Karim Ragab, Financial Controller

Karim Ragab

Financial Controller

Tamer Healthcare

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
13 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 6 Months

Financial Controller at Tamer Healthcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since January 2023

• Preparing and reviewing the financial statements to ensure compliance with IFRS and accurately reflect company's financial position and performance.
• Collaborate with executives and cross-functions leaders to set budget goals and ensure align with company goals.
• Evaluating budget proposals and financial requests for viability.
• Identifying and analyzing budgetary variances and risks.
• Preparing feasibility study and reviewing financial terms for new vendors.
• Introducing internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised corrective actions addressing risks and deficiencies.
• Introducing and managing IFRS technical accounting policies and best practices.
• Mapping accounts set up, tax compliance, and statutory conformance transactions.
• Implementing financial accounting system automation for optimizing department capabilities.

Accounting Manager at Tamer Healthcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2019 to December 2022

• Preparing & Consolidating monthly P&L statement.
• Analysis for P&L variances with quality comments & action Plans.
• Preparing the annual budget process with Monthly Phasing break down.
• Ensure monthly closing entries & actions with required monthly reports.
• Prepare the monthly VAT Dashboard.
• Monthly Cash flow forecast.
• Managing & Leading the annual stock count.

Senior Accounts Payables Accountant at Tamer Healthcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2018 to August 2019

• Controlling landed cost elements & selling price to maintain GP%.
• Preparing required LC & SBLC to vendors as per commercial condition.
• Recording and controlling required GL transaction.
• Raising DN claims to vendors with a proper and justified documents.
• Ensure settlement of DN claims within agreed time frame.
• Performing monthly vendor reconciliation.

Senior Accounts Receivables Accountant at Tamer Healthcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2015 to July 2018

• Preparing monthly report for receivables, aging and collection.
• Preparing monthly high and low quality receivables report.
• Monitoring risky receivables and propose provisions for bad debts.
• Forecasting and budgeting monthly, quarterly and annual results with proper variance
analysis.

Accounts Receivable Accountant at Tamer Healthcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2012 to May 2015

• Monitoring and closing receivables, discounts and penalties.
• Monitoring and reviewing incomplete PO delivery.
• Following up with collection teams to ensure healthy collection process.
• Performing Monthly customer reconciliation.

Accountant at Fastlo
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2012 to May 2012

• Booking Daily expenses related to inbound and outbound transactions.
• Booking and reconciling monthly petty cash and credit card.
• Managing customers Payments, refunds and claims.
• Monthly Bank reconciliation.

Accountant at Seif Pharmacies
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • October 2010 to November 2011

• Booking and Closing daily cash and Credit sales.
• Inventory control ( Receiving, transfers, returns and physical count).
• Maintaining monthly reports for sales staff commission, expiry and damages.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Alexandria univesity
  • July 2010

Graduated from Alexandria university Accounting Major

Specialties & Skills

Accounting and Finance
Accounting Analysis
Accounting Software
Presentation Skills
Financial analysis
Leadership Skills
Budgeting, planning & forecasting
Oracle software (ERP)
Communication Skills

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2019

Hobbies

  • Cooking