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ZIAD Al-BASSAM

ZIAD Al-BASSAM

Director of Accounting & Finance
Riyadh

Summary

Iam seeking a challenging position with agrowing organization where Ican utilize myprofessionalexperience. In budgeting control businessplanningandfinancialanalysisfield,myinnovativeideas,coupledwithmybusiness skills will drive asuccessful contribution to the organization success. Motivated Director of Finance promoting more than [Number] years of proficiency in identifying and analyzing trends and partnering with other departmental leaders. Action-oriented individual with experience tracking actual business results against plans, including acquisitions. Offering exceptional issue resolution and staff training skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Finance

Space, Commission CST
01.2021 - Current
  • Supervising the accounting records for revenues, expenses, cash, and fixed and intangible assets of operating and capital expenditures and all financial operations
  • Participation in preparing the draft estimated budget for revenues and expenses, and following up on its implementation
  • Issuing the monthly trial balance and preparing financial statements
  • Supervising the management of the Authority’s bank accounts at the Saudi Central Bank
  • Bank statements, making the necessary accounting adjustments, and the monthly closings
  • Supervising the issuance of the monthly trial balance and conducting financial reconciliations, and prepare the monthly balance statements
  • Supervising the registration and control of the Authority’s fixed assets
  • Supervising the preparation of the authority’s Annual financial statements
  • Coordinate with the auditor to complete the audit process and audit the requirements
  • Develop and implement the Authority’s financial accounts management policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with the relevant frameworks, systems and regulations followed by the Ministry of Finance and the public sector in the Kingdom
  • Supervising payments and following up on the disbursement of monthly and capital expenditures and financial operations at the Authority, and reviewing them in accordance with the standards, rules and regulations approved by the Authority
  • Preparing monthly reports and financial statements about revenues, expenses, assets and their liabilities
  • Preparing the closing schedule at the end of financial periods, in coordination with the concerned departments
  • Monitoring the Authority’s fixed assets and its warehouses, preparing reports on depreciation, revaluation or dispensing, and participating in inventory procedures.

Finance Manager

SAUDI PORTS AUTHORITY MAWANI
03.2019 - 01.2021
  • Develop individualized financial plans for changing and switch from cash base to accrual base
  • Establishing new financial departments in the authority for the very first time “Asset management, Accounting department on an Accrual Base
  • Managing the current administrative situation in parallel with development
  • Assisting in the administrative transformation in the Authority in accordingly with vision 2030 forthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY RECONCILIATION ANALYST

FCE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS, INC
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Processes contribution reports received from client companies
  • Bank and client contribution reconciliations
  • Contacts client companies regarding discrepancies
  • Enters new and revised enrollments and requests Attaches coverage information for medical, dental, vision, life, employee assistance programs, DUB, and disability plans to the employee/dependent records as required
  • Communication is extensive with client’s companies and covered members.

IT-FINANCE &PLANNING MANAGER

SABB, THE SAUDI BRITISH BANK
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Implements budgeting controls
  • Assists with the development of effective MIS
  • Assists with the development of cost centers for different activities of the bank
  • Coordinates with all the divisions for preparation of operating plan/budgeting
  • Analyzes plan with the previous year's actual performance for material variances
  • Follow-up of all pay-orders and utilization of Budgets within the Bank
  • Approval of each transaction for budgetary controls purposes
  • Follow-up with all divisions for preparing the business plan and budgeting
  • Review and validate vendors' contracts by reviewing the contracts in terms of the payment mechanism and the amounts mentioned in the agreement and make sure the process of implementing the terms of the contract are according to departments requirements.

FINANCIALANALYST, KAUST, KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY
JEDDAH
02.2014 - 12.2016
  • ARABIA Coordinate between the Finance Department and the IT at the same time to
  • Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents and Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements
  • Closed month-end books, including consolidated financial statements
  • Preparing monthly reports to the upper management, and analyzes plan with the previous year's actual performance for material variances
  • Coordinated with bank and external auditors Attach the necessary documents such as purchase order, invoices and contract with the payment form to make sure the amounts match in all thedocuments.

Accountant

SAUDI FOOD &DRUG AUTHORITY
RIYADH
07.2008 - 12.2013
  • I am representing the SFDA to the United Nations Development Program UNDP by preparing the agreement between both parties to finalize the strategic planning of the SFDA "Saudi Food &
  • Drug Authority
  • I assist the unit head implementing effective MIS and ensuring that the budget restrictions followed as per the relevant year
  • Summarizes current financial status by collecting information preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.

Education

Mastersof BusinessAdministration MBA - undefined

ST. MARY’sUniversity
2018

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

King Saud University
July 2007

Skills

  • TECHNICAL / PERSONAL SKILLS
  • Internal controls, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Corporate
  • Finance, Accounting, Accruals, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Banking Government, Networking
  • And people skills
  • Creative individual with a passion for Finance
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication and analytical skills
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Budgeting and Reporting
  • Budgeting and Variance Analysis
  • Cost Accounting
  • Accounting Systems
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Lender Relationships
  • Balance Sheets
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Financial Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Financial Transactions
  • Liquidity Management
  • Account and Ledger Reconciliations

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CulturePaid time offHealthcare benefitsTeam Building / Company RetreatsFlexible work hours

Timeline

Director of Finance

Space, Commission CST
01.2021 - Current

Finance Manager

SAUDI PORTS AUTHORITY MAWANI
03.2019 - 01.2021

BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY RECONCILIATION ANALYST

FCE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS, INC
06.2018 - 08.2018

IT-FINANCE &PLANNING MANAGER

SABB, THE SAUDI BRITISH BANK
01.2017 - 12.2017

FINANCIALANALYST, KAUST, KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY
02.2014 - 12.2016

Accountant

SAUDI FOOD &DRUG AUTHORITY
07.2008 - 12.2013

Mastersof BusinessAdministration MBA - undefined

ST. MARY’sUniversity

Bachelor of Accounting - undefined

King Saud University
ZIAD Al-BASSAMDirector of Accounting & Finance