Hassan Kourani

• Preparation and presentation of finance reports with commentary to the Board of Directors, CFO, Finance Director, Senior Management team and Audit Committee.

• Provision of guidance to senior management to support strategic business and financial decision-making.

• Production of P&L, BS, CF, trends analysis, variance explanations, and cost allocations.

• Produce budgets, forecasts, Long-term plan, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing.

• Review and reporting on draft accounts and supporting schedules for external auditors.

• Oversight of company costs and expenses: measurement, allocation, analysis, reporting and variance explanations.

• Preparation on quarterly and annual reports for Central Bank.

• Submission of Risk Management reports: financial ratios analysis, gap analysis, balance sheet maturity ageing, etc.

• Provision of leadership, coaching, and operational support to a five strong finance team.

• Reviewed, controlled, and ensured the accuracy of trial balances.

• Monitored and validated the accuracy of regional key accounts: Cash, Stocks, Prepayments and Accruals.

• Oversaw and ensured the accuracy of monthly dealer balances and payments.

• Conducted bank reconciliations, resolved anomalies, and controlled / reduced outstanding amounts.

• Updated, controlled, and reviewed fixed assets, and produced year-end inventories.

• Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities.
• Analysed files and accounts for discrepancies, accurately resolving variances.
• Updated journal entries and accounts on accrual basis with Oracle software.
• Prepared monthly bank reconciliations with 100% accuracy.
• Collected and collated information and data to prepare annual budgets and forecast projections.
• Reconciled control accounts monthly, investigated variances and initiated corrective action.

• Major book publisher and bookstore | Employees 100+, Contributed to improving the operational efficiency and management of the accounting department:
• Administered, monitored, and reported on cash inflows, outflows, and daily data to head office
• Audited and posted daily transactions, progressed outstanding accounts, and reduced debts