Ahmed Taha - CMA - IFRS, Financial Controller

Ahmed Taha - CMA - IFRS

Financial Controller

National Gas & Industrialization Co. (GASCO)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Higher diploma, • CertIFR - Certificate in International Financial Reporting - (May 2016–AD41143)
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Financial Controller at National Gas & Industrialization Co. (GASCO)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2018

▪ Manage and control daily accounting operations for AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets, Inventory and VAT.
▪ Provide leadership to finance and accounting areas of the organization.
▪ Provide useful financial insights to help make a better decision about formulating and executing strategy and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results.
▪ Perform month-end closing procedures, including overhead allocations, account reconciliations, and updating accrual and prepaid schedules.
▪ Manage and oversee VAT implementation; coordinate with ZATCA and prepare monthly VAT report.
▪ Leading SAP implementation for any new enhancement or new processes.
▪ Handle SAP financial issues to enhance process and improve financial reports.
▪ Lead development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department and evaluate their effectiveness and compliance
▪ Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financials and management reports with justifying major variances.
▪ Prepare the ECL for AR and financial assets as per IFRS 9.
▪ Prepares statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
▪ Liaise with internal and external auditors and ensure successful completion of audits.
▪ Handle the requirements of Capital Market Exchange (CMA), such (Tadawul announcement, Condense FS and XBRL, other inquires).
▪ Leading SAP S/4 Hana implementation and integration with other modules and open balances migration

Chief Accountant at SOLB STEEL COMPNAY
  • Saudi Arabia - Jizan
  • May 2016 to June 2018

1-Supervises and oversee day to day operations of eight accountants as per the business strategy and finance Manager vision.
2-Manage and maintain proper internal control over all the accounting sections’ processes.
3-Prepare conducted employee performance evaluations and any other corporate finance assignment.
4- Review all AR transactions, credit limits, securities, collections, overdue, DSO, Aging report, risk assessment, bad debts, general ledger, payroll, bank reconciliation, fixed assets, revenue recognition inter-company transactions, VAT and zakat.
5-Highlight all the company’s financial obligation & contingent liabilities, ensure all suppliers & Sub-Contractors bills are made for the actual goods or services provided, with supporting documents and according to company policies.
6-Review vendors & customers statement of account reconciliation before authorizing payments transfers.
7-Monitor the Company’s bank accounts on daily basis and Review, verify and approve monthly bank reconciliations.
8-Review accruals, prepaid expenses, amortization, and depreciation & other JVs related to monthly financial closing.
9-Ensure that all general ledger accounts are reconciled to the parent company and/or subsidiary records on a monthly basis.
10-Review monthly payroll against employees active list and ensure cost is correctly charged to the correct GL & Cost Center.
11-Prepare annual budget operational (Sales, Production, Overhead) and financial (Proforma BS, IS) budgets.
12-Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of cost-overruns.
13-Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities.
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14-Review and Monitor cost center creating and standard cost estimation, and ensure cost are correctly charged to cost center
15-Review monthly raw material acquisition cost, monthly consummation, ending inventory and cross verify it with books.
16-Review monthly costing sheet for the cost of goods manufacturing (COGM), compare it with the budget, analysis variances
17- Analysis monthly cost of goods sold (COGS), profitability per item, inventory age report, slow-moving items and report it.  Report to management variances vs budget, the reasons for those variances, and recommendation for a solution.
18-Conduct physical count for RM, SF, FG, verify the reasons for those variances and recommend solutions.
19-Supervise monthly general ledger closing, review of monthly trial balance and all supporting subsidiary ledgers.
20-Prepare monthly/annual financial statements (Balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow), management reports.
21-Prepare basic financial ratios analysis with interpretations and impact in order to help CFO and board to take the right decision.
22-Review the budget and prepare the forecast for incoming periods to ensure the company is going on correct direction.
23-Prepare monthly financial presentation for the board of directors and yearly financial reports for the general assembly meeting
24-Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with group policies and financial objectives.
25-Liaising with internal and external auditors and provide needed reports and documents.
26-Examining company accounts and financial control systems to help management for an effective internal control system.
27-Define, develop and implement finance/accounting plans, policies, and procedures in line with corporate finance strategy and perform cost-benefit analysis related to projects/programs in order to get an effective internal control system.
28-Assist the finance manager /CEO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members.

