Ahmed Ezzat Anas
Cairo
Summary
Dynamic Senior Finance Professional with over 18 years of expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and risk management to transform strategic objectives into tangible results. Proven track record in building high-performing finance functions, enhancing internal controls, and streamlining close-to-report cycles for increased efficiency. ERP-enabled leader skilled in leveraging tools such as SAP Business One and Odoo to optimize cash flow, improve forecast accuracy, and ensure regulatory compliance. Committed to delivering actionable insights that support organizational growth and financial stability.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Group Finance Manager
Andalusia Group for Medical Services, Group Ventures
Cairo, Egypt
12.2024 - 07.2025
- Leading, mentoring, and supervising a multidisciplinary finance team of 14 members.
- Evaluate and optimize the group’s financial processes to identify opportunities for increased efficiency, cost reduction, and enhanced financial reporting systems to support decision-making and business growth.
- Enhancing the financial reporting process to ensure an accurate, timely package, providing top management with relevant and reliable data and insights for data-driven decision-making.
- Managing the annual budgeting and forecasting process, collaborating with senior management across all business units to develop accurate, realistic financial plans that align with strategic objectives and enhance long-term profitability.
- Develop, implement, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for financial processes across diverse business units and functions, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and seamless operation.
- Checking the internal controls across all group companies, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, mitigating financial risks, safeguarding company assets through robust checks, and implementing best practices.
- Monitor and assess the financial performance of each subsidiary, preparing consolidated reports that provide senior management with a comprehensive view of financial health, risks, and opportunities.
Senior Finance Manager
Hassan Allam Logistics Parks
Cairo, Egypt
11.2023 - 11.2024
- Establishing the finance function and hiring a finance team from the ground up.
- Managed end-to-end finance and daily accounting operations.
- Working as a finance business partner on different levels (operational, tactical, and strategic)
- Running in-depth analysis to determine the optimal capital structure that works for the company's best interest and adheres to the new thin cap rule.
- Monitoring the statutory position of the company by assuring its compliance with the laws, regulations, and standards (Taxes, social insurance, etc)
- Taking charge of the company’s master budget preparation process (Zero-based budget) to ensure optimal allocation of resources.
- Running a monthly budget Vs actual analysis to identify variances and preparing a statement of differences with their justifications, interpretations, and impact.
- Collaborating with external auditors to ensure a seamless year-end closing process and timely issue of financial statements.
- Preparing a full set of the company’s SOPs (Procurement, Fixed assets, authorization matrix, and financial bylaws)
- Sourcing funds through different channels (Bank facilities and SHL).
- Managing the bank facility to fund the ongoing project (EGP 1.5 B)
- Managing the ERP ( SAP ) implementation process through planning needs, vendor selection, and compiling the requirements from diverse departments. And running a TCO analysis to provide a clear picture of the financial commitment connected throughout the ERP life cycle.
- Successfully finalized the company’s master budget on time with a total CapEx of EGP 2.3 B.
- Led the negotiation with the company’s suppliers to extend the payment terms from 30 days to 45 days. Additionally, collectible advance payments from clients were increased from nine months to a year. significantly improving the company’s cash conversion cycle and NWC.
- Accurately issued the company’s audited financial statements as the first subsidiary of the group.
- Initiating a debt restructuring plan by engaging in negotiations to establish a more advantageous and prolonged debt repayment schedule, which provided an additional grace period of nine months.
Finance Director
Red Sea for Educational and Cultural Services - Orascom Subsidiary
El Gouna, Red Sea
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Led and managed the company’s establishment process (corporate charter, bylaws, and MCDR)
- Preparing the company’s strategy in collaboration with the CEO through running multiple analyses (PESTLE and SWOT)
- Established and led a new finance team and oversaw daily operations.
- Running the day-to-day finance and accounting functions.
- Led the SIS, LMS, and ERP through the selection and implementation process. (Odoo, Veracross, and Canvas)
- Developed, implemented, and monitored appropriate financial systems, SOPs, and internal controls.
- Ran and developed multiple long-term financial models in addition to managing the budgeting process across the company (OpEx, CapEx, and cash budget)
- Prepared and ran multiple high-level reports to support an informed decision-making process (What–if)
- Developing and implementing the fundraising strategy in collaboration with the CEO.
- Created a company-wide risk heat map and worked on a risk management plan.
- Managing and supervising the operational functions with multiple stakeholders (external auditors, tax portal integration, etc)
- Implemented a cost-reduction plan through local hiring, implementing open-source ERP for back-office functions, setting up a comprehensive T&E policy, and enforcing competitive bidding practices in procurement. Resulted in a cost plunge of 7% YoY.
Finance Manager
Sidra Systems & Development
Cairo, Egypt
08.2018 - 11.2021
- Managing a team of 6 Accountants.
- Designing and implementing an internal control system with related SOPs and bylaws.
- Planned and set up the company’s strategy in collaboration with the CEO.
- Established and developed relationships with stakeholders such as suppliers, banks, and financial institutions
- Ensured the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues.
- Preparing a reporting package for analyzing and evaluating business financial performance.
- Managed and supervised the budgetary process across the company (OPEX & CAPEX)
- Created Monthly reports and cash flow projections to predict future trends and determine cash surpluses or deficits.
