Chief Accountant
Fresh Express LLC
Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months
Finance and accounting expert with more than 8 years’ experience in business development and growth with development of short and long-term financial plans budgets and forecasts for companies in the Middle East. Experienced in the daily operations of businesses along with managing staff to increase productivity and compliance. Instrumental in working with superiors and departments in order to manage financial and accounting procedures.
• Oversee accounting operations of the company and its subsidiaries
• Create an organizational structure within the accounting department to facilitate the achievement of the department’s short-term goals and long-term objectives
• Manage and mentor junior personnel in the accounting department
• Supervise transaction-processing operations
• Oversee any outsourced accounting functions
• Maintain an organized and orderly filing system of all accounting documents
• Collaborate with external auditors as needed
• Coordinate with colleagues to prepare the company’s annual report
• Produce the annual budget and predict budget forecasts
• Maintain a comprehensive system of accounting records
• Maintain an adequate system of budgets and controls created to mitigate risk
• Generate financial reports periodically
• Ensure the accuracy of the organization’s financial results and reports
• Ensure that financial reports comply with current accounting principles and financial reporting standards
• Publish complete and timely financial statements to company executives, shareholders, and the board
• Account for any budget variances and report significant discrepancies to management
• Recommend benchmarks for the measurement of company financial performance goals
• Analyze capital investments, contract negotiations, and pricing decisions
• Comply with all local, state, and federal tax filings and reporting requirements
• File quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
• Schedule payments for accounts payable promptly
• Schedule timely payments for debt repayment
• Find and implement reasonable discounts for accounts payable as appropriate
• Ensure prompt collection of accounts receivable
• Complete periodic bank reconciliations
• Maintain a system of controls over all transactions
• Identified and investigated variances to financial plans and forecasts by interpreting financial results.
• Managed all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Coordinated and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepared a timely monthly financial statements & Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Support month-end and year-end close process and ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Managed and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Developed and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Prepared and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintained and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Maintained general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarized financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, income statements
• Credited control on all the A/R of all our market-Local (FMCG, HORECA) & Export.
• Key Team Member on VAT System
• Managed Accounts Receivables and Payable.
• Opened new credit customer accounts.
• Prepared Daily Reports for Main Cash and Petty Cash.
• Prepared Weekly Report for Overdue Collection.