Finance Manager
Jazira Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 6 أشهر
Finance Manager
• Forecasted budgets, expenditures and revenue to adjust plans and achieve targets. • Improved financial controls and procedures with targeted advice to senior leaders
and staff.
• Built and maintained financial models and forecasting tools to gain visibility on key customers and contracts.
• Generated financial reports covering trend analysis and current expectations to assist management with key decision-making.
• Liaised with accounting to prepare and analyze accruals and drive accuracy of financial information.
• Collaborated with accounting and finance colleagues to create new financial analyses.
• Reviewed business operations, data analysis, pricing models and product-launch strategies to recommend process improvement opportunities.
• Offered team tactical and strategic direction to encourage problem-solving.
• Reduced financial variances and met portfolio objectives through financial reviews
and well-implemented corrective actions.
• Analyzed staffing, utilization and billability to implement strategies for improvement.
• Designed and built dashboards to monitor performance metrics.
• Improved financial transparency and operational efficiency to drive profitable
growth.
• Maintained trusting client relationships by openly communicating proposals, updates and identified problems.
• Researched potential business strategy changes and special projects to assess their financial impact.
• Analyzed financial and industry information to make the best possible investment decisions.
• Collaborated on projects with other professionals.
• Forecasted business, industry and economic conditions which might potentially
impact investment decisions.
• Advised clients on aspects of capitalization such as amounts, sources and timing.
• Collaborated with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients to securities firms.
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly financial and management reporting. • Preparation of annual accounts for audit and annual statutory reporting. • Management and ultimate responsibility for the Finance ERP
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• Supervision and performance management of the Payroll Coordinator and Accountant.
• Monitor the day-to-day financial operations such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions.
• Complete tax returns and other statutory compliance requirements.
• Provide financial and analytical support to the Director of Finance and the Finance
Committee
• Guide and coach department directors and program managers to enhance financial literacy, including guidance with compiling program budgets and forecasting
• Develop, implement and monitor appropriate financial systems, procedures and internal controls to support the efficient and effective operation of the Finance function.
• Oversee the recruitment, supervision and direction of program volunteers.
• Support the Director of Finance in working with the Directors, General Manager &
CEO around budgets, spending, reporting and financial accountability.
• Performing adhoc analysis pro-actively or as directed, to provide performance insights that aid growth and focus appropriate resource allocation.
• Develop strong and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to ensure effectiveness of communications and resolution of issues.
• Budgeting
• Banking & Facilities.
• Project PNL reports.
• Management reports (Cash flow, Balance sheet, cost analysis etc)
Reviewed accounts receivable invoices for accuracy and processed credit memos.
• Approved and checked journal entries for accuracy against additional
documentation and conformance with good accounting practices.
• Identified problems with cash receipts and delays and posting, implementing new daily cash audit process.
• Supervised and prepared performance reviews on department staff and offered opportunities for advancement through additional training.
• Coordinated conversion to new accounting, reporting and financial management software systems, overseeing data upload and transfers.
• Reduced costs by renegotiating contracts with primary vendors and suppliers.
• Assisted with development of policies, systems and financial procedures to
minimize discrepancies.
• Prevented overpayments to vendors and under-charging to customers by improving controls over contract-specific accounting practices.
• Recruited and trained top-quality candidates to fill vacancies and maximize the team's performance.
• Analyzed historical financial data to identify the deficiencies and development opportunities available to the organization.
• Prepared presentations and reports for management to aid in key financial planning and decision-making.
• Received, documented and shelved stock.
• Organized and restocked display racks to keep store customer-ready.
• Assisted accounting department in work overflow projects, including reconciliations, general ledger account definition documentation and research of general ledger transaction channels.
• Planned, organized and documented projects and conversions, developing project schedules and identifying team roles and responsibilities.
• Participated in merger and acquisition initiatives to improve understanding of account charting, transitioning and automation.
• Organized data and forecasts to help complete accurate quarterly, yearly and project-specific budgets.
• Performed monthly GL variance and yield analysis by researching differences and documenting variances.
• Reviewed operational data to forecast trends and prepare reports for use in strategic business decision-making.
• Reviewed collection reports regularly to determine status of collections and amounts of outstanding balances and formulate effective strategies to bring numbers back in line with targets.
Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
Reviewed budgets, including capital appropriations and operating budgets, and communicated findings to senior management.
Restocked, arranged and organized merchandise in front lanes to drive product sales.
Reviewed and resolved differences between accounting information and cash drawer.
Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments and documented account updates.
Monitored outstanding invoices and performed collections duties.
Performed targeted collections on past due accounts aged
Identified, researched and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency.
Restocked, arranged and organized merchandise in front lanes to drive product sales.
Reviewed and resolved differences between accounting information and cash drawer.
Identified, collected and analyzed cost data to establish performance metrics.
Cross-checked purchase order, receiving report and invoice to validate invoice accuracy before payment.
Tracked incoming and outgoing files and materials and maintained accurate records for potential discrepancies.
Assisted day staff by completing daily computer backups, virus checks and program updates.
Entered financial information and payments to guarantee accurate and on-time payments for employees and vendors.
Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
Managed and responded to all correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
Holding Bachelor of commerce Graduation Degree