Finance Health Check
A fixed-scope review of cash flow, profitability, controls and risks, ending in a 90-day action plan.
Your part-time CFO, with nearly 30 years in the chair.
Cash, controls, capital and turnarounds for growing UAE businesses.
Sandeep Hisaria is a Chartered Accountant who has run finance at group level for nearly 30 years across the UAE, Hong Kong and India. He works directly with owners on cash flow, fundraising, restructuring and building a finance function that scales.
How Sandeep can help
Five areas where he has done the work himself, at group level. Best suited to owner-led UAE businesses that have outgrown a bookkeeper but don’t need a full-time CFO yet.
Fractional CFO
Senior finance leadership a few days a month: owner and board advisory, bank relationships, reporting, VAT and compliance, without the cost of a full-time hire.CFO-level across a four-company group since 2015
Automation
ERP set-up and clean-up (SAP, Tally, Sage) so reporting, reconciliations and approvals stop living in spreadsheets, plus financial control of automation projects.$6M automation project overseen; led SAP roll-out for finance
Cash flow and working capital management
A rolling 13-week cash forecast, tighter receivables, payables and inventory, and the right bank and trade-finance lines behind them.Daily cash planning and channel financing at group level
FP&AFinancial planning and analysis
Budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and monthly MIS that owners actually use, with financial models ready for lenders and investors.Divisional budgets and MIS for over a decade
Restructuring and turnaround
Liability restructuring, creditor negotiation and liquidity planning, with a clear plan to bring a pressured business back to stability.$1M of group liabilities cut through creditor negotiation
Three ways to work together
Start small and grow the engagement only when it earns its place.
Defined projects
Financial models, fundraising and lender packs, restructuring plans, group consolidation, ERP and reporting fixes.
Monthly CFO retainer
Ongoing reporting, forecasting, banking, controls and board support, with a set number of days each month.
What Sandeep does
Turning the numbers into decisions: funding raised, liabilities cut, costs reduced and finance functions built to last.
Fundraising
Raised more than $10M for new ventures while improving group cash flow through better capital structures.
Restructuring
Cut group liabilities by $1M through direct creditor negotiation, extending obligations and strengthening liquidity.
Project governance
Ran financial oversight of a $6M automation project across outsourced and back-to-back delivery models.
Cost optimisation
Negotiated partner settlements that deliver a recurring $100K reduction in annual expenses.
Finance hub set-up
Built a Dubai global finance centre from the ground up, with internal controls and group-wide governance.
Compliance
Led group-wide VAT audits and UAE tax compliance across a four-company group, keeping risk exposure low.
Cash management
Planned daily cash needs, coordinated disbursements and arranged channel financing for suppliers and customers.
Systems
Led the SAP implementation for finance and set up a cost control unit to keep margins in view.
Companies Sandeep has helped run
Global City Industrial
Connect with Sandeep
Book a quick call. It costs nothing and stays confidential. Tell him what’s keeping you up at night about the numbers, and he’ll tell you plainly whether he can help.
Or call +971 55 231 9101, send an email or message on WhatsApp.