Mahdi Shraim

Company Industry: Education. Job Role: Account Receivables, Account Payables, Banks, Projects, wages and salaries, financial statements, and balancing. October 2012 - Present Highlights:
• Instituted strong experience across various functions of accounts like preparation of analytical reports, bank reconciliation, etc. as well as enhanced knowledge of major accounting software packages.
• Demonstrated highest standards of independence, professional objectivity and technical excellence while making concrete contributions to business functions such as:
• Team lead of committee for annual inventory counting at central warehouses
• Key member in committee of annual fixed assets counting.
• Key member of purchases committee and meetings.
• Key member in the internal audit committee for ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
• Member of scrap fixed assets committee.

Key Responsibilities:
• Collating information from all the university transactions for recording into relevant financial statements, bank reconciliations statements, general ledger accounts along with detailed schedules/ narratives with supreme accuracy.
• Certifying all financial statements, ratio analysis, conform to all regulatory and legal policies, universitys procedures, guidelines and IFRS.
• Establishing a rigorous follow-up mechanism for receiving timely payments from ageing debtors while facilitating timely payments for accounts payables/ expenses after formal verification and approvals.
• Recording and updating systems for payroll - registering advances/loans, leave provision, salaries raises/allowances and ensuring smooth disbursement of staff salaries and other obligations.
• Documenting movements of fixed assets in the system; analyzed and updated the detailed schedule of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation.

Key Responsibilities:
• Organized, planned and executed audit assignments as per audit plan, within a risk based environment for diverse set companies operating in various industries.
• Validated compliance with governmental/regulatory requirements, financial accounting and auditing standards (IAS/IFRS), company policies etc., highlighted any deviations and prepared reports thereof.
• Identified risks and recommended mitigates to enhance effectiveness of business processes to improve client organization’s internal control systems.
• Prepared clear and concise audit reports with all findings attributed and substantive; ensured that suggestions are endowed to mitigate the risk of fraud and error.
• Communicated clearly all audit results/ opinions to senior audit members and clients through detailed written reports and oral presentations as per requirements.
• Mediated extensively with client’s finance managers/controllers to enhance the effectiveness of audit engagements and ensured successful implementation of audit conclusions.
• Fostered implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures, streamlined business processes wherever necessary while conforming to stiff deadlines.

Company Industry: Accounting/Auditing Job Role: Accounting/Banking/Finance February 2012 - October 2012.

Key Responsibilities:
• Organized, planned and executed audit assignments as per audit plan, within a risk-based environment for diverse set companies operating in various industries.
• Validated compliance with governmental/regulatory requirements, financial accounting, and auditing standards (IAS/IFRS), company policies etc., highlighted any deviations and prepared reports thereof.
• Identified risks and recommended mitigates to enhance effectiveness of business processes to improve client organizations internal control systems.
• Prepared clear and concise audit reports with all findings attributed and substantive; ensured that suggestions are endowed to mitigate the risk of fraud and error.
• Clearly communicated all audit results/ opinions to senior audit members and clients through detailed written reports and oral presentations as per requirements.
• Mediated extensively with clients finance managers/controllers to enhance the effectiveness of audit engagements and ensured successful implementation of audit conclusions.
• Fostered implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures, streamlined business processes wherever necessary while conforming to stiff deadlines.
• Computed tax returns (for clients) accurately and in the prescribed format while conforming to all tax protocols. advised clients on minimizing tax liability while exploring any tax saving opportunity.
• Generated various reports for strategic analysis and interpretation by seniors, with complete recommendations for improvisation and highlighted any issue that required necessary attention.
• Absorbed and maintained strong working knowledge on various tax laws and procedures and utilized the potential of the same to resolve any tax related issues/ disputes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Compiled all tax related information, liaised with taxation authorities at federal, state, country and local levels in a timely manner while regularly advised management on tax impact of various strategies.
• Computed tax returns (for clients) accurately and in the prescribed format while conformed to all tax protocols; advised clients on minimizing tax liability while explored any tax saving opportunity.
• Generated various reports for strategic analysis and interpretation by seniors; with complete recommendations for improvisation and highlighted any issue that required necessary attention.
• Absorbed and maintained strong working knowledge on various tax laws and procedures and utilized the potential of the same to resolve any tax related issues/ disputes.