Finance Manager
Mapei MENA
Total years of experience :24 years, 10 Months
• Driving the company's financial planning and reporting with a full monitoring of the flow of processes.
• Performing risk management by analyzing the organization's liabilities and investments.
• achieved a customer cash collection by more than 45%, extend the vendors payment terms by 25% save 2 million EGP to the company was considered as a bad debt.
• Implemented and oversee the company's finance ERP system.
• Ensure compliance with the IFRS, Local regulatory, law and company's policies.
• Manage a finance team of 5 individual, support them, evaluate their KPI's and give them the necessary training.
• Directed continuous improvement in financial planning and reporting.
• As a true business partner to the MD and divisional presidents, assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and company’s long-term strategy.
• Assist in establishing yearly objectives and meeting agendas, selecting and engaging outside consultants (auditors, investment advisors).
• Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company’s’ strategic plan.
• Oversee the accounting department to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and function.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
• Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly and annual financial statements.
• Coordinate audits & proper filing of tax returns and ensure legal & regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions.
• Mentor and develop finance & accounting team, managing work allocation, training, problem resolving, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team dynamic.
• Oversee preparation of month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial statements
• Review all month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations and corporate/overhead cost allocation.
• Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed.
• Oversee financing strategies and activities, as well as banking relationships.
• Oversee weekly cash management & approve weekly payables.
• Oversee weekly AR management and provide support to collections activities.
• Manage the company’s insurance program, Tax affairs and any legal affairs in the areas of any claims, bankruptcies and other small claims .
Job Tasks: Accounts Paybles - Taxation (sales Tax-Withhold tax)
• Primary responsibility is to accounts adjustments & supporting schedules reports according to monthly close schedule.
• Facilitate & complete monthly procedures, Analyze vendor's accounts & expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis, Prepare monthly account reconciliations
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis & report on variances, Assist with financial & Tax audits, Assist with preparing tax returns & corporate reporting requirements
• Assist with quarterly procedures reports; analyzing & correcting Accounts. - Assist in documentation & monitoring of internal controls
• General ledger accounts, Research and resolve all outstanding reconciling items.
• Prepare profit & loss statements and monthly closing.
• Prepares monthly financial statements, including allocating monthly revenue and expenditure reports to departments.
• Producing weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports to senior management.
• Advising on and dealing with tax issues
• Prepares financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow and owner's equity and analysis its elements.
• Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting and results analysis supporting the GL & Costing accountants in ensuring that all activities necessary for financial reporting are completed in accordance with the close schedule & Variance analysis.
Job Tasks: Accounts Receivable ـ Bank Accounts
• Perform the day to day processing of Receivables financial transactions in an effective, up to date and accurate manner.
• Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services.
• Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.
• Prepare and verify, and process invoices and payment documents. Prepare invoices for data entry.
• Prepare Collections & Payment Data Entry. Maintain updated Daily Accounts Receivable Aging Report. Print and distribute daily, weekly & monthly financial reports.
• Maintain inventory files. Maintain a filing system for all Receivables documents.
• Record the bank transaction related to transfers between bank accounts, debit and credit interest, monthly bank charges, creation of deposit payment of loans. Reconcile assigned bank statements to corresponding general ledger accounts.
• Research and resolve all outstanding reconciling items. Properly document all reconciliation actions with appropriate support included.
• Prepare refund and miscellaneous deposits for bank, Maintain proper communication with banks. Assist in the preparation of monthly cash forecast.
I have a Bachelor in commerce from Ain shams Univ.