Abdullatif Maree

• Participated in proposals, strategic planning, and model building for the transformation and preparation of proforma financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, general costs allocation & ventilation, and financial consolidation processes, while ensuring accuracy in historical and comparative reporting.
• Led financial operations projects, covering all end-to-end financial processes (P2P, R2R,OTC and Inventory).
• Monitored the performance of the client’s financial systems and processes, making adjustments as needed to ensure ongoing efficiency and effectiveness, including fine-tuning strategies, addressing unforeseen challenges, and optimizing performance metrics.
• Developed financial statements automated models for multiple entities within Oil and Gas Industry.
• Collaborated as a model reviewer in cost allocation projects with multiple clients in different industries, enhancing financial transparency and operational efficiency.

• led the Minimum Control Standards (MCS) workstream, one of the key workstreams for ICFR (Internal Control Over Financial Reporting) project, for Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) with the following responsibilities and achievements:

- Provide assistance and support in developing an approach and performing walkthrough (by tracing a transaction from inception of the process to reporting) of key controls within in-scope business processes (OTC, PTP, RTR, Inventory,HR,Tax).

- Assist in developing a standard global ICFR template for the key controls for each process as well as any local deviation that is relevant for the testing plan.

- Provide support in updating the Risk Control Matrix (RCMs) based on results of the Design Phase and the discussions with relevant stakeholders.

• Concluded a 12+ months secondment successfully, with the Global Financial Controllership team with the following responsibilities and achievements:
  - Led the Monthly and Quarterly reportings to the parent company.
  - Driven the change management process due to change in any reporting requirements from parent.
  - Prepared the Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for multiple subsidiaries and affiliates.
  - Liaised with the external auditors to close the audit points / pending information.

• Acting as a Lead audit assistant manager on both Statutory and Zakat consolidated financial statements of SABIC group for FY21.
• Hands on experience of reviewing Group's statutory and zakat consolidations and Statutory and Zakat financial statements in both Arabic and English.

• Oversees audit planning, field work, and audit reporting; prepares reports, and communicates findings and recommendations to line and senior management.
• Responsible for daily supervision of audit staff and responsible for development of audit staff and completion of performance evaluations.
• Portfolio handled includes different entities in government sector, such as: Executive Affairs Authority (AUH), in addition to clients in trading, manufacturing and shipping management.

• Coordinated comprehensive and complex audits, including planning, directing and closing out complicated audits involving teams of 5 staff members and more than1000 labor hours.
• Analyzed trends over monthly, quarterly and annual financial data to investigate fluctuations.
• Employed expertise in auditing, accounting and generally accepted principles to accurately assess records.
• Portfolio handled includes contracting, real estate, trading, retail, manufacturing companies (Main client handled - Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (Listed Company– SABIC affiliate)).

• Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings.
• Developed auditing program to address risks and evaluate regulatory requirements.
• Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
• Conducted financial, compliance audits.

• Conducted discussions on classes of 40 students.
• Support faculty in research of publications.