Hussein Odeh, finance manager

Hussein Odeh

finance manager

Confidential

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Diploma, CMA certification
Experience
40 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :40 years, 11 Months

finance manager at Confidential
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since May 2015
Financial Manager at Consultant Engineering Zaki Mohamed A. Farsi Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2009 to August 2014

* Managing, supervising Financial Department.
* Maintain, control financial rules & procedures.
* Supervision of Balance Sheet preparation for the company.
* Preparation of periodical financial reports for top management.
* Reviewing, controlling projects' contracts with government and big companies.
* Preparation of annual budgets, reviews and rolling forecast up-dates as required.
* Supporting management in long-term planning, analyzing the factors affecting business in future.
* Conducting cost-benefit analysis to improve on cost reduction strategies.
* Advising the production dept. (IT, Geographical Information Systems) in Project Management tools and Time Management techniques.

Financial Manager at Trans Middle East, Trading & Contracting Co.(Omnia)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 1999 to May 2009

* Guiding the process of preparing of the B/S (Branches & Consolidated).
* Conducting and supervising the process of preparing of the Budget.
* Negotiation and opening of all L/Cs.
* Cash management and receivables' aging follow up for branches.
* Checking and reviewing of pricing policy with Marketing Managers.
* Reviewing all financial reports to GM and President.
* Overall supervision of the financial matters (i.e. Credit Policy).
* Participating in the process of setting the rules and procedures for spare parts and workshop section to achieve and maintain customer satisfaction.

Chief Accountant at M.J. AL-Dahlawi Co./Telecommunications and Projects (Panasonic)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 1996 to April 1999

* Handling and following up all L/CS by coordination with Head Office.
* Cash management and A/R aging for branches " Jeddah, Riyadh".
* Preparing the budget for both (GM and Japanese Office).
* Balance Sheet preparation.
* Financial reports to GM and President.
* Auditing and following up the contracting bids of CCTV systems executed for well-known companies in Jeddah and Riyadh.

Senior Accountant at M.J. AL-Dahlawi Co. (National / Panasonic)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1988 to March 1996

*Bank accounting .
* Following up of clearing and recording the monthly goods orders.
* Inter-branch accounting and reconciliation of C/A with head office.
* Goods transferred between branches(8 branches).
* A/R follow up and related aging reports.
* Monthly and E.O.Y physical inventory procedures.
* Participating in preparing of branches & consolidated B/S for the company.
* I was an active member of the committee for development and implementation process of in-house software system during 1989 and 1990.

Accountant/ Asistant Accounts Manager at Amman Development Corporation
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 1982 to December 1987

* Handling of daily accounting transactions.
* Salary sheet preparation.
* Auditing of monthly interim invoices for the projects.
* Participating in reviewing and auditing of contractors bids for new projects (value more than 6 million JD).
* Following up and checking of the consultant engineer monthly interim payments.
* In addition to that I was responsible for establishing and supervising the Computer Section during the last 2 years.
* Was selected as a member of the strategic planning and development committee and other special tasks committees.

Education

Diploma, CMA certification
  • at Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA)
  • July 2007

* I took the courses for the four parts given by authorized local administrator. Parts brief as follows: Part One: Business Analysis * Business Economics. * Internal Controls. * Financial Statement Analysis. * Global Business. * Quantitative Methods. Part1 exam was successfully passed. Part Two: Management Accounting and Reporting * Budget Preparation. * Cost Management. * Information Management. * Performance Measurement. * External Financial Reporting. Part Three: Strategic Management. * Strategic Planning. * Strategic Marketing. * Corporate Finance. * Decision Analysis. * Investment Decisions. Part Four: Business Applications. * Organization Movement. * Organization Communication. * Behavioral Issues. * Ethical Considerations.

Diploma, Structured Cobol Programming Course
  • at Arab Computer Studies Center
  • July 1986

* A course of (173) hours, consists of two parts: Theoretical (70) hours;Training (103) hours. Course subjects: * Introduction to computers. * Basic Cobol; Advanced Cobol.

Bachelor's degree, Administrative Sciences / Accounting
  • at Yarmouk University
  • September 1982

*Cumulative average of (88.2%) standing for the second rank in the graduation year. * I was rewarded with bronze medal for Academic Achievement. * Most semesters I was listed on Faculty Honor List.

Specialties & Skills

Procedure Design
Budget Process
Cash Flow Management
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Reporting
MS Excel
MS Word
E-MAIL & INTERNET
ERP Systems / Great Plaines

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

"MS Project 2007 Level 1 & Level 2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010
"ISO 9001/2008 Pre-qualification" Seminar (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011
"Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Review Course" (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2006
Valid Until:
July 2006
Computer Based Accounting (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Computer Systems
Date Attended:
May 1985
Duration:
40 hours
SABB Trade Documentation Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi British Bank, Jeddah
Date Attended:
December 2003
Duration:
8 hours
Excellence in the Art of Time Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
February 2012