Meysam Husain Recognized in Hozpitality's Best 30 Finance and Revenue Leaders in the Middle East for 2024
Meysam has an established career that encompasses pre-opening project tasks as well as outstanding performance in financial planning, resource allocation, cash flow management, acquisitions, mergers, and capital budgeting.
Meysam Husain, Assistant Finance Manager at Zero Gravity, has been named to Hozpitality's prestigious list of the Best 30 Finance and Revenue Leaders in the Middle East for 2024.
Meysam has a distinguished career marked by his role in pre-opening projects and his exceptional performance in financial planning, resource allocation, cash flow management, acquisitions, mergers, and capital budgeting. His expertise extends to balance sheet reconciliations and financial planning and analysis.
A self-starter and result-oriented finance professional, Meysam seeks to leverage his experience and knowledge to positively impact his organization. His dedication, professional talent, sincerity, and commitment to continuous learning have consistently contributed to his success.
In his current role at Zero Gravity since January 2014, Meysam manages a team of four staff members, including a cost controller, AP accountant, income auditor, and finance assistant. He is responsible for preparing month-end financial reports, such as monthly P&L, balance sheets, trial balances, and P&L analyses for business review meetings.
Meysam's major achievements at Zero Gravity include his involvement in the initial setup of the finance department, where he played a crucial role in establishing processes and systems. He also served as acting finance manager from May 2014 to April 2015, during which he conducted internal audits and achieved high scores in the absence of the finance manager.
Additionally, he regularly provides training to the finance team to enhance their performance and manages the income department when the income auditor is absent. Meysam has developed financial awareness within the management team and attends business review meetings in the absence of the finance manager. He actively participates in property strategy planning, including revenue proposals and cost reduction initiatives, and prepares and presents budgets to the management company. Furthermore, he compiles bridge reports to ensure comprehensive financial analysis and reporting.
Before his tenure at Zero Gravity, Meysam was part of the pre-opening team at Taj Hotel, Lucknow, and played a key role in setting up the finance department at The Palm Residence Fze. He also managed the pre-opening expenses of Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort at Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
Meysam holds a Master of Commerce in Applied Economics from Lucknow University and a Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce from Lucknow Christian College.
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE