1. MOHAMMAD ILYAS
(Growth Accelerator & Value Creator)
Email: mohammed_ilyas@live.com
Mob: +966 594750817
Profile Summary
CFO/ CAE/GM/Head – Finance/Internal Audit
“Seeking a challenging role in Finance or Internal audit in a reputed organization for
spearheading organizational growth and profitability by utilizing key skill-sets”
• An effective team player and strong leader with sound motivational and
interpersonal skills.
• An Operational Due Diligence & business Turn Around Specialist
• An effective Financial Strategist for supporting the Strategic Business Plans
• Successfully managed corporate budgeting, MIS, treasury and cash management
functions.
• Successfully managed Enterprise Risk Assurance & Internal Audit functions- Set up
Risk Governance Framework, Increased effectiveness of business processes,
Improved bottom lines and Facilitated appropriate & prompt mitigation of
Operational & other Risks involved in the operations of companies in Various
business verticals
• Business Valuation/ Due Diligence and Investment Decision Support through Financial
Modelling & Analysis
• Ensured IFRS implementation
• Successfully implemented ‘Oracle EBS & GRC’ & ‘SAP FICO & GRC’ (GRC-Governance,
Risks & Compliance Application Software facilitating preventive controls)
• Successfully sourced project funding at competitive costs from banks and Financial
Institutions and prepared project / feasibility reports for important projects like
“Habitat World” , some London hotels and MEMF ETA Switchgear Co. LLC & MEMF
Federal Transformer Manufacturing Co. LLC (JV companies of KFB Group, Saudi
Arabia)
• Possess sound Knowledge of ‘COSO’ Internal Control Monitoring Guidance, Sarbanes
Oxley Compliance Act (SOX) 404
• Worked as Group Financial Controller / Audit Manager in a leading Saudi Arabian
Business Group for 9 years, headed Internal Audit of a business group which is known
as fifth largest family business group in Doha-Qatar until 30June 2015 and currently
Heading Finance Department for the 11 companies of the same group
Other Core Areas of Expertise at a glance
• Internal control systems & procedures (including drafting of Process Flow
Documentation and Policy / Procedures Manuals) for the Group companies

2. • Preparing & reviewing loan applications, making project reports, conducting
feasibility studies, market studies as also SWOT analysis
• Evolving corporate financial planning and formulating financial strategies as per
organizational vision /key business plans and transforming the strategies into action.
• Effecting complete restructuring of both financial & management Information
systems as per US GAAP & IFRS
• Managing corporate treasury functions, organizing funding & developing strong
banking relationships
• Effecting financial modeling & analysis for investment decision support on CAPEX
• Conducting financial performance analysis and interpreting financial statements
• Risk Based Internal Audits, Risk management process/ framework design, conducting
risk workshops/ interviews, preparing audit plans based on risk assessments and
prioritization and developing of risk focused audit programs for the audit team
• Improving Cash Cycle & Cash Management
• Corporate budgeting and effective budgetary controls
• Developing cost control programs and implementing the same across the
organization
• Serving as Effective Lead for implementing ERP System- Oracle Financials Apps
Career Snapshot
Group Audit Manager (Sept 2011-June 2015) / Financial Controller (from 1/7/2015 Until
25.09.2016) - Al Muftah Group, Doha, Qatar (Known to be Fifth largest family business group
in the state of Qatar with a substantially diversified portfolio of 39 companies in various
Industry verticals that include but not limited to Contracting / Construction, Hospitality,
Trading, Manufacturing & Retailing and Education and annual sales turnover of QR 3.8
Billion - for details please visit the group website www.almuftah.com)
• Made comprehensive assessment of the operational Risks so far for 19 major
companies of the group most of them engaged in Manufacturing activities, Trading
(Electronics, Tires), HVAC projects and Contracting, recommended on how to
improve the businesses and helped concerned SBU heads improving the bottom
lines. Four of these companies were constantly making losses, have now been turned
to be profit making ventures.
• Re-organized the estimation process, re-structured Project planning & monitoring
process, introduced ‘Projects Risk Management’ and ‘Preventive Controls’ in the
Contracting Division of the organization that despite of having a sizably big volume
was making losses because of problems in the estimation process and the cost
overruns caused by absolutely unorganized operations and lack of effective Internal
Controls.
• So far Detected three (3) major Financial Frauds involving senior managers of the
company mostly in the area of Procurement in Manufacturing companies & in the
area Sub-Contracting for Contracting company.

