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Antoine Saad

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Group Finance Director at Property Partner Group who cut overhead by 20% and reporting cycle time by 25%.

At Property Partner Group, I direct finance across a diversified real estate, hospitality and travel group, reporting to the CEO. I cut group overhead by 20% and reporting cycle time by 25% through ERP implementation and standardised consolidated reporting.

I manage credit facilities and multi-currency treasury, and assess acquisition and development opportunities for the CEO and owners. I also oversee the group's outsourced finance service line for around 80 SME clients.

At Meeting Point International, I was Chief Financial Officer for a EUR 500M division across 15 entities and 7 countries. During the COVID-19 collapse in travel demand, I cut overhead by 18% while holding liquidity intact and keeping all 15 entities operating.

Earlier at Meeting Point International, I consolidated reporting across 21 entities, shortened the month-end close by 7 working days, and served as Finance Director for UAE and MENA. My background also includes finance management across three MENA markets and accounts payable at Golden Tulip Hotels.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Group Finance Director

Current

Property Partner Group

May 2022 - Present (4 years 4 months)

Directed ERP implementation and standardized consolidated reporting, cutting reporting cycle time by 25%. Cut group overhead costs by 20% and managed USD 25M of credit facilities across multiple jurisdictions.

SAP Odoo IFRS US GAAP Consolidation Treasury Credit Facilities Budgeting Forecasting Automation AI Financial Due Diligence

Chief Financial Officer

Meeting Point International

Apr 2018 - Apr 2022 (4 years)

Cut divisional overhead by 18% through the COVID-19 collapse, holding liquidity intact and keeping all 15 entities operating. Acted as primary banking contact, negotiating USD 15M of debt facilities and coordinating Big Four audits with zero material findings.

Financial Management Overhead Reduction Credit Facilities Banking Relations Big 4 Audit Tax Compliance Statutory Compliance P&L management

Group Financial Controller

Meeting Point International

Aug 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 8 months)

Consolidated group-wide financials across 21 entities in 15+ countries and cut 7 working days off the month-end close. Prepared board-level financial presentations for the Group CFO.

Consolidation Management Accounts Financial Reporting Month End Closing Board Reporting

Finance Director — UAE & MENA

Meeting Point International

Feb 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 5 months)

Delivered monthly and quarterly performance reporting to Group Management and designed accounting policies and internal control frameworks across the region. Built the regional KPI set used to track performance across all 6 entities.

Financial Reporting Internal Controls IFRS KPI development Regional Finance

Finance Manager — MENA Region

Meeting Point International

Jan 2011 - Jan 2014 (3 years)

Managed financial reporting, budgeting and variance analysis across three markets. Improved working capital by recovering over USD 300K of overdue balances and shortened the cash conversion cycle.

Financial Reporting Budgeting Variance Analysis Working Capital Management SAP Month End Closing

Accounts Payable Officer

Golden Tulip Hotels

Aug 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 4 months)

Managed the full accounts payable cycle for an international hotel property, including invoice processing, supplier payments and month-end close support.

Accounts Payable Invoice Processing Supplier Payments Month End Closing