Completing September 2026
MSc Global Finance & Banking
King’s College London
Syed Raahem Mahmood · Senior Finance Executive · Digital Infrastructure · FP&A · Project & Corporate Finance — GCC
I build tech-forward finance functions, optimize multi-entity portfolios, and establish the data-driven governance required to scale high-growth enterprises.
Open to Senior Finance and VP of Finance mandates across Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Executive profile
I lead finance across capital-intensive digital infrastructure—from investment case and project financing through financial close, covenant management, CAPEX governance and operating performance.
My current scope spans end-to-end finance for a nine-figure, multi-entity portfolio, leading a four-person team and connecting the lender model, the board narrative, financial control and long-range planning.
Alongside debt and portfolio finance, I have supported a sell-side equity raise, secured approval for a ~$70m expansion, helped build a fully integrated business plan to 2040 and recovered approximately $7m of input VAT on capital expenditure.
My style is measured and direct. I ask the commercial question behind the number, make assumptions visible and build decision systems that remain useful after the meeting ends.
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Case studies
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Career trajectory
The through-line is increasing ownership—from audit-grade rigour at PwC, to listed-company FP&A and commercial control in a venture-backed scale-up, to portfolio-level decisions across nine-figure infrastructure. Each move was towards larger capital and closer proximity to the decision.
Capability system
Education & credentials
Completing September 2026
King’s College London
Executive education
University of Oxford · Saïd Business School
Undergraduate
Oxford Brookes University
Professional qualifications
Fellow, IPA Australia · Fellow, IFA UK · Associate Member, SOCPA
Industry recognition
Led an investor discussion on how capital can approach the region’s data-centre growth.
Connect
Open to Senior Finance and VP of Finance mandates across Saudi Arabia and the UAE
KSA & UAE resident · GCC mobility