Lina Mamdouh Murad
Finance & Accounting Manager
Summary
Experienced Finance and Accounting Manager with a proven track record of optimizing financial operations, reducing costs, and maximizing profits. Proficient in budgeting, financial analysis, and strategic planning. Strong leadership skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Finance & Accounting Manager
SDC App Company
7 2023 - Current
- Led budget planning and analysis, optimizing financial performance and resource allocation.
- Evaluating, developing, and improving department controls, systems, and procedures that increase accuracy and efficiency.
- Overseeing the daily activities of the accounting department and ensuring that all major projects, month-end, and year-end reports are completed accurately and on time.
- Ensuring that all accounting processes align with GAAP and current financial legislation.
- Creating financial reports based on data analysis.
- Managing the company's financial accounts, payroll, budget, cash receipts, and financial assets.
- Manage and monitor metrics, KPI tracking, and reports.
- Manage relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities.
- Focus on daily and month-end accounting to determine results, including P&L
activity management fees, fee splitting, gross-ups, reclasses, balance sheet activity (deferrals, accruals), and accounts-receivable cash application, in compliance with GAAP. - Coordinate strategic financial planning for the company and its clients, including expenses, income, insurance coverage, objectives, tax status, and risk tolerance.
- Advise colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company finances.
- Mediate between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders, and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences.
- Create strategic business plans based on the analysis of the company status and financial forecasts.
- Oversee the operations and development of the company finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training, and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
- Oversee the operations and development of the company finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training, and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
- Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards, and assist with cash flow forecasting.
Finance & Accounting Associate Manager
SDC App Company
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Launched new products and services with thorough market research, leading to increased revenue growth.
- Oversaw documentation and reporting of expenses, sales and other transactions.
- Prepared the VAT-withholding tax reports Monthly.
- Controlling the Monthly Closing with the team - Prepayment - depreciation - Banks reconciliation - VAT - sales - purchases all the data posting.
- Controlling the Account receivables and the collection.
- Prepared all the Vouchers & coupons profit to add.
- Prepared all the refunded types and control it.
- Managed annual budget planning process, improving accuracy and efficiency.
- Managed cash flow reporting, analyzed chargebacks, posted cash receipts, and resolved any issues.
- Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements, annual budgets, and accounting estimate analyses.
- Preparing monthly budget reports for the management team.
- Performing budget formulation, verification, approval, execution, and reviewing all contracts.
ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE MANAGER
Sary Company
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Improved cash flow management with timely invoicing and collections efforts.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
- Inspected account books and recorded transactions.
- Presented audit findings to accounting manager after reviewing results and paperwork ( KPMG & EY).
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Managed month-end close process and Financial Statement preparation.
- Prepared, reviewed, and approved monthly journal entries.
- Included month-end closing, journal entries, profit, and loss analysis, accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, budgeting, collections, sales tax, credit verification, and asset management.
- Forecasted and managed cash flow.
- Coordinated and managed a year-end consolidated financial statement audit with the Company's independent auditor KPMG.
- Managed Fixed Assets and Project Costing functions including depreciation calculations.
- Managed and coordinated physical inventory counts as needed.
Accounting Team Lead
Sary Company
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Developed comprehensive financial reports for senior management to aid strategic planning and business growth.
- Supported budget planning, forecasting, and variance analysis for informed decisionmaking.
- Mentored junior accountants, providing guidance on best practices and professional development opportunities.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Controlling Take Rate.
- Controlling Account Receivables, SMES MICRO - Cash.
- Controlling KSA and Egypt Payroll, Medical insurance, and GOSI Monthly basis.
- Approved and controlled all the supplier's and vendor's Payments.
- Producing the weekly cash flow reposts.
Senior Accountant
Careem Transportation Company
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors KPMG & EY
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Expedited payroll and invoicing by streamlining billing systems.
- Directed accounting team in timely reporting of finances for diverse client businesses.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
- Processed payroll and calculated deductions by accurately using Oracle to secure payment traceability.
Accountant
Careem Transportation Company
03.2018 - 12.2020
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Collaborated with external auditors during the annual audit process to provide necessary documentation and address any concerns or findings promptly.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Generated and submitted invoices based on established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
- Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payment.
- Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance sheets.
- Create a PR and PO for vendors with the correct Account and check at the end of the month that all PO and PR that need to be re-accrual or need to be rejected.
Accounting Intern
Careem Transportation Company
07.2017 - 02.2018
- Reviewed and paid vendor invoices monthly.
- Compiled monthly journal entries into general ledger system.
- Managed cash flow by monitoring accounts receivable collections and ensuring prompt payments from clients.
- Pitched in to help manager with special projects.
- Bank Reconciliation every week.
- Uploading the bank statement in Oracle every 5 days to record the AR and AP.
- Controlling petty cash for KSA by creating a weekly report to check what needs to be knocked off before the end of the month's closing.
- Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
University of Business & Technology
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 03.2013 - 05.2017
Certificated - FMVA
Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -
Skills
ERP Systems Expertise
Cash Flow Management
IFRS Knowledge
Financial Reporting
Audit Coordination
Documentation
Teamwork and Collaboration
Problem-Solving
Time Management
Budget Development
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Finance & Accounting Associate Manager
SDC App Company
07.2022 - 07.2023
ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE MANAGER
Sary Company
01.2022 - 07.2022
Accounting Team Lead
Sary Company
06.2021 - 12.2021
Senior Accountant
Careem Transportation Company
01.2021 - 06.2021
Accountant
Careem Transportation Company
03.2018 - 12.2020
Accounting Intern
Careem Transportation Company
07.2017 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
University of Business & Technology
03.2013 - 05.2017
Certificated - FMVA
Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -
Finance & Accounting Manager
SDC App Company
7 2023 - Current
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