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EL_Shahat EL_Desouky, Finance Manager.

EL_Shahat EL_Desouky

Finance Manager.·Agricultural Food Products Co. K.S.C.

Kuwait

Diploma, Microsoft office

Work experience

Total years of experience: 27 years, 3 months

Finance Manager.

October 2022 - Present

Agricultural Food Products Co. K.S.C.

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

October 2022 - Present

• Preparing financial reports and auditing year-end accounts and supporting budget and
forecasting activities. Review the structure of the general ledger periodically.
• Supervise the staff (accountant assistant accountant, controller) and are responsible formanaging
the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate
manner.
• Focus on daily and month-end accounting to determine results, including P&L activity
(management fees, fee splitting, gross-ups, reclasses), balance sheet activity (deferrals,
accruals), and accounts- receivable cash application, in compliance with GAAP
• Financial reporting, yearend audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast
activities. As part of the Management Team.
• Responsible for the checking the processing of monthly payroll for employees; review and
ensure accuracy of approved timesheets; track and deduct all garnishments and other
special payroll deductions Ensure an accurate and timely monthly and year end close.
Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Assist the CEOin the daily requirements. Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive
pay transactions. Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed
in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities. Develop and implement policies and procedures
with emphasis on internal controls.

Company industry:
Agriculture & Crop Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Chief Accountant.

January 2016 - October 2022

Suma Fruits International Co.

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

January 2016 - October 2022

• Responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting.
• Developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure
accurate and timely financial statements.
• Supervises the staff (Accounting assistant, Controller) and is responsible for managing the
team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate
manner.
• Tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger
preparation,
• Financial reporting, yearend audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast
activities. As part ofthe Management Team.
• Have contact with the firms General Manager and with the Finance Manager and Group
Accounting/Consolidation Manager in the companys HQ which requires strong English
communication skills both written and verbal as well as a large experience in international
accounting issues (Group Consolidation, Accounting standards, Tax etc).
• Responsible for the preparation and processing of monthly payroll for employees; review and
ensure accuracy of approved timesheets; track and deduct all garnishments and other
special payroll deductions Ensure an accurate and timely monthly and year end close. Ensure
the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.

Company industry:
Agriculture & Crop Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance & Administration Manager.

November 2007 - December 2015

Shama International General Trading Company (Meet & Food Stuff)

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

November 2007 - December 2015

• Prepare management reports on a monthly/quarterly basis for the regional management team and
Corporate
• Analyze variances against budget and prior year and provide explanations for key variances in
the full P&L and Working Capital; ensure understanding and monitoring of business
performance.
• Assist in responding to queries from external auditors.
• Assist in implementing rolling forecasts/budget processes within the region, consolidate regional
P&L and Working Capital forecasts/budget, and highlight any anomalies or gaps for review with
management.
• Reporting systems, budget exercises. Identify best practices to implement in the region.
• Reviews, audit of all bank transactions, cancellation, cheques due on daily basis.
• Checking monthly salaries, Leave, Indemnity.
• Review monthly sales expenditure reports.
• Prepare assets depreciation.
• Prepare provision for leave salaries and indemnity.
• Prepare quarterly P&L.
• Prepare annual balance sheet.
• In charge of all duties of Administration Manager to follow up with employees
and solve their problem.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Senior Accountant.

October 2004 - October 2007

Supplying Store Co. (SONY).

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

October 2004 - October 2007

• Supervise and monitor cashiers on a daily basis.
• Supervise, verify and monitor monthly payroll, advances and loan accounts.
• Coordinates with suppliers for payment.
• Carryout monthly reconciliation of all expenses & accruals after the month closing,
• prepares details / analysis of expenses in comparison with budget.
• Prepare bank reconciliation and coordinates with other locations.
• Monitoring all vouchers, sales and purchase invoices.
• Maintain of petty cash vouchers and journal vouchers.
• Assisting senior accountant in scrutinizing the books of accounts, analyzing and preparing reports
thereon.
• Provides monthly actual-to-budget expenditure reports to management committee.

◦ Audit on timely consolidated monthly financial returns/ reports, cash flow forecast and
• responsibility for tracking incoming funds (both restricted & unrestricted ones).

◦ Monitor financial activities of branches.

◦ Initiates actions necessary to correct internal control weaknesses identified in the
• branches internal control audits.

◦ Auditing daily financial transactions.

◦ Generate financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow) monthly.

◦ Ensure general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, and other financial records and schedules are
• accurately maintained.

◦ Establish tight control over cash transactions.

◦ Ensure timely follow up of accounts receivable and payable.

◦ Conduct and coordinate periodic stock take.

◦ Preparing budgets based on information brought forward by the different heads of
• Operations

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant.

January 2001 - September 2004

Works & Building Co. (AL-QATAMI).

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2001 - September 2004

• Check, verify daily petty cash payment, daily bank payments and reimbursement submitted by
branch / depots and put up for approval and reimbursement.
• Checks and verifies weekly reimbursement of petty cash.
• Prepare salaries and pay slips.
• Assist in preparing balance sheet for the chief accountant.
• Checks, records of the cashier, analyzing, and the amount of cash received, cheques and drafts
collected and the amount outstanding thereon.
• Transfer and manipulation of data from accounting software to spreadsheets. Attend meetings,
distribute agenda, confirm attendees, compile documentation, follow up.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Computer Teacher

November 1995 - August 1997

Ministry of Education

Mansoura, Egypt

November 1995 - August 1997

Teaching computer for high grade

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

High studies institute

January 2000

January 2000

Diploma, Microsoft office

Kuwait

Mansoura University.

August 1995

August 1995

Diploma, Computer Application (SYSTEM ANALYSIS & PROGRAMMER)

Egypt

Mansoura University.

August 1994

August 1994

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce

Egypt

Skills

Purchasing
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Balance
Expert
Balance
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
Pay
Expert
Pay
Expert
Communication Skills: - Stay Focused. - Listen Carefully. - Try To understand other’s Point of View
Expert
Communication Skills: - Stay Focused. - Listen Carefully. - Try To understand other’s Point of View
Expert
Managerial Skills: Implementation for a good solution, - Good Decision Making
Expert
Managerial Skills: Implementation for a good solution, - Good Decision Making
Expert
computer Skills: Internet. - Computer skills. - Computer Hardware
Expert
computer Skills: Internet. - Computer skills. - Computer Hardware
Expert
Managing Time:Tackle my most important task first, Plan My day a head of time, and use my own system
Expert
Managing Time:Tackle my most important task first, Plan My day a head of time, and use my own system
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Balance
Expert
Balance
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
Pay
Expert
Pay
Expert
ANALYTICAL THINKING
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL THINKING
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE RISK
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE RISK
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
CONFIDENT COMMUNICATOR
Intermediate
CONFIDENT COMMUNICATOR
Intermediate
EXPENSE REPORTS
Intermediate
EXPENSE REPORTS
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MICROSOFT ACCESS
Intermediate
MICROSOFT ACCESS
Intermediate
PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate
PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Memberships

Commercial Association – Egypt

Permanent

May 1994

Education Association – Egypt

Permanent

January 1996

Kuwaiti Association of Accountants and Auditors

Permanent

January 2007