Accounting Manager - SAP FICO
Esa Hussain Al-Yosifi & Sons Co, Panasonic
Total years of experience :32 years, 7 months
Job Description
1.Working knowledge of accounting disciplines such as financial accounting, compliance reporting, budget preparation as well as systems development and improvement essential
2.Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
3.Assist the CFO in the daily banking requirements.
4.Monitoring the cash and cash float accounts over all companies accounts
5.Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive pay transactions.
6.Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner
7.Supports budget and forecasting activities
8.Collaborates with the other finance division managers to support overall department goals and objectives
9.Monitors and analyzes division work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy
10.Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
11.Responds to inquiries from the CFO, Controller, and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like
12.Work with the CFO to ensure a clean and timely yearend audit.
13.Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met
14.Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department
15.Provide training to new and existing staff as needed
16.Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues
17.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
18.Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication both verbal and written
19.Ability to prioritize and plan workloads so that can meet deadlines to be effective in time management
20.Ability to work without Management direction.
- Facilitates the implementation and support SAP Financials and Controlling to enhance the companyies business functionality and overall performance.
- Design, configuration and testing of core FI/CO modules (GL, AP, AR)
- Design, configuration and testing of Asset Management
- Experience with reporting Activation like "BS - P&L - Cash Flow"
- Experience and knowledge of key integration points with FI/CO modules
- Responsible primarily for successful implementation of SAP, including providing functional expertise, guidance, presentation,
and instruction on SAP to staff.
- Acts as liaison with staff for troubleshooting: investigates, analyses, and solves software problems, requirements, processes and objectives; develops necessary product modifications to satisfy user's needs.
Managing group contain 12 local companies and 1 holding company plus 4 companies outside Kuwait.
1. Participate in the provision of effective strategic, financial resources planning and information
Main Activities:
-Provide financial resources advice and guidance to the CEO
-Participate in strategic, financial resources planning
-Research, prepare and submit the annual budget
-Prepare detailed reports on financial, and administrative matters
-Attend meetings and make presentations to CEO
2. Ensure that the finances are managed according to legislation, policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles
Main Activities:
-Manage accounting and financial systems and maintain full and accurate accounting records
-Conduct financial analysis and prepare detailed financial reports and statements
-Provide financial and accounting advice, direction and leadership
-Ensure compliance with financial legislation, policies and procedures and adhere to the terms of Block Funding and Contribution Agreements
-Develop and implement purchasing practices and monitor the purchasing system
-Respond to auditors’ comments concerning finances and operations and oversee required action to address deficiencies
-Approve the Chart of Accounts and maintain commitment controls
-Implement and monitor payment authority practices
-Establish and maintain cash controls
-Monitor department spending and recommend corrective actions as necessary
-Manage investments and reserves
3. Manage and coordinate administrative functions including personal administration and payroll
Main Activities:
-Administer the collective agreement
-Provide advice and assistance on human resource planning and management issues
-Ensure the maintenance of computer systems within the municipal office
4. Provide leadership and direction to Finance staff to ensure efficient use of human resources
Main Activities
-Establish and maintain internal controls to ensure compliance with financial legislation, policies and procedures.
-Evaluate the performance of, and provide training and development opportunities for finance staff
-Manage the maintenance and upgrade of financial, payroll and human resources information systems
Brief Job Description:
01- Prepare all accounting journal entries
02- Prepares monthly financial reports (Trial Balance / Balance Sheet / Profit & Loss).
03- Prepare accounting vouchers through the computer system for auditing
04- Review and approve all accounting vouchers, payments, receipts and their Supporting documents, petty cash disbursements, all types of documents commitments to ensure conformity to agree and established company rules and regulations.
05- Reconcile bank accounts, trade accounts receivable, and confirm balances.
06- Maintain schedules and update weekly cash flow report.
07- Prepare various monthly reports, schedules and analysis.
08- Able to prepare a project monthly flow in coordination with the related Sales Manager.
09- Process and prepare monthly data information in a timely manner within predetermined Reporting deadlines.
10- Make physical checks and count on inventories, fixed assets and confirm insurance coverage on all assets in all locations and stores.
11- Review and approve all purchase orders.
12- Analyze accounts to make sure all transactions are recorded accurately.
13- Review and approve payroll and all related entries.
14- Perform all types of accounting work assigned to me by CFO.
15- Prepare any outgoing documents form accounting Dep.
16- Receives the supplier's statement, and reconcile it to the account payable
17- Process and prepare daily stock movement.
18- Monitor day-to-day collections, which made by sales stuff
19- Costing the stock every end of the month for finance purpose.
20- Reporting on time all variations from the Budgets.
•Reports
01- Daily sales figures to G. M every day
02- Monthly Route wise and product wise sales reports to G.M by 15th of the next month
03- Submit Receivable statements to G. M and F. C by 10th of the next month
04- Submit all statement of account to sales stuff for distribution by 10th of every month
05- Submit daily inventory reports to GM, and storekeeper next day morning
06- Submit monthly report on inventory differences to GM, Storekeeper, & FC
07- Checking all complimentary products form on daily basis to ensure that they are within the budget and approval are obtained
08- Calculate monthly sales commission
09- Updating the list of Assets every quarter and submit this list to GM & FC
10- Submit the expenses comparing with budget VA actual every month
Other Experiences:
Language: Arabic & English
Computer:
Strong computer skills including experience and knowledge of PC, software and hardware spreadsheets, word processing and accounting software.
Assertive, reliable, trustworthy, discrete, and able to work under pressure
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Assists in different areas of Finance as and when required, compensating for staff shortages due to absence.
Provides assistance and support, when needed, to needed, to the various accountants in the Division, including the data entry, calculations, filing, typing, assisting with the reconciliation and other ad hoc duties, to assist in the smooth running of the Division and to help deadlines to be met on time.
Accounting Program (Clipper - Oracle “Orion “- SAP )
Office 97 - 2000 -2003 - XP - 2007
(Excel - WinWord-Power Point)
1- Handling the daily cash of second cup café
2- Monitor the inventory of second cup café
3- Prepare the petty cash replenishment by cash or cheque
4- Prepare the payment to vendor of second cup
5- Prepare the necessary reports to meet the requirement of the management
Handling all Accounts
Accounting System & language 1- We are using Visual Dolphin Accounting Software right now 2- Training in progress for converting to SAP the first international accounting software 3- One of the board team how coordinate with SAP consultant to finalize the open issue 4- Trainer on A/R and SD modules 5- Arabic the mother language & English the second one
B.Sc. of commerce accounting sec, Assiut Universty Sohage bransh with g. degree ( Good )