Mohamed Arafa

Target focused professional with 20 years of proficiency in financial, operation audits, risk management & overseeing the organization's finance function and cultivating strong relationships with regulatory authorities and investors to drive long-term growth and profitability.

Group Finance Manager –2009 till present

• Developing the finance strategy to optimize the financial performance and strategic position.
• Provide and lead the appropriate direction on budgeting & forecast, Cash Management & Liquidity Structure Statements.
• Overseeing the preparation, consolidation and submission of periodic financial statements and statutory reports. 
• Presenting financial information to the top management & governance parties.
• Designing and implementing costing systems, developing cost standards; and establishing budgets and tracking costs of various processes and departmental activities.
• Managing the consolidation of group-wide statutory financial information (statements) and regulatory reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) International & Public Sectors Accounting Standards (IPSAS).
• Designing appropriate controls to strengthen the Financial Reporting control environment and managing financial risks.
• Contributing to the development of the Group’s strategy across all areas of the business, challenge assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and provide financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers.
• Assessing the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of financial reporting systems, policies, processes, and practices considering ‘international leading practice’ to improve business processes, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Overseeing the coordination and contact with external auditors to complete statutory reporting requirements and resolve significant audit issues.
• Active member of ALCO “Assets & Liabilities Committee”.

• Being In-Charge, handled and leading a diversified portfolio of clients for both financial assurance and Internal Audit services in a wide variety of industries such as Construction, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Logistics, Trading, Retail, Financial Services, and Insurance.
• Performed statutory, group reporting audits (IFRS/IPSAS) and compliance review for ADAA regulated clients.
• Preparing the Risk Committee Charter and Risk Registers for several clients.
• Conducting corporate strategy and compliance audit for the government sector.
• Preparing and reviewing the implementation of the fraud policy for various clients.
• Performed Forensic, SOX assignments and agreed upon procedures assignments.

• Licensed CPA (Certified Public Accountant), 2014.
• Certified Internal Auditor "CIA" (IIA Member), 2010.
• Certified Fraud Examiner "CFE"- (ACFE Member), 2010.
• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting), Cairo University, 1998.