute of Business Administration (IBA)

BBA - Finance

Institute of Business Management (IOBM)
ADEEL DANDIA