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HAJER ALNAJJAR

Assistant Chief Accountant
Jeddah

Summary

Detailed oriented hotelier with 10 years of hospitality serving in luxury brands with a combination of business experience and technical skills. Excellent in defying and implementing standers and operating procedures. Adapt seamlessly to constantly evolving accounting process and technologies. Recognize as effective leader with excellent communications and interpersonal skills. Seeking new Opportunity where it would be possible to strengthen the team, maximize revenue, cut costs, develop the property pro-actively, and prepare a budget.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
10
10
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Assistant Chief Accountant

Marriott International
Jeddah
03.2021 - Current
  • Ensures integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
  • Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  • Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
  • Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing trial balance, and reconciling entries.
  • Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
  • Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
  • Support effective internal audit policies and LSOP.
  • Secures financial information by completing database backups.
  • Prepare monthly and yearly withholding tax and Vat.
  • Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
  • Reconciled company accounts for credit cards, employee expenses, and commissions.
  • Reporting to General manager analysis of month end operation report.
  • Reporting to chief financial officer property statues expense and revenue and net to owner as well human resources activity.
  • Prepare of Forecast monthly and submission.
  • Prepare of monthly cash flow.
  • Accruals and amortizations.
  • Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
  • Analyzed and verified employee expense reports for accuracy.
  • Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
  • Used accounting software to prepare consolidated reports.
  • Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
  • Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance of clients.
  • Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
  • Identified legal tax savings and recommended ways to improve profits.
  • Reduced advance to supplier account by 65% in month end b calling over 30 suppliers insisting about original invoice and negotiate to receive 50% advance with next business request.

Marriott Tahseen Intensive Internal Exposure

Marriott International
Jeddah
03.2020 - 02.2021

Night Auditor ( 80 Hours )

  • Processes invoices and prepares checkout bills
  • Monitors and checks accounting ledger
  • Audits financial statement accounts such as receivables and revenues
  • Posts room taxes and charges
  • Processes discounts and vouchers
  • Tracks room availability and occupancy
  • Prepares daily reports and summary cash balances

Credit Manager ( 220 Hours )

  • Manage relations with collection agencies.
  • Manage relations with credit reporting agencies.
  • Manage relations with credit insurance providers.
  • Manage relations with the sales department.
  • Manage all account queries and disputes.
  • Manage Accounts Receivable and ensure all debtors accounts are reconciled regularly.
  • Daily review of Accounts Receivable ledger and monitor incoming payment.
  • Responsible for Ageing of Debtors and maintaining the same under control.
  • Focus on minimizing the AR outstanding balance.
  • Responsible for maintaining the debtor’s ledger with regular review of the aged accounts.
  • Monitor the AR ledger on a daily basis, If any discrepancies found then corrective measures to be taken after coordination with the PMS vendor.
  • Income Auditor ( 220 Hours )
  • Control to ensure that any discrepancies between housekeeping and front office room status are reported. Total rooms available for sale agrees with the contracted rooms available.
  • Market segmentation correctly reflects the source of business and correctly reflects in the GL
  • Verified the room rate with agreements or reservation, check allowance for room revenue. Room revenue as per PMS is corrected in GL.
  • Check rebate report, discount report, complementary and house use report, no show posting, late check out. To ensure that every complimentary room, house use room, discount or rebate of revenue must have adequate explanation in the approval form.
  • Reconcile all credit card collections again cashier summary and again lists received from bank.
  • Keys in revenue journal and distributes to Outlet Mangers and management
  • Having all voided checks, corrections and unsettled checks approved by the Restaurant Supervisor or Manager
  • Monitors the buffet controls, especially over cash settled checks to prevent reuse ensuring all revenue is recorded
  • Audits daily collection of the General Cashiers Summary against the bank in slip
  • Audits and reconciles advance payments and ensures payments have been applied
  • Works with General Cashier to check all float totals regularly and keeps control on registers in outlets
  • Reconciles revenues on a daily basis via back up page.

Cost Controller (160 Hours)

  • Able to effectively control the Food & Beverage Cost.
  • Control the Food and Beverage outlets in terms of wastage, pilferage and efficiency.
  • Update and maintain receipts into the systems (FMC).
  • Check the cost of sales in all F&B outlets and ensure that the costs are within budget.
  • Check the menu pricing on the POS systems and ensure the correct prices are loaded.
  • Continuously study weaknesses in F&B control implemented at the Hotel and provide suggestions for improvements.
  • Check the daily Food & Beverage revenues report submitted by the income audit for the accuracy of covers and average check.
  • Responsible for preparing daily Food and Beverage Report and distribute to management.
  • Responsible for monthly F&B Report and distribute to management.
  • Responsible for surprise spot checks at all F&B outlets.
  • Prepare Duty Drinks and management report and confirm that this is as per entitlement.

Payroll Supervisor

Assila Hospitality Ltd
Jeddah
01.2019 - 02.2021

Covered the operations in position of Payroll supervisor and accounts payable along with electronic payments from Nov 2021 to Jan 2022.

Reviewed total f 300 employees change of status and benefits within 2 hours during payroll month end process.

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Assila Hospitality Ltd
Jeddah
02.2017 - 06.2018

Finance Administration Assistant

Rocco Forte Hotels
Jeddah
08.2016 - 01.2017

Data Entry officer

Sofitel Hotel Hospitality Ltd
Jeddah
11.2014 - 05.2016

Receptionist

Dr.Erfan & Bagedo Hospital
Jeddah
11.2009 - 11.2011

Education

Saudi Orgnization of Certified Public Accountants, JeddahSOCPA -

Saudi Orgniaztion of Certified Public Accountants
Jeddah, 02
12.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

King Andulaziz University

Skills

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Software

Oasys Payroll System

Bayan Payroll System

Navision

Portal

Adaco

Opera

Birch Street

Quick Base

Oracle

Business Intelligence

Certification

Zaka & Taxes KSA

Timeline

Assistant Chief Accountant

Marriott International
03.2021 - Current

Saudi Orgnization of Certified Public Accountants, JeddahSOCPA -

Saudi Orgniaztion of Certified Public Accountants
12.2020 - Current

Marriott Tahseen Intensive Internal Exposure

Marriott International
03.2020 - 02.2021

Payroll Supervisor

Assila Hospitality Ltd
01.2019 - 02.2021

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Assila Hospitality Ltd
02.2017 - 06.2018

Finance Administration Assistant

Rocco Forte Hotels
08.2016 - 01.2017

Data Entry officer

Sofitel Hotel Hospitality Ltd
11.2014 - 05.2016

Receptionist

Dr.Erfan & Bagedo Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2011

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

King Andulaziz University
HAJER ALNAJJARAssistant Chief Accountant