Accounting manager
Al Qamra holding Group
Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months
AQH, a leading business conglomerate in Qatar, has a history of over a decade successfully operating in the nation. It manages a portfolio of leading companies within divers’ sectors that offer high-quality products and unique services across many business areas from Real Estate, construction, Education, Aquaculture services to agriculture.
Accomplishments:
• Providing thought leadership, financial discipline and business decision support to evaluate long and short-term strategic business opportunities.
• Generated critical metric-driven analytical reports/ company KPIs to support its short & long-term strategic directions.
• Built a culture of continuous improvement and productivity - analyze areas of reporting which can be improved or automated to facilitate better decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
• Commanding the Management Accounting functions, established Accounting Policies and Procedures in line with IFRS requirements.
• Generating financial statements and regulatory reports (quarterly, semi-annually and annually) in accordance with IFRS.
• Ownership of technical reporting and control environment. Collating the management reports, budget and active monitoring of the key performance indicators KPIs. Ensuring that rigorous internal control is implemented.
• Liaising with the External Auditor to finalize the auditing process, financial statements and providing the supporting documents and explanations. Effectively cleared all audit qualifications by complying with the auditor’s requirements and best accounting practices.
• Delivering a full spectrum of accounts functions, including payables and receivables management, for maintaining an effective cash cycle. Preparing monthly detailed cash flow, commentary and updated forecasts.
• Supervising processing of daily transactions, entries, credit notes, debit notes, daily bank reconciliation, suppliers, customers’ cheques and wire transfer.
• Leveraging sharp analytical abilities whilst conducting end-of-the-month financial analysis, investigating variations with managers & recommending corrective actions.
• Superintending, mentoring and empowering a dynamic team of accountants to be high-caliber, recognizing and utilizing throughout the business as value-added business partners.
Dr. Abd-Elaziz Hegazy & Co. is a member firm of Crowe Horwath International, one of the world’s largest organizations, providing professional services including accounting, tax and consulting. More than 120 members and correspondent firms with over 415 offices worldwide serve their clients internationally with Crowe Horwath International coordination and support.
Accomplishments:
• Provide high quality, independent, objective audit service to high-end client organizations that add value as well as helps ensure their business is managed both efficiently and cost-effectively
• Handled external audits/ special assignments of various clients across diverse sectors, ensured compliance with International Standards (IFRS, IAS) and other relevant laws and regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Performed advanced-level professional audits. Scrutinized and evaluated internal controls' adequacy and ensured compliance with organizational policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Ownership of conducting end-to-end assigned attest engagements - planning, fieldwork and reporting. Identified and reported issues noted, along with recommended solutions supported by relevant technical guidance.
• Provided guidance and acted as a point of escalation to ensure that assigned audit staff/ interns are led and supported to discharge their duties effectively.
Key Auditing Assignments Handled:
• Banking and Financial Institutions - Ahli United Bank & Delta Previously, Ahli United Finance Company & Real Estate, - Arab Investment Bank, Burak Asset Management
• Marine & Inland Transportation services: Maridive and Oil Services.
• Petroleum services- Weatherford Services Free Zone Egypt Branch
• Industrial: A. M Automotive. (Speranza)
• Hotels and Tourism: Pyramids Park Intercontinental Hotel, Oberoi Phiala Nile Cruisers, Oberoi Zahra Nile Cruisers, Sentido Palm Royale Soma Bay, Sol Sharm, Resort Melia Sharm, Melia Sinai Hotel, Tiran Island hotel & Swiss Inn Resort - El Arish
• Investment and Commercial: Pyramids for investment, Pyramids for real estate investment, Abo for trading & Blue star for trading
• Poultry & Agricultural: Arab poultry Breeders co. OMMAT
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• March 2007 - July 2008: Auditor, Baker Tilly Wahid Abdel Ghaffar & Co.
• November 2004 - December 2006: Chief Accountant, Houshan Steel Commercial Agency, KSA
• October 2003 - November 2004: Auditor, Hussein EL Alamy Certified Public Accountant and Consultant
• August 2001 - September 2003: Accountant, Misrya Medical (Ranyham)
Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Accounting, Faculty of Commerce - Ain Shams University, 2005
B.Sc. (Accounting) Faculty of Commerce - Ain Shams University, May 2001