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Mohamed ashraf Elhakiem

Mohamed ashraf Elhakiem

Accounting manager
Jeddah

Summary

Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 10 years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Manager

RAK Ceramics
09.2020 - Current
  • Manage daily operations of accounting department
  • Prepare yearly and monthly financial statements
  • Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements
  • Prepare yearly budget and highlight actual variances
  • Ensure proper accounting standards and compliance
  • Provide recommendations for management to maximize efficiency
  • Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
  • Streamlined month-end closing procedures resulting in reduced processing time without compromising accuracy or completeness of reports generated.
  • Monitoring and analyzing financial accounting data
  • Managing company’s financial accounts, payroll, budget, cash payments
  • Follow up and monitor accounts payable.
  • Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
  • Coordinated efforts between accounting team and other departments to ensure accuracy in interdepartmental transactions recording and proper cost allocation.
  • Managed relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely payments and accurate recording of expenses.
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Analyzed and reported on financial data to support business decisions.
  • Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
  • Achieved timely financial reporting through diligent preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
  • Managed successful audits by collaborating effectively with internal and external auditors.
  • Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies.
  • Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process.
  • Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
  • Ensured compliance with tax regulations by preparing accurate local tax filings on time.
  • Conducted detailed variance analyses to identify areas of improvement in financial performance.
  • Implemented robust controls for expense management, significantly reducing unnecessary expenditures.

Senior accountant

RAK Ceramics
03.2014 - 02.2020

Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.

  • Respond to all vendor inquiries
  • Reconcile vendor statements, correct & solve discrepancies
  • Prepare month end closing transactions
  • Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with accepted accounting practices
  • Prepare VAT report monthly
  • Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
  • Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
  • Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
  • Improved financial reporting accuracy by implementing advanced Excel functions for data analysis.
  • Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
  • Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to senior management, enabling informed decision-making based on reliable data.
  • Assisted in internal and external audits by preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
  • Managed quarterly and annual tax filings for company, ensuring timely submissions and compliance with regulations.
  • Reduced errors in financial statements through stringent review procedures and regular reconciliation of accounts.
  • Process payment request to financial Manager

Accountant

Cleopatra Ceramica Group
01.2011 - 02.2014
  • Maintain up-to-date billing system
  • Prepare, verify and process invoices coding payment documents
  • Post revenue journal transactions
  • Follow up, collection and allocation of payments
  • Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
  • Reconciliation of accounts
  • Monitoring customer account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
  • Maintain accounts receivable customer files
  • Responsibility for debit/credit memo transactions
  • Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc
  • Investigate and resolve customer queries
  • Process adjustments
  • Communicating with customers via phone, email or personally.

Sales representative

Cleopatra Ceramica Group
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Greet the customers and make an introduction about company profile
  • Identify customer needs and direct the customer to suitable product for him
  • Convince the customer with available and alternative products
  • Prepare and submit quotations for the customers
  • Finish the deal and follow up the order until it reach the customer
  • Follow up the customer feedback and handling any complaints.

Book Keeping

Arab Association For Consultancy and Training
01.2008 - 02.2009
  • Prepare journal entries
  • General ledger operations
  • Monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements.

Education

Certificate - CMA

IMA
04.2001 -

Course - How To Use Lookup Reference Math And Text Function

Coursera
04.2001 -

Course - FP&A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Budgeting And Forcasting

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Certificate - Certifr

ACCA
04.2001 -

Course - Excel Crash

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Reading Financials Statement

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Accounting Fundamentals

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

BBA - Accounting

Cairo University
Cairo
04.2001 -

Skills

Excellent ERP knowledge

Additional Information

Thank you for your time hoping that my qualification will meet Admission to be one of your steamed staff.

Militarystatus

Married

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/05/1987
  • Nationality: Egyptian
  • Marital Status: Single

References

Reference Furnished Upon Request.

Languages

Arabic
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Accounting Manager

RAK Ceramics
09.2020 - Current

Senior accountant

RAK Ceramics
03.2014 - 02.2020

Accountant

Cleopatra Ceramica Group
01.2011 - 02.2014

Sales representative

Cleopatra Ceramica Group
01.2009 - 01.2011

Book Keeping

Arab Association For Consultancy and Training
01.2008 - 02.2009

Certificate - CMA

IMA
04.2001 -

Course - How To Use Lookup Reference Math And Text Function

Coursera
04.2001 -

Course - FP&A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Budgeting And Forcasting

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Certificate - Certifr

ACCA
04.2001 -

Course - Excel Crash

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Reading Financials Statement

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

Course - Accounting Fundamentals

Corporate Finance Institute
04.2001 -

BBA - Accounting

Cairo University
04.2001 -
Mohamed ashraf ElhakiemAccounting manager