Ilham Mohamed

A highly committed individual with strong analytical and sharp proficiency in delivering financial and operating controls in start-ups. Proven track record in providing structure and direction to the company's strategy through operational discipline. Played a key role in raising up to $12 million in the last three years to scale up the company which led us to be a acquired by a listed NASDAQ company.

The modern CFO is seen as an invaluable business partner and an influential member of the leadership team. As such I have worked intentionally for start-ups across different industries, ranging from mining and natural resources, creative and tech. The work that I have carried out throughout my career no matter the title had an impact on the company’s overall strategy.

There is nothing more satisfying than creating something that will benefit people by solving a real problem and fixing things that incumbent players in the market can’t.

• Finance function
  • Focusing in defining and telling the story of how value is being created in the business over the long-term through KPI’s and metrics.
  • Exposing the team to newer technologies, newer ways of working and collaboration tools as ways to nurture finance talent. 
  • Embedding finance talents and capabilities throughout the organisations to improve the quality of forecasting and decision making. 
  • Building capabilities to manage an expanding international business with growing exposure to foreign exchange and different tax regimes, and to optimise value globally.
  • Building capabilities to manage more sophisticated institutional investors/ shareholders with higher demands on the business in terms of financial disclosure and reporting.
• HR function 
  • Played an important role in Talent Management and in creating the workforce of the future. 
  • Being proactive in employee life cycle throughout by developing and engaging with them. 

ACCA - Qualified in 2015