MOHAMMED HELAL
Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Experienced Certified Finance Manager with proven success in maximizing progression and profitability.
Reviews financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
Drives accurate and timely financial data by maximizing system functionality with more than 15 years of Experience in international Chain hotels, extensive experience in finance and management, with extensive knowledge in Hospitality software's (Sun, Opera, Opera Cloud, Micros, FMC, Jana, Bayan, HRMS, Oasys, Tally, Microsoft Office).
I am an accounting professional along with excellent experience in hotel operations and pre-openings, natural leader can lead a team and improve it to achieve company goals .
overseeing day-to-day accounting functions, integrating finance operations, forecasting, and budgeting, handling tax matters, preparing financial reports, and ensuring organizational financial stability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
Assistant director of finance
Shirvan Hotel City Yard
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12.2022 - Current
- Luxury 5-star Mixed use hotel .
- Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
- Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
- Drove continual improvement in department processes and workflows.
- Maximised system functionality to drive accurate and timely financial information for weekly and monthly processes.
- Led analysis of weekly, monthly and quarterly numbers, presenting findings to senior management.
- Developed and administered annual budgets.
- Developed thorough forecasting and cash-flow management processes to maximise progression and profitability.
Finance manager
Kerten Hospitality Company
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12.2020 - 12.2022
- Pre-Opening Luxury Brand 5-star Mixed use hotel .
- In charge of Finance Department, managing and organizing the day-to-day Operations in the Finance Department, Monthly Closing, Taxation, Forecasting, and Budgeting.
- Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
- Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
- Enforced compliance with divisional and group financial policies and processes.
- Maximized system functionality to drive accurate and timely financial information for weekly and monthly processes.
- Reviewed completed work to verify accurate completion of payments, credit card reconciliation and ledger maintenance
- Examined financial reports, analysing and resolving data discrepancies to reduce expenses.
- Mapped accounts set up, tax compliance and statutory conformance transactions.
- Introduced internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised corrective actions addressing risks and deficiencies.
- Developed policies to uphold compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Assessed financial information for accuracy and integrity.
- Oversaw accounting, payroll and financial reports to support daily functions.
Assistant financial controller
Accor
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
03.2019 - 12.2020
- Accor , IBIS STYLES MAKKAH
- In charge of Finance Department, managing accounting records, evaluating, and ensuring compliance with regulations, publishing financial statements, overseeing accounting operations, analyzing financial data, checking expenditure, forecasting revenue, coordinating auditing processes, and ensuring accuracy of financial information
- Implementing proper internal controls, preparing financial reports, and budgeting.
- Assessed financial information for accuracy and integrity.
- Mapped accounts set up, tax compliance and statutory conformance transactions.
- Drafted external audit documentation and financial reports to assist in operational planning and key decision making.
- Introduced internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised corrective actions addressing risks and deficiencies.
- Worked with executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
- Oversaw accounting, payroll and financial reports to support daily functions.
- Examined financial reports, analysing and resolving data discrepancies to reduce expenses.
Chief accountant
Accor
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
02.2014 - 03.2019
- Accor Ibis Yanbu Hotel - Pre- Opening
- Assist the Financial Controller in managing and organizing the day-to-day operations in the Finance Department, and Monthly Closing, Supervising Finance staff, reviewing daily income reports and following Accor Focus Guidelines, General Ledger Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation
- Preparing month End reports as Accor company requirements.
- Analysed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
- Created quarterly and yearly balance sheets to track financial trends and performance.
- Created periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts.
- Reconciled control accounts monthly, investigated variances and initiated corrective action.
- Liaised with and managed relationships with external auditors to prepare excellent audit reports.
- Documented department processes to encourage accountability among team members.
Accountant
Radisson Blu Hotel
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
12.2012 - 12.2013
- Assisting in Payable Section and paymaster
- Updated journal entries and accounts on accrual basis .
- Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payment.
- Maintained strict confidentiality over employee data in compliance with internal organizational policies.
- Reconciled supplier statements to achieve accounts accuracy.
- Enabled smooth department operations by promptly processing payments and keeping comprehensive records.
- Set up new supplier accounts with accurate payment terms and details.
Accounts payable accountant
Tower Hotels & Resorts
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
02.2009 - 10.2012
- In charge of payable & Paymaster, preparing bank Reconciliation, Accounts reconciliation, Tax reports preparation, payroll, and Assisting the Financial controller in Month End closing
- Analyzed billing reports to accurately identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Updated journal entries and accounts on accrual basis.
- Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payment.
- Handled cash and card payments with precision, maintaining customer confidentiality and discretion throughout.
- Performed reconciliation and preparation of bank accounts on weekly basis to identify and clear transactions.
- Reconciled general ledger accounts with 100% accuracy.
- Handled account payments and provided information regarding outstanding balances.
Education
CERTIFIED FINANCE MANAGER (CFM) - Finance & Accounting
Global association for quality management
Online2023
DIPLOMA - HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Alison
Online2021
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY
Zagazig / Egypt /2004 - /2008
Skills
- Proficiency in accounting software
- Ability to Motivate and Inspire Others
- Budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
- Chain Hotels Systems Knowledge
- Microsoft Office Knowledge
- Time Management
- Sun System, Opera, Opera cloud, Micros
- Bayan, Jana, FMC, HRMS, Oasys, MS Office
- Reporting and documentation
- Coaching and training
- Management accounting
- Inspiring team leadership
- Advanced Quickbooks knowledge
- Performance reviews
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- VAT returns
- Financial policy creation
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Leadership
- Team building
- Accounting
Languages
English
Advanced
Arabic
Native
Work availability
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Assistant director of finance
Shirvan Hotel City Yard
12.2022 - Current
Finance manager
Kerten Hospitality Company
12.2020 - 12.2022
Assistant financial controller
Accor
03.2019 - 12.2020
Chief accountant
Accor
02.2014 - 03.2019
Accountant
Radisson Blu Hotel
12.2012 - 12.2013
Accounts payable accountant
Tower Hotels & Resorts
02.2009 - 10.2012
CERTIFIED FINANCE MANAGER (CFM) - Finance & Accounting
Global association for quality management
DIPLOMA - HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Alison
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY
/2004 - /2008
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