Mohammed Ibrahim

Commercial Finance Leader · Digital Finance Strategist

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

@mohammed_ibrahim_shaikh

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About

KSA-based commercial finance leader with 20+ years of experience across civil & construction, EPC, contracting, luxury retail, manufacturing, and banking. He specializes in finance leadership, project commercial controls, regulatory compliance, and finance automation using ERP and BI tools.

Experience

Finance Manager

Unibeton Ready Mix · Riyadh, KSA

— – Present

Lead commercial finance teams across FP&A, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis. Develop multi-year financial models and scenario plans, automate repetitive reporting workflows, implement Power BI dashboards, optimize working capital, and strengthen governance and accountability through SOPs, RACI, and DOA frameworks.
Finance Manager / Founding KSA Entity Finance Lead

Swatch Group Saudi Arabia (TCT) · Riyadh, KSA

2023 – Sep 2025

Built and managed the KSA finance function across multiple subsidiaries and retail brands. Reduced monthly close time through ERP implementation and automated reporting, created financial models and dashboards, recovered VAT, and improved pricing, margin, and inventory controls.
Projects Finance Manager

Saudi Emircom Co. / IMCO / Saudico · Riyadh, KSA

Jul 2019 – Dec 2022

Managed project finance portfolios across EPC, contracting, and IT infrastructure with focus on WIP, backlog, PoC, billing governance, and profitability. Built rolling cash-flow models, managed LCs and bank guarantees, automated reporting, and led local content compliance reviews.
Group Chief Accountant

KPS Limited Co. & RAM Contracting Ltd. · KSA

Feb 2015 – Jun 2019

Directed group accounting, month-end close, and financial reporting across multiple entities. Managed budgets, WIP, project costing, and cash-flow planning, prepared consolidated financial statements, led SAP implementation, and strengthened internal controls for tax and audit requirements.

Skills

10+ years

Budgeting WIP Management Board Reporting Scenario Planning Internal Controls Financial planning ERP Implementation Strategic advisory Generative AI Tools Workflow Automation Process reengineering Earned Value Management Financial Planning and Analysis

2 to 5 years

Pricing Forecasting Cost Control Project Finance Financial Modeling

<3 months

CRO KPI Management Variance Analysis Margin Management Liquidity Management Executive Dashboards Working Capital Management

Tools / apps / platforms

10+ years

SAP software Microsoft Excel

2 to 5 years

Sage Zoho Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Dynamics GP

6 to 12 months

Tally

<3 months

Oracle Tableau

🏆 Achievements & awards

ZATCA Tax Recovery

Recovered approximately SAR 500,000 in VAT through historical reconciliation and direct ZATCA liaison.
Reporting Automation

Automated financial reporting processes, reducing monthly reporting time by 42% and improving data accessibility by 22%.
Decision Intelligence

Developed Power BI and Tableau dashboards that improved decision-making efficiency by 29%.
Workflow Automation

Automated 80% of repetitive finance workflows, reclaiming 20–40 hours per month.
Cost Reduction

Delivered average year-over-year cost savings of 15% through budget management, BOQ optimization, and procurement collaboration.

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