Joumana Ataya, Senior accountant

Joumana Ataya

Senior accountant

Delta Recruitment LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Senior accountant at Delta Recruitment LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2016 to December 2018

Operate as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to client
* Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
* Manage the recruitment and selection process
* Support current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation and
preservation of human capital.
* Maintain pay plan and benefits program.
* Report to management and provide decision support through HR metrics
* Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profit.
* Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive
sponsors
* Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and
objectives
* Communicate clearly the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external
stakeholders
* Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to exceed sales
quotas
* Forecast and track key account metrics (e.g. quarterly sales results and annual forecasts)
* Prepare reports on account status
* Identify and grow opportunities within territory and collaborate with sales teams to ensure growth
attainment
* Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed
* Checking all invoices and expenses of the company
* Assisting my subordinate in accounts works

Senior Accountant at RAS OFFice
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2014 to June 2016

• Supervising the preparation of registration bonds and confirm these bonds and approved before recorded in the accounting records of the company, registration of securities registration books, the process of making sure all the documents attached to the right way and the legal for branches
• Supervision of all matters relating to the settlement banks a month, and finding all the differences
• Design financial systems, processes and procedures in order to effectively manage the company’s financial and according with Financial Statement according the IFRS
• Preparation of monthly salaries to employees. Supervision of all statements and payroll staff, confirm schedules for staff salaries and wages that come upon them from overtime and working hours.
• Invoice issuance and revenue recognition with Payment follow up for Ajman and Abu Dhabi branches.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statement including monthly and annual accounts with cash flows monthly and Annual
• Preparation of project-specific cost accounts and its own cost analysis
• Solve problems and prepare the necessary adjustments to it and study the weaknesses and strengths in the financial statements
• Supervision of all matters relating to the balance of audited financial reports and studied and analyzed.
• Mentoring stuff Time sheet and prepare project cost beside analyses the activity for each staff.
• Preparation of payroll, air ticket, leave salary, EOSB on wages protection system (WPS).
• Help PRO on renewals of visa, insurance, contracts and trade license.

Chief Accountant at Global Emirates Gate
  • Syria - Damascus
  • June 2008 to December 2013

Managing the accounting cycle and follow up.
* Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
* Maintaining accurate and up to date records all financial transactions.
* Recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transaction and events in accordance with the
accepted accounting principal and financial reporting standards
* Computation and payment of staff salaries on a monthly basis.
* Reconciliation of bank statements.
* Advising on the improvement of financial management system, internal control system, the use of
financial management software.
* Corporation with the Internal and external Auditors/KPMG/ to carry out the annual external
auditing
* Supervision day to day operation of the accounting, Checking the project cost account and follow up
/5 project yearly/
* Chasing the receivable account and follow up the monthly outstand payment for the credit sales.
* Follow up the

Financial Analyst at Ministry of Tourism
  • Syria
  • February 2003 to December 2013

Ministry of Tourism owned hotels and investment with international companies to manage the hotels
beside a lot of tourism companies which has different type of contract to manage the companies
* Monthly Support and Monitoring the financial closing activities
* coordinate with the Auditing to post Monthly Final Reports
* Maintain and reconcile fixed asset register including fixed asset additions, amendments and
disposals, as well as booking depreciation.
* Analyzes anchored and horizontal for financial report with submit current common financial ratios.
* Follow up Monthly transfer of share profit and outstanding payment as contract include to each
case.
* Check and follow the Monthly Budget and cash flows for the organization.
* Ensure accurate posting of financial transactions within accounts of responsibility for the all hotels
and companies which owned to the Ministry.
* Provide Final Report to the total Revenue to the Ministry with recommendations to strategically.
* Enhance financial performance and business opportunities and suggested the suitable solution.

Assistant Financial Manager at AL-Harm Company
  • Syria
  • March 2002 to August 2003

Establish and put the chart of account to the main office and 14 branches.
* Link the accounts receivable and accounts payable with the Electrical Drafts System.
* Test and follow up daily function in document and electrical drafts system.
* Coordinate with the programmer to format and submit necessary report.
* Daily ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
* Supervise accounts receivable & accounts payable & prepare monthly aging reports for follow up.
* Compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements.
* Ensure accurate and timely monthly end close.
* Preparation of group financial reporting on Monthly basis.
* Support of budget & forecast variance analysis on historical basis and follow the Exchange Rates.
* Financial preparation and coordinate the internal and external audit process.
* Oversee day-to-day accounting operations.
* Manage and complete general ledger journal entries and cash & bank balances.
* Ensures accuracy of all general ledger information and its consolidation with transfer system daily.
* Process accounts receivable and review accounts payable for each respective property.
* Responsible for bank reconciliations.

Accountant at M. A. Bringikji Company Indomi noodles
  • Syria
  • September 2000 to February 2002

Responsible for preparing monthly shipment Profit & Loss summary & weekly and monthly
* Performance report with graphical presentation on half-yearly basis.
* Prepare Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Budget & make sure that the expenses remain within the
approved budget, provide justification for variance on budget.
* Responsible for Claim & Commission payment according to company policy & procedure.
* Prepare bills for suppliers due to CNF (Cost & Freight) shipment.
* Verification of all export documents before submitting in bank.
* Raise commercial invoice in the system & follow-up for payments until received.
* Liaison with banks regarding different matters (Negotiation on foreign exchange rate with treasury
dept. for settlement of remittance, TT Payment, Swift, debit & credit advices etc.).
* Coordinate with internal auditors on quarterly basis & implement the recommendation pertain to
the accounts department
* Prepare banks reconciliation on monthly basis
* E-filling of sales tax & coordinate with tax consultant regarding annual tax filling.
* Lead the implementation of centralized accounting software for an organization as per the
international standards to reduce chances of fraud and to speed up accounting function.
* Assisted for the preparation of Standard Operation Procedure (SOPs) for accounts department.
* Provide the sale department with summary information and help in submits.

Office Assistant at University of Damascus
  • Syria
  • November 1996 to February 2000

Make commercial correspondences.
* Organize office work.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at University of Damascus
  • September 2022

courses: Financial Analysis Certification HIBA institute

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