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Hussain Jaafar ACCA, Financial Analyst

Hussain Jaafar ACCA

Financial Analyst·Southern Area Municipality

Bahrain

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 5 months

Financial Analyst

September 2014 - Present

Southern Area Municipality

Manama, Bahrain

September 2014 - Present

Accomplishments:
 Played key role in developing & periodic financial reports, analysis/pivot tables in Excel leading to accurate measure of expenses and seamless flow of information
 Acquired management confidence by being nominated to attend meetings and organizing presentation on understanding budget for the Municipal Council Members
 Successfully reduced preparation time by 50% and enhanced quality of management decisions by designing & implementing various reports

Accountabilities:
 Collaborate with various support team in preparing & presenting periodic budget reports including variance analysis & charts for enhancing accuracy
 Assess & approve payment orders and daily entries as well as outstanding LPOs in terms of reserved budget to ascertain organizational financial health
 Represent the department as Financial representative in the purchasing committee and as Coordinator for the Centralized Financial System (CFS) shifting with Ministry of Finance
 Analyze indirect cost allocation drivers between operations and service groups for optimizing resource utilization
 Coordinate with the senior management in preparing / evaluating business cases & profit margins to enhance ROI of existing & future business ventures
 Render technical expertise to purchasing & finance staff in using Financial System, MS Excel for enhancing operational efficiency and transaction accuracy
 Participate in technical / financial evaluation of tenders & bids (ratio analysis) for maintaining organizational bottom lines. Maintain regular interaction with internal & external auditors based on business and operational requirements
 Prepare & present various forecast reports for the senior management to evaluate & optimize costs to organizational budgets

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Budget Accountant

February 2008 - August 2014

Southern Area Municipality

Manama, Bahrain

February 2008 - August 2014

Accountabilities:
 Prepared & evaluated closing entries and financial statements. Conducted petty cash count and other inventory count in compliance to organizational policies and procedures
 Followed up with the accounts officer in processing orders & accounts by accurately passing payment orders, GRNs & payments
 Focused on preparing, controlling & evaluating budget to ensure alignment to organizational business objectives. Evaluated payments vouchers, monthly payroll, entries before posting including monthly reconciling of inter-branches and affiliated companies
 Reconciled bank accounts, inter-company accounts and advances for maintaining accounts accuracy prior to preparing various financial statements and balance sheet
 Prepared and maintained monthly fixed asset and other schedules including daily petty cash expenses.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant

March 2006 - January 2008

Arab Financial Services (AFS)

Manama, Bahrain

March 2006 - January 2008

Accountabilities:
 Managed invoices, conducted bank reconciliations and maintained updated investment portfolio sheet for ascertaining organizational P&L
 Generated monthly / annual financial statements and optimized financial reports of the joint venture company. Assessed monthly / annual depreciation. Processed prepayments, accruals and other adjusting entries

- Responsible of updating the financial reports of the joint venture company.
- Others.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Trainee - Accountant Associate

July 2004 - August 2004

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Manama, Bahrain

July 2004 - August 2004

-Training program that involved some visits to assist in the audit of clients.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Bahrain

June 2006

June 2006

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Bahrain

GPA (point): 3.60 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.60 out of 4

I have graduated from University of Bahrain in June 2006 with a B.S.c. in Accounting (GPA 3.60 / 4.00). I have got many certificates of excellence during my study period. I am ACCA Affiliate since June 2016
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MS Excel
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Languages

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Memberships

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June 2016