Karim Ibraheem, Accounting Manager

Karim Ibraheem

Accounting Manager

Misr Glass Manufacturing

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Accounting Manager at Misr Glass Manufacturing
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2011

• Ensuring the implementation of the department objectives according to the finance & accounting strategy.
• Developing policies, procedures, guidelines and standards related to the accounting functions.
• Orienting the accounting staff with the overall finance & accounting strategy, finance & accounting objectives and policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance, leadership, support and oversight to accounting staff to ensure compliance with the overall objectives and quality standards of the department and ensure work adherence to the company’s general accounting policies and procedures.
• Prioritizing, coordinating and allocating work assignments to staff, and resolving day-to-day staffing problems and issues.
• Conducting monthly progress meetings with the accounting staff to discuss progress and status and identify issues, obstacles and potential risks in the department.
• Reviews and approves the validation of accounting transactions and their account distribution, and posts the accounting entries to the general ledger system in light with the companies’ policies and procedures.
• Managing accountants and periodically review general ledger entries, to check accuracy and compliance with the established rules and accounting principles and that all entries are supported with valid documentation.
• Providing accurate, comprehensive and timely information regarding the financial status of Company through the utilization of effective accounting concepts, principles and procedures
• Prescribing adequate systems of internal control to ensure accuracy and adequacy of accounting records and documentation, including appropriate procedures, manuals, and standard practice instructions.
• Reviewing and approving all payables (e.g. cash and cheques) in order to ensure that all payments are made on time and ensure its proper documentation.
• Ensuring that accounts Receivables transactions are documented on daily basis and ensuring its collection as scheduled.
• Ensuring the daily documentation of the taxes and approving the monthly and quarterly taxes report submitted to the tax authorities.
• Reviewing, and approving the payments due to the tax authority as scheduled.
• Performing period end and year end closing of books
• Reviewing and approving the daily, monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reports and financial statements
• Coordinating with the other finance departments in the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reports.
• Facilitates the annual audit activities with internal and external auditors by coordinating provision of information required, clarifications required, etc. to ensure that the year-end audit package is accurate and complete
• Providing technical direction over the development and maintenance of records in order to provide accurate and efficient information to top management on all financial aspects of the company
• Executes the responsibilities of Accounting Manager according to lawful and ethical standards

Accounts receivable manager at Misr Glass Manufacturing
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2006 to January 2011

• Evaluate customer quotes on payment terms and provide recommendations.
• Evaluate customer financials and provide recommendations on credit terms.
• Follow up on customer payments and develop relationship with customer’s accounts department.
• Check on letter of credit clauses.
• Report to the management on the Receivable dues, collections and recommendations.
• Prepare related documents for Negotiation for letter of credit.
• To send periodically, invoices and statements along with delivery notes to customers.
• Reconcile customer accounts.
• Run periodic reports on receivables & follow up people who are behind in payment
• Maintain proper filing of receivables along with signed delivery notes.
• Managed financial transactions and record keeping with strict attention to detail
• Set weekly target collections and ensure increase in cash flow
• Verified and posted transactions to general ledger.
• Member of the committee responsible for the ERP package enhancement implementation.
• Reconciled and balanced accounts and computed interest rates.
• Compiled statistical reports for management.
• Generated Daily statements and invoices for customers

Senior Accountant at Misr Glass Manufacturing Co
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2004 to January 2006

 Managed financial transactions and record keeping with strict attention to detail.
 Verified and posted transactions to general ledger.
 Member of the committee responsible for the ERP package enhancement implementation.
 Reconciled and balanced accounts and computed interest rates.
 Compiled statistical reports for management.
 Generated Daily statements and invoices for customers and periodic report on payment terms and Credit policy for customers
.finalized Confirmations with Customers
Preparing target collection(monthly, weekly and Daily(

Accountant at Mohamed Moafy; Accounting & Auditing Office
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2004 to May 2004

• Ensured accurate and timely processing of accounting data.
• Performed accounts receivable functions.
• Worked with accounts payable functions.
• Auditing entered transactions into proprietary company accounting system.
• Completed assignments and analyses for managers and supervisors.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Faculty of Commerce
  • September 2003

.Sc Commercial. Helwan University 2003 -Grade: Good

Specialties & Skills

Great Plains
Accounts Receivable
Accounting
Financial Accounting
Microsoft Software
Computer Skills

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Accountant In Bank (Training)
Training Institute:
Bank of ALEXANDRIA
Date Attended:
July 2003

Hobbies

  • Reading & Playing Sports & Drawing
    I got medallion bu Hand Ball Playing , I like to draw to hew by sand , i read many Books