Ashraf Galal, Financial Controller

Ashraf Galal

Financial Controller

Nahdet Misr Publishing Group

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Financial Accounting
Experience
21 years, 0 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months

Financial Controller at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since September 2017
Cost and Budget Controller at Electrolux Group Major Appliances/EMEA
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2012 to April 2017
Cost Accounting Manager at 2012 Olympic Group for financial investments Co. An Egyptian household and
  • Egypt
  • January 2006 to April 2006
Internal Auditor at Olympic Group for financial investments Co
  • April 1999 to December 2005
Internal Auditor & Budget Controller at Olympic Group for financial investments Co.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 1999 to December 2005

 Audit company & branches' expenses & contracts.
 Support financial manager in preparation of budgeted financial statements and latest estimates.
 Audit and controlling budget.
 Contacts and controlling largest advertising agencies such as (Al Ahram, Al-Akhbar, Tarek nor agencies)
 Other duties.

Accountant at Misr Tiran for tourism development Co
  • July 1995 to August 1997

An Egyptian company work in the field of construction and building tourist villages.

Financial Controller at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group
  • Egypt
  • to

Control all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Cost Accounting, Inventory
Accounting.
* Prepare, consolidate and control the budget with the CFO to ensure that budget adjustments are made
in accordance with costing changes and fully controlled.
* Manage budget control system.
* Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
* Calculate the standard cost.
* Calculate the financial impact of new required engineering changes on the products.
* Support month-end and year-end close process.
* Preparing and publishing timely monthly financial statements
* Monitoring business performance
* Monitoring cash flow
* Developing financial models.
* Support strategic planning.
* Responsible for the preparation, analysis and reviewing cost studies specially cost reduction studies as
required to support decision making.
* Analyse Bill of Material per category and per item.
* Provide full analysis for the production cost variance.
* Provide full analysis for foreign currency rates and its contribution on cost.
* Execute inventory control measures to ensure the company minimizes stock holding to the related KPI
target.
* Track R&D (Research and development) activity plan concerning products engineering changes.
* Track R&D & Purchasing activities in term of activity timing and financial impact on unit cost verses
target
* Manage and evaluate performance of staff (Financial Planning, Cost accounting and Inventory Control
Team) and conduct training sessions in order to develop performance.
CV
Cost and Budget Controller April 2012 to 31-Jan. 2017
Electrolux Group Major Appliances/EMEA
Electrolux Group a Swedish multinational household and

chartered accountant at Habeb Financial Consultants
  • 33,0,0
  • to

Audit customers' records & Sharing in preparing the financial statements.
* Tax & Other duties.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Financial Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • January 1995
Bachelor's degree, Financial Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • January 1995

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Specialties & Skills

Oracle Applications
Microsoft Office Applications
Capital
Costing
Cost Savings
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FINANCIAL
TAX PLANNING
ACCOUNTANCY
ADVERTISING
AP ESTILO
BILLING

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Lean Manufacturing Systems (Training)
Training Institute:
Electrolux
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
2500 hours

Hobbies

  • Swimming
    I was a member of the Egyptian Swimming federation the period from 1990 to 1999 and I've got a number of training courses in learning swimming and rescue from drowning. I have worked with many of these certificates sports clubs such as Shooting & Gezira sporting club.