Accounting Finance Manager
International Rescue Committee
Total years of experience :19 years, 11 Months
• In charge of Finance team, supervising all financial matters, ensuring accuracy of data and proper allocation and compliance.
• Responsible for monthly accounts closing and management reporting to HQ in line with IRC financial manuals.
• Monthly grants monitoring, to ensure spending’s in line with spending plans and funds requested.
• Working with budgeting and reporting team with preparing budgets and Donor reporting, Donor list includes UNFPA/UNDP/SIDA/SDC/PRM/GIZ.
• Point of contract and coordinator with donor’s external audits and verification visits.
• In charge of Cash Forecast based in spending pans, banking treatments and ensuring timely submission of cash/bank reconciliations.
• Managing with HR team payroll process, Social security and Income tax for 350+ National staff though MenaPay system.
• Response quickly to Field office demands to ensure programs continuity.
• Assisting Deputy Finance Director in updating Authorization Matrix.
• Supporting Deputy Finance Director in development of new policies and systems for finance department.
• Applying the monthly cost allocation in line with IRC polices
• Being the Acting Deputy Finance Director in absence of Deputy Finance Director.
• Working with Deputy Finance Director with day to day requests from HQ and programs.
• Being part of the regular bid committees.
• Dealing with local suppliers, contractors and partners.
• Ensure team development by mentoring, understanding staff strengths and weaknesses and increase team capacity.
Achievements
• Enhancing the quality of finance outputs though staff capacity building and inducing additional controls.
• Inducing e-payments solutions during COVID to ensure business continuity.
• Leading treasury management of SRO and supervising of all field offices financial matters.
• Responsible for monthly and annual closure of accounts ensuring all schedules for balance sheet accounts are in place in line with SCI financial guidelines.
• Leading Cash forecast processes for Country programs and ensuring sufficient funds are available for operations in line with SCI financial guidelines.
• Oversee transfer and disbursement of funds to fulfill obligations incurred within the guidelines of SCI and donors.
• Responsible for the timely and complete preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports including MCC and MFR reporting in accordance with SCI policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring that appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place for SRO and in use at all times.
• Supporting Finance Director in development of new policies and systems.
• Reviewing payrolls and working with HR on staff benefits management.
• Developing record keeping system offline and online which is efficient and in line with SCI guidelines.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the field office financial records and therefore identify potential risk areas and to recommend solutions.
• Reviewing and analyzing SRO compliance with all local laws (e.g tax registration and labor laws). To ensure good record keeping of all financial data concluded.
• Facilitating internal / external auditors during internal / external audits.
• Developing procedures for monitoring and analyzing budgets, which allow accurate projection of expenditures and comparisons of actual and budgeted spending.
• Maintaining current standing with all mandated tax and registrations, including submission of payments and reports required.
• Leading cost allocations though Effort Reporting (ER).
• Assisting Finance Director in developing Scheme of Delegation.
• Reviewing of all accounting data posted in financial system by main office and field offices.
• Supervising Finance team and take-up head of department role in the absence of Finance Director including taking strategic decisions, managing complex workloads, and attending Extended Senior Management team meetings in absence of the Finance Director.
• Ensuring adequate segregation of finance duty within Country Office Manage the performance of all staff in the finance work area through.
• Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measurable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;
• Coaching, mentoring finance staff, leading all staff training for finance functions, conducted Partner Finance training.
Achievements
• Easily adapting change from corporate to INGO sector.
• Successfully built a strong Treasury team working collaboratively with colleagues and providing support and advice.
• Implementing cash management tools to insure the highest control.
- Handling part of consolidated reporting for ME region.
- Reviewing ME region results and reporting to ME Board.
- Working in new regional projects.
- Assisting in assigning new processes.
- Monitoring region countries financial controls and report risks.
- Managing Jordan and Iraq Offices.
- Managing the office’s financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems.
- Providing and interpreting financial information and producing accurate financial reports to management and Partners.
-Finance team development and people management, assigning team members to suitable training, and helping them with achieving their goals.
-Reviewing day to day transactions.
- Cash management.
- Preparation for annual budgets.
Responsibilities (In addition to Financial Manager Responsibilities)
• Manage the HR team and function.
• Summarize and follow-up on staff performance evaluation forms.
• Handle staff medical insurance matters.
• Monitor the implementation of the human resources policies and procedures to ensure its adherence to prevailing Jordanian labor law and Company Core Values.
• Manage communication with external parties (ie. Airport security, Air Force, etc..)
Achievements
•As part of a committee, restructured the company, downsizing staff, reducing costs.
•Decided on, and implemented a new HR system.
•Assisted in setting HR Procedures.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating and managing all financial activities including payroll and aircraft manufacturing and assembly process.
- Reporting to the General Manager and Board of Directors in certain matters.
- Budgeting and Forecasting.
- Dealing with local & external government customers regarding aircraft sales and after sale matters.
- Manage, and execute issuing bank bonds and Letters of Credit with local banks.
- Communicating with international aircraft subcontractors and suppliers.
- Assisting in the preparation of aircraft and logistical support customers contract.
- Decide on company purchases as a member in the External & Local purchase committees.
- Review and Approve the Monthly payroll for SAJ.
- Monitor and control the company’s $2 Million valued aircraft assembly and parts stock.
Achievements
-Assisted in preparing SAJ Code of Practice
-Prepared & Implemented SAJ Financial Procedures
Responsibilities:
-Provide management with analysis and reporting of financial situation, presenting weekly for General Manager, recommending action on major issues..
-Reconciling GL and Subsidy Ledger on monthly basis.
Responsibilities:
•Preparing daily account ledgers and monthly balance sheets.
•Preparing and managing the income tax and social security deductions of the employees.
•Managing and balancing of the cash flow.
•Preparing the monthly payroll sheet.
•Preparing the monthly fixed assets sheet additions, disposal and depreciations.
•Preparing the monthly bank reconciliations.
•Controlling employee business advances, petty cash, traveling expenses and claims.
•Reconciling suppliers Statements with actual booked one and reconciling variances.
•Using Archiving system for invoices and agreements filling.
Achievements
-Implement Iscala ERP Financial Model and System
-Entering, validating, and automating accounting transactions of 14 months into ERP system.
-Daily account ledger.
-Dealing with external tour agents accounts.
-Dealing with local hotels, restaurants and tour guides.
Rating : Good
Up to High School
Summers Of 1995-1996