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Gaurang shah

Dubai,UAE

Summary

Accomplished financial strategist with extensive expertise in management, strategy, and leadership. Proven track record in financial reporting, cash flow management, and credit control. Adept at strategic financial decision making, profit and loss analysis, and change management. Skilled in managing financial control systems, setting annual budgets, and conducting thorough financial analysis and due diligence. Demonstrated ability to lead finance teams effectively while integrating business intelligence tools for enhanced data visualization. Committed to corporate governance, cost-reduction strategies, and investment strategies aimed at profit maximization. Career goal: To leverage financial acumen and methodical strategic thinking to drive organisational growth and efficiency.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work history

Head of Finance

Gallega Global Logistics
Dubai
07.2022 - Current
  • Provide hands-on support to business teams to aid in business development, build sales pipeline, and achieve targets
  • Deliver key business insight to support decision-making
  • Manage annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with corporate goals
  • Oversee cash flow management, financial reporting, and accounting operations to maintain financial health and integrity
  • Ensure regulatory compliance with tax, accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS), and external audits
  • Collaborate with legal counsel supporting activities in legal cases, contracts/ agreements, debt settlement, and dispute resolution
  • Led financial due diligence for one successful acquisition
  • Direct a team of 5 finance professionals across accounting and FP&A functions.

Business Manager

Worldstage Management, Hospital
Dubai
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Event Planning and Execution
  • Resource and Logistical Planning
  • Working Closely with Venues, Production, and Contractor
  • Problem Solving & Trouble Shooting
  • Optimizing ROI
  • Manage Event Budgets
  • Implementation of Current RMS - Event rental Management Software
  • Confidential

Finance and Accounting Consultant

United Arab Emirates
09.2021 - 10.2021
  • Construction Project Accounting, and Reporting
  • VAT

Finance Accounting Consultant

A Marine Company, United Arab Emirates
12.2020 - 04.2021
  • Recommended plans to improve financial reporting, increasing data efficiency, transparency, and accuracy
  • Completed accounting and Balance Sheet reconcilation tasks and streamlined accounting processes
  • Optimization of ERP for changing business requirements
  • Assisted in VAT audit and filing.

Finance Manager

Haykal and Navin Contracting LLC
Sharjah
12.2019 - 12.2020
  • Managing the company's overall financial position
  • Working closely with the engineering consultants for certifying work completion
  • Ensuring contract obligations are fully met
  • Monitoring Project Progress for time and Costs

Finance Director

Arrow ECS Middle East, Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai
04.2014 - 06.2019
  • Business: Value Add Distributors of IT security& Data Centre Solutions
  • Www.arrow.com
  • A Fortune 500 Co
  • Provide hands-on support to business teams to aid in business development, build sales pipeline and achieve targets
  • Deliver key business insight to support decision-making
  • Attend weekly, monthly, and quarterly management calls with EMEA controller and VP Finance reviewing critical issues, P&L/Balance Sheet analysis, and US regional overview identifying improvement areas
  • Managed a team of professionals taking ownership of Financial Planning and
  • Reporting, Accounting
  • Budgeting/Forecasting, Credit and collections, and SOX control
  • Achieved objectives consistently for operating income (OI), gross margin
  • DSO, Aged debt, and working capital
  • Managed reduction in DSO by 40 days
  • Incessantly encouraging and maintaining a culture of communication within
  • Finance, Business, and Operations
  • Collaborate with legal counsel supporting activities in legal cases, contracts/ agreements, debt settlement, and dispute resolution
  • Worked closely with EMEA treasury optimizing cash pool management assigned across the region ensuring working capital target achievement
  • Oversee FP&A, financial reporting, and SOX compliance including timely reporting and achieving company "Green" quality ratings
  • Worked vigorously with Euler Hermes credit insurers negotiating optimal limits for the customers
  • VAT-Prepared business risk assessment and business impact initiating key
  • VAT procedures and processes.

