Submitting more applications increases your chances of landing a job.

Here’s how busy the average job seeker was last month:

Opportunities viewed

Applications submitted

Keep exploring and applying to maximize your chances!

Looking for employers with a proven track record of hiring women?

Click here to explore opportunities now!
We Value Your Feedback

You are invited to participate in a survey designed to help researchers understand how best to match workers to the types of jobs they are searching for

Would You Be Likely to Participate?

If selected, we will contact you via email with further instructions and details about your participation.

You will receive a $7 payout for answering the survey.


User unblocked successfully
Emad Yousef, Finance Manager

Emad Yousef

Finance Manager·Kintetsu World Express

Saudi Arabia

Higher diploma, CPA-Certified Public Accountant

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 5 months

Finance Manager

February 2011 - Present

Kintetsu World Express

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2011 - Present

Key Responsibilities:
• Supervise the entire financial and accounting functions including daily journal entries, reporting and developing the statutory financial reports maintaining high level of accuracy adhering to the set time frame.
• Manage internal controls, assess the financial statements to highlight potential risks, ensure the standard operating procedures and policies are in place and working effectively.
• Liaise with the governing authorities to update on the recent developments in governing policies and protocols to ensure compliance with the established legal protocols for the statutory reporting policies.
• Design and inculcate internal checks and balances to ensure smooth conduct of operations as per the organizational policies and protocols.
• Coordinate with the departmental heads to conduct statutory audits, prepare the audit reports to highlight critical observations.
• Highlight the variances discussed in the audit reports with the concerned authorities to recommend corrective action steps to streamline operations.
• Handle the preparation of mandatory reports including the monthly reports on internal checks and controls for submission to the management for review and assessment.
• Cooperate with the external auditors to ensure smooth conduct of audit of the financial records and statements of the organization.
• Synchronize the payroll management with the Human Resource Department and ensure disbursement of payments for the employees adhering to the policies of the management.
• Conduct monthly and annual assessment of inventory levels implementing inventory module and physical count to check and highlight variances, if any.
• Ensure appropriate management of Accounts Receivables, conduct aging analysis and ensure speedy collection of dues.
• Reconcile Supplies Statements, Bank Statements and Accounts Statements, unbilled revenues and outstanding payment collection.
• Review intercompany transactions to ensure adherence to the terms and conditions designed by the management and maintain high level of accuracy as per the expectations of the management.
• Scrutinize cash vouchers, payment vouchers, general ledger entries and purchase entries to maintain an up to date status of the financial health of the organization.
• Comply with the legal protocols to calculate and compile the statements as mandated by the department of Zakat and Income Tax (DZIT)
• Usher in changes in the processes involving the management of reporting systems for meaningful variance analysis to enable speedy resolution of issues.
• Make provisioning for working capital requirement with close monitoring of banking credit limits utilized/underutilized and generate extra cushion for contingencies enhancing the limits on an ad-hoc basis.
• Annual Aramco IKTVA Survey preparation and audit process supervision.

Highlights:
• Analyzed processes to strategically implement process modification in departments to enhance the overall accuracy and make submissions with accuracy and punctuality.
• Played a pivotal role to make correct estimates of the monthly expenses and payroll and ensured apt execution of month end accounting duties such as journal processing and balance sheet reconciliation.
• With meticulous follow-ups was able to successfully recover substantial amount of outstanding dues from customers/suppliers within a span of minimum time frame.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Chief Accountant & Administrator, Real Estate Department

September 2008 - January 2011

Modern Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

September 2008 - January 2011

Chief Accountant & Administrator, Real Estate Department
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitored to ensure adherence to the designed systems and processes for the perpetration and making of daily Journal entries to maintain accurate accounts records at any point of time.
• Coordinated with the various concerned departments to ensure timely preparation of the statutory monthly and quarterly finance reports.
• Adhered to the established norms for accounting to prepare the mandatory financial statements and made timely submissions to the management for further deliberation.
• Conducted extensive negotiations with contractors to enable procure maximum benefits for the organization in terms of finance and profitability.
• Analyzed variances to revise invoices of contractors and followed up to ensure issuance of the same to manage the lacunae that had earlier existed.
• Supervised to collection of the rent for the organization following up to ensure collection of all dues as per the organizational policies and protocols.

