Mohamed Arafa, Accounting Manager

Mohamed Arafa

Accounting Manager

TIBA Engineering group

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Accounting Manager at TIBA Engineering group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since March 2018

1- Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department
2- Process month and end year process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, debt activity etc.
3- Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements
4- Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
5- Coordinate and complete annual audits
6- Provide recommendations
7- Assist the CFO in ensuring that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements and transfer pricing policy
8- Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
9-Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
10- Meet financial accounting objectives

Accounting Manager at FRICOOL FOR REFREGIRATION & ENGINEERING INDUSTERIES GROUP
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2015 to March 2018

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department
• Process month and end year process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, debt activity etc.
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements
• Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
• Coordinate and complete annual audits
• Provide recommendations
• Support CFO in ensuring that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements and transfer pricing policy
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
• Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Meet financial accounting objectives
• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions.
• Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
• Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
• Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of cost-overruns
• Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives

CHIEF Accountant at alarabiagroup
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2012 to May 2015

• Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role eg. AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting etc
• Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations
• Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.
• Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
• Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow management reporting
• Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries
• Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations and project teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis

General Accountant at Tabarak Holding for Real Estate Investments and Tourism Development
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2006 to October 2012

Banking Accountant:
• Preparation of journal entries.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and preparing monthly trial balance sheet.
• Preparing the cash position of the organization on a daily, weekly and monthly Frequency.
• Assist with monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Negotiate with local banks to obtain the required bank facilities.
• Ensuring that bank charges, interests and commission debited from the company’s accounts are correct.
• Monitoring exchange rates and highlights immediately any fluctuations to the treasurer.
• Compare between the preparations of banking services and submitted to the department.
Receivable Accountant:
• Maintain up-to-date billing system.
• Follow up, collection and allocation of payments.
• Reconciliation of customers' accounts.
• Monitoring customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
• Follow established procedures for processing receipts and cash.
• Investigate and resolve customer queries.
• Communicate with customers via phone, email or personally

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at AIN SHAMES UNIVERSITY
  • May 2004

Specialties & Skills

Costing
GL Trade
Tax Accounting
Accounts Payable
Budgeting
Performance Management
Communication skills
Creative Team Leadership
Reliable
Multi-tasking ability
Problem Solving

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant (Training)
Training Institute:
EMAK ACADEMY – AL KHORAFY GROUP
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
200 hours

Hobbies

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  • كرة القدم