Finance Manager

Computerlinks FZCO, Dubai Silion Oasis
Dubai
08.2007 - 03.2014
  • Value Add Distributors of IT security and Storage Solutions
  • Delivered financial support for the multinational organization
  • Designed and implemented finance, accounting, and administrative policies and procedures enhancing business growth
  • Prepared financial statements aligned with IFRS regulations ensuring audit preparations
  • Worked closely with sales managers enabling business processes and ensuring order approvals
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  • Managed and trained a team of accounting professionals as well as SOP logistical and credit control staff
  • Implemented business operational strategies improving processes and delivering growth across position tenure
  • Performed due diligence supporting customer credit program launch while regularly reviewing orders and payment history
  • Recruited key personnel developing teams and providing efficient structures
  • Led new ERP system implementation project activating including data migration, chart of accounts, user limitations, and workflow/control procedure creation
  • Managing the completion of monthly Key Performance Indicator reporting
  • P&L, Balance Sheet including margin analysis, budget variance analysis, debtors, and stock analysis working within particularly tight deadlines
  • Led financial due diligence for one successful acquisition.(We being the
  • Target

Financial Accountant

IIR Exhibitions
Dubai
10.2006 - 07.2007
  • I conducted floor audits reviewing physical space and services comply with contract specifications
  • I provided accounting support for designated 8 exhibitions and events including Cityscape Abu Dhabi, Bride
  • Show, and Arab Health conferences
  • I also assisted in process improvement and systems enhancement initiatives
  • Apart from my regular responsibilities, I also developed customer relationships answering queries, following up on payments due and ensuring payment collections ahead of exhibition start
  • I also prepared monthly financial reports covering balance sheet, profit and loss, internal management reports and cash flow statement.

Finance Manager

Fourstars.Net
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • Dubai UAE
  • Directed activities for four-member finance team preparing reports presented to Directors and aligning financial statements with IFRS
  • Oversaw and Page 4 of 5 reconciled cash management (PDC Cheques) while monitoring credit control and debt collection activities
  • Recognized for efforts with a promotion to Finance Manager over both companies.

Audit Associate

KPMG
09.1992 - 11.1998
  • Dubai UAE
  • Provided analyses including reviews, substantive testing, process evaluation, and financial reports identifying potential issues and recommending solutions
  • Managed various audit engagements across industries including manufacturing and banking

Education

Certificate - International business Law

City, University of London
UK(Online)

ACCA, Accounting and Finance -

Association
2024

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2018

MIT -

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of
2018

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St marys Catholic high school
1992

Skills

  • Top Skills
  • Management
  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Financial reporting
  • Cash flow management
  • Credit control
  • Strategic financial decision making
  • Profit and Loss Analysis
  • Change management
  • Financial control system management
  • Annual budget setting
  • Financial analysis and due diligence
  • Revenue analysis
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Finance team management
  • Business case development
  • Financial acumen
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Financial data analysis
  • Methodical strategist
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Corporate governance
  • Financial analysis
  • Cost-reduction strategies
  • Investment strategies
  • Profit maximisation
  • Management accounting
  • Logical and systematic thinking
  • Budget oversight
  • Compliance understanding
  • Financial statement preparation
  • Inspiring team leadership
  • Business Intelligence (BI) tools integration
  • Team management and mentoring
  • Financial risk assessments
  • Data visualisation tools

Additional Information

  • Honors-Awards “Outstanding Contribution” 2010 Most Valuable Player 2012 Gaurang Shah Finance Leadership Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Timeline

Head of Finance

Gallega Global Logistics
07.2022 - Current

Business Manager

Worldstage Management, Hospital
11.2021 - 06.2022

Finance and Accounting Consultant

United Arab Emirates
09.2021 - 10.2021

Finance Accounting Consultant

A Marine Company, United Arab Emirates
12.2020 - 04.2021

Finance Manager

Haykal and Navin Contracting LLC
12.2019 - 12.2020

Finance Director

Arrow ECS Middle East, Dubai Silicon Oasis
04.2014 - 06.2019

Finance Manager

Computerlinks FZCO, Dubai Silion Oasis
08.2007 - 03.2014

Financial Accountant

IIR Exhibitions
10.2006 - 07.2007

Finance Manager

Fourstars.Net
01.2003 - 01.2006

Audit Associate

KPMG
09.1992 - 11.1998

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St marys Catholic high school

Certificate - International business Law

City, University of London

ACCA, Accounting and Finance -

Association

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

MIT -

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of

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