Rami Al-Najjar, CPA, MBA, Financial Controller

Rami Al-Najjar, CPA, MBA

Financial Controller

souq.com

Location
Jordan
Education
Master's degree, Business adminstration - Accountong
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Financial Controller at souq.com
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since May 2014

• Review of the day-to-day financial operations.
• Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.
• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.
• Updating financial policies and procedures manual as required.
• Lead on any changes required to processes and procedures and be able to drive and motivate the team in meeting set goals and objectives.
• Provide key technical and regulatory recommendations and advice to senior and executive management for improvements which have been measured against best practices.
• Support and assist the Head of Financial Control in the construction, development and delivery of the service’s business plans and objectives.
• Review and prepare all supporting information for the annual audit with the approved external auditor.
• Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash.
• Review reconciled bank accounts and investment accounts; and manage cash flow.
• Review monthly results and implement monthly variance reporting as compared to budget.
• Recruitment, management and development of all members of the Finance Team, ensuring their welfare, job satisfaction, competence and motivation.

Assistant Manager at Ernst & Young
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2010 to May 2014

• Planning, controlling and managing audit engagements for a broad range of clients to best practice and within the confines of budget and timescales agreed.
• Responsible for managing, mentoring and developing an audit team to incorporate assurance around technical and professional development requirements.
• Ensure your team are producing quality audit files which detail key audit issues and risk areas
• Responsible for resolution of significant issues at both partner and client level.
• Working with existing clients to develop new business opportunities.
• Provide high level technical support and business advisory to clients where appropriate.
• Identify and market additional service offerings to both new and existing clients.
• Ensure fully up to date with professional development standards through regular attendance and participation of professional updates.
• Proactively support and assist the firm’s efforts in ensuring on-going development of technical knowledge and expertise across the firm.
• Training the audit team member on IFRS, Auditing and auditing standards, Advance and intermediate Accounting, Management of Audit team and social networking.
• Assessing the internal control systems of every accounting cycle.
• Reporting the deficiencies of the internal control systems to management.
• Providing and suggesting solutions for internal control deficiencies.
• Preparing consolidated financial statements and disclosures in compliance with International financial reporting standards, General accepted accounting principles (US) and Saudi accounting standards.

Senior auditor at Deloitte
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2009 to October 2010

• Responsible for managing, mentoring and developing an audit team to incorporate assurance around technical and professional development requirements.

• Ensure your team are producing quality audit files which detail key audit issues and risk areas.

• Responsible for resolution of significant issues at both partner and client level.

• Provide high level technical support and business advisory to clients where appropriate.

• Ensure fully up to date with professional development standards through regular attendance and participation of professional updates.

• Proactively support and assist the firm’s efforts in ensuring on-going development of technical knowledge and expertise across the firm.

• Training the audit team member on IFRS, SOCPA standards, Auditing and auditing standards, Advance and intermediate Accounting and Management of Audit team and social networking.

• Assessing the internal control systems of every accounting cycle.

• Reporting the deficiencies of the internal control systems to management.

• Providing and suggesting solutions for internal control deficiencies.

• Preparing consolidated financial statements and disclosures in compliance with International financial reporting standards, General accepted accounting principles (US) and Saudi accounting standards.

Semi Senior auditor at Grant Thornton International
  • Jordan
  • April 2006 to September 2009

i am working as an auditor in grant thornton public accounting company which is the fifth biggest public accounting company in the world

Internal Auditor at Housing Bank For Trade and Finance
  • Jordan
  • March 2005 to March 2006

I worked as an internal Auditor in the Housing bank, My programs was mostly on the Branches and the Credit departments

Education

Master's degree, Business adminstration - Accountong
  • at University of jordan
  • November 2008
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Al-Yarmouk University
  • February 2005

My Major (Accounting) Minor (Finance) **Excellent Degree , Cumulative Average (84.8)

High school or equivalent, scientific
  • at Al-Ibda'a
  • August 2000

Specialties & Skills

Financial Review
International Reporting
Auditing
Corporate Finance
Financial Management
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
Internet

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CPA (Certificate)