Lina Murad, Finance & Accounting Manager

Lina Murad

Finance & Accounting Manager

SDC App Company

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance
Experience
6 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :6 years, 8 Months

Finance & Accounting Manager at SDC App Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since July 2023

Perform financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling
and submitting reports, analyzing industry trends, and assessing the financial health
of the company.
Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor
and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards, and assist with
cash flow forecasting.
Oversee the operations and development of the company finance departments
including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training, and
conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
Create strategic business plans based on the analysis of the company status and
financial forecasts.
Mediate between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders, and
investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences.
Advise colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company
finances.
Coordinate strategic financial planning for the company and its clients, including
expenses, income, insurance coverage, objectives, tax status, and risk tolerance.
Focus on daily and month-end accounting to determine results, including P&L
activity management fees, fee splitting, gross-ups, reclasses, balance sheet activity
(deferrals, accruals), and accounts-receivable cash application, in compliance with
GAAP.
Manage relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities.
Manage and monitor metrics, KPI tracking, and reports.
Managing the company's financial accounts, payroll, budget, cash receipts, and
financial assets.
Creating financial reports based on data analysis.
Ensuring that all accounting processes align with GAAP and current financial
legislation.
Overseeing the daily activities of the accounting department and ensuring that all
major projects, month-end, and year-end reports are completed accurately and on
time.
Evaluating, developing, and improving department controls, systems, and
procedures that increase accuracy and efficiency.
Led budget planning and analysis, optimizing financial performance and resource
allocation.

Finance & Accounting Associate Manager at SDC App Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2022 to July 2023

Prepared weekly and monthly financial reports.
Lead presentations to inform on the financial outlook for both staff members and
executives.
Coordinated quarterly reviews to ensure that the client's investment portfolios were
performing in such a way as to meet the client's financial goals.
Performing budget formulation, verification, approval, execution, and reviewing all
contracts.
Preparing monthly budget reports for the management team.
Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements, annual budgets, and
accounting estimate analyses.
Consulted with team members to evaluate and improve performance.
Completed daily accounting functions such as budgeting, wage allocations, payroll,
account tracking, and bank reconciliation.
Managed cash flow reporting, analyzed chargebacks, posted cash receipts, and
resolved any issues.
Generated accounts payable reports and reviewed them for accuracy; researched
and resolved any issues discovered during analysis.
Reviewed invoices and statements rectified instances of incomplete information and
prompted collections proceedings for unpaid invoices.
Prepared the VAT-withholding tax reports Monthly.
Controlling the Monthly Closing with the team - Prepayment - depreciation - Bank
reconciliation - VAT - sales - purchases all the data posting.
Controlling the Account receivables and the collection.
Prepared all the Vouchers & coupons profit to add.
Prepared all the refunded types and control it.
Managed annual budget planning process, improving accuracy and efficiency.

Accounting Associate Manager at Sary Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2022 to July 2022

• Managed month-end close process and Financial Statement preparation.
• Coordinated Accounting and Tax Audits. Assisted outside auditors with year-end reviews and Financial Statement
• Documentation for Year-End Financial Reporting.
• Reconciled and Analyzed Bank and various General Ledger Accounts.
• Prepared, reviewed, and approved monthlyjournal entries.
• Managed and coordinated physical inventory counts as needed. Managed Fixed Assets and Project Costing functions including depreciation

• calculations. Included month-end closing, journal entries, profit, and loss analysis, accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, budgeting, collections, sales tax, credit verification, and asset management.
• Reconciled the receivable and reserve accounts.
• Implemented uploading to the general ledger and the billing system. Coordinated and managed a year-end consolidated financial statement audit with
• the Companys independent auditors.
• Reconciled records of bank transactions.
• Forecasted and managed cash flow.

Accounting Team Lead at Sary Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2021 to December 2021

• Controlling Account Receivables, SMES MICRO - Cash.
• Controlling Take Rate.
• VAT GAZT Report (Sales and Purchases) and WHT Monthly.
• Monthly closing reports Trail Balance, Profit, and Loss.
• PostingJournal entries Payments, Accruals, Reclass and Adjustment.
• Controlling KSA and Egypt Payroll, Medical insurance, and GOSI Monthly basis.
• Expense Claim for KSA.
• Credit Card and Tap.
• Completed monthly year-end closing.
• Controlling and posting the Monthly GMV.
• Completed and posted all the prepayments every month.
• Controlling the banks record
• Weekly drivers payments Inbound and Outbound.
• Approved and controlled all the suppliers and vendors Payments.
• Controlling the EOS and Annual leave for the employees. Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for
• accrual entry.
• Producing the weekly cash flow reposts.

Senior Accountant at Careem Transportat ion Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2021 to June 2021

Completed month and year-end closing procedures and reconciled all bank accounts.
Discussed and negotiated working capital requirements with banking
representatives.
Performed biweekly payroll, updated employee records, and processed payroll
monthly.
Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly
general ledger closing activities.
Processed payroll and calculated deductions by accurately using Oracle to secure
payment traceability.+
Controlling Account Receivables.
Analyzed and researched reporting issues to improve accounting operations
procedures.
VAT Auditor, Output VAT, Input VAT, With Holding Tax.
Weekly Payout for the Merchants and Captain Payment working on the commotion
and VAT, Doing the VAT invoices for the Merchant's payout. Do the Promo Code
adjustment if the merchants need to have a Promo.
Created and implemented procedures and best practices for bank reconciliation
process and completed balance sheet reconciliations.
Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
Updated general ledger with latest entries.
Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet
processes.
Monthly closing posting Prepayment - Fixed Assets - Medical insurance - Payroll -
Overtime - Annual Leave - End of Services - Sales - COGS - payable - receivable.

Accountant at Careem Transportat ion Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2018 to December 2020

•Drove client satisfaction by utilizing maximum adjustments,
deductions, and credits.
• Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
• Compiled general ledger entries on a short schedule with 100%
accuracy.
• Generated and submitted invoices based upon established accounts
receivable schedules and terms.
• Conducted detailed technical and analytical review of
national/regional corporate, partnership, and limited corporation tax
returns, and quarterly estimates prepared by associates.
• Created periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring
expenses for accrual entry.
• Helped clients navigate interactions with tax authorities and legal
concerns related to financial matters.
• Maintained integrity of the general ledger, including a chart of accounts.
• Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and
initiate financial planning.
• Managed diverse client portfolio, ensuring effective, timely delivery of
high-quality audit engagements.
• Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor
invoices for payment.
• Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance
sheets
• Create a PR and PO for vendors with the correct Account and check at
the end of the month all PO and PR that need to be re-accrual or need to
be rejected.

Accounting & Finance Intern at Careem Transportation Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2017 to February 2018

•Bank Reconciliation on a Weekly basis.
• Uploading the bank statement in Oracle every 5 days to record the AR and
AP.
• Controlling petty cash for KSA by creating a weekly report to check what
needs to be knocked off before the end of the months closing.
• Suppliers Payments and Balance Sheet clearing
• Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at University of Business And Technology - UBT
  • May 2017

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Financials
financial Statement
Expenses Report
financial planning
Forecasting
Accounting systems and controls
Accounting software
Redash and Tablu system
ERP Software
Documentation and Reporting
Generally accepted accounting principles
budgeting knowledge
Data entry
Budgeting
Closing Deals and Sales
Collection
VAT Returns

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

SOCPA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2021
Valid Until:
September 2022

Hobbies

  • Scuba Diving
  • Volleyball
  • Reading