Highlights:
• Ensured successful completion of Umm Al-Hammam Villas Compound project supervising the entire process from the phase of project launch, project completion and handing over to the clientele as per the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Chief Accountant & Administrator, Air Conditioning Contracting Department

January 2002 - August 2008

Modern Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2002 - August 2008

Chief Accountant & Administrator, Air Conditioning Contracting Department
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared monthly Profit and Loss Account, consolidated branch Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet, followed up on accounts receivables and generated MIS reports, bank balance position and conducted age analysis of receivables.
• Led, monitored and scrutinized the overall accounts operations, conduct of the mandatory audits, budgeting and MIS adhering to the policies and protocols of the organization.
• Accounted for the timely submission of the taxes as per the legal requisitions of the government including VAT, WHT and IT returns adhering to the set time deadlines.
• Design, develop and implement finance policies and processes to comply with the applicable rules and regulations, ensuring adherence to the policies and protocols of Zakat to prepare the statutory statements as mandated by the Income Tax Department.
• Liaised to build robust business relationship with bankers to enable smooth transactions including transfer of funds, LC and procure import documents clearing.
• Handled Creditors and Employee Affairs preparation and follow up of Employee Social Insurance, car & health insurance in coordination with the various concerned departments.
• Monitored the Daily Material requisitions, purchase orders, verification of goods delivered as per BOQ and conducted extensive negotiations with vendors for reduction of overall costs, scrutinizing quotations.
• Handled the processes to ensure apt implementation of dictates as per Iqama including issuance, renewal, addition of dependents and service transferring adhering to the policies formulated by the management.

Highlights:
• Successfully implemented financial control tools & programs to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of accounting operations.
• Streamlined the operation processes to keep updated with the modern trends in finance and accounts management.
• Generated MIS Reports within the specified time frame minimizing variances for review by the stakeholders.

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

California Board of Accountancy

December 2019

December 2019

Higher diploma, CPA-Certified Public Accountant

United States

The University Of Jordan

June 2001

June 2001

Bachelor's degree, Accounting, Faculty of Business Administration

Jordan

GPA (point): 2.39 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.39 out of 4

Attended various seminars and courses regarding taxation and VAT rules and implementation.
View attachment

Skills

Leadership
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Payroll Management
Expert
Payroll Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Finance Management
Expert
Finance Management
Expert
Finance & Accounts Management, Cash Flow & Fund Management, Financial & MIS Reporting, Accounts Paya
Expert
Finance & Accounts Management, Cash Flow & Fund Management, Financial & MIS Reporting, Accounts Paya
Expert
Accounts Payables & Receivables, Budgeting & Variance Analysis, Payroll Management
Expert
Accounts Payables & Receivables, Budgeting & Variance Analysis, Payroll Management
Expert
IT Skills: Hands on in MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook)
Expert
IT Skills: Hands on in MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook)
Expert
Audit Management & Appraisals, Bank Statement Reconciliation, Balance Sheet Review
Expert
Audit Management & Appraisals, Bank Statement Reconciliation, Balance Sheet Review
Expert
Revenue Accounting & Analysis, Income Tax, Withholding Tax and VAT, Petty Cash Management
Expert
Revenue Accounting & Analysis, Income Tax, Withholding Tax and VAT, Petty Cash Management
Expert
Team Management, Communications Skills, Leadership Skills
Expert
Team Management, Communications Skills, Leadership Skills
Expert
Monthly Closing, Administration & Payroll Operations, Collection Management
Expert
Monthly Closing, Administration & Payroll Operations, Collection Management
Expert
Client Billing & Servicing, Intercompany Reconciliation, Inventory Reconciliation
Expert
Client Billing & Servicing, Intercompany Reconciliation, Inventory Reconciliation
Expert
IT Skills: Proficiency in accounting Programs (Microsoft Dynamics GreatPlains, SQL & ERP Based Pro
Expert
IT Skills: Proficiency in accounting Programs (Microsoft Dynamics GreatPlains, SQL & ERP Based Pro
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Payroll Management
Expert
Payroll Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Cash Flow Management
Expert
Finance Management
Expert
Finance Management
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
Spanish
Beginner
Japanese
Beginner

Memberships

Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants

Member

September 2014

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CPA-Certified Public Accountant
Dec 2019

Hobbies

  • Soccer
  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • Basketball