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Sara Galal

Senior Business and Investment Analyst at NEWGIZA

Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Strategic Planning and Financial Analysis SupervisorFull Time

    Orascom Houisng Communities

    Jul 2019 - Present -5 yrs, 11 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Conduct a historical organizational review where the company’s strengths and weaknesses were highlighted and presented to the Board of Directors • Set organizational short-term and long-term business goals, in coordination with all departments and presented it to upper management • Established a KPIs system per department to assess their performance on quarterly basis • Gather, analyze and organize information about the real estate market in general and particularly middle-income housing, to design a path to future expansion • Analyze company’s on hand revenue streams and cost structure, through conducting a consolidated business model • Develop a pricing model that would increase company’s profitability and achieve sustainable growth • Set a yearly budget per department that would be monitored and assessed on monthly basis for thoroughly cashflow management • Report and analyze monthly financial performance, highlight variations from the budget and justify it to the board of directors
  • Senior Business and Investment AnalystFull Time

    NEWGIZA

    Apr 2016 - Present -9 yrs, 2 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Prepare feasibility studies and consolidated 10-year business plans for multiple projects in the following industries, Residential, Education, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality and recreational.  Residential: Class A Residential Complex with a total of 11,000 unit of Villas, Town Houses, and Apartments.  Education: An International School and a university with total capacity of 2,400 and 13,000 students respectively.  Commercial: Luxurious Serviced Apartments phase accompanied by an Office Space and a multipurpose retail area that offers, art galleries, exclusive department stores for shoppers, restaurants and cinemas, that will serve as a West of Cairo Anchor and Investment hub.  Healthcare: Mega scale project consisting of a state of the art Hospital along with a 700 clinic Complex.  Hospitality: A 7 Star Hotel and a students’ dormitory of above 1,000 occupants.  Recreational: New Giza Sports club with an area of 23 acres. • Coordinate with different departments involved with business development; Design, Construction, project management and accounting, to provide financial data that assists in the decision making process and the implementation of an efficient phasing plan. • Compare and analyze monthly financial performance with budgeted figures and forecasts, and recommend corrective actions when needed. • Conduct quarterly market researches to increase the reliability of the models’ outcomes • Develop financial budgets based on financial analysis and market trends. • Actualize the projects’ business plan and highlight discrepancies from the budget. • Evaluated several financing offers from banks and leasing companies based on the projects’ cash flow and tax position. • Assessed the product mix of the project through conducting NPV and IRR sensitivity analysis. • Prepare presentations and submit financial reports to the BOD to demonstrate the forecasted financial position and highlight major financial effects resulting from the masterplan and time schedule modifications.
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Economics

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2013 

    Achievements

    Had all the models that I constructed (NG university, Residential and Mixed-use District) validated by Pwc Suggested some changes to the product mix that will increase profitability and reduce risk through conducting sensitivity analysis Compared several finance offers and emphasized the tax advantage of each

    Skills

    • Modeling
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Powerpoint

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • French

      Beginner

    Training & Certifications

    • CFA level 1

      CFA Institute·2018
    • Banking Credit Course

      AUC·2014
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