Weatherford is one of the largest multinational oilfield service companies providing innovative solutions, technology, and services to the oil and gas industry. Led and developed a team of 22 Financial Controllers, with accountability for a team totalling 145 people across 22 countries, improving financial and accounting policies, systems, processes, due diligence and controls for long term organisational and business strategies in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Middle East. Was primarily responsible for streamlining and enhancing financial and management information systems (IT) for evaluating financial data, budgeting, report production, and legal & tax planning in compliance with international standards and legal requirements.
Also liaised with tax advisors, auditors and other stakeholders identifying and resolving key external accounting and legal advisory issues. Other key aspects of the role included supervising risk management and insurance coverage of assets; evaluating investment and funding alternatives, ensuring proper asset management and associated insurance; successfully mobilising funds to finance development projects in Africa, Australia and Asia.
Achievements:
?	Steered the risk management and cost control measures required to take the company through 2014 financial crisis, the worst that oil & gas industry has experienced to date.
?	Played a key role in business development as a Member of the Strategy Committee reporting to the Board and CEO, determining market positioning, establishing and managing JV’s, contract management, cost control, budgets, forecasting, optimisation and risk control strategies, plans and implementation methods.
?	Harmonised and integrated major operational contracts, proposals, subcontracts, and CAPEX decisions, steering and directing implementation of strategic projects worth USD 750 million with restructuring of acquired entities.
?	Implemented mergers and acquisition plans to support consistent growth for MNCs in Australia.
?	Analysed month-end reporting process to deliver financial results to US within deadline, including assessing profitability of contracts and achieving KPIs (gross margin and working capital). Reported financial results to CFO and Board of Directors, and prepared SOX reporting. Also collaborated with different functions to deliver internal and external regulatory reporting. 
?	Awarded “The Best Improved Function in Weatherford” in 2017 for astute execution of financial strategies.
?	Resolved taxation issues in several countries through delivery and implementation of tax optimisation plans and procedures, leading to cost savings of USD 160 million and USD 2.5 million in tax savings.
?	Worked closely with company’s treasury department, successfully closing unnecessary bank guarantees in 22 countries, resulting in cost savings of USD 620 million.
?	Revamped financial reporting systems such as SAP and Hyperion between 2013 and 2016, streamlining production of monthly management accounting reports from 10 to 3 business days.
?	Managed significant challenges in organising balance sheet governance and account reconciliation process by leading annual budgeting program and, interacting with the suppliers and material team to optimise and restructure inventories producing  a USD 10 million cost reduction.
?	Successfully reorganised regional offices accomplishing a USD 220 million cost reduction by merging East, North, and South Africa regions with MENA (Middle East, North Africa) to become MEA region (Middle East and Africa).
?	Directed negotiations for Chevron in Bangladesh which resulted in 6 new contracts and extensions of others in Asia worth USD 2.5 billion over 5 years.
?	Implemented merger and acquisition plans with deal sizes of up to USD 1.5 million, supporting consistent growth for manufacturing and upstream worth USD 2.2 billion of total turnover for 3 years of activity in Australia.
?	Successfully mobilised up to USD 750 million of company funds to finance development projects in Africa and Asia.
?	Liaised with materials team to optimise and restructure inventories that resulted in cost reductions of USD 10 million.

