Mahmoud Abuelkhair
Makkah,Saudi Arabia
Summary
AR & VAT Specialist | Oracle/SAP Pro | KSA-Wide Financial Expertise
Finance professional with 9 years' experience optimizing financial operations across Jeddah, Abha, Khamis Mushait, Qassim, Riyadh, Medina, and Makkah.
Core expertise:
✓ Accounts Receivable Leadership - Streamlined collections and reconciliation processes
✓ KSA VAT Compliance - Ensured accurate ZATCA filings across multiple regions
✓ Multi-City Financial Operations - Standardized processes for diverse Saudi markets
✓ ERP-Driven Efficiency - Leveraged Oracle/SAP to automate financial workflows
Eager to take on new challenges in:
Large-scale AR and VAT optimization
Financial system transformations
Cross-regional process improvements
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Accountant | AR Specialist SAP
Mezzan Holding Co
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
09.2025 - 01.2026
- Overseeing financial control, receivables management, and operational integrity for multi-branch operations in the FMCG sector.
1-End-to-End Accounts Receivable Management: Handle the complete AR cycle for diverse customer segments—Modern Trade, Wholesale, HORECA, Catering, and Traditional Trade—including order releasing, payment reconciliation, collections, and ledger oversight.
2-Credit Management & Customer Onboarding: Evaluate new credit applications, validate legal documents, perform BDA analysis, set credit limits, and coordinate system creation with IT.
3-Warehouse & Inventory Control: Conduct periodic stock counts, manage expired and damaged goods processes, and work closely with the warehouse team to ensure accurate inventory records.
4-Financial Control & Process Transformation: Drive the shift from manual methods to structured workflows—designing SOPs, training teams, and implementing automation to improve reconciliation accuracy.
5-Multi-Branch Financial Oversight: Manage full-cycle accounting for the Western Region branches, covering AP, VAT compliance, treasury operations, cash flow, and month-end closing.
6-System Integration & ERP Enhancement: Ensure smooth data synchronization between the Sonic sales application and SAP ERP, while advocating for system improvements to support reporting and controls.
7-Internal Controls & Compliance: Strengthen governance through surprise audits, payment reviews, and approval-layer checks to ensure policy and regulatory adherence.
8-Marketing & Commercial Insight: Support commercial strategy with market observations and promotional ideas—bridging finance and frontline sales perspectives.
9-Inter-Branch & HQ Coordination: Collaborate with headquarters and other branches to standardize reporting and ensure cohesive financial operations during regional expansion.
Accountant | AR Specialist | VAT Compliance Expert | Oracle/SAP
Americana Foods
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
12.2021 - 10.2025
- 1) Extensive expertise in Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), Value-Added Tax (VAT), administrative functions, and operations management.
- 2) Deep understanding of year-end closing procedures with a meticulous approach to financial reconciliation and accounting balances.
- 3) Proficient in treasury management, bank reconciliation, and efficient handling of petty cash to optimize financial workflows.
- 4) Demonstrated expertise in Oracle ERP Cloud, JDE Edwards (Oracle), Oracle ABS, and iSell Apps (BMB & SalesBuzz), with experience managing SAP at a supervisory level , Skilled in automating system upgrades and synchronizing data across back-office applications to enhance financial operations.
- 5) Oversee administrative support functions, including managing the data entry team, administrative employees, and warehouse storekeepers, while playing a key role in onboarding and training new hires to ensure seamless team integration and operational efficiency.
- 6) Conduct monthly stock counts to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance with financial records.
- 7) Perform periodic customer visits to validate account balances and ensure proper reconciliation.
- 8) Compliance & Audits: Ensure adherence to internal controls, company policies, and external regulations while coordinating with auditors for periodic financial reviews.
- 9) Cash Flow Management: Oversee branch cash flow, ensuring sufficient liquidity for daily operations.
- 10) Inter-Branch Coordination: Collaborate with headquarters and other branches to standardize financial reporting and procedures.
- 11) ERP & System Enhancements: Work closely with IT and finance teams to optimize ERP system usage and enhance data accuracy.
- 12) Customer & Credit Risk Management: Assess customer creditworthiness, monitor outstanding receivables, and ensure timely collections.
AR & Branch Accountant
Americana Foods
Khamis Mishiet Governorate, Saudi Arabia
11.2018 - 11.2021
- 1)Accounts Receivable:
- A)Process, Analyze payments details, Debit notes, Credit notes & follow up with any differences.
- B)Producing statement of accounts & balance confirmations & reconciliation with customers.
- C)Collections on overdue accounts.
- D)Account reconciliation & Payment allocation.
- E)Customer maintenance on ERP.
- F)Maintain the sales Cycle.
- G)Maintain the Warehouse loading cycle
- H) Control Daily branch cashflow
- 2)Treasurer & Accounts payable:
- A)Banking
- B)Process bank deposits And all it's associated finance entries.
- C)Processing Employees expense reports, verifying expenses are within the company guidelines, correcting errors, questioning abnormal expenses and entering them into the finance system.
- D)Review and Process the Branch & Warehouse Expenses.
- 3) General Accounting:
- A) Company reconciliations and communication for obtaining supporting documentation
- B) Filing, monitoring, Insurance documents and records retention.
- C)Control government & Added Vat documents.
- D)Control fixed Assets
- E) Facilitate communication with IT, Sales, Logistic, Warehouse, Marketing and HR departments.
- F) Maintain a weekly/monthly internal review & control in addition to processing adjustments.
- 4) Administrative support:
- A)Review attendance and work sheet monthly before processing it to the payroll section.
- B)Review and process Vacations clearance, Return notes, Sick leave & Indemnity.
- C)Training new recruits in the finance department.
- D)General review & control over the branch.
AR Accountant
Americana Foods
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11.2016 - 11.2018
Inventory Control Accountant
KOKI- Americana EGYPT
Cairo, Egypt
02.2016 - 06.2016
- 1)Accounts Payable, includes processing invoices, following up with vendors and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner. Vendor maintenance on Oracle
- 2)Maintain Balanced stock for Production Department
- 3)Stock count every week
- 4)Holding Records of Every going in & out material
- 5)Receive shipments of imported materials & goods
- 6)Coordinates the operations between Supply chain, Sales, Production & warehouse Departments.
- 7)Review every material used in the production process.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Accounting
Ain Shams University
01.2011 - 01.2015
Skills
- SAP ERP
- Oracle ERP
- Inventory Management
- Statistics
- Accounts receivable maintenance
- Regulatory compliance knowledge
- Cash book reconciliation
- Ethical compliance
- Bank reconciliations
- Internal controls understanding
- Inventory control
- Data analysis
Certification
- VAT Specialist/أخصائي ضريبة القيمة المضافة
- ICDL
Languages
English (Full Professional)
Arabic (Native or Bilingual)
Honors-Awards
Top School radio presenter
Timeline
Accountant | AR Specialist SAP
Mezzan Holding Co
09.2025 - 01.2026
Accountant | AR Specialist | VAT Compliance Expert | Oracle/SAP
Americana Foods
12.2021 - 10.2025
AR & Branch Accountant
Americana Foods
11.2018 - 11.2021
AR Accountant
Americana Foods
11.2016 - 11.2018
Inventory Control Accountant
KOKI- Americana EGYPT
02.2016 - 06.2016
Bachelor's degree - Accounting
Ain Shams University
01.2011 - 01.2015