Experience

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  Shamal Holding

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Account Officer

    • Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
    • United Arab Emirates

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  Valencia Ladies Salon LLC

  • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  • Entrepreneur - Business Partner

    • Mar 2019 - Aug 2022
    • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Valencia Ladies Salon LLC was incorporated in 2014, owned and managed by a professional and talented beauty expert. Valencia aimed to provide high-end, top of the class and quality services to create self-fulfillment and satisfaction to bring out the beauty and unique style of their clients.The scope of work & functions: • Perform weekly cash reconciliations as well as monthly suppliers’ accruals reconciliations, adjusting and reclassifying journal entries as needed.• Prepare and analyze the monthly budget/forecast to actual variance reports• Perform general accounting and reconciliations, including cash register, fixed assets, employer’s benefit-costs analysis, accruals, and prepaid expenses.• Preparation of financial reports• Perform other accounting, financial, marketing and administrative tasks as required• Ensure the presence of adequate internal control for business operation, financial accounting and compliance with the government laws and regulations.

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  Shamal Holding

  • Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Account Manager

    • Apr 2017 - Jan 2019
    • Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Shamal Holding an investor across a portfolio of selected businesses, Shamal is entrusted to bring its know-how, resources, and relationships, acting as a catalyst to create long-term value.The scope of work & functions: • Responsible for Zed Communications LLC financial reporting (Subsidiary of Zabeel Investments LLC, one of Shamal’s investments)• Responsible for Zabeel Investments and its related subsidiaries• Working closely with auditors for external audit requirements• Working as part of Shamal Group consolidation team• Responsible for Consolidated Bank reconciliation for Shamal Entities

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  Zed Communications LLC

  • Finance Manager

    • Aug 2010 - Mar 2017

    Zed Communications is a multi-awarded integrated communications agency with a regional hold that extends from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Qatar, Oman to Kuwait. Our core offerings include advertising, PR, branding, print, film, digital, live events, and exhibitions.The scope of work & functions: • Ensures proper internal controls. Develop and update accounting policies & procedures like approval of disbursements and separation of duties to prevent fraud. • Lead accounting team such as interviewing and hiring staff. Responsible for training and developing staff. Responsible for staff performance evaluation.• Overseeing all the accounting functions. Responsible for accounting operations including AR (ensures customers are being billed and collections are being made). AP (ensures vendors invoices are being reviewed and paid). GL functions (ensures proper GL code mapping). Payroll functions (prepare payroll & oversee HR related activities). Sales/Revenue (review cost estimates to clients for achieving the revenue target). Expenses/Cost (review purchase requisitions and LPO for budgetary compliance)• Overseeing the FS closing process and financial reporting. Mainly responsible to produce monthly FS, as well as consolidated financial reports on time. Responsible for handling all the month-end and year-end closing process. Making adjusting journal entries which includes fixed asset depreciation, prepayments amortization, employee gratuity provisions, and other accruals. Reconciling accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness of transactions. Reviewing GL coding and reviewing work of the team. Assembling monthly financial package/schedules required for management meeting, or for bank requirements or for 3rd party users.

  • Finance Manager

    • Aug 2010 - Mar 2017

    • Performing Financial Analysis. Preparing monthly sales/GP analysis, other statistical reports like analyzing operating results vs budget, preparing a month-over-month and a year-over-year variance report, calculating operating metrics and making recommendations on ways to measure their performance.• Responsible for cash management & treasury. Monitoring cashflow on multiple bank accounts, performing bank reconciliation, preparing cashflow forecast to distribute to management executives to make recommendation on treasury decisions, and Initiating bank/wire transfers.• Budget & Forecasting. Deeply involved in annual budget process and in developing forecasts and projections. • Work closely with external auditors. Heavily involved in annual financials audit.• Handling the compliance and tax filings. Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of all tax returns filing.• Working closely with company owners and management.

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  ALRIFAI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING

  • Doha, Qatar

  • Account Supervisor

    • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
    • Doha, Qatar

    Al Rifai caters to the orders coming from outside Lebanon and has started expanding into the world with the opening of a production and a sales center in Kuwait City. This was designed to serve the clients in the Arab countries while always maintaining the highest quality standard. Al Rifai Roastery has lifted the Nuts Roasting Mechanism up into a magnificent scientific trend with embodied secrets.The scope of work & functions: • Supervise and accounting daily transaction• Maintain accurate daily sales report of 5 store outlets• Monitor daily bank transaction to make sure all cash sales and cheque has been deposited 􏰀 Prepare monthly Bank reconciliation• Prepare monthly aging of receivables• Monitor shipments imported• Manage the LC payment• Monitor stock item records• Conduct regular inventory spot checking to maintain accuracy• Maintain and update the system of the branches/store outlets• Prepare monthly P & L Statements• Provide month end financial report to the Finance controller

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  Royal House Construction

  • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  • General Accountant / Internal Auditor

    • Jan 2007 - Apr 2009
    • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Royal House has evolved and grown to lead contractors with a proud heritage of delivering iconic infrastructure, resources, and property projects across UAE. Over the decades, Royal House has provided industry-wide construction management and general contracting services to a wide variety of clients. Royal House's growth is a reflection of the growth of the country.The scope of work & functions: • Conduct the overall audit procedure, to assess the completeness and accuracy of the organization's accounting records and fair presentation of its results• Examines accounting system to determine their integrity and adequacy• Examining records to ensure transactions are recorded• Prepares and maintains neat and clearly referenced files of audit working files• Drafts internal audit reports and evaluates audit findings• Prepares and presents the results of audit work and recommendations to management• Prepares quarterly Forecast, Budget, and Projections• Participates in the improvement of management controls and monitor its compliance• Ensures that generally accepted accounting principles are followed and evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of accounting procedures, operating procedures, and internal controls.• Prepare asset, liability and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information• Document financial transactions by entering account information• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports• Secure financial information by completing database backups• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions• Support month-end and year-end close process

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  Brightpoint Philippines

  • Manila philippines

  • Accounting Staff

    • Jun 2005 - Nov 2006
    • Manila philippines

    Brightpoint Philippines, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc. It is an after-market service company that specializes in repairing and refurbishing portable multimedia and mobile internet devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, portable computers, printers, multimedia players and digital cameras. Brightpoint is a service partner of Nokia, capitalized on its technical experience and expertise when it embarked on its vision to be the preferred aftermarket service provider of handheld telecommunication devices in the country. The company expanded its services to other brands, including Samsung, LG, HTC, Arc Mobile, Alcatel, Huawei, Epson, Xiaomi, Asus, and Gionee.The scope of work & functions: • Invoicing – all units repaired for Globe and Smart Communication Nokia handsets• Prepare weekly sales report• Prepare monthly billing summary report• Maintains record of new arrived spare parts into the system and do the item costing • Conduct inventory count in a quarterly basis.• Prepare monthly incentives for sub-dealers.• Responsible for collection / cashiering for walk-in clients• Petty cash custodian