18 June 2016
Award recognizes outstanding performance and accounting excellence

Dubai, UAE - IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) is pleased to announce Imdaad as this year's recipient of the "IMA ME Finance Team of the Year Award."

Through this award, IMA identifies and honors the contribution of finance teams in the overall success of their organizations based on the foundations of outstanding performance, management accounting excellence, business partnering and innovation.

The recognition is awarded to those organizations that have demonstrated a strong level of commitment to continually support their staff by empowering talent with the CMA®(Certified Management Accountant) program.

Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities, environmental and energy management solutions in the GCC,was evaluated based on the following criteria: Financial Performance, Work Environment, Ethics & Transparency and Innovation. The award primarily recognizes the achievement of finance teams contributing to their organization's performance through the use of the best management accounting tools and industry best practices. 

"The ImdaadFinance team clearly demonstrated the highest level of professionalism by becoming a true business partners, capable of driving performance and delivering value. The company exemplifies best practices in management accounting," said Hanady Khalife, IMA director of operations, Middle East and Africa.  

Jamal Abdullah Lootah, CEO of Imdaad, said: "Imdaad is honoured to accept this prestigious award from the IMA. The award reinforces our dedication to enhance the accounting systems for our industry and help elevate the role of the profession for the long term success of our business."

"Our multi-cultural finance team has always been an integral part of our operations and overall success. Each member has upheld the international best practices in accountancy and highest standards of governance, quality, transparency, and efficiency. This award clearly demonstrates not only the team's dedication but also reflects the entire organization's commitment to Imdaad'score value of 'People, Service and Making a Difference.'

This achievement is a testament to our unwavering efforts to provide exceptional integrated facilities management services across the GCC region," Lootah added.

The annual award is open to all organizations, both private and public across the Middle East & Africa region.

For more information, please visit imamiddleeast.org/ima-corporate/finance-team-year.

About IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)
IMA®, the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 80,000 members in 140 countries and 300 professional and student chapters. IMA provides localized services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; and Beijing, China. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.

About Imdaad
Imdaad, a multi-awarded, fully integrated facilities, environment, and energy management solutions company in the GCC.  It provides turnkey solutions under Hard and Soft Facilities Management (FM), Waste and Environment, Power and Energy portfolios and is recognised in the market for its innovative, professional, and quality-driven services. Imdaad also offers 24X7 home maintenance service under its HomePro portfolio. The company has received several prominent industry awards and recognitions, including 'Green Facility Management Organization of the Year' at the 2015 Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) Awards and the 'Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA), among others. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a core value for Imdaad and its community-focused programs such as Be'ati (My Environment) - a flagship CSR initiative and Khaddour - the fun-loving green leaf character, reinforces its strong commitment to environmental sustainability.

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