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Alaa Abu Huntsh, Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager

Alaa Abu Huntsh

Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager·Shaker Group

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Commercial Law

Work experience

Total years of experience: 13 years, 3 months

Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager

January 2023 - Present

Shaker Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2023 - Present

● Lead and oversee the entire AP & GL accounting team to ensure accuracy and compliance.
● Played a key role as a SAP S/4HANA Champion, including developing the chart of accounts, ensuring smooth implementation, and reviewing processes post-implementation.
● Prepared and analyzed financial reports, providing management with insights for decision-making.
● Reconcile & analyze balance sheet accounts and monitor assets and liabilities accounts (provisions, accruals and prepaid accounts).
● Conducted & perform month-end and year-end closing activities.
● Analyze financial discrepancies, implement and recommend effective resolutions.
● Assist in budget preparation, monitored expenditures, and analyzed budget variances.
● Collaborated with external auditors by providing necessary information, submitting required reports and ensuring accurate documentation.
● Report directly to the VP of Finance.

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

senior financial analysis

November 2018 - September 2022

Kerry Group

Muscat, Oman

November 2018 - September 2022

● Manage financial planning and budgeting (with focus on growth) by preparing monthly financial forecast and controlling the company’s financial position.
● Consolidate department responsibilities and streamlined accounting system.
● Participating and presenting strategies to the Board of Directors regarding the entire accounting department (AR, AP, GL).
● Restructuring the system and departments, where a specialization was made for each department, and the link between the Finance Department and the Supply Chain Department was also organized and improved.
● Assist to implement IFRS (9, 15 and 16) as well as to update and prepare IFRS reporting packages to comply with the new requirements and assisting with external audit.
● Generate a detailed monthly report for the Board of Directors showing the company’s status vs budget with analysis of customers profitability, financial ratios, margins, and credit history.
● Weekly meeting with other work teams within the company when necessary to ensure goals are achieved.
● Setting objectives for the finance department that aligned with the management goals and the company KPI.
● Responsible for all escalated matters for any operational or strategic issues.
● Monitor the Trade Promotion and Marketing expenses accruals and actuals procedure.



● Reviewing and analyzing current procedures in order to recommend and implement changes to standardize activities and integrate into shared services.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

financial analyst

January 2017 - November 2018

AATCO Food Industries

Muscat, Oman

January 2017 - November 2018

● Update daily cash position through analysis, investigation and reporting on key movement and trends in the P&L lines.
● Provide financial guidance to business and assist in decision making, contributing to a 30% reduce in accounts receivable turnover and the company days sales outstanding.
● Review financial statements and analyze sales revenue, costs, expenses, and tax rates for business units and provide recommendation on customers profitability, rebates and trade promotion.
● Designed and created weekly and monthly comprehensive spending reports, abstracts, and charts to present data and guide investment strategies.
● Maintained and monitored the fund and equity investment, including inflow, outflow, valuation, risk ratings, performance analysis and records maintenance.
● Assist the financial control team to prepare a report to address and manage collection expectations versus actual.
● Bank inflow/outflow report has been implemented using Microsoft Excel to get a greater view of the daily cash movement which has improved the weekly cash availability.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Finance and Investment

senior accountant

August 2015 - December 2016

Alpha Energy Co. L.L.C

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

August 2015 - December 2016

● Handle full spectrum of financial and accounting role ex. AR, AP, GL, forecasting and budgeting using ERP accounting system.
● Create, update, and ensure compliance to fiscal policies and procedures.
● Oversee billing and A/R collections processes for any issues.
● Interface with auditors, banks and IT consultants, government agencies, and vendors.
● Reconcile accounts on a monthly basis including operating, savings-unclaimed wages, and investment bank accounts.
● Prepare all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
● Performs monthly adjusting entries, accruals, amortization, and depreciation schedule for all depreciable equipment’s.
● Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues, and determine budget variances and report the same to management
● Prepares monthly bank and petty cash reconciliation.
● Review and resolve difference in Intercompany balance at the month end and ensure that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant

January 2013 - August 2015

Almarasi Iron & Cement Company

Jerash, Jordan

January 2013 - August 2015

• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded (expenses, purchasing, petty cash, and invoice).
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.
• Follow up with customers & Vendors for payment.
• Sales Tax-Income Tax For employee.
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings.
• Employee Subscription with social security.

Company industry:
Chemicals Manufacture
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

The Hashemite University

August 2012

August 2012

Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Commercial Law

Jordan

GPA (point): 2.64 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.64 out of 4

Studied accounting and graduated in 2012

Skills

Monthly Closing
Expert
Monthly Closing
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Balance Sheets
Expert
Balance Sheets
Expert
P&L Management
Expert
P&L Management
Expert
Financial Statement Analysis
Expert
Financial Statement Analysis
Expert
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Expert
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
ACCRUALS
Expert
ACCRUALS
Expert
CASH FLOW
Expert
CASH FLOW
Expert
CLOSING
Expert
CLOSING
Expert
CREDIT CONTROLLING
Expert
CREDIT CONTROLLING
Expert
accounting
Expert
accounting
Expert
Budgeting and forecasting
Expert
Budgeting and forecasting
Expert
Financial Statements
Expert
Financial Statements
Expert
profit and loss
Expert
profit and loss
Expert
Aging
Expert
Aging
Expert
Credit Control
Expert
Credit Control
Expert
DSO
Expert
DSO
Expert
General Ledger Reconciliation
Expert
General Ledger Reconciliation
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Native Speaker

Hindi

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Training
Advanced Excel
Pioneers Academy
Jan 2013

Hobbies and interests

swimming