Freelance Financial Consultant
Solutions Consulting Group
Total years of experience :20 years, 7 Months
Review, maintain and update the Financial Procedures & Accounting Principles, Policies, Standards and guidelines in accordance with IFRS and Industry practice (Financial Manual).
Review and evaluate the financial position of the company and advise senior management with my recommendations.
Prepare financial feasibility study for different projects with the recommendations of the funding strategy and related financial procedures.
Provide high quality information and analysis to enable the monitoring of a company’s financial performance against targets, and implement remedial actions in a timely manner.
The preparation of annual budgets, quarterly operating forecasts and financial models.
To validate the output of other departments which will be applied in the cost allocation process.
Manage daily cash and the investment of the company’s excess funds.
Collect operational data and make analysis reports to forecast expenses and budgets.
Monitor, measure and report on operational issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales
Responsibility for developing, directing, maintaining the accounting and financial reporting function.
Design, create and implement strategies, best practices and process improvements.
Identify operational opportunities and implement the best processes and practices.
Design and implement advanced solutions based on collecting data.
Design various hoc financial reports as needed by senior management and automatically by the System.
Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
Establish, maintain concept cost centers for each export product to know our gross profit.
Manage daily cash and the investment of the company’s excess funds.
Collect operational data and make analysis reports to forecast expenses and budgets.
Collect production data, maintenance and inventory control data.
Manage and coordinate annual physical counts and cycle counts in a plant.
Evaluate production costs, gains & losses and month-end closing data.
Forecast, prepare and implement a plant's budget.
Collect and analyze past years' data to forecast budget for the ensuing year.
Study, review and reconcile variances in reports and data.
Identify solutions and create resources to control gaps.
Monitor the output from warehouse regarding the material usage is tie to the planner records.
Liaise with auditors, taxes and other authorities to ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements in the government regulations.
Oversee the monthly closing of the general ledger including preparation of all month end journal entries and adjustments.
Ensure compliance with all local financial sops, monitor bookkeeping rules, procedures in accordance with Egyptian Financial standards, ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed and reviewed.
Reconciliation of intercompany accounts and month end Intercompany reporting summaries specific P&L analysis & review, including project analysis.
Manage general accounting functions such as Revenue Recognition, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, and Cash Management.
Perform daily reconciliations of all transactions between company’s internal database and multiple third party payment systems.
Deal with clients regarding past due balances and preparation of a weekly analysis of open receivables.
Oversee the annual audit of the company’s financial statements with the external auditors.
Prepare the annual compliance reporting for the company’s credit line facility.
Prepare revenue and deferred revenue schedules and related reconciliations for exchange rate and coin revenue.
Perform the reconciliation between GL and warehouse records regarding the unrecorded material costs in GL based on the records.
Prepare chart of Accounts to record transactions & get the financial report of the company’s position.
Troubleshoot unprocessed transactions and sources of failure of payment systems.
Oversee Book keeping using accounting software to monitor revenue, operating expenses, project progress claims, etc.
Monitor and review accounting and related system expenditures for accuracy and completeness.
Manage and control departmental expenditure within agreed budgets.
Liaise with other functional/departmental managers so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of operational development, and to ensure they are fully informed of operational objectives, purposes and achievements.
Ensure financial internal control is adequate, implemented and adhered to.
Maintain awareness and knowledge of contemporary operational development theory and methods and provide suitable interpretation to directors, managers and staff within the organization.
Contribute to the evaluation and development of operational strategy and performance in co-optation with the executive team.
Safeguarding assets by coordinating the renewal of the company’s insurance policies.
Ensure the CAPEX capitalised/budgeted against GL records and the CAPEX process is duly adhered to.
Apply company rules, respect, apply and enforce safety rules.
Reviewing, formulating and implementing existing or new procedure towards enhancing efficiency without compromising internal control in the department.
Tax:
Assist with various and Prepare tax reports; prepare report to pay withholding Tax, property tax, Sales Tax, Personal Income Tax, and Corporate Income Tax and any related government fee of the entity.
Additional Duties & Supervisory:
Develops and maintains an effective department through the selection, training, & motivation, of all the department personnel.
Apply and promote the Group values charter (Ethics, Social, Environmental, Heath and Safety)
Develops and maintains a program to create a sound relation with all accounting employees.
Provides guidance and direction to accounting employees to assist them in their professional development.
Manage and develop direct reporting staff
Primary responsibilities include management and supervision of the accounting department, including building an appropriate team to meet internal and external needs.
Found gap with operation and finance to save time and effort.
Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures.
Assist with financial controls and accounting procedures.
Managing cash flow to improve our collection and minimized cost.
Review and approve expense report coding -recording- including month-end accruals.
Provide back-up support for review and release of journal entries.
Manage / review Reconciliations, including prepayments and accruals.
Troubleshoot unprocessed transactions and sources of failure from payment systems.
Oversee Book keeping using accounting software to monitor revenue, operating expenses, project progress claims, etc.
Design various hoc financial reports as needed by senior management and automatically from the System.
Provide necessary training for using accounting systems and procedures to related staff.
Safeguarding assets by coordinate the renewal of the company’s insurance policies.
Prepare the annually compliance reporting for the company’s credit line facility.
Monitor and review accounting and related system expenditures for accuracy and completeness.
Prepare trial balance, financial statements and yearly tax finalization report for review by Financial Controller.
Prepare revenue and deferred revenue schedules and related reconciliations for exchange rate and coin revenue.
Prepare audit schedules for external audit and maintain monthly audit.
Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
Establish; maintain concept cost centers for each export product to know our gross profit.
Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
Update accounting policies & procedures.
Control petty cash, accounts receivable and payable.
Assist with various tax returns such as corporate income tax, property tax, sales tax.
Monitor and review accounting and related system expenditures for accuracy and completeness.
Prepare system to review bill of loading collected, uncollected & accrual.
Improvement for vessel time sheet.
Prepare monthly tax reports; prepare report to pay tax withholding, Personal Income Tax, and Corporate Income Tax and any related government fee of the entity.
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Finance, 3.38 GAP
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