Abdel Qader Diab, Accounting Manager

Abdel Qader Diab

Accounting Manager

Scania Iraq

Location
United States - East Lansing
Education
Bachelor's degree, محاسبة
Experience
19 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months

Accounting Manager at Scania Iraq
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • My current job since December 2013

- Develop and monitor objectives, operational plans and procedures of Accounting lJnit.

- Handling daily work of Accounting Unit and ensure achievement of Finance depaftment goals,

- Superu.se and monitor the accounting activities and ensure that the accounting functions capture

a// buslness tra n sacti on s.

- Maintain accounting records of the company and ensuring that accounting transactions are

processed p roperly in the accounting system.

- Review all general ledger account balances, monthly financial statements including the monthly

trial balance, income and expenditure statements and the balance sheet.

- Handling the cash section; efficient follow up on receivables; review Bank Reconciliation statement,

ensure sufficient funds available; efficiently proposed investing surplus funds.

- Calculate and prepare reimbursement billings and tracks receivables; reconciling monthly accounts

- Manage and review schedu/es for audit, assisf rn the audit functions with the external and internal

receivable.

audibrs and ensure that adequate internalcontrols are in place and functioning as desired.

- Plan and implement reporting procedures for reporting in accordance with the local rules and

legislation

- Administer insurance policies and claims.

- Prepare guarantees / bonds, suppoft projects with financial information and LC negotiation.

- Following LCtransactions up to closing.

- Prepare payroll, staff allowances repods and monthly salary payments.

- Superuising petty cash, receiving bills, check balances, verify signatures and get approvals.

- Prepare Monthly Profit and Loss accounfs and Balance Sheefs.

- Prepare monthly financial statements, including distributing monthly revenue and expenditure

reports to management,

- Comply with the established policies and procedures and rules of operations,

- Any ofher fasks and duties from similar nature, level, or assigned by the Direct Manager.

Senior Associate - Audit at KPMG IN SYRIA, Mejanni & Co. LLC
  • Syria - Damascus
  • June 2007 to July 2013

KPMG IN SYRIA, Mejanni & Co. LLC.
June 23, 2007- Present
Senior Associate - Audit
Job reponsibilities:
- Execute the day-to-day activities of audit engagements of various clients;
- Identify and communicate accounting and auditing matters to senior associates, managers, and partners;
- Identify performance improvement opportunities;
- Interact with clients to help ensure the information flow from the client to the audit team is efficient;
- Understand and utilize KPMG's Audit Methodolgy;
- Supervise Audit associates and interns on engagements;
- Serve as liaison between clients, and managers and partners; and - Identify and cummunicate technichal matters to both clients, and managers and partners.

I joined KPMG Syria as an Associate, Audit and have been involved as part of a team of auditors in the audit of a number of clients in difference industry sectors, as follows:

• Energy - Oil and Gas
Maurel & Prom Syria

• Manufacturing
Nestle Syria Ltd.
Henkel Syria SAS
El Sewedy Cables JSC.
El Sewedy Electric JSC
Elsewedy Plastic LLC
Indomie
Ziena Trading Company
Altoun Trading Company
Karkour Trading Company
Ceramic Al-Sham Company
Global Emirates Gate
Rafiq Marashli MORGAN

• Hotels
Meridien Damascus Hotel
Dedeman Damascus Hotel
Sheraton Damascus Hotel

• Shipping Sector
DHL kholoud Serri Halabi
Medetrranean Shipping Company MSC

• Non-Profit and Foreign Funded Organizations
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC)
AAMAL Syrian Organization for Disabled.
Rainbow (NGO)
SYEA (NGO)
MAWRED (NGO).
Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Training Courses

Attended a number of training courses and workshops over the period of his employment including :

 Arab Stock Markets Union IFRS course 2011
 International Accounting Standard (IAS) and IFRS Course 2010
 Independency training course 2010
 Confidentiality training course 2010
 International Accounting Standard (IAS) Course 2010
 Independence & Risk update Course 2009
 Tax Training 2009
 KPMG Audit Methodology (KAM) Course 2009
 KPMG security awareness program Course 2009
 IT general controls training course 2009
 Independency training course 2009
 International Accounting Standard (IAS) Course 2008
 Indepandance & Risk update Course 2008
 Tax Training 2008
 KPMG Audit Methodology (KAM) Course 2008
 KPMG security awareness program Course 2007

Professional Service Experience

In my capacity as a Senior Associate, Audit, I have been engaged, as part of an audit team, in the accounting and auditing services offered to a number of clients in different industries. His professional service experience covers the following:

 Assurance Services
 Audit and Attestation
 Review & Compilation of Financial Statements
 Accounting Services

Chief Accountant at MOHANAYA AND SA'ADA BEARING COMPANY
  • Syria - Hama
  • January 2005 to January 2007

MOHANAYA AND SA'ADA BEARING COMPANY
2005 -2007
Chief Accountant
- Transforming the accoounting system from manaual recording to computarised recording of the books of account;
- Preparing the financial statements of the company for the years 2005, 2006; and - Performing accounting activities such as, book keeping, analysis of financial and nonfinancial data, assessing and reporting reuslts of operations and activities to management.

Customer Care at ALJAJEH SHOES COMPANY
  • Syria - Hama
  • January 2004 to January 2005

ALJAJEH SHOES COMPANY

2004-2005
Customer Care (Activation Department) - Deputy Sales Manager:
- Receiving sales orders from customers;
- Creating and sending sales orders to production departments;
- Following up with orders until arriving to the company's stores;
- Verifying proper delivery of goods to the customers on time;
- Partecipating in marketing campaign of a new product;
- Ensuring closer contact between the user needs and the company services;
- Following up with customers' problems, and ensuring solving these problems; and - Following and observing the quality of produced goods, quality assurance of products.

Education

Bachelor's degree, محاسبة
  • at Damascus University-Faculty of Economics
  • January 2007

Bachelor Degree in Accounting 'Damascus University ' 2007

Specialties & Skills

Associate Training
Institutional Clients
Financial Accounting
Financial Operations
Accounting
Accounting
BOOK KEEPING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CLIENTS
OPERATIONS

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

ICMA
  • CMA member
  • August 2008
CFA Institute
  • CFA candidate
  • May 2011

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant CMA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2007
Valid Until:
June 2008