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Abhijit RaoAR

Abhijit Rao

Financial planning and analysis

€215/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Abhijit

Experienced Finance Professionals with over 12+ years experience in financial modelling and FP&A. Global experience with FTSE 100 companies with significant experience in Annual budgeting and forecasting, long term financial planning, month end financial close and analytics, business and financial modelling
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Zenith technologies
    Group Finance Director
    DIGITAL AND IT
    November 2021 - Today (4 years and 7 months)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Keyy Deliverables:
     Strategy:
    • Collaboration with the Executive team on the strategic vision, including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships
    as well as assisting in the development and negotiation of contracts.
    • Development of Zenith group’s growth prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting
    acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization’s operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost
    reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion
    • Collaboration with the group CEO on new investor presentations and fundraising activities
    • Identification of acquisition and investment opportunities to support strategic growth plans
     Budget Management and Reporting:
    • Budget preparation – Leading the preparation process of the annual budget of the company.
    • Preparation of management reports - Preparing periodic reports and presentations to the management and the board of
    directors. These reports include: Balance sheet, Profit and Loss account, Cash flow statements and any other required
    reports
    • Assistance in the design, implementation, and timely calculation of wage incentives, commissions, and salaries for the
    company’s staff.
     Revenue Management and Operations
    • Supporting the sales team to help negotiate and close sales for large projects on an international level
    • Development of pricing strategies and cost models to maximize company’s profits
    • Engagement with global multi-national suppliers and strategic partners for contract negotiation and financial management
    • Management of financial operations with the banks and/or any other financial entities with a focus on building strong
    relationships to ensure access to finance as needed.
    • Incorporating, managing and monitoring project budgeting, performance and strict adherence to project-by-project
    EBITDA and delivery timelines.
  • R&R Financial services
    Finance Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    June 2019 - October 2021 (2 years and 5 months)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Key Deliverables:
    • Working on and managing buy-side and sell-side financial and accounting due diligence engagements for strategic and
    financial buyers in the Private Equity community.
    • Advisory experience includes working on carve-outs and add on acquisitions.
    • Provide transaction-oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
    • Prepare detailed financial models to assist clients evaluating acquisition decisions.
    • Participate in client meetings and site visits while interacting with top-level management to acquire and assess important
    information for financial analysis.
    • Assist with development and review of financial reports to determine quality of historical earnings and assets and liabilities
    to be acquired. Analyze financial statements to determine sustainability of performance.
    Dec 2016 – May 2019 with IMI Critical Engineering, Dubai as CFO – Middle East and Africa (
  • IMI Critical Engineering
    Chief Finance Officer
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    November 2022 - July 2023 (8 months)
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Key Deliverables:
     Financial Strategic Support: Explore profitable opportunities and work on the finance models to achieve organizational and
    growth objectives.
     Finance Functions: Design & implement systems & procedures for timely preparation & maintenance of statutory books of
    accounts and financial statements.
     Budget Management: Developed corporate budget, review the monthly variance and document reports to HQ; formulate and
    implement a budgetary control system. Conduct compliance reviews;
     Decision Support: Prepare cost and profitability projections to support pricing decisions; implement cost control measures for
    improvement in top-line and bottom-line. Observe implementation of solutions or remediation plans with business process owners,
    follow up audits and compile dashboard report on the status of audit issues identified
     Liaising and Coordination: Handle and liaise with group bankers, auditors, customers, legal and financial consultants, government
    institutes and other entities.

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