Amal Sami , Financial Controller

Amal Sami

Financial Controller

Classic Home Interior Decoration

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration And Computer Science
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Financial Controller at Classic Home Interior Decoration
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2016

• Managing, developing and overseeing the financial department in the company, including the oversight of __personnel, their performance, training and development
• Development of organizational accounting policies and procedures, including the design and maintenance of financial controls
• Cash Flow Management
• Handling client contracts and receivables.
• Monitoring the cost regularly throughout project lifecycle
• Determining annual budgets, in consultation with organizational leadership and tracking actual expenses against projected expenses.
• Preparation and analysis of financial reports.
• Preparation of tax schedules in compliance with local statutory tax requirements and filings.

Group Financial Controller at Archimedia
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2008 to October 2014

• Manage monthly, quarterly and year-end close procedures, including journal entries, account reconciliations and analysis of results for the U.A.E. Operation and the distribution company.
• Management of cash flow and client receivables.
• Preparation and analysis of financial statements for the U.A.E Operation
• Preparation of retail price lists for all imported goods.
• Creating a purchase dealer price list with varying price levels based on performance.
• Annual inventory control management.
• Overseeing the accounting process for all overseas entities across regional operations in Egypt and Saudi. This included the review and audit of monthly financial statements.
• Preparation of Monthly, quarterly and yearly consolidation report for the group.
• Creating annual budgets and tracking actual costs against projected expenses.
• Supporting external audits This included preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor questions and requests.

Accounting Manager at MACH
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2005 to July 2007

• Verify, allocate and post all accounting entries in quickbooks.
• Bank Reconciliations.
• Preparation of Payroll
• Preparation of billing invoices to all GCC Customers based on data clearing reports received from headquarters in Denmark.
• Preparation of payables and inter-company billings.
• Preparation of monthly financial statements, reconciliations and reports for senior leadership in Denmark

Senior Accountant at Bechtel Corporation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2001 to July 2005

Prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities accounting to the company’s policies and procedures.
• Prepared all projects billings and handled all accounting communications with client representatives.
• Prepared inter-company billings with other Bechtel offices in other countries.
• Completed year-end close procedures and reconciled all bank accounts.
• Generated and presented monthly financial statements to senior management.
• Provided internal & external auditors with all needed information and schedules.

Junior Accountant at Bechtel Corporation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1997 to August 2000

Posting and processing of journal entries on Oracle Financials and ensure all transactions are recorded.
• Preparation of bank reconciliations.
• Handling payables including invoice verification, vendor reconciliations and issuance of payments.
• Reviewing expense reports and handling payments reconciliations of employees personal accounts.
• Preparation of payroll, vacation, sick leave and gratuity schedules.
• Maintaining assets/depreciations, prepaid expenses and accrual schedules.
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly and yearly financial reports, schedules and reconciliations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration And Computer Science
  • at The American University In Cairo
  • January 1994

Specialties & Skills

General Ledger
Inventory Control
Cost Management
Budgeting
Data Reporting
Oracle Financials
Excel and Word
Quickbooks

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker