
Karim Ali Abdelsalam
Group Finance Senior Director at MNT-Halan
Maadi, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Group Finance Senior DirectorFull Time
MNT-Halan
Dec 2021 - Present -3 yrs, 6 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Lead the finance business units in Tasaheel (valued at 100 million euros), Mashroey, Halan Consumer Finance, Talabeyah, Halan Tech, Halan for electronic payment, Halan Microfinance Pakistan and TAM Finance, ensuring cohesive financial operations and reporting within Ghabbour Group. • Supervise financial activities across diverse geographical markets, including Pakistan, UAE, Turkey, and Egypt. • Direct the creation of robust budgets and forecasts, aligning financial resources with business strategies. • Develop detailed business plans and financial models for existing and new ventures, providing actionable insights for market expansion, investment opportunities, and operational improvements. • Lead and mentor a team of 7 Financial Managers & more than 100 accountants. • Collaborate with executive teams across business units to provide financial counsel, identify growth opportunities, mitigate risks, and enhance profitability while managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring alignment with corporate goals
Group Consolidation DirectorFull Time
GB Auto
Jul 2015 - Nov 2021 -6 yrs, 4 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Provide comprehensive financial oversight for the Auto & Auto-Related segment across multiple entities, including budgeting, strategic planning, business plan development, and financial modelling. • Lead a team of 200 employees across multiple business units, including ITAMCO, Ghabbour Misr, GB Lease, and GB Drive, ensuring cohesive financial operations and reporting within Ghabbour Group in Jordan, Turkey, and Algeria. • Support the Group CFO by addressing complex accounting matters, managing the external audit process, and providing detailed solutions to technical accounting issues. • Consolidate and analyse business unit performance to produce comprehensive periodic management reports, budgets, and forecasts. • Oversee the consolidation of interim and year-end external reports, taking ownership of IFRS consolidation journals to guarantee compliance with financial standards and regulatory requirements. • Act as a strategic partner to the Investor Relations and Group Strategic Planning & Performance teams, supplying accurate financial insights, and engaging in external KPI tracking and consensus reporting. • Review and manage period-end reporting for holding companies, pension accounting, and any related financial disclosures, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance across all financial documentation.
Dupty Audit ManagerFull Time
- Job Details:Planning, Supervision and Review of Financial statements in various sectors( Manufacturing, pharmaceutical, Trading, Service, Oil & Gas and Automotive manufacturing and trading ) Assist the engagement manager in the development of the expected scope and conduct of the audit; Prepare the planned activities prior to the start of significant fieldwork; Resolve issues with the engagement team member as they arise and discuss them with the engagement manager, as appropriate; Review engagement working papers. Foreign Reporting in accordance with the Group Audit Requirements. Internal Control Reviews and reporting on the control environment to local management and Group for multinational clients. Attend KPMG trainings conducted by firm (Audit and Accounting). Gave presentations on topics such as audit of financial statements and KPMG Audit Manual.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting English section
Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology (MIS)Jan 1999 - Jan 2003 - 4 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Saint Fatima Language SchoolJan 1999
Languages
English
FluentArabic
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Preparing CMA
IMA·2013Egyptian Auditing Standards
KPMG·2013Egyptian Accounting Standards
KPMG·2013International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)
KPMG·2012Time Management
American champer of commerce in Egypt·2010