Ahmed EL Kasabby, Senior Financial Accountant

Ahmed EL Kasabby

Senior Financial Accountant

ICDL Arabia Foundation

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
14 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months

Senior Financial Accountant at ICDL Arabia Foundation
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2014

• Work closely with the Group CFO to ensure the integrity of financial information and the accuracy of the Group Management reports.
• Prepare monthly reporting pack in multiple currencies which includes profit & loss account, balance sheet, cash flow and other relevant schedules.
• Supervision of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivables (A/R).
• Review of bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, provisions and other monthly closing procedures.
• prepare payroll, Income tax and pension fund of employees for the entire group in UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt.
• Resolve discrepancies with payroll to ensure the accuracy of records & payments
• Analyze and reconcile bank accounts, Inventories, General Ledgers/Subsidiary Ledgers and Related Party Accounts.
• Analyze performance, prepare “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports and follow-up for significant variances.
• Maintain cash flow and monitor the bank balances and cash requirements.
• prepare financial information required by external auditors and tax consultants.

Achievements:
• Played a key role in ERP implementation including study of initial requirements, data migration, testing and gap analysis, and reconciliation of opening balances to ensure successful ERP implementation with accuracy of records.

Branch Accountant at Masafi company for Mineral Water
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to December 2014

• Maintaining Accounting System to generate the company’s Financial Statements.
• Preparing reports including profit & loss, Balance sheet, cash flow, customer aging reports, daily sales, collection reports and other relevant schedules.
• Monitoring Receivable Accounts - Update movement of Receivables and prepare statement of accounts. •Issuing Debit and credit note to customer account as per the agreement made between the parties.
• Verifying Bank Reconciliation Statements, Books of Accounts, Petty Cash, Cheques and Physical Verification of Stock.

Accountant coordinator at DAMCO – “Maersk Logistics”
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • August 2010 to November 2013

* preparation of Fixed Assets schedules and implementation of proper control to safeguard the entity fixed assets and investment properties
* Monitors and supervises the company’s petty cash and ensures maintaining adequate liquidity
* Monitoring Accounts Receivables and Payables records.
* Processing outgoing Bank transfers and Manager Cheques requests.
* Communicating with Banks to obtain required data and information.
* Support Supplier’s queries related to statement of accounts, missing invoices and credit notes.

Accountant at Agial Hospital
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2009 to August 2010

* Provides monthly, quarterly and annual management reports to the General Manager.
* Recording daily transactions and assigning entries to proper accounts.
* Reviewing Daily journal entries against QuickBooks database.
* Preparation of Bank reconciliation periodically.
* Maintains good business relationship with banks, suppliers, clients, landlord and insurers.
* Preparation of monthly payrolls and Processing transfers to the employees

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Alexandria University
  • June 2008

Alexandria University, Bachelor degree in commerce (English Department), Accounting, 2008

Specialties & Skills

work under pressure
Revenue accountant
Receivable accountant
Analyst
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
knowledge of auditing concepts
Cashflow Management
cost reduction analysis
Managerial Accounting
Arabic Speaking
Payroll & Payroll Taxes
Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts
Team player
Logical
Highly detail-oriented and organized
Analytical
Can work efficiently under pressure
GAAP knowledge
Accounting
Cash Management
Budgeting
Quickbooks
Advanced Excel
ERP experience
Dead-line oriented
Time Management
P2P Process
Bank Reconciiation
Accounting
Business Transactions
Asset evaluation
Internal Audit
Banking
Well organized
Good communication skills
Technical Skills
General Ledger
Bookkeeping
ERP experience
proactive
Strong Analytical Skill
Advanced Computer Skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Strong reporting and follow up skills
Proficiency in reading financial statement
Proficiency in reading accounting statements
knowledge of HR requirements in UAE and VAT implementation
Quickbook knowledge
work independently
Favourable personality
Accurate Forcaster
Implementation of budgets
Monthly closing of accounts
Daily and Monthly management reports
Knowledge of Financial Marketing
Strategy formation
solve the financial and managerial issues easily
Yearly Annual Closing
Balance Sheet
Structured
Data Entry Management
General Math Skills
Pivot Tables
knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and principles
strategic thinking
Inventory Management
Payroll
Budget Analyst
Computer knowledge
Letter of Credit preparation
Peachtree Accouting Software
UAE driving license
Tally Accounting software
work efficiently with high volume of transactions
sense of ownership
Fast learner

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

IMA - Certified Management Accountant
  • IMA member
  • March 2011

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant ( CMA ) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2011
Valid Until:
August 2013

Hobbies

  • Ping Pong & Football