- Handling and providing a full spectrum of financial statements analysis functions (vertical, trend, and ratios analysis)
FP&A Assistant Manager
Ghaya Consulting Firm
Alexandria, Egypt
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Working on clients' business cases and evaluating the company's financial health.
- Working with the business unit heads to build up their budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
- Assist in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Develop and maintain financial models for various business units and projects.
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis.
- Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting.
- Prepare financial analyses and reports as needed to support decision-making.
- Assist in the evaluation of potential investments with its related metrics (WACC, NPV, IRR, FCF, TV, and EV)
- Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Working with the client to run a separate P&L for each revenue centre to pinpoint the weaknesses and the leakage, significantly improving profitability from 2% to 13%.
Assistant Finance Manager
AL KAFFARY Group
KSA, Riyadh
12.2015 - 04.2016
- Managed and oversaw a finance and accounting team of 10 junior & 3 senior Accountants.
- Participated in the ERP SAP Business One implementation and go-live phase.
- Prepared and coordinated with the company's different departments for the master budget (OPEX) & (CAPEX)
- Analyzed the full inventory to get rid of the idle inventory items.
- Coordinated and liaised with external auditors for year-end closing and the issuance of financial statements.
- Prepared budget vs. actual Analysis and examined the variances and its justifications.
- Prepared a full range of financial statements analysis (Trend, Vertical, Combined, and financial ratios analysis)
- Managed and oversaw the monthly closing procedures and issued a monthly financial position.
Chief Accountant
AL DAHRA HOLDING for Agriculture Investment
East Owinat, Cairo
06.2013 - 09.2015
- Managed the finance functions and oversaw the finance team.
- Preparing and compiling the project’s budgets “CAPEX & OPEX “
- Prepared budget vs. actual Analysis and investigated the variances.
- Created and implemented a new costing system for the whole project and an effective internal control tool
- Ensured effective cash management and oversaw the treasury duties.
- Participated in the implementation process of the new ERP system (SAGE X3).
- Implemented an accurate costing system that provided precise and detailed figures about various crops being planted.
- Reduced the project's monthly cash expenses by around EGP 50,000.
Senior Cost Accountant
MISR STEEL for Iron Industries & Steel Manufacturing
ALEXANDRIA
08.2010 - 06.2013
- Prepared the aging debt report to ensure that the collection process complies with the company's credit policy and terms.
- Established and maintained effective communication with customers to resolve and answer any issues and queries they might have.
- Monitored the collection process to ensure compliance.
- Traced and accumulated the actual costs ( LC’s – DL – O/H )
- Prepared the statement of C.O.G.S on a monthly basis.
- Handled the ( A / R – N.R ). And the VAT returns on a monthly basis
- Significantly reduced the A/R aging to under 90 days, with 70 % under 30 days.
- Determined accurately the cost per ton of various products for the first time in the company
Accounts Receivable Accountant
SPEED EGYPT
Smouha, Alex
04.2007 - 07.2010
- Company Overview: (The Authorized Distributor of PROCTER &GAMBLE – COCA COLA – SCHWEPPES)
- Maintained customer accounts in an updated and accurate manner.
- Monitored collection and reporting activities according to credit policy.
- Investigated and resolved customer queries and requests.
- Prepared aging debt report, credit, and cash sales report.
- Inspected and prohibited many fraudulent activities undertaken by sales reps, which accounted for around EGP 150,000
Education
Bachelor’s degree - commerce
Alexandria University
11.2006
CMA - Management Accounting
Institute of Management Accountants - IMA
USA05-2015
Skills
- Financial Analysis and Reporting, Financial Modelling, Budget Management, Risk Management, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), IBM Lotus Notes, ERP SAP FI, SD, Business One, QuickBooks System, MS Power BI
Certification
- CPA - AICPA - In - progress
- FMVA - Corporate Finance Institute - In - Progress
- Certificate in International Financial Reporting (CertIFR) - ACCA - Aug 2021
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA) - Certificate # 46084 - Institute of Management Accountants (USA) - May 2015
Languages
Arabic (Mother Tongue)
English (Excellent command of both written and spoken.)
Italian (Intermediate command of both written and spoken.)
Timeline
Group Finance Manager
Andalusia Group for Medical Services, Group Ventures
12.2024 - 07.2025
Senior Finance Manager
Hassan Allam Logistics Parks
11.2023 - 11.2024
Finance Director
Red Sea for Educational and Cultural Services - Orascom Subsidiary
01.2022 - 09.2023
Finance Manager
Sidra Systems & Development
08.2018 - 11.2021
FP&A Assistant Manager
Ghaya Consulting Firm
05.2016 - 07.2018
Assistant Finance Manager
AL KAFFARY Group
12.2015 - 04.2016
Chief Accountant
AL DAHRA HOLDING for Agriculture Investment
06.2013 - 09.2015
Senior Cost Accountant
MISR STEEL for Iron Industries & Steel Manufacturing
08.2010 - 06.2013
Accounts Receivable Accountant
SPEED EGYPT
04.2007 - 07.2010
Bachelor’s degree - commerce
Alexandria University
CMA - Management Accounting
Institute of Management Accountants - IMA