Jamal Ahmad MBA CPA Qualified, Chief Accountant

Jamal Ahmad MBA CPA Qualified

Chief Accountant

Advanced Electronics Company

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
20 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 10 Months

Chief Accountant at Advanced Electronics Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since June 2009

▪ Supervise cash management activities including AP, AR and inventory to meet business and investment needs and to manage the working capital.
▪ Present cash flow, cash status and financial reports to the senior management on a weekly basis.
▪ Control General Ledger and Chart of Accounts in ERP and oversee the accounting operations of payroll, bookkeeping, financial control and financial reporting.
▪ Run the monthly trial balance and make all the necessary adjustments through Journal Entries and ensure monthly and yearly closing before the due dates.
▪ Review key financial statements, P&L analysis and assure the reconciliation of the balance sheet including the bank and credit card accounts within 10 days after the month end closings.
▪ Automated bank reconciliation report templates, eliminated the manual processes, saved 50% time & efforts.
▪ Collaborate with external and internal auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
▪ Achieve 95% department objectives by analyzing expenditures, variances and initiating corrective actions.
▪ Implemented measures and controls to improve 20% efficiency in the daily operations and to cut costs.
▪ Develop and monitor policies and procedures and align it with the KPI and the financial goals and the company’s strategy.
▪ Audit all petty cash vouchers, receipts and approve replenishment of petty cash funds.
▪ Lead the treasury operation, handle LCs and LGs and negotiate with the banks for hedging and forex investments and competitive currency rates for liquidation and purchasing of foreign currencies.
▪ Analyze foreign currency gain/loss statements and prepare the exchange gain or loss journal entries.
▪ Check and approve monthly and yearly accrual, depreciation and amortization journal vouchers and record in ERP with proper documentation.
▪ Coordinate with IT teams to enhance and upgrade the finance ERP module and resolve technical issues.
▪ Analyze the revenue and expenses according to the different departments and budget allocations.
▪ Ensure compliance with Corporate Policies & guidelines, applicable GAAP, and legislation requirements.
▪ Executed assurance and advisory Internal Audit projects and inventory observations.

FINANCE MANAGER at Tribal Fusion, Inc.
  • India - Delhi
  • August 2007 to May 2009

▪ Prepared annual budgets, forecasts, and reports to guide financial decision making.
▪ Oversaw the accounts-payable function, ensuring that all payments are accurate and timely and authorized with appropriate supporting documentation and all payables are tracked and reconciled.
▪ Developed and implemented effective accounting processes and internal controls.
▪ Liaison with the CPA firm to file the quarterly and yearly taxes and timely year-end audits.
▪ Slashed the payroll and benefits cost 30% by negotiating prices and fees with the service providers.
▪ Completed long range fiscal planning to show projections of revenues, expenditures, and fiscal matters

Finance Controller at La Alianza Hispana, Inc
  • United States - South Boston
  • November 2005 to July 2007

▪ Eliminated the hidden costs in the budget, and presented it to the CEO and Board of Directors for approval.
▪ Managed the finance department, supervised, and trained the accounting and HR staffs.
▪ Communicated with the government and the private agencies to release the due funds on time.
▪ Oversaw the customer and government collection of the company setting the collection goals and policies.

SENIOR AUDITOR at KPMG LLP
  • United States - South Boston
  • April 2003 to October 2005

▪ Planned and produced financial audits to get financial statements as per GAAP and IFRS standards.
▪ Developed and communicated work plan schedules on each project to Engagement Manager and engagement personnel.
▪ Identified and communicated accounting and auditing matters to Managers and Partners.
▪ Built and merged audit plans and audit checklists based on risk assessment of the audit areas.
▪ Compiled and presented audit findings, maintaining the consistency of the approach in audit engagements.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at University of the Cumberlands, KY, USA
  • May 2003

Dean's List for scholastic activities at University of the Cumberlands, KY - achieved the highest grades in college in BS in Accounting.

Master's degree, Business Management
  • at Fitchburg State University, MA, USA
  • July 2001

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Accounting
Auditing
Accounts Receivable
Treasury Management
Pivot Table
Advanced Excel
Reconciliaitons
Cost Analysis
Financial Analysis
Auditing
Accounting
Data Analysis
Communication
Team Work
Business Writing
People's Management

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Income Tax, H&R B;ock (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2020

Hobbies

  • Chess
    Winner in Chess at high school