Dana Albazyan, Finance Manager

Dana Albazyan

Finance Manager

Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

Location
Jordan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Finance Manager at Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since August 2021

- Oversee and guide the Finance team to make sure that the financial transactions are recorded accurately in the ERP system.
- Implement and ensure appropriate financial and internal controls in compliance with Finance policies and procedures.
- Implement the organization compliance framework and ensure compliance operations and processes are in line with organization policies and procedures and stakeholder requirements.
- Lead the annual financial planning process and support each Department in preparing their annual budget.
- Participate in the organization planning and directing the organization's long-range goals.
- Produce executive management financial reports and financial presentations to be presented to the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees.
- Produce audited annual financial statements in coordination with the external auditor.
- ERP Implementation; develop the appropriate account structure for cost accounting, business performance drivers and reports analysis.
- Design the Financial reports based on organization’ needs and the management’ requirements.
- Ensure that approved manual of authorities, policies and procedures are implemented at the ERP system.

Finance Manager at Silatech
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2009 to January 2021

Finance Department Supervision
-Oversee and guide the finance team to make sure that daily Finance Operations, and budget management are functioning correctly implemented.
-Conducts a continuing review and update of the company Financial policies and procedures to ensure appropriate financial and internal controls in the Finance Operations.

Budgeting and reporting
-Lead the annual financial planning process and support each Department in the budget planning.
-Produce executive management financial reports and financial presentations to be presented to the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees.

Human resources
-Support the Human Resources Department on their daily operations.
-Review Staff contracts and make sure that it is aligned with the organization approved HR Policy and salary scale.
-Manage the process of monthly staff payroll, staff reimbursements requests, and staff end of service settlement; ensuring compliance with the organization approved policies.
-Lead the annual planning process for the Organization Staff Budget.
-Assist the HR Team in the annual merit increase process.
-Produce staff information reports such as employment history and staff cost.
-Perform the new employees’ orientation and explain their role in the organization.

Funds Management
-Liaising with Fundraising team regarding requirements, fundraising events and donations collections.
-Ensuring quality, accuracy, and timeliness of Donors’ grants financial reports based on knowledge of Donor/Partner policies and procurement requirements.

External and Internal Audit
-Close coordination with the external Auditor to produce audited annual financial statements.
-Close coordination with the internal auditor and provide him with all the requirements and the supporting documents.

ERP Implementation
-Develop the appropriate account structure for cost accounting, business performance drivers and report analysis.
-Design the Financial reports based on organization’ needs and the management’ requirements.
-Ensure that the approved Finance Policies and procedures are implemented at the ERP system.

Senior Accountant - Accounts Receivable Division at Zain
  • Jordan - Amman
  • March 2006 to May 2008

Responsible for the following tasks:
-Issue and prepare the daily dealer’s sales invoices and terminate dealer’s payment method according to their bank’s guarantee.
-Review shops daily sales and record shop’s daily entries
-Follow up Dealers Confirmations on their balances as of the end of every month.
-Review and record Dealers commissions and ensure that all commissions has been prepared accordance with approved Policies, procedures and dealer’s agreements.

Preparing the following reports:
-Dealers Commissions Accrual.
-Net of revenue reconciliation summary sheet for Dealers Sales.
-Module vs. GL Reconciliation for Dealer’s & Shop’s account.
-Receivable movement for Dealer’s & Shop’s accounts.
-Dealers Statements of account as the end of the month.

Senior Accountant at Jordan Call
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2003 to March 2006

Finance Department
-Work on Journal entries & book -keeping.
-Follow up with banks and prepare monthly bank reconciliations
-Data entry of customers, vendors, and employees’ financial transactions.
-Maintain close coordination with Social Security, Income Tax and Sales Tax Department in Jordan.
-Record all the monthly revenues and expenses.
-Monthly reporting to Call-Group (HQ in Egypt).

Human Resources
-Prepare employees contracts and make sure that it is according to the company approved HR Policy and Jordan Labor law.
-Prepare employees’ salary certificate and other staff letters.
-Prepare monthly payroll and employees’ end of service settlement.

Accountant at Mass International for Communication
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2001 to September 2003

-Work on Journal entries & book -keeping.
-Data entry of customers, vendors, and employees’ financial transactions
-Prepare monthly staff payroll, including sale employees commission, bonuses and incentive schemes.
-Maintaining close coordination with Social Security and income tax departments.
-Ensure that staff allowances and benefits are paid to employees in accordance with approved policies and procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Applied Science University
  • June 2001

B.A. in Accounting - [Excellent]

Specialties & Skills

Strong capabilities in MS Office.
Excellent presentation & communication skills.
Knowledge in accounting systems and ERP systems.
Budgeting, Planning and Reporting

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Applications of General Sales Tax (Training)
Training Institute:
ESHTAR For Training, Amman - Jordan
Date Attended:
June 2002
Social Security low & applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Chamber of Commerce, Amman - Jordan
Date Attended:
March 2003
Labor Law & Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Chamber of Commerce, Amman - Jordan
Date Attended:
April 2003
Essentials of Microsoft Excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Zain- Training & Development division
Date Attended:
June 2006
Advanced Microsoft Excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Zain- Training & Development division
Date Attended:
August 2006
The Power of Choice (Training)
Training Institute:
Dr. Basheer AL-Rashidi
Date Attended:
December 2007
Effective Budgeting and Cash Flow Management (Training)
Training Institute:
NASEBA, Dubai - UAE
Date Attended:
February 2013
Strategy Develop WS (Training)
Training Institute:
Shift IN Partners, Doha - Qatar
Date Attended:
January 2015
Essentials of NGO Management (Training)
Training Institute:
NGO Management Association, Switzerland
Date Attended:
February 2015