Ahmad Hijazi CPA, Senior Accountant

Ahmad Hijazi CPA

Senior Accountant

The Sultan Center - Kuwait

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
9 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 4 Months

Senior Accountant at The Sultan Center - Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since April 2023

My main responsibilities are to:
• Reconcile the accounts receivable and prepare the receivables dashboard on a monthly basis to identify delinquent accounts, and contacts delinquent accountholders to request payment
• Review, evaluate, and prioritize past due accounts by utilizing A/R aging reports, and research customer discrepancies
• Prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable
• Assist the chief accountant in reconciling the revenue accounts each month
• Calculate and deduct all the supplier rebates
• Compute space rent deductions and other operating income
• Complete the consignment commission calculation
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Assistant Chief Accountant at Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets Lebanon SAL - Carrefour
  • Lebanon - Baabda
  • December 2013 to January 2020

My main responsibilities were to:

• Handle the accounting for the opening of four new branches and a new E-commerce store
• Respond to all audit requests of the ministry of finance and prepare the related reports
• Interact with external auditors by responding to all their audit requests
• Assist in National Social Security Fund, income tax, and VAT declarations under the chief accountant supervision
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing for more than six branches
• Prepare the balance sheet accounts reconciliation at the end of each month
• Complete accruals and closing journal entries on time
• Approve all ledger entries by auditing transactions
• Make monthly intercompany transactions and reconciliations with the headquarter and with more than four countries including foreign currency accounting on monthly basis
• Manage Fixed Assets (Booking, tagging, and reconciliation)
• Produce payroll by initiating computer processing and printing checks
• Reconcile bank accounts and verify the bank balance with the general ledger
• Maintain cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements
• Approve check and wire transfer payments for suppliers after checking the invoices
• Recommend and implement accounting policies and procedures
• Participate in most inventories

Senior Accountant at Beauty Home Gallery
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • February 2010 to February 2012

My main responsibilities were to:

• Finalize all related reports and entries for VAT declarations
• Prepare National Social Security Fund and salary income tax declarations
• Perform bank statements reconciliation
• Record expense and import invoices
• Prepare sales invoices for customers and checks for suppliers

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at The Islamic University of Lebanon
  • January 2009

Specialties & Skills

General Accounts
Intercompany
Fixed Asset Management
Financial Reporting
General Ledger Reconciliation
Microsoft Office
JD Edwards software
Microsoft Windows
Citrix GIMA

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2023
Valid Until:
June 2025
IELTS UKVI General Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2024
Valid Until:
March 2026

Hobbies

  • Biking
  • Hiking
  • Basketball
  • Soccer