Ahmed Atia

CEO

Cairo, Egypt10 yrs experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led finance agenda for 1.7B USD revenue.
  • Expert in corporate finance and digital transformation.
  • Proven record in debt restructuring and capital allocation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic finance leader with expertise in corporate finance and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business PlanningFinancial AnalysisAccountingIt Support

Other Skills

Budget PlanningSales AnalyticsProcess MappingForecastingStakeholder CoordinationBudget ManagementFinancial Data PreparationContract NegotiationAccounts ReceivableBankingFinancial Statements PreparationTechnical SupportSoftware InstallationUser TrainingCommunication

About

Strategic finance executive with 15+ years’ experience leading 1.7B USD in revenue and 2.5B USD in asset portfolios across Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe. Currently leading the holding level finance agenda at Raya Holding for Financial Investments, with listed company exposure including EGX disclosure support, investor relations packs, annual report coordination, and Audit Committee reporting, across technology, digital services, consumer finance, retail, FMCG, and B2B services. Expert in corporate finance, FP&A, capital structure optimization, M&A, and AI enabled performance analytics. Partner to Boards and CEOs in reshaping funding strategy, improving forecasting accuracy, and modernizing finance through Oracle Cloud EPM and digital transformation. Proven record in debt restructuring and capital allocation, delivering year on year profit growth, faster closes, and stronger cash visibility. Known for building integrated performance frameworks, governance, and KPIs that support scalable growth and investor confidence. Hands on finance leadership across high volume, thin margin models, working capital, inventory financing, supplier terms, and cash cycle management.

Experience

Full-time

3 roles

Group Financial Planning and Analysis FP&A Manager

Jan 2021Dec 2021 · 11 mos · Cairo, Egypt

Section Head of Budgeting and Planning

Jan 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Cairo, Egypt

Raya Holding for Financial Investments

Present

Raya data center

3 roles

Business Planning and Control

Promoted

Jan 2017Jan 2019 · 2 yrs

  • Directed company processes including the execution of monthly Business Review Meetings (BRMs), forecasting of revenue and expenses, and liaising with finance for post-project reconciliation. Streamlined business cycles through process mapping, SLA monitoring, and the development of internal processes linking all departments.
  • Led project commercial strategy development and execution, monitored project management office performance, and assessed procurement department efficiency.
  • Managed budget planning and analysis, which included comparing and monitoring actuals versus plans, coordinating budget agreements with stakeholders, and preparing monthly forecasts, variance analyses, and profitability reports.
  • Oversaw sales analytics by calculating sales and pre-sales targets, implementing the company's CRM tool, and conducting weekly reporting on sales funnel and pipeline forecasts.
  • Supervised customer and contract management, serving as a key point of contact for contractual matters, managing post-contract stages, maintaining a robust contract baseline, and handling variations and claims for key customers.
Budget PlanningSales AnalyticsProcess MappingForecastingStakeholder CoordinationBusiness Planning+1

Senior Business Analyst

Promoted

Jan 2016Dec 2016 · 11 mos

Business Controller

Sep 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Managing budgets
  • Follow up with Budget
  • Preparing financial data
  • Implementing business procedures relating to customers
  • Preparing and finalizing the Business Review Meeting
  • Negotiating contracts and deals
  • Review and validate the invoices issued from Finance department
  • Networking with industry peers, competitors and prospective clients
  • Minimizing expenditure
  • Attending business meetings, events, and industry functions
  • Maintaining professionalism in the work place
  • Improving goods and services
  • Responsible for the Business annual Plan
  • Promoting and marketing the business
  • Compare and monitor the actuals verses the Budget plan
  • Review all contracts and deals with Customers and Suppliers
  • Responsible of the implementation of internal process linking all departments
  • Business plans having a clear picture of the operations
  • Logistic and process, and making sure that everything will be accomplished according to the organization plan.
  • Build business plans and define ways to identify gaps Organization plan.
  • Create reports on SugerCRM and develop it.
Budget ManagementFinancial Data PreparationContract NegotiationFinancial Analysis

Consultant office for auditing and accounting eg

Accountant

Jun 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Egypt

  • Accounts Receivable, including processing payments, producing statement of accounts, collections on overdue accounts and account reconciliation when required.
  • Banking, processing bank deposits.
  • Working with finance team for any other requirements
  • Analyzing and recording transactions via journal entries
  • Posting journal entries to ledger accounts
  • Preparing trial balance
  • Preparing adjusting entries at the end of the period
  • Preparing adjusted trial balance
  • Preparing financial statements
  • Closing temporary accounts via closing entries
  • Preparing post-closing trial balance
Accounts ReceivableBankingFinancial Statements PreparationAccounting

Vodafone

Workforce Analyst

Mar 2013May 2013 · 2 mos

Egyptian armed forces

IT Technical Services specialist

Mar 2012Mar 2013 · 1 yr · Egypt

  • Provide technical assistance and support for incoming queries and issues related to computer systems, software, and hardware.
  • Respond to queries either in person or over the phone.
  • Write training manuals.
  • Train computer users.
  • Maintain daily performance of computer systems.
  • Ask questions to determine nature of problem.
  • Walk through problem-solving process.
  • Install, modify, and repair computer hardware and software.
  • Clean up computers.
  • Run diagnostic programs to resolve problems.
  • Resolve technical problems with Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), and other systems.
  • Install computer peripherals for users.
  • Follow up with Soldiers and Officers to ensure issue has been resolved.
  • Gain feedback from customers about computer usage.
  • Run reports to determine malfunctions that continue to occur.
  • Design automated sheets to enter data
  • Design Slide Show By PowerPoint
  • Design Images by Photoshop
Technical SupportSoftware InstallationUser TrainingIT Support

Egyptian group accounting & auditing

Accountant

May 2011May 2013 · 2 yrs · Egypt

  • Analyzing and recording transactions via journal entries
  • Posting journal entries to ledger accounts
  • Preparing unadjusted trial balance
  • Preparing adjusting entries at the end of the period
  • Preparing adjusted trial balance
  • Preparing financial statements
  • Closing temporary accounts via closing entries
  • Preparing post-closing trial balance

Education

Harvard Business School

Diploma of Education — Digital transformation

Aug 2023Nov 2023

IE Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Business Administration and Management

Jan 2020Jan 2021

The American University in Cairo

Diploma of Education — Private Equity

Jul 2023Sep 2024

Cairo University

Bachelor's degree — Accounting and Finance

Jan 2008Jan 2011

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