Accounting Manager

• Oct 2020 - Present

Senior Accountant

• Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

Accountant

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2019

•Accountable for preparing/recording assets, liabilities, revenues, and expense entries; for maintaining and balancing subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting/reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies; for maintaining the GL by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; and by reconciling entries. In charge of summarizing financial statuses by collecting data, preparing balance sheets, P&L, and other statements. Assist in the completion of external audits by analyzing/scheduling GL accounts and providing information for auditors. Review and reconcile budgets for grants, projects, and activities.Oversee A/P and A/R; prepare customer statements, bills, and invoices; contact delinquent customers and make payment arrangements; and prepare accurate monthly billing adjustments. Scrutinize invoices to determine proper documentation and approvals prior to payment; prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms. Reconcile vendor statements, and research/resolve discrepancies.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS Reviewed outstanding A/R files and developed a new process/system to reduce the number of days by 10%. Designed a new process for vendor statements that successfully reduced errors by 90%.

Senior Accountant (National Société Général Bank, Alexandria, Egypt).

• Oct 2011 - May 2015

• Directed daily operations for a group of Mutual funds valued at $35M. Charged with booking capital stock entries and money market movements, securities trades currency forwards, short-term notes, derivatives, and foreign securities. Monitored daily/monthly valuation of fund Net Asset Values (NAV); prepared daily/monthly fund package reports including, GL/SL, Trial Bal, GL, Portfolio valuation and allocations, and price checks; and oversaw portfolios containing single series, multi series, single manager, multi manager, and mutual funds all with differing investment strategies.Reviewed/reconciled SAP including budgets for grants, projects, and activities. Managed weekly/monthly management income distribution; cash/stock reconciliation between custodians, fund administrators, and brokers; and used Bloomberg to verify/analyz price variances above thresholds. Tasked with cash flow statements and budget monitoring.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS Accelerated the month-end closing process to the 10th calendar day of the month, and provided timely and accurate financial reports on operating entities and capital projects.  Successfully set-up budgets to actual reports as specifically requested by department heads; achieved an increased use of reports and quicker decision-maker attention to variances

Relationship Manager

• Aug 2008 - Oct 2011

• Identified customer needs and referred financial products and services.• Assumed full charge in the absence of the Branch Manager.• Administered and monitored branch call program, call documentary, and reviewed contact reports.• Signed and verified different payment messages, certified checks and bank drafts.• Reviewed work flow, monitored operations and maintain security of the payment systems used.• Handled customer’s reconciliation problems and their request for different information.• Assisted Relationship Executives with problems that involve changes or special handling instructions.• Maintained branch procedures to be consistent with bank policies and operating objectives.• Answered audit reviews, developed corrections, prepared reports to bank management and provided general counsel to the branch manager. Ensured the proper implementation of permanent supervision system.• Maintained professional and business relationships to increase market share.

Customer Service Representative

• May 2005 - May 2008

• Opening all kinds of Accounts ,Time and Certificates of Deposits• Promoting for all of the products of the bank.• Emphasizing customer satisfaction with respect to all bank services by ensuring the provision of quality service and adherence to bank standards and regulations.• Handling customers inquiries ,requests and complains Seeking Target achievement assigned for asset and liability products of the Bank. • Opening all kinds of Accounts ,Time and Certificates of Deposits• Promoting for all of the products of the bank.• Emphasizing customer satisfaction with respect to all bank services by ensuring the provision of quality service and adherence to bank standards and regulations.• Handling customers inquiries ,requests and complains Seeking Target achievement assigned for asset and liability products of the Bank.