Sohair Badwy
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Financial Controller with 10+ years of multinational experience across Honeywell, GE, and Roche supporting Middle East & Africa operations. Proven expertise in financial controllership, business partnering, cash flow forecasting, variance analysis, compliance, and operational finance support. Strong experience collaborating with leadership teams, managing multi-entity financial operations, driving process improvements, and delivering actionable financial insights in complex regional environments. Skilled in SAP, Oracle, Power BI, IFRS, and US GAAP.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Financial Controller – Middle East & Africa
Honeywell
Dubai, UAE
2021.12 - 2026.05
- Ensure complete and accurate statutory financials across multiple legal entities.
- Deliver financial and variance analyses to support leadership decision-making and operational performance reviews.
- Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and liquidity analyses to support financial planning and operational decision-making.
- Manage internal and external audits, consistently achieving clean outcomes.
- Accounting & Compliance
- Lead financial close processes, ensuring alignment with US GAAP, IFRS, and local standards.
- Oversee full financial operations in accordance with Honeywell policies.
- Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance.
- Own statutory and tax (VAT/WHT/CIT) filings in collaboration with EY and KPMG.
- Monitor intercompany transactions, multi-currency transfers, and time deposits.
- Support new entity setups, including ERP testing and process rollout.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and improve financial reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Drive process enhancements in reporting and reconciliation, cutting close timelines.
- Implement digital tools in partnership with cross-functional teams to improve accuracy and automation.
- Liaise with internal teams, auditors, and regulators to ensure transparency and compliance.
- Partner with business stakeholders by providing financial insights, forecasting support, and performance analysis to support operational decisions.
- Support regional leadership with KPI monitoring, forecasting, and financial performance analysis across multiple entities.
Senior Financial Reporting Accountant (MENAT/SSA)
General Electric
Cairo, Egypt
2017.12 - 2019.10
- Managed monthly closing processes and ensured accurate general ledger reporting for multiple country entities.
- Prepared and analyzed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in alignment with corporate accounting frameworks.
- Conducted balance sheet reviews, investigated variances, and presented findings to. controllership team.
- Approved reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts and ensured timely resolution of discrepancies.
- Monitored and reconciled intercompany AP/AR balances, sub ledger interfaces, and general ledger entries.
- Collaborated with FP&A team to validate accruals and ensure proper cost allocation.
- Posted Compensation & Benefits (C&B) entries monthly, maintaining alignment with HR and finance records.
- Supported external audits by coordinating financial data, documentation, and transaction analysis for statutory compliance.
Accountant
Roche
Cairo, Egypt
2014.04 - 2017.11
- Supported financial planning activities, P&L reviews, cost analysis and operational finance support for Egypt entity.
- Prepared inputs for cash flow forecasting and acted as key bank liaison, managed banking operations, including LGs and payments.
- Oversaw intercompany reconciliations and vendor settlements, maintaining compliance with tax filings.
- Verified vendor and customs invoices and supported accurate SAP postings with Shared Services Centre (SSC).
- Handled employee expense claims, travel advances, prepayments, and related settlements.
- Prepared and submitted WHT receipts, stamp tax reports, and supported quarterly Form 41 filing in coordination with EY.
- Assisted in SAP migration and ERP system testing for new entity rollouts.
- Ensured audit compliance through documentation accuracy and proactive issue resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
University of the district of Columbia
2006 - 01/2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Modern Academy
2006 - 01/2010
Skills
- Financial Controllership & Compliance
- Business Partnering
- Cash Flow Forecasting & Variance Analysis
- Financial Planning, Reporting & Forecasting
- KPI & Performance Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Process Improvement & Automation
- SAP Oracle Power BI Excel
- IFRS US GAAP
Certification
- RDA (ROCHE Diploma in Accounting)
- ROCHE SPAIN
- JUN 2017
Languages
Arabic - Native
English - Fluent
Achievements & Recognition
Honeywell
Bravo Award For Driving an Accountability Culture (2025)
Bravo Award For Act with Urgency (2022)
Recognized for cost optimization and compliance excellence
General Electric
Empower & Inspire Award (2018)
Best Team of Q3 (2019) - recognized for performance and collaboration
Roche
SAP Migration Leader and Top Performer (2015–2016)
Consistent audit excellence and system implementation success.
Timeline
Financial Controller – Middle East & Africa
Honeywell
2021.12 - 2026.05
Senior Financial Reporting Accountant (MENAT/SSA)
General Electric
2017.12 - 2019.10
Accountant
Roche
2014.04 - 2017.11
Bachelor of Business Administration -
University of the district of Columbia
2006 - 01/2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Modern Academy
2006 - 01/2010