Michael Ghaly, Chief Accountant

Michael Ghaly

Chief Accountant

CISCO TRADING COMPANY W.L.L

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
21 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 11 Months

Chief Accountant at CISCO TRADING COMPANY W.L.L
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since November 2010

- Responsible for daily/monthly general and standard journal entries (General Voucher JV, Cash/bank Payment Voucher CPV, Cash Receiving Vouches CRV), income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, account reconciliations reports and various other accounting statements and reports; provide interpretation of results as appropriate.
- Prepare regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with established guidelines; keep informed of governmental regulations and procedures affecting the company's finance and accounting procedures.
- Review and process routine accounting data; prepare revenue and expense projections and financial reports.
- Prepare accounts payables/receivables, and other billings for processing; develop and maintain supporting work sheets.
- Prepare & process monthly payroll, leave and indemnity records, staff insurance and maintain staff records as applicable.
- Assist in the development and management of budgets for the department or assigned areas.
- Analyze financial reports and records, making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, accrual, assets and/or expenditures as appropriate.
- Posting to the main journal entry books, maintaining the ledger, prepare trial balance monthly, follow up for reconciliation and cheques collection.
- Prepare banking documents (Letter of Credit / LC amendments as per required, Letter of Guarantee LG / extend, promissory notes, bill of collection, bank telex transfer letters) and keep proper record.
- Related company accounts, petty cash, clearing, prepaid, accrued, amount under settlement accounts reconciliation.
- Keeping record of Assets, booking / sale of assets & monthly depreciation.
- Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes or directs correcting entries.
- Responsible for closing books at year end upon completion of annual audit through (Deloite audit office).
- Reviewing accounting activities and prepare accounting statements and reports including cash flow forecasts.
- Monthly reconciliation of post-dated cheques, salary control account.
- Verification of travel claims and accounting of all travel claims.
- Verify and prepare payment instructions for various payment requests.
- Allocation of expenses, commission recording
- Receiving goods at system & prepare Costing for goods & stock adjustment & Posting daily invoices.
- Perform various other operational activities as needed.
- Abide by and adhere to the Company and Department’s policies & procedures.

Senior Accountant at Al-Nazaer
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2008 to November 2010

- Prepare monthly general and standard journal entries, income and balance sheet statements, account reconciliations, reports and various other accounting statements and reports; provide interpretation of results as appropriate.
- Prepare regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with established guidelines; keep informed of governmental regulations and procedures affecting the company's finance and accounting procedures.
- Review and process routine accounting data; prepare revenue and expense projections and financial reports.
- Prepare paperwork on accounts payables/receivables, and other billings for processing; develop and maintain supporting work sheets.
- Maintain leave and payroll records as appropriate.
- Assist in the development and management of budgets for the department or assigned areas.
- Analyze financial reports and records, making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets and/or expenditures as appropriate.
- Posting to the main journal entry books, maintaining the ledger, prepare trial balance monthly, follow up for reconciliation and cheques collection.

Accountant at Mobinil - NATCOM
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2002 to November 2008

- Keep track of credit invoices and recorded in the books.
- Analyze the expenses and sales.
- Follow-up operations of deposit and withdrawal from banks and the memorandum of settlement of accounts.
- Balances the items in registration cards and deposits goods in stores investigate the bills of exchange of goods.
- To analyze the proposed payroll and accounting reports.
- Prepare the trade, profits and losses, budget accounts.
- Studies on the status of the company and how to develop comparing to previous years.
- Work on financial analysis of the company for the past year and show differences.
- Work-hand reports on the status of creditors and debtors and how to pay on a regular basis and follow-up collection
- Open accounts for staff salaries and transfer, follow-up checks.
- Preparing financial statements and coordinating them to meet outer parties' requirements.
- Preparing accounting rules, regulations and documents.
- Computer recording accountancy entry to retrieve required reports.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Assiut University
  • June 2002

Bacheror's degree of Commerce (English Section) Accounting Dept.

Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Assiut University
  • June 1998

license in Law

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Management Control
Administration
Accounting
Auditing
Computer
Effective negotiation and problem solving skills
Fast learner, self motivated and customer focused
Excellent team player with excellent communication skills
Internet
Oracle 9i
Capacity to interact with people from various cultural backgrounds
Ability to work under pressure
Time management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

YMCA
  • member
  • April 2004

Training and Certifications

SQL (ORCLE 9I) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2003
Valid Until:
January 9999
Ambassador - Global NetCorps (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2004
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Music
  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • Internet