Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Senior Finance Leader with 10+ years of experience across payments, fintech, and large-scale e-commerce platforms. Trusted advisor to senior leadership on capital allocation, long-range planning, and value creation, with deep expertise in FP&A, financial governance, operating plans, and financial modeling. Proven ability to scale businesses, optimize cost structures, and transform Fintech organizations into sustainable profit centers while driving disciplined growth across multi-country, regulated environments.
• Leading the Finance team for Amazon Payment Business ( Amazon Payment Services (aka Payfort), Co Branded Credit cards, Gift Cards, BNPL, Installment, cost of payment and other BIG IDEAS 💡 ) across multiple regions, focusing on P&L, commercials, FP&A and M&A. • Spearheading cross-functional collaborations to enhance financial processes and operational efficiency. • Conducting comprehensive cost analysis and strategic financial planning, leading to improved profitability. • Acting as a trusted finance business partner to regional leadership, facilitating informed decision-making. * Led free cash flow initiatives by identifying working capital optimization opportunities, improving cash conversion, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive sustainable cash flow improvements. * Developed AI agents across multiple business functions to automate forecasting, reporting, and provide instant responses to business-related queries. * Built an AI-powered forecasting agent that enables the business to generate daily forecasts and assess the impact of marketing and promotional campaigns, supporting faster and more informed decision-making.
Overseeing the Finance team for Amazon Payment Business across the AE, SA, EG, TR & ZA region, including Gift Cards, CC Installment, BNPL, CBCC, Instant Bank Discount, Cost of Payment, and Finance Operations teams within Amazon Payment services. - Key responsibilities involve quantitative analysis, operational planning, strategic partnerships, business case development, sales enablement, and process automation/efficiency. - Ensuring strong controllership of the business. - Leading Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Business/ Financial reviews with the leadership team. - Payments Business Profitability plan. - Financial modelling for current and new opportunities to scale the payments business profitably.
Finance business partner for various Consumer Payments teams including Amazon Payment Services, Gift card and Mobile recharge (MENA Region) - focus areas include quantitative analysis, operational planning, strategic partnerships, business case development, sales enablement, and process automation/efficiency. - Controllership of the business. -Leads accounts receivable / Payable team at Amazon Payment services
Overseeing the Finance team for Amazon Payment Business across the AE, SA, EG, TR & ZA region, including Gift Cards, CC Installment, BNPL, CBCC, Instant Bank Discount, Cost of Payment, and Finance Operations teams within Amazon Payment services. - Key responsibilities involve quantitative analysis, operational planning, strategic partnerships, business case development, sales enablement, and process automation/efficiency. - Ensuring strong controllership of the business. - Leading Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Business/ Financial reviews with the leadership team. - Payments Business Profitability plan. - Financial modelling for current and new opportunities to scale the payments business profitably.
Finance business partner for various Consumer Payments teams including Amazon Payment Services, Gift card and Mobile recharge (MENA Region) - focus areas include quantitative analysis, operational planning, strategic partnerships, business case development, sales enablement, and process automation/efficiency. - Controllership of the business. -Leads accounts receivable / Payable team at Amazon Payment services.