Alaa Jarrar, CMA, ACPA, CFO

Alaa Jarrar, CMA, ACPA

CFO

Bustami & Sahib Group

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, accounting
Experience
17 years, 7 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 7 months

CFO at Bustami & Sahib Group
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since September 2019

-Responsible for creating, improving, and applying financial policies and procedures
-In conjunction with and as required by Upper Management, contribute to the formulation and implementation of strategy in line with vision and mission.
-Key role in ERP implementation
-Adhere to departmental budgets and ensure optimal utilization of all available
resources
-Critically evaluate and oversee budget variance and examine financial reports
approving financial reports.
-Critically examine financial reports
-Managing company treasury and bank relation.
-Ensure that appropriate financial governance principles are adopted

Head of Budget & Financial Reporting at Ayla Oasis Development Company
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2017 to September 2019

- Set with the departments to prepare the yearly, mid year plans and budgets
- Monitor budget activities
- Prepare budget vs actual reports
- Prepare financial reports,
- Design SAP process and controls,
- Manage and Design GL Account
- Mange and Design cost centers,

Budgeting and Profitability Manager at Izzat Marji Group
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2017 to September 2017

Prepare Annual Budget
Prepare quarterly forecast
Prepare Business plan
Prepare Monthly reports
Monitor company expenditure.
Validate Profitability Analyses
Prepare visibility studies.

Acting Finance Manager (Chief Accountant) at Arabtech Jardaneh
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2013 to December 2016

• Responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
• Supervises the staff (Accounting assistant, Controller) and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial
reporting, year end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
• As part ot the Management Team, I have contact with the firm’s General Manager and with the CFO and Finance Director.
• Responsible for the preparation and processing of monthly payroll for 450-500 employees; review and ensure
accuracy of approved timesheets; track and deduct all garnishments and other special payroll deductions
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly and year end close.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Assist the Controller in the daily requirements.
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive pay transactions.
• Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures with emphasis on internal controls
• Ensure Risk Management procedures bases on the Group Corporate Covernance and Risk Management policies
• Collaborates with the other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while
maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the General Manager, the Group CFO and Accounting Manager, Group Controller and
other managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Supervisor of Corporate Services Division, this includes HR-Management, IT-Services & Facility Management.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the
department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the
progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Support Cost Analyst with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Senior Accountant at Migrate
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2012 to August 2013

Migrate is a leading Business Knowledge and Networking company that provides innovative business support to its clients across the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).

Responsibilities
• Establishing the financial policies
• Design Charts of accounts
• Build and manage the charts of accounts
• Control of Internal and external financial services
• Manage accounting team
• Prepare the financial reports.
• Working with auditors.
• Prepare Cash budget.
• Approve the financial transactions.
• Coordinate banking relations.
• Prepare financial budgets
• Dealing with external clients
working on ERP and stup

Senior Accountant at Waseela Integrated Telecomunication solutions
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2011 to May 2012

• Manages fixed assets and general ledger
• Manages the accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Prepares and submit customer invoices (invoicing, billing )
• Follows up on collection
• Monitors customer accounts for nonpayment and delayed payment
• Prepares and processes accounts payable checks, wire transfers
• Analyzes discrepancies and unpaid invoices
• Liaise with other departments/customers/vendors
• Reconciles and maintains balance sheet accounts
• Account/bank reconciliations
• Monitor and follows on taxation issues
• Payroll processing, prepares and distribute payroll checks or wires transfers .
• Prepares monthly financial reports.
• Track and audit petty cash.
• Assists with employee expense reports
• Assists with preparation and coordination of the audit process
• Coordinates with the company branches on accounting procedures
• Assist company branches in reports and statements preparation on as needed basis

Owner at Privet work
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2010 to August 2011

• Prepare financial statements,
• Establishment the financial structures and policies,
• Design charts of accounts,
• Build and manage the charts of accounts,
• Design segments and cost centers,
• Cash Management and Planning,
• Internal reporting,
• Budgeting process,
• Inventory control.,
• Control of fixed assets issues,
• Control of AP related issues,
• Control of AR related issues,
• Salaries preparation (payments, deductions, social security, tax and loans),
• Reconciliations (banks, sister companies, AP and AR),
• Financial analyzing,
• General accounting issues (daily transactions, adjusting entries, closing entries, corrections entries and petty cash),
• Sales tax,
• Income tax,

Accountant at nuqul group\ fine
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2009 to November 2010

• AP controlling and reconciliation for the suppliers
• Handling the expenses
• Preparing the adjusting entry
• Preparing sales tax
• Handling the petty cash
• Controlling Fixed assets issues
• Preparing the Managerial Financial Report (MFR)
• Monitoring the daily transactions
• Preparing Salaries
• Re-calculating bank interests
• Analyzing expenses
working on ERP

Accountant at Talal Abu Gazaleh for intellectual property
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2007 to August 2009

• AP reconciliation for the suppliers
• Handling the expenses
• Preparing the Adjusting entry
• Preparing the salaries
• Preparing Social security and tax department documents
• Preparing the life and health insurance
• Preparing Profit and lose and cash flow statement
• Controlling for some offices accounts
• Monitoring the daily transactions
• Financial analysis

Accountant at sharaf shipping agencies
  • Jordan
  • April 2007 to November 2007

1.daily collections from d.o. counter
2.vovage invoicing and manifesting, reporting the collection
3.supplier gov payments
4.bank reconciliation
5.AP reconciliation
6.job reconciliation
7.salary processing
8.cash book updation at amman/aqaba
9.administrarive functions

Accountant at arab joradan investing bank
  • Jordan
  • September 2006 to April 2007

Arab Jordan investment bank founded in 1978 in Amman-Jordan & became one of the leading banks in Jordan, Qatar, Libya and Cyprus. I am located in the head office in Amman in the accounting department/control unit.
Responsibilities
• Banks Reconciliations
• Handling Expenses
• Audit the Daily Transactions
• Prepare Central Bank Reports
• Prepare Financial Statements

Education

Bachelor's degree, accounting
  • at uni. of jordan
  • August 2006

accounting skills financial ,cost managerial,tax , ..... and principles of management, , finance and investment with excellent knowledge by th last tow .

High school or equivalent, cintifec
  • at alnmo al tarbawe school
  • July 2002

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Financial Management
Financial Analysis
Financial Reporting
internet
microsoft office
Ledership
managment

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Intermediate

Memberships

Institute of Management Accountants
  • member
  • March 2007
Arab Society of Certified Accountant
  • mamber
  • August 2008
Jordan Association of Management Accountants (JAMA)
  • Member and volunteer
  • April 2012

Training and Certifications

ACPA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2012
CMA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014

Hobbies

  • Tennis