MOHAMAD ABU-HANTASH

• Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations to prepare accurate forecasts.
• Supported monthly general ledger closing activities, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
• Drafted financial documents, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.
• Decreased invoicing and receivable cycle times by streamlining billing systems.
• Helped clients navigate interactions with tax authorities and legal concerns related to financial matters.
• Completed payroll and maintained employee records.
• Wrote financial statements and consolidations after reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Handled month-end and year-end end finances and reporting fixed assets and other data.
• Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
• Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.
• Collaborated with bank representatives to negotiate capital requirements.
• Reviewed budgets, including capital appropriations and operating budgets, and communicated findings to senior management.
• Calculated tax owed, prepared and submitted returns and upheld compliance with all applicable laws.
• Enhanced budget administration, leveraging knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
• Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
• Evaluated and improved accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Tracked and documented all expenses.
• Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
• Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.

Projects:
•Aqaba New Port Package 2 — Grain Terminal Expansion
•Aqaba New Port Package Project -Package 3 (ANP), Aqaba -Jordan.
•Saraya Aqaba/Zone R Alcarawan

• Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
• Reviewed project employee credentials and approved or rejected account access as appropriate.
• Investigated all expenses not billed to customers and vetted employee reasoning.
• Provided timely actuals, forecast and budget data for IT and corporate management.
• Worked with bank finance and completion guarantors to achieve funding goals.
• Drafted, analyzed and submitted numbers in reports for auditors quickly and efficiently.
• Set up and managed project accounting systems.
• Conceived project accounts in company accounting system.
• Authorized and reviewed funds transfers into and out of project accounts.
• Assessed, cleaned and closed out accounts with depleted funds upon project completion.
• Followed up with customers to collect specific financial information.
• Drafted and submitted tax returns and government reports in proper format as required by law.
• Reported and assessed project profitability to leadership.
• Read, escalated and reported invoices for projects of varying size and complexity

Project: Phosphoric & Sulfuric Acid Plant, Alshadiyah-Jordan

• Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
• Reviewed project employee credentials and approved or rejected account access as appropriate.
• Investigated all expenses not billed to customers and vetted employee reasoning.
• Provided timely actuals, forecast and budget data for IT and corporate management.
• Worked with bank finance and completion guarantors to achieve funding goals.
• Drafted, analyzed and submitted numbers in reports for auditors quickly and efficiently.
• Set up and managed project accounting systems.
• Conceived project accounts in company accounting system.
• Authorized and reviewed funds transfers into and out of project accounts.
• Assessed, cleaned and closed out accounts with depleted funds upon project completion.
• Followed up with customers to collect specific financial information.
• Drafted and submitted tax returns and government reports in proper format as required by law.
• Reported and assessed project profitability to leadership.
• Read, escalated and reported invoices for projects of varying size and complexity.

• Accept invoices from suppliers and apply those sums to cost accounting
• Establish payment cycles, taking advantage of preferable terms when applicable
• Send invoices to manager or department head for approval
• Remit payments, retaining receipts of transactions
• Reconcile transactions and correct any discrepancies
• Assess invoices comparable to project, department, and company forecasts
• Evaluate performance and make suggestions to cut costs
• Manage and maintain payroll and employee incentives
• Negotiate service and payment terms
• Develop relationships with suppliers
• Find ways to improve payment systems
• Audit accounts payable operations to make sure invoices and receipts are properly coded