Alaa Abu Huntsh, Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager

Alaa Abu Huntsh

Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager

Shaker Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Commercial Law
Experience
11 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 2 Months

Group Chief Accountant/Group Accounting Manager at Shaker Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2023

● Manage and oversee the entire accounting team.
● Assist in implementing SAP S/4HANA, developing the chart of accounts, and reviewing the work after implementation to ensure effectiveness, no errors and irregularities.
● Prepare and analyze financial reports and statements to management for review.
● Analyze balance sheet accounts and reconcile assets and liabilities accounts (the provision, accruals and prepaid accounts).
● Perform and finalize the month-end and year-end accounting activities.
● Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.
● Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to the respective department and management.
● Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities.
● Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information, submitting required reports and preparing requested documentation.

senior financial analysis at Kerry Group
  • Oman - Muscat
  • November 2018 to 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.

financial analyst at AATCO Food Industries
  • Oman - Muscat
  • January 2017 to 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.

senior accountant at Alpha Energy Co. L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2015 to 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.

Accountant at Almarasi Iron & Cement Company
  • Jordan - Jerash
  • January 2013 to 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Commercial Law
  • at The Hashemite University
  • August 2012

studied accounting and graduated in 202

Specialties & Skills

Monthly Closing
Budgeting
Balance Sheets
P&L Management
Financial Statement Analysis
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ACCRUALS
CASH FLOW
CLOSING
CREDIT CONTROLLING
accounting
Budgeting and forecasting
Financial Statements

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
Hindi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Advanced Excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Pioneers Academy
Date Attended:
January 2013
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • swimming