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Sameh Helmy, Finance & Accounting Manager

Sameh Helmy

Finance & Accounting Manager·WD Capital, Nairobi, Kenya

Egypt

Diploma, Costing

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 3 months

Finance & Accounting Manager

May 2016 - October 2018

WD Capital, Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya

May 2016 - October 2018

• Prepare accounting transaction reports, financial statements, business activity reports, forecasts and Cash Flow.
• Monitor financial details to ensure that legal requirements are met.
• Assist in maintaining accounts, including entering of payments, receipts and non-cash vouchers in the accounting system; ensure integrity of all data posted.
• Follow up on maintaining asset inventory.
• Monthly, assist in the month-end closure of accounts and production of financial reports for submission to relevant units.
• Assist in the preparation of the budget performance reports; analyze variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures and bring to the attention of the supervisor any material discrepancies.
• Communicate and work closely with other units and provide guidance on financial policies and procedures.

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounting Manager

May 2015 - April 2016

BAG – Sheraa for Trading & Development

Cairo, Egypt

May 2015 - April 2016

Controlling balance sheet items and reconciles receivable, payables and advances.
· Follow up debtors and creditors list.
· Preparing of reports for monthly and annual closing.
· Recording & Reviewing and approval of daily entries and payments.
· Reviewing supplier’s invoices and Sub-Contractors progresses according to the contracts terms.
· Preparing of accruals and its movement on monthly bases.
· Preparing of adjusting entries between cost Centers and Currency revaluation for suppliers and debtors on monthly basis.
· Issuing of Invoices and reviewing of Progresses.
· Coordinating with internal and external auditors in all the financial aspects.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounting Manager

May 2015 - April 2016

Sheraa for Trading & Development (BMW Group)

Cairo, Egypt

May 2015 - April 2016

• Controlling balance sheet items and reconciles receivable, payables and advances.
• Follow up debtors and creditors list.
• Preparing of reports for monthly and annual closing.
• Recording & Reviewing and approval of daily entries and payments.
• Reviewing supplier’s invoices and Sub-Contractors progresses according to the contracts terms.
• Preparing of accruals and its movement on monthly bases.
• Preparing of adjusting entries between cost Centers and Currency revaluation for suppliers and debtors on monthly basis.
• Issuing of Invoices and reviewing of Progresses.
• Coordinating with internal and external auditors in all the financial aspects.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Compliance Manager

November 2010 - April 2015

MCV

Egypt

November 2010 - April 2015

• Creating and enforcing a code of conduct and other appropriate policies and procedures
• Understanding the legal and regulatory environment in order to create and analyze the compliance risk scope universe.
• Conducting an appropriate due diligence process on potential business partners.
• Performing the appropriate provisions in the organization written agreements.
• Performing the necessary checks before interact with the Government Officials.
• Assessing and assisting in creating internal controls and assign risk areas.
• Monitoring internal control tools such as Obligations Register, Breaches Log, KPIs and Whistleblower Channels (i.e. hotline).

 Attend a Compliance training course at Daimler AG - Stuttgart, Germany. (June 2011)

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

SAP Finance Expert

May 2008 - October 2010

MCV

Cairo, Egypt

May 2008 - October 2010

* Preparation of the initial business blueprint and scenario changes.
* Testing business processes on Quality Assurance System (QAS).
* Preparation of end user manuals and the assignment of staff roles.
* End‐users training and resolving troubleshooting issues.
* Preparation and the execution of SAP cutover plans.
* Continues Business Improvement (CBI).

 Implemented Projects:
O MCV UK (Full implementation for 6 weeks at the company site - Cambridge, UK)
O MCV South Africa
O MCV Algeria

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Internal Auditor

September 2006 - April 2008

MCV Cuba

Cuba

September 2006 - April 2008

* Conducted quarterly and annual financial audits.
* Furnished monthly presentations and financial reports to management.
* Performed vertical and horizontal analysis, and financial ratio analysis.
* Recommended changes to enhance the financial process.
* Applied the accounting principles according to the International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) and local standards.

 Periodically audit missions have been done at the company site ‐ Havana, Cuba

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

AP Senior Accountant

June 2005 - August 2006

MCV

Cairo, Egypt

June 2005 - August 2006

* Handled international and local suppliers' accounts using SAP system.
* Monitored Letters of Guarantee and made accounts adjustment entries.
* Assigned payments to relevant cost centers, departments, and account codes.
* Maintained appropriate accruals and prepayments on a monthly basis.
* Performed Selling, General & Administrative Expense analysis.
* Furnished accounts payable aging summary and forecast reports to management
on a monthly basis.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Supervisor Cost Accountant

May 2002 - May 2005

DEA -Olympic Group

Egypt

May 2002 - May 2005

* Finance member of Market Research Team
* Costing & Inventory Control - Oracle Application
* Preparation of Budget ( Expenses, Production, Sales, Income
Statement )
* Preparation of Monthly Income Statement and Profitability
* Analysis of Deviations and Variance entries
* Using Diagrams, graphs & Illustrated Costing Reports

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Cost Accountant

May 2001 - April 2002

General Lighting

Egypt

May 2001 - April 2002

* Computation and fixing the Work Center Labor & Overhead Hourly Rates
* Valuation of Inventory by Getting the Inventory Report from Warehouse every month
* Inventory status Analysis by value by getting monthly Reports from warehouse
* Valuation of Work in Process by getting monthly listing of incomplete work orders from production planning and getting the percentage of completion from production
* Review and understanding of BOM, Routing for all Components, Sub assemblies and finished products
* Preparation of Gross Margin Analysis in respect of : the Company, Product line, Product Groups and Customers
* Design Standard cost database ( Access )

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Cost Accountant

August 1998 - April 2001

MCV Group ( Mercedes Benz )

Egypt

August 1998 - April 2001

* Analyzing of Data related to Cost Centers & Job orders
* Verifying of Data using a reliable System of Internal Control
* Controlling the Issued Items for Production & Services Centers
* Allocation of cost of Services Centers over the production process Centers
* Calculation the cost of sold production volume during the period
* Determination of deviations between the standard cost & the actual cost
* Industrial expenses analysis

Education

Ain Shams unvercity

November 2002

November 2002

Diploma, Costing

Egypt

Costing Diploma Grade Pass

Ain Shams Unvercity

May 1997

May 1997

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

Bachelors of commerce Grade Good

Skills

Microsoft Access
Expert
Microsoft Access
Expert
Production
Expert
Production
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Costing
Expert
Costing
Expert
Income
Expert
Income
Expert
MS Word
Expert
MS Word
Expert
MS Excel
Expert
MS Excel
Expert
MS Advanced Excel
Intermediate
MS Advanced Excel
Intermediate
MS Access
Intermediate
MS Access
Intermediate
MS Power Point
Expert
MS Power Point
Expert
Internet Application
Intermediate
Internet Application
Intermediate
Microsoft Access
Expert
Microsoft Access
Expert
Production
Expert
Production
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Costing
Expert
Costing
Expert
Income
Expert
Income
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate