Madonna  Keriakos, Finance Officers Team Lead

Madonna Keriakos

Finance Officers Team Lead

Taaleem

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Marketing And Finance
Experience
7 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 1 Months

Finance Officers Team Lead at Taaleem
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2023

Finance Officers Team Lead

Responsible for 11 Schools across Abu Dhabi

Finance Officer at Taaleem
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2022 to August 2023

Manage expenditure, revenue accounts, and capital budgets in accordance with the Taaleem and ADEK
financial regulations and in line with auditor’s recommendations
Ensure finance activities are managed effectively to provide visibility on revenue, expenses and risk
and maintain and develop required corporate governance
Managing Invoice Booking for all Vendors in ERP and ensure payment released as per Term days
agreed as per contract
Liaise with the Business coordinators / Operations team to oversee the ordering, processing, and
payment of all goods and services provided to the school
Periodic Petty cash physical verification and booking expenses related to Petty cash into ERP on fortnightly basis to avoid any budget overspend
Effective Cash flow and Capex and Balance sheet management.
Obtain agreement on expenditures with budget holders and provide regular financial reports as required
Ensure high quality, real time availability of data and analytics to support delivery of the business
strategy.
Seek, identify and implement the best practices throughout the School that will enhance processes and improve productivity efficiencies.
Manage all financial risks, key risk and performance indicators and exposure to the company, including monitoring in conjunction with schools.
Produce accounts and reporting to stakeholders and ensure audit compliance of financial records,
Performance and controls.
Provide all information required by the internal auditors and implement any recommendations.
Operate all bank accounts, ensuring that a full reconciliation is undertaken.
Manage reconciliation on monthly basis all records with those of Taaleem.
Maintain transparent and proactive relationship with banks, auditors and advisers.
Proactively manage business cash ensuring optimization of interest, and compliance with loan
repayments.

Accountant at Dunecrest American School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2021 to August 2022

Responsible for Invoicing for (School fees & School Activities).
Responsible for issuing receipts for parents.
Replying to Parents Quires
Preparing Checks for suppliers & Online payments
Petty Cash
Booking on the system for (PINV & PAYI & Petty Cash)
Following up with the parents regarding payments.
Preparing Tax invoices for all types of sales.
Responsible for the Accounts Receivable.
Responsible for the Accounts Payable.

Accountant at EMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2020 to May 2021

Responsible for the Accounts Receivable.
Responsible for the Accounts Payable.
Petty cash
Maintaining Cash flow & preparing summary sheets.
Creating invoices (Proforma, Tax, and Commercial invoices)
Following up with the payments.
Translating documents (from Arabic to English and vice versa)
Attending meetings for sales purposes.
Following up with clients regarding the supply & apply of the materials (Firestop Materials).
Handling inquiries from clients regarding purchasing 3M materials.

Letter of Credit Officer at National Bank Of Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2018 to September 2020

To review and check customer’s import collection application and process all completed
document on each applicable stage.
Disbursement of proceeds as well as matching and sending all type SWIFT messages i.e.,
MT103, MT199, MT202, MT400, MT410, MT412 and MT499.
Process customs clearance forms & letters.
Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders i.e., Front Office, Trade Processing Hub, Central transfer units and Clients.
Follow up with foreign division for RMA & correspondent banks approvals and processed
transfers. Follow up overdue import bills and deal with customers to resolve problems relating to
discrepancies.
Attend to customers' queries and advice on transaction-related matters.

Trade Finance Officer at National Bank Of Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2018 to September 2018

Reviewing of dozens of proposed (Import LCs, Import Documents Collections “IDCs”) received
from different bank units “around 420 unit” in accordance with URC522, UCP600.
Follow up with foreign division for RMA & correspondent banks approvals.
Provide approvals and/or amendments for proposed Import LCs or IDCs.
Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., Front Office, Treasury Department and Compliance group.
Follow up expired Import &Export LCs with front office.

English Teacher at Aiesec
  • Romania - Oradea
  • June 2017 to September 2017

➢ Responsible for the training schedule preparation, Train the assigned team the following:
Interpersonal& Leadership skills.
Marketing Basics
How to be an effective trainer.
Communication between different cultures.
Overview about Egypt.
Monitor the Role plays and create Scenarios.
Presentation skills.
Culture awareness training.
Teaching English Language to students from (5 years old to 16 years old)
Introduction of Arabic Language.
Developed program to work with students and increase interest in higher learning.

Public Relations Officer at Aiesec
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2016 to January 2017

Promote successful partnership with stakeholders.
Pinpoint events organized/attended.
Share AIESEC values.
Share alignment between the Main and Local organization.

Customer Service Agent at Qatar National Bank
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2016 to September 2016

➢ Customer Services
Meeting Customers' needs.
Involved in Opening accounts
Maintaining and delivering information about Loans.
Involved in helping Customers to fill Mortgage documents and in its process.
➢ Cash Handling
Process all payment types.
Obtain manual authorizations and follow all accounting procedures when computer system is down.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Marketing And Finance
  • at Loughborough University
  • December 2017
Bachelor's degree, Marketing And Finance
  • at The British University In Egypt
  • May 2017

Specialties & Skills

Letter of Credit
Accounting
Human Resources
Customer Service
Banking
FRONT OFFICE
MFG/PRO (ERP)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
ANALYTICS
BALANCE SHEET
FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
GOVERNANCE
INDICATORS
OPERATIONS

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Languages

Russian
Intermediate
Dutch
Intermediate
English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

HR Diploma , American University in Cairo (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2019
Academic IELTS, British Council UAE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021
Valid Until:
June 2023