Ahmed Arafa

18+ years finance and accounting experience with general and medical insurance companies in KSA both under conventional and TAKAFUL models. years of financial and management career highlighted by rapid advancement through a series of increasingly responsible leadership positions. Senior Finance Executive successful in defining business strategies, leading teams, improving operational efficiencies, developing new business, creating and improving processes, cultivating strategic relationships, negotiating contracts, resolving complex issues, restoring profitability, mitigating risk, and directing initiatives to grow revenue and drive profitability. Financial acumen with expertise in Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Business Planning & Analysis, Internal/External Auditing, Cash Flow & Treasury Management and Receivables/Payables Management. Strong technology and leadership competencies and flexible in responding to constantly changing organizational demands. High level of integrity with strong public speaking skills and the ability to motivate, energize, and lead to success. IMS Program (Insurance Management System& P.O.S)

Lead a financial accounting team, guidance them, and review their works day to day and in a monthly closing process (such as reviewing and posting journal entries, reviewing bank reconciliations and loans book, reviewing, approving, booking payroll entries, and preparing trial balance. ensure timely closing of accounts.
* Prepare monthly trial balance and income statement.
* Prepare and recording quarterly insurance technical reserve.
* Review and post investment entries.
* Prepare the calculations of Inspection fees due to SAMA, CCHI. * Review fixed assets records, reconcile fiscal assets against books,

Reviewing payment process.
Preparing and recording payroll journal entries.
Preparing fixed assets depreciation journal entries.
Fixed assets reconciliation ( register, GL, and fiscal count).
Recording social insurance GOSI journal entries.
Reviewing brokers payables commission.
Preparing reinsurance companies reconciliation.
Reviewing SAMA, Tadawul, and CCHI
fees.
Settlement and reconcile hospitals providers for TP's
Prepare and process LG.
Prepare Aging Report for collection department and provision for bad debitors entry.
Monthly Setup and release of insuranse technical accounts.
Preparing periodic accrued expenses journal entries.
Reviewing all closing entries.
Prepare Trial Balance.
General Insurance & Accounting Database :
- C.I.R.I.S programme(oracle)
- Oxygen management system(Sigorta)
- IMS Programme.(Insurance Management System& P.O.S)

It was very interested, amused and obtained experience to work at Arabian Oud Co. with my joining to it's sister company Class Optical(Retail Company)
• Preparing monthly Bank reconciliations.
• Preparing closing Adjusting entries.
• Preparing Depreciation calculations and entries.
• Customers' accounts analysis. Vendors' accounts analysis.
• Analysis of general and administration expenses.
• Analysis of Inventory Goods in Branches by annual Report for current stock value.
• Salaries monthly entries (salary Expense insurance and tax calculations).
• Guiding and assisting the team of Accountants for daily financial matters.
• Ensure that all finances are properly administered & monitored, including credit control.
• Prepare Financial Statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement)


* General Accounting Database :
- Aswaq6 Programme(Retail Database)
- GP Programme(Great Plains Microsoft & Retail Database)
​- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel .
- Microsoft PowerPoint .
- Microsoft Access .

• Preparing monthly Bank reconciliations.
• Preparing closing Adjusting entries.
• Preparing Depreciation calculations and entries.
• Customers' accounts analysis. Vendors' accounts analysis.
• Analysis of general and administration expenses.
• Salaries monthly entries (salary Expense insurance and tax calculations).
• Guiding and assisting the team of Accountants for daily financial matters.
• Ensure that all finances are properly administered & monitored, including credit control