Michael Basta

Background

About Michael Basta

I have more than 12 years in multinational FMCG, healthcare and services organizations where I had the opportunity to work with many nationalities, diverse workgroups and also have been holding a regional position in UAE and KSA. My main competitive advantages are the costing, budgeting, financial analysis & creating automated financial models. Also, I have a great ability understanding new complex processes and very good in transformation of cultures and developing teams with great team work spirit. Going up the ladder in the organizational structure, I have learned that it takes three main things to succeed: 1st: Don't be over dependent, but try to be more independent. Learn stuff by yourself, educate yourself with online courses, improve your skills with online resources.(For those who work in finance and analysis, I advise to master the Microsoft Excel by yourself through YouTube & Google) 2nd: Don't be afraid to make mistakes, but have the courage to take a corrective action. Never be afraid to say "Sorry, I made a mistake", but don't just settle there, go and fix it! 3rd: Teamwork, sharing knowledge, group discussions and brainstorming, without them you are alone! Being alone means doing the work too slow to catch opportunities. With these four activities, you will build a strong healthy network with your colleagues, stakeholders & managers. You will learn 2x times faster! You will get to know the people and people will get to know you which is great, you are spending at least 9 hours with these people every working day! And remember, a leader creates more leaders and a strong team is definitely a reflection of a strong leader. It is worth mentioning that beside my work experience, I am- CMA holder since December 2016 (License No. 51982)- A SAP user with great knowledge in CO, MM & FI Modules - An advanced Microsoft Excel user - Good Knowledge of Microsoft Power Bi - Strong in creating and building financial excel models for different business functions