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Mahmoud Al Abwah

Amman

Summary

Finance & HR Manager with 12+ years across humanitarian missions (MSF) and retail banking (Arab Bank). Strengths in budgeting & forecasting, payroll, HR operations, KYC/AML, and audit readiness.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Human Resource Manager – Support

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
05.2025 - 08.2025

Amman regional support office

  • Managed end-to-end recruitment for multiple roles across AMSO, OCA MENA, OCG MESO & OCG Cell 5; cut time-to-fill by 40%.
  • Implemented standardized contract & onboarding packs; ensured 100% compliance in personnel files.
  • Processed payroll for 70+ staff in Homere; achieved 100% on-time payments with zero errors.
  • Coordinated tax & social security submissions with zero penalties; ensured full coverage for employees.
  • Oversaw health insurance with MSH International and GIG, ensuring 100% coverage for all staff.

Finance & HR Manager

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
05.2024 - 01.2025


  • Led Finance and HR operations in line with MSF protocols and Iranian labor law; achieved 100% on-time staff payments.
  • Shortened the month-end close from 7 to 4 days (43% faster) by effective analysis of the budget monitoring review BMR, CAM, and reconciliations.
  • Onboarded and trained Finance/HR Assistant; standardized induction materials, reducing ramp-up time by 30%.
  • Managed a project budget of EUR 3M and variance analyses; flagged EUR 50K in at-risk spend and reallocated to high-priority activities.

Finance & HR Manager

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Delivered 100% on-time monthly financial reports for EUR 1.6M budget; shortened month-end close from 5 to 3 days (40% faster).
  • Maintained budget variance within ±5% through rolling forecasts and variance thresholds, enabling effective reallocation.
  • Produced consolidated financials, monthly cash requests, and reports; accelerated approvals by 60%.
  • Streamlined recruitment workflows; reduced time-to-hire by 40% by creating a recruitment policy, standardized templates, and interview scorecards.

Customer Relationship Officer

Arab Bank PLC
01.2015 - 06.2022

• Managed a portfolio of 1,500+ retail clients; consistently achieved 100% of annual sales targets across product lines.
• Opened 3,000+ accounts and processed 2,800+ KYC updates with zero AML breaches; passed audits with no findings.
• Grew deposits via cross-sell and upsell; improved product penetration per client by 15%.
• Enhanced CRM data hygiene; increased data completeness from 70% to 95%.

Finance & Administration Manager

Beyond Building International
04.2013 - 12.2014

Education

Bachelor of Accounting - Graduate

Jadara University
01.2013

Skills

  • Talent management
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Risk assessment
  • Payroll & Benefits
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Labor Law,Tax & Social Security Compliance
  • Sales promoting
  • Homere (HRIS)
  • Unifield (ERP)
  • KPI Dashboards (Power BI)
  • Salesforce/Siebel (CRM)
  • Equation
  • FinnOne
  • MS Office
  • SharePoint
  • Lombardi (BPM)

Certification

  • Clean Payments and Remittances
  • Retail Banking Services
  • Modern Methods of Detecting Fraud in Banking
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Direct Banking Channels and E-channels

Languages

English: Fluent | Arabic: Native

Timeline

Regional Human Resource Manager – Support

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
05.2025 - 08.2025

Finance & HR Manager

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
05.2024 - 01.2025

Finance & HR Manager

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
01.2023 - 01.2024

Customer Relationship Officer

Arab Bank PLC
01.2015 - 06.2022

Finance & Administration Manager

Beyond Building International
04.2013 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Accounting - Graduate

Jadara University
Mahmoud Al Abwah