Abdullah Beshbishi

• Responsible for overseeing the financial operations and strategy of the organization
• Develops financial plans, manages budgets, ensures regulatory compliance, and provides strategic financial insights to support the Chamber’s goals
• Leads a team of finance professionals and collaborates closely with other departments to enhance financial performance and operational efficiency
• Identifies and mitigates financial risks through proactive risk management and compliance strategies
• Monitors and manages expenditures to ensure alignment with budgetary constraints
• Prepares and presents financial reports to the Board of Directors, executive team, and other stakeholders
• Implements cost control measures and optimizes financial processes to improve efficiency and reduce expenses
• Drives the adoption of advanced financial technologies and systems to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency
• Represents the Chamber in financial discussions and negotiations with external parties

Key Accountabilities:

1. Experience in Recording, Processing and Reporting for the following areas:
a. General Ledger
b. Accounts Payable
c. Fixed Asset
d. Payroll, Overtime and other Employee Related Claims Management
2. Cash and Bank Management:
a. New account creation management
b. High value CAPEX and OPEX payments upload for authorized signatories release and approval

3. Accounts Reconciliation and Adjustment
a. Identification of reconciling items and adjustments
b. Closure of reconciling items and required adjustments
4. Financial and Accounting Policy, Process and Procedures Review and Development
a. Active involvement in review of financial policies, processes and procedures (i.e. AP, AR, FA, Budgeting and Reporting, etc.)
b. Provide advice to management with respect to resolution of any conflict of interest apparent in roles and responsibilities defined in finance and accounting documents
5. Suppliers and Government Relations Management:
a. Manage supplier relations through ensuring all financial and contractual requirements are met to release their claims
b. Manage government relations by way of dealing with different line ministries such as MOF to expedite release of government funds, meet related government parties’ requirements (such as GOSI, GAZT, etc.)
6. Internal Stakeholders Management: liaise with business functions to fulfill financial requirements in order to process and release claims and payments
7. ERP Experience
a. Core member in ERP design and implementation projects
b. Hands on experience with SAP FICO
8. Financial Statement Close Process:
a. Balance Sheet
b. Income Statement
c. Bank Reconciliation
9. Audit Management and Support: meet internal and external auditor requirements, oversee conduct of audits and work on rectification of any open items

10. Financial Analysis and Reporting
a. Budget variance analysis
b. Management reports
c. BOD reports
11. Physical Verification
a. Asset

Key Accountabilities:

-Monthly report to AP Supervisor about Invoices on hold with comment.

-Support to AP Supervisor in relation to business functions for the purpose of attaining department goals and objectives of the department and Management in general.

-Matching purchase order supplier invoices both local and oversee with receiving note (using Oracle) and purchase order in Oracle account payable and resolve any mismatches in invoices, receiving note and purchase order.

-Preparing invoices for Contract Payment Certificate for contractors.

-Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.

-Maintain monthly records of accruals and ensures recording of accrued expenses in the G/L by reviewing the system generated accruals and manual accruals (Purchasing, Employees & Direct Expenses accruals).

-Resolve mismatching issues between contracts and contractors invoices in order to avoid future variances, conflict and delay in payment.

-Oversee the filing of all invoices and check to properly maintain an ordinary and accurate filing system.

-Assist in audit requirement (Internal & External auditor) and audit finding response.

-Participate in the fixed assets and inventory Physical account, petty cash, zinc, cooper, diesel explosive, gasoline and Dore bullion bars.

-Prepare Vendor Account Confirmation & Reconciliation.

-All kind of communication with suppliers & coordinate with concerned parties and our concerned department about resolving issues and informed about payment remittance.

-As per requirement performing different General Ledger accounts analyses.

-Generate Invoices on hold report, A/P Trial Balance, Prepayment Schedule report.

Key Accountabilities:

-Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying allocating, posting, reconciling transaction; resolving discrepancies.

-Produce error-free accounting reports such as Performance Flash, Mgmt. Highlight and and present their results.

-Responsible for the creation of new FSG reports & modification of an existing FSG reports as per user's requirements.

-Responsible in preparing the month, quarter and annual financial statements in audit format.

-Analysis and reviewing of financial data that reflects actual finance performance.

-Assist the department in carrying out special reports, financial evaluation studies, and other special assignments.

-Support month-end and year-end close process.

Key Accountabilities:

-Study and understand all relevant project documents relating to the cost management of allocated
project(s).

-Assisting Project Management in identifying and gaining approval of Estimates/ Change Requests.

-Perform a variety of cost engineering functions including cost control, budget preparations, forecasting,
and cost reporting under limited supervision.

-Reviewing cost commitment and expenditure information (for all cost elements), for input to the
computerized cost control and reporting system on a weekly basis.

-Producing regular cost reports and advising management of any forecast cost overruns as soon as
possible, Maintaining comprehensive accessible registers of financial approvals, variations and change
orders.

-Establish Cost Breakdown Structure.

-Review all PO’s as issued for cost committed.

-Report earned value per vendor and identify trends that impact the final cost projections.

-Prepare final cost report  and invoice/ bill to client.

-Review proposed cost changes with construction personnel, client and contractors.

i was a member of privatization project team in GACA, Key Accountabilities:

-Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.

-Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.

Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.

-Present all analysis results to project leader.

Key Accountabilities:

-Creating manual journal vouchers related to all cargo sales \{Bills of lading).

-Clearing acc of receivable supplier.