The leader behind the method

Ahmed Hassan Abd El Ghany — the executive experience behind The Financial Engineer

A hybrid finance and operations leader who treats numbers as a language for strategy, operations as a system, and knowledge as capability. I work at the intersection of finance, operations, data and AI to build decisions, systems and durable assets.

“True growth happens when clear systems empower good people.”
Ahmed Hassan Abd El Ghany

Strategic Finance & Operations Executive (CFO/COO)

Who is The Financial Engineer?

From numbers to decisions, from decisions to systems

The platform is an extension of executive experience—not a collection of disconnected services.

Ahmed Hassan Abd El Ghany is the executive experience behind The Financial Engineer: finance and operations experience used to build decisions, systems and assets, alongside knowledge, AI and life engineering.

I build KPI frameworks and deploy BI tools not only to track costs, but to engineer sustainable profitability and cohesive teams. I thrive at the intersection of finance, operations and people.

Whether the challenge is restructuring, cash-flow improvement, ERP, or preparing leadership for expansion, the goal is the same: greater clarity, faster decisions and systems that endure.

Professional identity

A finance leader who thinks in systems

Finance connects to operations, data, resources, decisions and people.

Mission

Build capability—not just reports

The best outcome is a team that can understand, measure and decide better after the intervention ends.

15+Years of experience
130M+SAR managed
5 → 25WICHT branch expansion
83% ← 71%Operational efficiency
Executive experience

From financial leadership to enterprise engineering

Career stages spanning finance, operations, systems, data and expansion.

Present

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Experts Deep Foundations Co. — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Lead the finance function and support executive management across planning, control and performance.
  • Build financial visibility for a contracting and project-based environment, connecting cash flow, costs and commitments.
  • Strengthen controls, reporting and indicators for resource allocation, risk management and growth.
Previously

Director of Financial Strategy & Operational Excellence

Modern Food Corner CO. — Jeddah
  • Led financial and operational restructuring, reducing headcount by 33% while increasing productivity.
  • Improved operational efficiency from 71% to 83% through KPI systems and process optimization.
  • Managed expansion from 5 to 25 branches with integrated financial planning and controls.
2016 – 2023

Financial Planning & Profitability Control Manager

Al-Qalzam Co. — F&B Sector, Jeddah
  • Increased profit margins and improved cash flow by approximately 20%.
  • Designed and implemented KPI and performance measurement systems.
  • Engineered cost-control frameworks for multi-branch F&B operations.
2009 – 2015

Chief Financial Officer

Ahmed Metwaly Construction & Engineering Office — Cairo
  • Directed financial strategy for large-scale construction and engineering projects.
  • Established financial controls and reporting systems for project profitability.
  • Managed capital allocation, vendor negotiations and risk assessment.
Executive impact

Four stations that show the breadth of the role

Expansion, ERP, data, operating procedures and financial leadership beyond the traditional CFO remit.

5 → 25

WICHT

Restaurant chain expanded from 5 to 25 branches across Saudi Arabia.

ERP + BI

Al Qalzam

ERP, decision dashboards, expansion analysis and financial/management reporting.

SOPs

LAZMA

Built the brand from the ground up and executed the full executive file and SOPs.

ERP + Production

Abdulkarim Ready Mix

Built a full ERP, analyzed workflows and planned production.

Technical expertise

Tools and systems that turn knowledge into operations

Accounting Cycle Review

Comprehensive review from journal entries to final financial statements.

Operational SOPs

Standardized operating manuals for multi-branch companies.

ERP Systems

Hands-on experience with SAP B1, Odoo and Dynamics NAV.

Advanced Data Analysis

Power BI, advanced Excel and KPI systems that turn data into decisions.

Digital Marketing & Analytics

Google AdWords certified, with experience in digital performance measurement.

Governance & Risk

Frameworks for financial, operational and corporate governance risk.

The method

Numbers with meaning

Understand direction, build knowledge, then turn it into decisions, systems and impact.

01

Understand

Ask the right question and diagnose reality.

02

Engineer

Design the model, decision and system.

03

Apply

Turn the plan into measurable practice.

04

Enable

Build assets and capability that endure.

05

Impact

Connect improvement to readable outcomes.

Executive extension

Supporting expert team

Specialized capabilities that complement the method when needed.

Al-Sayed Haleemah

Al-Sayed Haleemah

Financial & Administrative Manager
15 years of experience

Over 15 years in the Saudi market, specializing in budgeting, financial reporting and operations.

Mahmoud Ghanem

Mahmoud Ghanem

Legal Advisor
25 years of experience

Specialized in labor law and commercial contracts, supporting companies and institutions.

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