3. • Improved Risk Management Process across the organization, cleared off
misconception about Internal Audit to a few of SBU Heads, created needed
confidence in the business managers to work together as a team for improving the
overall risk management process. In a span of two years, conducted as many as 43
Risk Workshops and over 130 interviews so as to aim at making the group a ‘Risk
Matured’ organization.
• Preferred ‘Preventive Controls’ over detection of shortcomings and in order to
achieve this objective implemented Oracle GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) an
Oracle fusion application.
• Built a team of Internal Auditors with a very high sense of integrity and professional
loyalty to the company.
• Led a team of 11 qualified Internal Auditors including two Assistant managers
Current Profile Summary as a Financial Controller
• Currently managing Financial Planning, Treasury & Cash Management, MIS, Internal
Controls and Accounting as Financial Controller for 11 companies (out of 39
companies ) of the Group in various business verticals viz. Construction / Contracting-
Civil & Mechanical Projects, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Education (4
International Schools), Travels and Trading & Distribution
• Leading a team of 34 Finance & Accounting Professionals
Group Financial Controller (3 Years) / Group Internal Audit Manager (6 Years)- K F B Group,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Oct 2002-Jun 2011
• Set up Internal Audit Department and structured enterprise risk management
framework across all group companies, conducted Risk Assessments, improved
Internal Control Systems and restructured a sizable number of business processes,
accelerated growth, improved operating efficiencies and helped SBUs improving the
Bottom lines.
• Successfully completed acquisition of one Indian and one Australian company
• Helped Turning Around two sick companies of the group through intensive due
diligence of entire business operations.
• Detected Nine (9) major Frauds involving senior managers of the company mostly in
the areas of Procurement, Inventory & Customs in the manufacturing companies and
in the areas of Power projects for the Power Transformers Trading Company.
• Successfully handled the funding of two projects from SIDF having a total debt
capital outlay of USD 40 million.
• Effectively lobbied with the company’s bank for enhancing fund based and non fund
based limits to shore up much needed capital by as much as 200 percent
• Improved Cash Management process across group companies
• Restructured MIS reports
• As Group Internal Audit Manager, reported to the Group President / Chairman and led
a team of 7 Audit professionals. Also as a Group Financial Controller reported to the
Group President / Chairman and led a team of 8 Finance Managers and 1 Corporate
Treasury Manager as directly reporting employees.

4. G. M. (Finance) K.K. Khemka Group, India Aug 1998-Aug 2002
• Resolved discrepancies in accounts payables and receivables and made the financial
statements reflect the true strength of the company
• Introduced a policy and procedures manual for use in the company
• Restructured the accounting system and restructured budgeting process of the
organization by implementing zero-based budgeting
• Successfully helped implement Oracle Financial Applications
• Led 19 staff including 2 Accounts Managers and reported to the CMD
Asstt. Fin. Controller Old World Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, N Delhi Jul 1995-Aug
1998
• Handled project reports, conducted feasibility studies and obtained finance for
prestigious project “India Habitat Centre” in New Delhi and hotels in London
• Managed the sourcing of start-up capital for the project “IHC” from two banks
• Established financial, F&B control and operational systems for “IHC” as also
implemented Zero Based Budgeting for the same project
• Led 34 staff including 3 Finance Managers and reported to Gr. Fin. Controller
Fin. Executive Chemon Group, N Delhi Mar 1989-Nov 1992
• Handled financial and accounting functions and also worked on project reports
• Worked on project reports and funding of a new company set up in the NEPZ
• Led 5 subordinate employees and reported to the GM (Finance)
**Education
• Master of Business Administration (Finance), New Port University, California, 1992-94
Other Personal Details
Age: 48 Years
Nationality: India
Passport Details: Z 1842370/ Riyadh/ 17.11.2019