Yassir Derbas, Finance Manager

Yassir Derbas

Finance Manager

Nabulsi Sweets

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
13 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 1 Months

Finance Manager at Nabulsi Sweets
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2022 to November 2023

As the finance manager of Nabulsi Sweets, I advanced the corporation structure and accounting team, enhanced the bookkeeping by following IFRS, and I will be able to implement full accounting and POS system.
 Re-setting up the accounting department.
 Restarting and replacing the old chart of accounts so can easily extract and reconcile the accounts.
 Provide financial insights and recommendations to optimize pricing strategies, maximize revenue growth, and minimize cost.
 Assess risk management and finances, implementing strategies to be reduced.
 Monitor the Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) for sales and expenditures.
 Planning for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
 Feasibility study for new project for Return On Investment (ROI) calculations.
 Monitor and analyze the financial performance of external transfers and ensure compliance with transfer pricing policies and regulations.
 Making 2023 forecasting (monthly) and analyzing the variances.
 Implemented consistent workflow monitoring procedures that reduced the month-end closing time by approximately 25%.
 Growth the revenue for 9% by cost control, inventory analysis, and budgetary accounting for raw materials in 2Q 2023.
 Developed and executed internal controls and reduced error rate by more than 95%.
 Ensure that all milestones are met and provide accurate financial analysis and reporting to support effective decision-making within the business unit.
 Present the monthly and quarterly financial reports of various units and departments.
 Prepare and control year-end closing for auditing, in addition to monitoring the lead sheet for adjustment.
 Collaborate with the department and gather data for better financial performance.
 Implement a new POS and integrate it with the accounting software.
 Develop and implement accounting, procurement, and sales policies and procedures.
 Prepare the profit and loss statement and cash flow monthly.
 Advising the company to follow the standard industrial rate.
 Segregated the duties of accounting department and improved the JD.
 VAT Reporting, good HR knowledge, teaching the team for MS Excel functions.

Chief Accountant at Al-Farouq School
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2021 to October 2022

In this position, I was working with them part time.
 Review and reconcile bank statement.
 Preparing the financial statement.
 Monitoring the money received by the clients through excel modeling.

Head of Accounts at Dose Cafe Co. WLL
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2013 to February 2021

In this role, I drove the company for expansion through selling franchise in all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to increase its market share and enter new markets.
 Account Payable: By paying and reconciling vendor's accounts after checking the required documents.
 Account Receivable: Following with customers about the due amount to be paid on time.
 Inventory: Controlling and recording the inventory over WA method so, the stock list will be ready at the end of the year for auditing purpose.
 General Ledger: Record all transactions between subsidiary companies and supervise other's transaction to be recorded on time and correctly.
 Payroll: Supervise the process of payroll to record them timely and reconcile the concerned accounts.
 Banking: Reconcile the bank statement with ours, prepare bank position report and follow up with the banker for our issue like, LC, LG, Loan, Statement.
 Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
 Analyze the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to financial metrics such as sales, expenditures, and profitability margin.
 Analyze actual expenses against budgeted targets and identify areas for cost optimization.
 Closing the fiscal year by preparing the auditing requirement.
 Ensure that all project milestones are achieved within the set financial parameters and timelines.
 Reconcile financial discrepancies.
 Monitor and track OPEX and CAPEX budgets for the business unit.
Managerial role:
 Starting company from scratch.
 Developing Accounting system ERP and procurement policies. Controlling Staff needs and cost cutting.
 Lead the Accounting, Procurement & Store team, review and approve their work, in addition to overseeing 17 employees.
 Managed to Reduce the annual cost by 15% and manage the franchises in GCC.
 Evaluate Go-to-market Strategies by collaborating with sales teams to develop financial models and forecasts for different market entry scenarios.

Accountant at GOFSCO
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • May 2011 to November 2013

The main Duties as follow:

** Accounts Payable :-
Paying to the vendors their due invoices after matching their statement with ours for our company and the subsidiary.
** General Ledger :-
Passing the entry related to the company, in addition the prepaid and accrual entries.
** Assisting Chief Accountant in closing the financial on monthly basis.
** Handling the company assets by recording the Depr. and any additional.
** Prepare the bank position in daily basis.
** Controlling the accounts for all staff.

Jr. Accountant at Al Amer for Auditing
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • September 2010 to April 2011

The main Duties as follow:

** Prepare and arrange the invoices to / from vendor and customer.
** Entering any information to Excel.
** Reconcile the accounts.
** Issuing cheques.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Al_Al Bayt
  • June 2008

Bachelor Degree on Accounting, Al-Al Bayt University; June 2008, Grading : Good

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Auditing
Data Entry
Financial Accounting
Professional Windows user
MS Xpta
Sage AccPac
Internet Skills
Time Management
Hard Worker
Xero (Cloud Base)
Fast Learner
Dealing with others
Manage multiple-tasks
Working under pressure
reconciliation
operation
petty cash
purchasing
statements
payroll
MS Office application ( Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook)

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

IMA - Institute of Management Accountants
  • attendanceing Seminars
  • December 2019

Training and Certifications

IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2020
International Financial Reporting Standards (CertIFR) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2019
Prepare New Accountant (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordan Chamber of Commerce
Date Attended:
December 2010
Duration:
30 hours
Certified Managment Accountant-CMA (Training)
Training Institute:
Grant Thorton
Date Attended:
August 2013
Duration:
56 hours
Sales and Income Tax (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordan Chamber of Commerce
Date Attended:
September 2019
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading Book
    in generally, am reading book specially NLP