Chief Financial Officer
AMWAJ Catering Services Company
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :26 years, 6 أشهر
Amwaj Catering Services Company (AMWAJ)- QATAR (100% subsidiary of Gulf International services, Previously 100% subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum
o Setting up policies and procedures for various projects in compliance with various corporate requirements
o Implementing and improving the procedures for recording and reporting the financial transactions to ensure compliance with corporate procedures and customer requirements.
o Analyzing and implementing the procedures to comply with relevant statutory financial, taxation and labour laws in country of operation.
o Preparation of projects profitability analysis and Analyzing financial and costing information,
preparation and presentation of Monthly/annual financial report to the top management
o Preparation of the operating and capital budgets, preparation of the report on the root cause of the variance and revise budgets Arrange the project facility for the sizable projects with the Bank
Dealing with FL/Cs’, Domestic L/Cs’, Bank Guarantees (Letter of Guarantees), Amendments and Other Issues relating to Imports
o Problem solving on all functional modules of costing and financial accounting
o Worked as a team leader in implementation of the ERP Solution in the Company
o Coordinating internal and external audits, finalization and Preparation of Financial Statements and successfully completing the statutory audit on time
o First level of Control for all authorizations, approvals for passing Cash & Bank vouchers, passing of Bills, Journal entry transactions, Purchase Order, CAPEX and OPEX requirements etc
o Preparing and submitting the quarterly financials to Parent company, ratio analysis, weekly Liquidity analysis and cash flows
o Generating & maintaining MIS & reports for cash flow/ debtors’ outstanding statements and costing, budgeting cash expenditure of profit centre.
o Controlling the receivable management with the clients and debtors & Investment of surplus funds in fixed Deposits
o Pay roll disbursements for nearly 8500+ employees over 135 locations across Qatar, Vacation pay & termination settlements for the employee
o Oversee Stores operations for more than 135 Locations, reported by 200+ stores personnel, maintain optimum stock levels, minimum non-moving and Zero Discard.
o Ensuring the compliance of all the business and commercial law of the country.
o First level of Control for all authorizations, approvals for passing Cash & Bank vouchers, passing of Bills, Journal entry transactions etc
o Reconciliation of accounts with in-depth analysis
o Generating P&L accounts and monthly operating results for review of Zone Management
o Responsible for finalization and Preparation of Financial Statements and successfully completing the statutory audit in time
o Preparation of anticipated project cash flow
o Preparation of Monthly and Yearly Business plan, monitoring with the actuals and reporting the same to the In-Charge Middle East Zone.
o Preparing and submitting the quarterly financials, ratio analysis, weekly Liquidity analysis and cash flows
o Generating & maintaining MIS & reports for cash flow/ debtors’ outstanding statements and costing, budgeting cash expenditure of profit centre.
o Controlling the receivable management with the clients and debtors & Investment of surplus funds in fixed Deposits
o Pay roll disbursements for nearly 1300 employees both Kuwait and Iraq operations, Vacation pay & termination settlements for the employees
o Ensuring of all requisite formalities, preparation of papers/ documents for effective funding, overdraft facilities, bank guarantee & loans.
o Ensuring the compliance of all the business and commercial law of the country.
o Creating Procedures in compliance with SOX 404 - CLEAR Project for Sodexho
Preparation of MIS reports on Cost Control and Cost Reduction Methods and to devise & implement internal controls and corrective action.
Maintenance and preparation of Financial Statements
Formulating CAPEX & OPEX Budgets, Cash flow forecasting, conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected Expenditure and actuals, Preparation of Monthly Operating Results
Interaction with all Sections of Finance Departments like Pay Rolls, Bills Receivable, Bills Payable and integrating their activities for Cost reduction and carrying of Financial functions & Preparation of Feasibility Reports,
Tracking the financial performance and monitoring the business operations through variance analysis & forecasts to develop action plans for improving profitability,
Inventory Management - To develop, design and maintain effective system of Inventory Management and Pricing of Inventory issued for Consumption, Identification & Allocation of Consumables/Other Expenses to various Cost Centers, age-wise movement analysis, reconciliation of Inventory at the Ware house with Financial records using effective techniques of Inventory management,
Preparation of Grade Wise Product Cost Sheets for more than 150 Grades every year and Reconciliation & Valuation of Work-in-Process and Scrap of the said grades consisting of different sizes and different condition in various production shops, Identifying of Non - Moving WIP and effective steps for the liquidation of the same.
Liaison with Internal, Statutory and AG auditors & Maintenance of Records & Preparation of Proformae as per Cost Accounting Records Rules (CARR), 2001
Valuation of Materials sent to Sub-Contractors, Calculation Of Machine Hour Rates