Said ElGamal, CMA, CIA, CIPA, Trainer

Said ElGamal, CMA, CIA, CIPA

Trainer

Freelancer

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
35 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :35 years, 11 Months

Trainer at Freelancer
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2010

• Training professional candidates for preparation of CMA certification exam.
• Training professional candidates for preparation of CIA certification exam.
• Training professionals for other financial courses like:
1. Financial Ratios and how to read Financial Statements.
2. Costing and its role in business improvement.
3. Finance for non-Financials.
4. Budgeting, First step for accomplishment of Goals.

CFO at Aknaf Albayt. LLC.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2005

• Accomplishes finance human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training,
• Coaching, counselling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation strategies.
• Develops finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Establishes finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
• Develops organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion.
• Develops financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary resources; developing action plans.
• Monitors financial performance by measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Maximizes return on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities; maintaining relationships with the investment community.
• Reports financial status by developing forecasts; reporting results; analyzing variances; developing improvements.
• Updates job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations; participating in educational opportunities; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Chief Accountant at Al Mutawa Inv. LLC.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2001 to December 2004

• 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 analysing margins, variances and cost analysis.
• Issue project cost reports for review and approval.
• Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
• Support CFO in ensuring that inter-company cost allocations are in line with management agreements and transfer pricing policy
• Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of cost-overruns
• Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives

Senior Auditor at Accountability State Authority
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1999 to April 2001

• Conducts assigned audit engagements successfully from beginning to end
• Identifies and communicates issues raised, offering recommended solutions relevant to business and risk
• Supervises junior auditors assigned to engagements providing guidance and overall review of deliverables
• Ensures audit conclusions are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstances, and risk
• Develops audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.
• Obtains and reviews evidence ensuring audit conclusions are well-documented
• Ensures adherence at all times to all applicable department and professional standards
• Communicates assigned tasks to engagement team in a manner that is clear and concise ensuring high quality, accurate, and efficient results
• Organizes personal effort along with those of junior auditors to be risk-based, productive, and efficient at all times.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Chief Accountant at Ayar Furniture
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 1993 to June 1999

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual budget execution reports.
• Maintaining Accurate and up to date records of all financial transactions.
• Recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions and events in accordance with accepted local accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
• Using various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data for accounting and reporting purposes.
• Computation and payment of staff salaries on a monthly basis.
• Advising and assisting the Management In the compilation and control of company budget.
• Reconciliation of bank statements.
• Ensuring appropriate financial control in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standards.
• Advising on the improvement of financial management system, internal control system, the use of financial
• management software, the medium-term and program budgeting.
• Cooperation with external auditors to carry out annual external auditing.
• Supervision the day-to-day operation of the accounting.
• Other financial management duties assigned by the Director of Finance.

Auditor at Accountability State Authority
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1988 to April 1993

• Perform operational and financial audits to ensure that financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with applicable accounting standards (Egyptian).
• Perform tests of internal controls to ensure effectiveness
• Perform substantive testing of account balances to determine reasonableness
• Prepare and present reports on audit findings, which might include material misstatements of financial information or severe control deficiencies, and provide recommendations on improving these shortcomings in the future.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration - Helwan University
  • May 1987

Bayt Tests

IQ Test
IQ Test
Score 117%

Specialties & Skills

Financials
Accounting
Internal Audit
External Audit
Management
Team Leading
Negotiation
Analysis

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

IMA, Institution of Management Accountants, USA
  • CMA, Certified Management Accountant
  • January 2010
IIA, Institute of Internal Auditors, USA
  • CIA, Certified Internal Auditor
  • January 2014
AAIOFI, Accounting & Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions.
  • CIPA, Certified Islamic Public Accountant.
  • March 2012

Training and Certifications

Certified Internal Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010

Hobbies

  • Reading and Traveling