Samy Mekled

Finance Director

I worked for more than 10 years as financial manager at a Company for Food Industries (FMCG ).

I lead a financial team and make suggestions to the executive team to raise profitability, reduce operating cost, seize opportunities, raise productivity rates, improve efficiency and control the company's assets.

Review procedures related to finance, human resources, and information technology.

Managing the company’s financial procedures, cash flow tracking, financial planning, identifying strengths and weaknesses and proposing necessary improvements.

Reviewing financial reports and verifying accounts, financial projections related to the company's business, analyzing data and presenting its results to the CEO of the company and responsible departments.

Provide accurate historical financial information in a timely manner to shareholders, analysts and creditors in order to assist them in making important financial decisions related to the future.

Prepare the annual budget by monitoring developments and identifying organizational business needs, controlling investments, managing cash and debt.

 Develop company policies in cooperation with professionals to ensure that the company achieves its goals.

Manage financial flow to verify the company's ability to pay its financial obligations.

Financial analysis and planning, to help in financial forecasting of future cash flow.

Supervise the capital structure, review financial effects such as: risk, Liquidity, and identify strength and weaknesses and opportunities. When Investing company's funds.

Ensuring that laws and standards are followed.

Experience summary

I worked for more than 10 years as a financial manager at company for food industries, (FMCG).

I worked for more than six years as a financial manager for EGYTCO for Trade and Distribution, (FMCG).

I worked for more than five years as Head of: Financial sector for sales and budgeting; Information systems, at company for food industries, (FMCG).

I worked for more than six years as an accounts manager for: Sales and customer accounts, financial control and costs, Suppliers, Banks, Taxes, Wages and salaries, Budgeting and planning.

I lead a financial team and make suggestions to the executive team to: raise profitability, reduce operating cost, seize opportunities, raise productivity, improve efficiency and control over company assets.

Prepare a strong 'MIS' base for monthly reports to highlight business performance with results and feedback.

Audit the use of machines capacity to reach optimal use and reduced operation cost to reach its planned rates

Audit sales trucks to reach maximum productivity.

Audit customer collections and credit limit to improve cash flow.

Anticipating and seizing opportunities, by studying market research, competitors, and adjust sales price and discount to match cost and profitability.

I worked as a project manager to implement 'SAP' in all departments of the company during the planned time.

I worked as a project manager to implement a 'mobile app' to track the performance of salespeople.

Faculty of Commerce / Accounting

September 1986 – May 1991

Alexandria University

Alexandria, Egypt

Degree : Good

Modern Accounting

May 2007 – May 2008

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Alexandria, Egypt

Degree : Excellent

Training courses.

• SAP Implementation.
• HR Administration. 
• Corporate Governance.
• MBA