Ebrahim Sharaf, Controller

Ebrahim Sharaf

Controller

NOTIONS GROUP

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Islamic Finance
Experience
17 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 10 Months

Controller at NOTIONS GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2016

- Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition

- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances

- Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements

- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting

- Research technical accounting issues for compliance

- Support month-end and year-end close process

- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

- Responsible for Product Costing, Manufacture Costing, Margin Analysis, Variance Analysis and Profit & Loss.

- Prepare Daily Sales Report, Monthly Production Report, Monthly Cost Report, Inventory Report, DSI / DSO.

- Generate other reports and prepare presentations as per requirements

- Monitor BU Costs and Analyze Monthly Operating results.

- Direct and coordinate financial planning and Budget with HQ.

- Responsible for Budgeting, Forecasting and Controlling for BU and Liaising with the Finance dept.

- Cost Analysis for all projects.

- Cost Controlling.

- BU Support for Monthly Analysis of performance.

Accounting Manager at CORRPRO COMPANIES INC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2012 to December 2015

- Dynamic leadership of two teams to ensure the accounting policies, instructing staff and providing technical guidance in order to improve accounting controls and efficiency;
- Responsible for planning, budgeting, coordinating and evaluating the work
- Ensuring of all payments/disbursements that are legitimately incurred/reimbursed with the appropriate authorization.
- Formulating and maintaining internal controls to ensure the reliability and security of funds and records,
- Leading training programs for the accounting staff.
- Handling all problems with respect to the accounting issues.

Chief Accountant at IMPACT GROUP W.L.L.
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • September 2008 to July 2012

- Preparation/ Supervision of the preparation of quarterly forecasts & analytical reports.
- Applying, Analyzing and Monitoring Standard Costing
- Intra-Group Reconciliations.
- Organizing & coordinating with internal and external auditors for reviewing and implementing their recommendations properly as per IFRS.
- Supervising the job assignments of Accounting Staff and their appraisal reports for management
- Handling all problems with respect to the accounting issues.
- Initiatives that have been voluntarily produced beyond the agreed-upon job description included but not limited to:
o Managing the business centre at Impact Professional Services.
o Provide Accounting bookkeeping for Investment centre tenants.
o Develop, refine and fine-tune effective methods or tools for selection / or provide external consultants to ensure the right people with the desired level of competence are brought into the organization or are promoted.
o Monitoring all aspects of monthly Payroll, policies and End of Service Benefit.

Project Manager -Finance at EXCELLENCE TRAINING SOLUTIONS
  • Bahrain
  • July 2007 to August 2008

- Formulating & restructuring of accounting system for SMEs
- Preparation of initial financial position.
- Overall organizational review & recommendations.

Senior Accountant at Ministry of Health
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • June 2007 to July 2007

- Maintaining and examining the records of government agencies and auditing private businesses and individuals whose activities are subject to government regulation and/or taxation.

Accountant at Al Shayea Group
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • August 2005 to June 2006

Checking payment advices with their attachments and preparing invoices & forward to relevant Branches.
Preparing reconciliation’s & record incoming and outgoing invoices to balance the account against the main statement.
Assist with monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements.
Account/bank reconciliations.

Education

Master's degree, Islamic Finance
  • at Open University of Malaysia
  • January 2012

ماجستير في التمويل الاسلامي

Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
  • at university of bahrain
  • January 2009

بكالوريوس في المحاسبة

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Bookkeeping
Financial Analysis
Finance
Accounting
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
Excellent problem-solving
self-motivation
initiative and the ability to work as part of a team
IT and numerical abilities

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Italian
Beginner