Accounting by Professional with Passion, from Hamilton Ontario or any where Online

Ahmed's Resume

EDUCATION
MBA with focus on Management | Georgia State University USA | 2005
Chartered Accountant | The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada | 1986
Chartered Accountant | The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales | 1980
BCOM, Major Accounting | Alexandria University Egypt | 1974

DEMONSTRATED CORE OF COMPETENCIES
Strategic Planning |Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking| Operational Management | Relationship Management | Conflict Resolution | Problem Solving | Leadership | Conceptual Thinking | Financial Management |
Execution of Efficient Teaching Strategies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Value Care Consulting, Canada
Head of Valuation & Business Improvement Services July 2012- Present
Toronto, Canada
• Leading the advisor services for VCC with focus on M&A, business valuation, strategy articulation, part time CFO support and training in the area of management & finance in Canada and ME.

ERNST & YOUNG ME and CANADA
Executive Director Advisory & Training July 2010-Jun 2012
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Lead workshop on the strategy articulation, implementation and presenting options for the optimum organizational structure that will deliver the strategy.
• Fulfill the critical role of a consultant offering advice to clients on the challenges and opportunities facing the business
• Direct the Business Community Training of Ernst and Young in Saudi Arabia
• Develop and conduct in-house courses and public course lectures in the areas of Finance and Management
• Provided quality training programs for over 250 participants and facilitated over 30 programs annually.

Partner- Advisory & Special Assignment June 2002-June 2010
Egypt, Iraq, & Bahrain
• Advised on corporate finance and company restructuring including company valuations, purchase and sales investigations, development of business plans, market & financial feasibilities, organizational structure development, human resource programs implementation, and preparation of policies and procedures to improve overall process and reduce cost
• Assisted companies with private placement and sales mandate included raising funds from financial institutions
• Spearheaded the verification team of Iraq debt restructuring project in Baghdad during 2004
• Provided both income tax and Zakat advices to clients as the office Senior Arabic Executive
• Project managed the implementation of an HR recruitment management system implementation in 15 offices in the Middle East in less than 4 months
• Led the graduate recruitment for the Middle East firm with a total of 700 annual intakes for more than 20 academic institutions
• Hired more than 30 Consulting Professionals in less than 3 months

Managing Partner September 1999-June 2002
Hamouda & Co., Cairo, Egypt
• Chosen for the establishment of new office providing Audit, Tax, Management Consulting, and training services
• Administered marketing, office operations, and finance to monitor office performance
• Maximized the potentials of 70 employees hired in less than 12 months
• Regained all major clients of the firm and exceeded budget profitability and cash flow in less than 3 years

Partner- Management Consulting September 1991-August 1999
Whinney Muarry & Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Successfully promoted as a partner of the department with 15 consultants from a supervisor position
• Handled corporate finance, business strategy/ process improvements, human resources/ executive search, and system selection and implementation
• Actively participated in Train the Trainers courses and presenting Finance and management courses to the public
• Increased revenue from the consulting services as well as developed new consulting products
Audit Manager November 1984-May 1988
Toronto, Canada
• Monitored medium and large audits in Banking, Mutual Funds, Health Insurance, Oil and Gas, Retail Chain etc.

Audit Supervisor January 1980-July 1984
Alkobar & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Directed up to 25 medium and large audits in Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, Farming, and Governmental Organizations
Net Network Engineering Limited
Vice President | Finance May 1988-September 1991
Toronto Canada
• Managed group finances and taxation affairs for 120 professional engineers
• Highly contributed in the implementation of corporate strategies on risk management and profitability
PWC (Coopers & Lybrand)
Audit Senior | September 1976-December 1979
London, UK
• Handled large and medium sized accounts including Manufacturing, Publishing, Banking, & Leasing