Houssam Eljamal

API replacing manual
reconciliation and reporting at scale
• External audit liaison — primary point of contact for auditors, banks and payment partners; audit-ready
packs in Arabic and English
• ERP architecture fluency — full migration cycles across Odoo, WallPost, Pioneer and custom AMS
integrations (architecture, not just usage)
• Cross-functional project delivery — scope, alignment, change management, rollout across ERP, multi
entity close and automation programs
• Multi-entity and multi-region consolidation (Qatar, Kuwait, Oman); intercompany flows; chart-of
accounts alignment
• Internal controls design, control testing, documented procedures and SOPs
• External audit liaison — walkthroughs, samples and supporting schedules in Arabic and English
• Tax compliance support and coordination with external advisors
• Cost accounting, inventory accounting, COGS treatment, variance analysis
• Credit control, ageing analysis, collections optimisation
• Month-end close coordination; sub-ledger to GL tie-out; period-end accruals
• Management reporting and performance analysis; KPI packs; variance commentary
• — schema design, query optimisation, financial models
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• modelling, reporting automation
• — workflow and automated
• for data analysis and automation
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• Advanced — modelling, automation, financial analysis
Finance &
• Hands-on implementation, configuration and migration across Odoo, WallPost, Pioneer and custom AMS
integrations
• Chart-of-accounts design and posting-logic configuration
• Strong understanding of ERP architecture (gained through full migration cycles, not just usage) —
translates rapidly to any new platform
• ERP integration with payment gateways, AMS and reporting layers
• Payroll system support and integration
• End-to-end accounts payable: invoice processing, payment scheduling, vendor reconciliation
• setlement engines — orders, commissions, fees, refunds, chargebacks
• Reconciliation between platforms, ERP, AMS, payment gateways and banks
• IBAN validation, eligibility checks, exception handling, dispute workflows
• Cash-flow forecasting; collections vs payouts modelling; working-capital reporting
• Revenue recognition for platform and multi-party business models

Leadership
• Team leadership: currently previously supervised
accounting
• Coaching, performance review, workload balancing hiring input
• Cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, Operations Finance
• Senior-stakeholder reporting and communications
• Audit, banking payment-partner relationship management
• Lead a team of 5 across Partner Setlements and Merchant Payables, owning end-to-end fund flow,
reconciliation and reporting for a high-volume, multi-region platform (Qatar, Kuwait, Oman) across cash,
card, wallet, BNPL and POS.
• Serve as the primary finance point-of-contact for external auditors, banks and payment partners —
preparing audit-ready walkthroughs, substantive samples and supporting schedules in both Arabic and
English.
• Design and maintain setlement logic for orders, commissions, delivery fees, service charges, promos,
refunds and chargebacks — translating product rules into documented, system-driven accounting flows.
• Build and maintain SQL / BigQuery models that process high-volume transaction data, mapping every
flow to revenue, fees and merchant liabilities; significantly reduced manual spreadsheet work.
• Co-developed cash-flow forecasting models in BigQuery linking collections, payouts and merchant
liabilities — providing leadership with decision-ready visibility on working capital across regions.
• Run gap analysis on reconciliations between platforms, AMS, ERP, gateways and banks — quantifying
breaks, identifying root causes, and driving fixes that tighten payout reliability.
• Engineer automated controls (IBAN validation, eligibility checks, exception handling, dispute workflows)
— cuting manual interventions and shortening break-investigation cycles.

• Owned full finance operations end-to-end — GL, AP, AR, merchant payments, bank reconciliations,
provisions and month-end close — for a fast-growing tech platform expanding into multiple GCC markets.
• Supervised the accounting team and set internal controls over revenue, payouts and promotions,
ensuring accuracy, IFRS compliance and clean handover into financial reporting and external audit.
• Introduced Power BI, RPA and advanced Excel tooling that cut manual workload, lifted reporting quality
and shortened the close cycle.
• Co-developed the multi-entity close process supporting Snoonus expansion into Kuwait and Oman —
aligning chart of accounts, intercompany flows and consolidation logic.
• Partnered with Product and Operations on pricing, offers and commissions — gathering requirements,
validating accounting impact, defining margin treatment and ensuring leadership had clear margin
visibility.
• Coordinated tax filings and audit preparation; produced IFRS-compliant statements and audit-ready
documentation.

• Owned month-end close, financial statements, key reconciliations and IFRS compliance — producing
clean, audit-ready documentation in Arabic and English for external auditors.
• Managed inventory and cost accounting — tracking stock movements, COGS treatment and variance
analysis to support margin reporting and management decisions.
• Designed and rolled out automated reporting and forecasting workflows — improving forecast accuracy
by approximately 15% and cuting manual reporting errors by approximately 20%.
• Spearheaded ERP optimisation and Power BI adoption — reducing process time by approximately 25%,
facilitating cross-departmental integration and providing executives with real-time financial dashboards.
• Tightened credit control through gap analysis on collections — reduced bad debt from approximately 12%
to 0.5%, materially improving cash flow.
• Provided strategic guidance on financial processes and reporting frameworks; trained team members on
new tools and workflows.

• Drove financial operations, reporting and reconciliations through a period of system and process change
at a privately-held Qatari media organisation — documenting new workflows in Arabic and English.
• Streamlined operational workflows and cost structures, giving senior management cleaner control and
visibility on departmental spend.
• Strengthened compliance with international accounting standards across reporting cycles.

• Handled day-to-day accounting, billing and reconciliations across vendor and customer accounts.
• Supported the migration from manual to ERP-based accounting — gaining hands-on understanding of
ERP architecture (not just usage) that translates rapidly to any new platform.
• Reduced billing errors by approximately 20% through streamlined processes.
• Identified cost-saving opportunities through financial reviews; improved resource allocation.