Waleed Dakak

Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting

• Other
• My current job since December 2005

• Practice Development
o Responding to Client RFP’s
o Managing the proposal lifecycle
o Constructing response team and planning response activities
o Creating Statement of Works that addresses client statement of objectives
o Writing proposals covering approach, timeline, detail project plans and resources based on defined scope
o Supporting client contract negotiations
o Leading and participating in multiple firm activities in providing information to Deloitte’s employees on various topics
o Mentoring and coaching Deloitte resources through setting up yearly goals, conducting mid and year end reviews and providing counseling as needed

• Delivery Service
o Supporting Finance Department in defining, designing, improving and deploying financial processes supported by ERP systems including
 GL Processes; Chart of Accounts, Journals, Allocations, Budgetary Control, Closing, and Financial Reporting
 Accounts Receivable and Billing Processes; Customer Management, Invoicing, Maintenance, Cash Receipts, Collections and Cash Reconciliation
 Project Costing; Project Setup, Project Budget, Cost Collection and Project Billing
 Accounts Payable; Vendor Management, Vouchering, and Payment Processing
 Closing Processes; Oversee and support yearly Closing processes
 Allocation; Oversee and support monthly and yearly allocation processes
 Purchasing; Contract Management; Requisitions, and Purchase Orders
 Budgeting; Defining budgetary controls and structure

o Creating accounting policies, manuals and operations procedures for General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Project Costing and Contracts
o Improve financial revenue cycle to enhance billing, accounts receivable management, and receipt collections processes
o Supported clients resources in recording AP invoices, payment processing, entering and posting journals, processing of cash receipts, budget analysis and controls, GL reconciliation and producing of management reporting including balance sheets, income statements, trial balances, other financial schedules, Payables and Receivables Aging Reports and reconciliation reports between GL and AP\AR
o Defining and implementing internal controls to ensure proper segregation of duties is implemented within the ERP system
o Creating As-Is and To-Be Financial Business Processes and defining key inputs, outputs, reports, security, roles, rules, procedures, controls and KPI’s for each process.
o Providing recommendation on enhancing existing business processes to drive business to exceed or enhance its operating objectives
o Documenting business requirements based on business processes defined and conducting fit-gap analysis against the proposed system
o Defining accounting rules for various accounting events such as payroll, payables, receivables, revenue and expenses
o Defining organization structure, chart of account structure and cost tracking structure for multiple clients
o Capturing financial reporting requirements and developing design specifications for generating required reports.
o Providing knowledge and expertise on the integration and dependencies among financial business processes
o Liaising with client auditors to support the audit function
o Managing the process of creating and reviewing deliverables
o Configuring Oracle (PeopleSoft) application to meet business requirements
o Supporting client on their financials system including implementation of enhancements, bundles application, configuration management and help desk support
o Managing project plans, resources and budgets
o Providing guidance and coaching to client and team members

Senior Financial Controller at kahramaa

• Qatar - Doha
• My current job since July 2013

oDefine Finance department strategies and action plans.
oGuide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures
oProtect company assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
oMaintain a system control over accounting transactions
oSupervisor department staff and activities.
oMaintain financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
oDirect, advice and support staff on quality execution of assigned activities.
oAnalyze financial and non-financial data including collections; Vendor and Customer Aging; Fixed Assets; Capex Projects; Purchasing; Maintenance and Inventory
oOversee the reconciliation of General Ledger accounts to confirm of accuracy transactions
oLed the Finance team in the JDE upgrade project. Participated in defining business requirements and processes in the areas of Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Budgeting; Fixed Assets and Inventory.
oEnsure the preparation of the monthly, quarterly & periodically financial management reports to senior management
oAct as Finance representative on various internal committees to advice and guide on financial and accounting issues.
oAssist auditors in fulfilling audit requirements to supply information, resolve audit inquires and insure agreed recommendations are implemented.
oManage consultants in executing assigned projects
oProvides and present status of financial condition to upper management by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.
oPrepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Senior Consultant at Metaformers

• Other
• May 2004 to December 2005

Senior Consultant at Oracle

• Other
• December 2002 to May 2004

Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Other
• July 1997 to December 2002

Financial Analyst at Ernst&Young

• Other
• July 1995 to July 1997