Treasury Section Head at Solb Steel Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jizan
  • June 2012 to May 2016

1. Set, Monitor and updating of credit Limits for customers in ERP SAP system.
2. Maintain customer’s credit management to ensure customers not exceed their credit limit & not have overdue invoices.
3. Managing the outstanding receivables and follow up with sales representatives for the collection from the customers.
4. Prepare analysis sales reports, customer’s collection, DSO, Cash flow in and overdue accounts and bad debt allowance.
5. Preparation and submission of weekly and monthly debtor aging analysis with comments on critical items.
6. Monitor and managing customers financial securities expiration date and take the necessary action for replacing, renewal it, otherwise transfer the case to the legal department.
7. Review and follow up on the status of opened LCs, Prepare all LCs required documents, discrepancies.
8. Review and supervise accounts payable functions, support documents and approve bank transfers up to 100K SAR.
9. Monitoring of bank accounts to update Cash flow send payment transfers after ensuring proper funding are available.
10. Review and approve monthly bank reconciliation.

Senior Accountant at Solb Steel Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jizan
  • July 2011 to May 2014

1. Maintain schedules for the project under constructions, prepaid, accruals, and fixed assets.
2. Handling Petty cash management, expense reimbursements for the project.
3. Prepare monthly Inter Company, affiliates, suppliers & customers account reconciliations.
4. Assist in prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and related footnotes.
5. Assist in prepare budget and financial forecasts.
6. Coordinate with accounts staff for month end closing.

Senior Accounts Receivable at Egyptian international for trading
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2009 to June 2011

1. Prepare sales invoice, statements of account and follow up for collection.
2. Review, monitoring the sales, accounts receivables, expenses and reconciliations.
3. Prepare aging report and long outstanding dues.
4. Communicating with customers through Phone, Mail, visiting to solve their critical issues and get the account reconcile.
5. Prepare Prepaid & accruals on monthly basis, and assist in month and year-end closing and audit

Financial Accountant at Agron for Agriculture and Development
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2007 to October 2009

1. Preparation and posting of daily journal entries for various expenses (Petty cash, cash advance, liquidation….etc.)
2. Posting vendor invoices as per AP policies and procedures and review supporting then prepare the payments transfers.
3. Maintain Cash, Bank Book, Petty Cash Book with preparing monthly bank reconciliation
4. Prepare reports for sales, purchase and general expenses as per request with direct supervise.

Education

Higher diploma, • CertIFR - Certificate in International Financial Reporting - (May 2016–AD41143)
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • July 2016

• CertIFR - Certificate in International Financial Reporting - (May 2016–AD41143) is a certificate for international financial reporting standards

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • May 2006

I had graduated from faculty of commerce accounting department from Cairo university at Bini sweif Branch , I had graduated at 2006 with general grade good (76%)

Specialties & Skills

managerial accounting
Credit Control
Account Reconciliation
Project Accounting
ACCOUNTING
Credit Managment
INVOICES
PAYMENTS
RECONCILIATION
SAP FICO
Power Point
Self-motivated, professional, detail-oriented. Co-operate with other departments to meet the whole c
work in weather stress,
pivot table excel 2010
communications skills.
SAP ERP 6.0 application software for business processes SD
Internal Control Management
Management Performance
Bank Dealing
Project Management
Presentation Skills
Analytical skills
SAP ERP 6.0 application software for business processes FICO
Financial Reporting Financial Control
Manufacturing Costing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

ACCA
  • Study Member
  • October 2015

Training and Certifications

International Certified (Training)
Training Institute:
SCADA Accounting House
Date Attended:
August 2009

Hobbies

  • Reading
    Reading in accounting special international certifications such as (ACCA -CMA or in IFRS - SOCPA)