Khalifa Abdul Fattah
Jeddah
Summary
Young, aspiring finance professional with sound knowledge of finance and accounting concepts, principles, and conventions. Proficient in MS Office applications including MS Word, MS Access, and MS Excel. Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, adaptability to changing environments, and a confident approach to new challenges. Known for excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, and a trustworthy nature. Committed to contributing best efforts and constructive ideas for common benefit while maintaining a friendly and pleasing demeanor.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Accountant
Safari Group
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
01.2025 - Current
- Coordinated month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Developed and maintained internal control systems to prevent errors and fraud in financial transactions.
- Produced monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
- Produced detailed monthly, quarterly and annual accounting reports, submitting to company management for review.
- Managed financial accounts, reconciling bank statements and monitoring cash flow to maintain accurate records.
- Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate efficient annual audits and compliance with statutory requirements.
- Reported on operating income, expenses against budgets and forecasted trends.
- Tracked payments and outstanding invoices on System, promptly following up on late payments.
- Managed accounting teams , dealing with matters including complex financial issues and customer payment complaints.
- Directed the accounts payable and receivable teams, optimising cash flow management and creditor relations.
- Prepared and submitted VAT returns in compliance with ZATCA regulations.
- Reconciled monthly bank statements and resolved discrepancies.
- Coordinated with external auditors during annual reviews, facilitating a transparent and efficient audit process.
Chief Accountant
SRACO
Dammam, Eastern Province
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Ensures timely and accurate performance of day-to-day accounting operations.
- Ensures the timely and accurate completion of month-end period closing procedures, as defined in the Financial Statement Closing Procedures Checklist.
- Reviews customers, vendors, inter-companies, bank, and other GL reconciliations.
- Manage complete accounting functions, including fixed assets, Banks and cash, AP, and GL management.
- Review and approve payment vouchers and journal entries.
- Oversee the review and processing of the corporate payroll to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Ensure proper accounting and reconciliation of payroll-related entries such as benefits, and other deductions.
- Assist in ensuring that intercompany transactions align with management agreements and transfer pricing policies.
- Develops (together with the accounting team) accounting systems, procedures, and controls to assure efficient, adaptable, and accurate financial reporting, and documents such systems, procedures, and controls in manual or flow chart form.
- Preparation of VAT returns for timely review and submission to ZATCA.
- Liaise with external auditors for the timely completion of periodic reviews and annual audit.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements together with relevant analysis and recommendations.
- Review monthly reconciliations for vendors' accounts and ensure that all invoices and any support and claims are posted correctly.
- Review monthly reconciliation for customers' accounts, and make sure that all invoices and any credit notes are calculated and issued on time.
- Advise management on financial details related to business.
- Prepared detailed models, reports and charts highlighting complex financial information.
- Install internal controls and set up standard procedures for business accounting systems.
Accounts Payable Section Head
SRACO
Dammam, Eastern Province
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Managing and handling the daily tasks of AP accountants.
- Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
- Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing cheques, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies, and documentation.
- Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
- Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
- Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements, and related transactions.
- Participating in monthly closing and submission of VAT return reports.
- Disburses petty cash by reviewing, posting entries, and verifying documentation.
- Protects the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results, as needed.
Accountant
dar al-handasah (shahir & partners)
Abu Dhabi
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Review, approve, and post supplier invoices.
- Review, approve, and post receivable invoices.
- Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings.
- Create, prepare, and approve all project-related billings to customers.
- Dealing with clients for progress invoices approval.
- Handling, reviewing, and posting petty cash bills.
- Petty cash reimbursement.
- Preparation of bank reconciliation.
- Preparation, supplier reconciliation.
Accountant
Al Husam General Contracting
Abu Dhabi
04.2008 - 01.2015
- Project Accountant (Payable, Receivable, and Project Coordination activities): Preparing Monthly Progress Invoices.
- Checking and reviewing all subcontractors and suppliers' invoices and scheduling the payments as per the agreed terms and conditions.
- Preparation of suppliers' cheques against the approved invoices.
- Preparation and checking of suppliers' reconciliation statements.
- Processing debit notes and credit notes of suppliers.
- Preparation of Receipt/Payment Supplier Cheques Vouchers list.
- Handling project petty cash, preparation of petty cash bills, reimbursement statements, and preparation and filling of all financial reports requested by the Cost Control and Planning Department.
- Follow up on projects, cash flow/payments, and due payments with the client.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Tanta University
Egypt06-2007
Skills
- Accounting concepts
- MS Office
- Teamwork
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Adaptability
- Report building
- Accounting software
- Bank reconciliations
- General ledger accounting
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable expertise
- Balance sheet reviews
- VAT returns
- ERP (Oracle Fusion, Dynamic AX , SAP)
Languages
English
Arabic
Timeline
Chief Accountant
Safari Group
01.2025 - Current
Chief Accountant
SRACO
01.2019 - 12.2024
Accounts Payable Section Head
SRACO
01.2017 - 12.2018
Accountant
dar al-handasah (shahir & partners)
02.2015 - 03.2016
Accountant
Al Husam General Contracting
04.2008 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Tanta University