Mohammed Yousef

mohammed yousef

United Arab Emirates

Bio Summary

My name is Mohammed A. Yousef, I am a Kellogg MBA (#2 MBA ranking The Economist) with over twelve years of administrative/project finance and consulting experience in operations and administrative finance in many sectors. I have over 8 years in Financial Planning and Analysis and am capable of improving existing finance departments by strengthening processes, procedures, and controls as well as the ability to better implement ERP systems to avoid wasted time scrubbing data. Proven ability to create effective budgets, price and manage projects accurately and effectively. I have a strict attention to detail and well-developed people skills in order to effectively manage my team and our projects.

If you require more details, feel free to contact me at any time.

Regards,

Mohammed A. Yousef 

 

Employment History

National Association of Small Scale Miners

Finance Manager

National Association of Small Scale Miners

February 2021 - August 2023

Accra, Ghana

● Set up a heavy machinery rental company to support mining operations. ● Overlook all financial and decision making activity within the company. ● Manage cash flows, expenditures, budgeting, inventory tracking, and i ...see more

Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Senior Manager Finance Capital Projects

Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

March 2019 - January 2021

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

● Conducted an audit on 9 cancelled projects and events due to COVID-19 and saved over 23 million AED in claims by vendors. ● Achieved a budget reduction of approximately 7%, of which 2% of the savings were reinvested int ...see more

Al Taif

Senior Financial Analyst

Al Taif

November 2015 - March 2019

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

● Developed the annual budget of the corporate headquarters as well as multiple projects for four fiscal years. ● Generated reports to better track budgets, operating and capital expenditures, and provided analytical sup ...see more

EY

Senior Consultant

EY

December 2012 - December 2015

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Conducted finance, contract, process, and procedural audits of very sophisticated multi-tiered businesses. ● Created processes, procedures, and flowcharts with strong controls. ● Developed risk/compliance assessments a ...see more

First Abu Dhabi Bank

Operations Officer

First Abu Dhabi Bank

December 2011 - December 2012

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University

2022

Bachelor's in Finance

DePaul University

2008

Language Skills

Country Experience

United Arab Emirates United States Saudi Arabia Ghana

Skills

Finance

Budgeting,

Financial Modeling,

Financial Analysis,

Financial Planning

Business

Asset Management,

Contract Management,

Corporate Functions,

Business Process Management,

Support Functions,

Operation Management,

Operation & Maintenance

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Shared Services