Ahmed Refaat, Group Finance Director

Ahmed Refaat

Group Finance Director

Aban Holding Group, Ltd

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Finance
Experience
24 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 2 Months

Group Finance Director at Aban Holding Group, Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since October 2007

Aban Holding Group is one of the investments Group in KSA, owns 9 companies in KSA, operating in the following fields:-
• Investments
• Financial consultants
• Legal consultant
• Constructions and contracting
• Information Technology
• Real Estate Marketing
• Real Estate Urban Developments
• Dentistry

Work Duties ( ABAN GROUP )

• Establish the group financial policies.
• Establish the group authority matrix.
• Create the group chart of accounts.
• Assist in preparing the administrative policies manual, which have a substantial relationship to financial management.
• Prepare monthly required financial reports.
• Prepare and analysis financial statements (Monthly wise).
• Prepare the group annual budgeting.
• Analyzing & review the variance between actual results and budget.
• Preparing and control monthly cash flow for the group.
• Report and analysis the investment and related earnings.

Asst Chief Accountant at Altayyar Travel Group, Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2005 to August 2007

Is one of the biggest tours and Travel Corporation in KSA. Head office in Riyadh.
Has more than 100 branches in KSA, and many branches in Middle East, Arab countries, Far East & Europe. (Ticketing, outgoing and domestic tours, hotel management, car rental and RailEuorpe GSA).
1- Supervise and control day to day accounting operations.
2- Review & prepare of daily journal entries and vouchers for all expenses and revenues with supporting documents.
3- Oversee accounting assistant, delegate tasks, and review work performed by supporting staff.
4- Checking & verifying payroll & staff related payments.
5- Checking & correctness of all daily transactions entered in the system.
6- Review & prepare bank reconciliation.
7- Following up accounts receivables & accounts payables and prepare ageing reports.
8- Settle the sub accounts with related parties, and reconcile the related parties transactions and sister companies
9- Prepare monthly cash budget.
10- Coordination of different departments heads to make sales and expenses budgeting.
11- Prepare of capital expenditures.
12- Prepare reports to management periodically and at their order.
13- Developing new reports based on the needs of management.
14- Analyzing & auditing the variance between actual and budget.
15- Coordination with the external auditors up to finalizing the audit report.

Senior Accountant at Three A Tours, ( Inn Viaggi )
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2002 to August 2005

Is one of the tourism companies in Egypt, head office in Cairo, and it has 5 branches. And 2 offices in ROMA, UDNIE .3A Tours has a category A in Egypt. Has many segments as the following.( External Tourism, Transportation, Nile Cruises, Internal Tourism, Hotels Management, Hajj & Ommra.)

11- Prepare of capital expenditures.
12- Prepare reports to management periodically and at their order.
13- Developing new reports based on the needs of management.
14- Providing financial information needed by the managers.
15- Prepare monthly cash flow budget.
16- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly required reports.
17- Prepare monthly reports of financial statements “I\S, B\S and cash flows.
18- Prepare monthly Performa I/S based on sales forecasting.
19- Preparing annual budgeting reports,
20- Analyzing & auditing the variance between actual and budget.
21- Coordination with the external auditors up to finalizing the audit report.

Accountant at Three A Tours, ( Inn Viaggi )
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2000 to January 2002

WORK DUTIES
1- Supervise and control day to day accounting operations.
2- Review & prepare of daily journal entries and vouchers for all expenses and revenues with supporting documents.
3- Oversee accounting assistant, delegate tasks, and review work performed by supporting staff.
4- Checking & verifying payroll & staff related payments.
5- Checking & correctness of all daily transactions entered in the system.
6- Review & prepare bank reconciliation.
7- Following up accounts receivables & accounts payables and prepare ageing reports.
8- Settle the sub accounts with related parties, and reconcile the related parties transactions and sister companies
9- Prepare monthly cash budget.
10- Coordination of different departments heads to make sales and expenses budgeting.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Finance
  • at University of Bedfords
  • June 2011

HOLDER the MBA

Diploma, CMA
  • at IMA
  • August 2005

CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Doesn’t take the exam Study part two on CMA review "New Format" Management

Master's degree, CPA
  • at AICPA
  • August 2004

(Certified Public Accountant) Was going to sit for the uniform CPA examination that was held in California Nov. 2004. Finished 3 parts of review ( FARE, AUDITIG & ATTESTATION and REGULATIONS.)

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at Faculty Of Commerce
  • May 1999
Diploma, English Course
  • at The British Council in Cairo
  • August 1997

Attended English language courses at the (B.C.C) the British council Cairo. (1996-1997)

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Finance
MBA Finance
Cash Flow Management
Strategic Planning
ERP solutions
Communications
Internet
MS Office ( EXCEL )

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

CMA - CPA - Cash Flow Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2001
Valid Until:
April 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading, Sports and Vedio Gaming