Yazan Al Khateeb

• Work with operational teams to identify and define required reporting suite for each Department.
• Produce and deliver on schedule accurate reports to management team
• Support development and deployment of KPI’s and Balanced Scorecards at departmental level.
• Provide automated solutions in data analysis to increase efficiencies
• Provide insightful analysis to highlight opportunities and trends to management.
• Lead the annual Budget/Business Planning process.
• Provide short/medium term financial rolling forecasts.
• Facilitate the implementation of new reports in liaison with IT and Operations.
• Provide response to adhoc request for MI from management team
• Identify data integrity issues and to provide feedback to management team

•Mastering Local Accounting Standards, IFRS, Tax and other Laws in all the countries
•Suggestions of new procedures in order to reduce tax implications
•Follow up with country heads of finance on the compliance to tax and other regulatory bodies requirements for reporting, filing, audit
•Responsible for preparation of Group Policies and Procedures Manual
•Review of major contracts concerning Microfinance and Initiatives in order to ensure that it is compliant with the policies and procedures, budget, and rules and regulations
•Coordination with external auditors on the preparation of the Group Audit Plan
•Follow up with the countries heads of finance on the implementation of the group audit plan
•Preparation of Consolidated / Combined Audit Files and Analyses
•Coordination with Accounts Manager responsible for reporting on the inclusion of all the reports and forms required in the group audit plan with the monthly reporting package received from the countries and HO
•Follow up on the reconciliation between Management Reports and Audit Reports
•Review and proofreading of the reports, Financial Statements, and Notes to Financial Statements at the level of the countries and HO (Combined and Standalone) and ensuring that International Standards on Auditing as well as International Financial Reporting Standards are followed
•Coordination between HO and the countries management on the response to the Management Letter and follow up on the implementation of the agreed upon actions
•Coordination with the Internal Audit Division on the yearly plan and coverage
•Coordination between HO and the countries management on the response to the Internal Audit Reports and follow up on the implementation of the agreed upon actions
•Ensures proper implementation of all policies and procedures issued and approved by management (For ex. Manual Of Authorities, Human Resources Policy Manual, etc…)
•Provides Effective On-The-Job Training to finance staff

• Maintain day-to-day financial control of the operations.
• Ensure that all finances are properly administered and monitored, including credit control.
• Advise on the proper allocation of resources
• Ensure that appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place and in use at all times.
• Prepare and review detailed budgets.
• Ensure that all financial reporting obligations are met.
• Lead the full implementation of the ORACLE system. Provided the proper system analysis for the developers and supervised the data entry in all phases.
• Take responsibility for overall management and delivery of the business plan.
• Assess options for coordinating the activities, procedures and systems so as to promote common policies and practices.
• Directly leading and supervising a team of 6 (3 Accountants, 2 Sr. Accountants and 1 Chief Accountant)
• Ensure, delegating as appropriate, that each service location is adequately managed
• Provide on job training and coaching for team members

· Legal entity management ·
Provide financial, HR operations and administrative leadership to the GBS Center·
Work with the team to enhance and achieve operational excellence, and drive compliance, controllership and simplification of the processes in the center· Ensure compliance - Local tax filing and reporting, corporate reporting, HR related and company policies and procedures ·
Improve awareness of risks and developing, implementing and reviewing internal controls with all functions across all processes·
Implement and maintain the financial rules, procedures & records to meet the US GAAP and local legal STAT & TAX requirements·
Ensure smooth operations of accounting and financial services (including Banking, General Accounting, Accounts payables, Payroll and Travel & Living (T&L) expenses, Closing and Reporting) ·
Support and participate in all accounting activities during the monthly/quarterly closing and reporting (to HQ and GE Businesses)·
Supervise the preparation and review the account reconciliations·
Prepare and review budgets and pricing, and conducted periodical review and variance analysis·
Lead the monthly reviews of the Balance Sheet and P&L, with the Controllership and FP&A teams·
Organize and plan audit schedules, and coordinate with external and internal auditors·
Good understanding and implementation of local labour and commercial regulations·
Drive continuous process improvement in the financial services & employees services processes in the center Drive HQ projects and initiatives including digitization, simplification and integration projects·
Front end to the customer relationship (all GE businesses), ensuring customer satisfaction of the highest level·
Manage the query resolutions from all key stakeholders

Develop the institution’s annual budgets.
Oversee all aspects of budget development and reporting
Make recommendations regarding institutional budget issues, and coordinate and compute the company’s unclassified pay plan.
Coordinates and prepares the annual operating and capital budgets.
Assists in developing long-range capital and financial planning strategies for policy recommendations.
Provides budgetary control and analysis to departments on an ongoing basis.
Assists in developing tools for making financial decisions.
Develops systematic approaches to operational financial analysis.
Converts financial operating data into graphic presentations.
Prepares monthly reports on company’s revenues and expenditures.
Completes annual historical information for the enterprise, revenues and expenditures/expenses, and the financial trend monitoring system.
Responsible for formulation, monitoring and presentation of budgets for controlling.
Directs compilation of data based on statistical studies and analyses of past and current years to prepare budgets.
Reviews operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
Consults with unit heads to ensure adjustments are made in accordance with program changes in order to facilitate long-term planning.
Prepares comparative analyses of operating programs by analyzing costs in relation to services performed during previous fiscal years and submits reports to director of organization with recommendations for budget revisions.
Responsible for supervising and training of one budgeting officer.

Was responsible for preparing accounting polices and procedures manual inaddition of preparing manual of authorities.
Was responsible for performing internal audit procedures over the companys different business cycles.
Was responsible for preparing corporate governance manual and preparing investment policies and procedures manual.
Understand and value prospective client needs.
Identify and understand the client’s business and determine business and financial risks.
Understand and evaluate the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control risks.
Develop a strategic audit plan.
Make preliminary determinations regarding planning materiality & tolerable error.
Determine significant accounts or group of accounts, and do their combined risk assessments.
Assess the effectiveness (ineffectiveness) of the client’s internal control environment.
Understand market forces and other environments factors that may affect the client’s business.
Understand how stakeholders influence the business, identify the effects of key stakeholders on the client and consider the potential business and financial statement risks arising from them.
Understand the major information technology processes and evaluate the related controls.
Document an understanding of the internal control components.
Consider and assess the Risk of Fraud.
Perform test of controls designed to prevent or detect errors.
Determine, classify, and evaluate key findings and conclusions.
Design possible solutions to assist the client in responding to the business risks and in realizing the benefits of rendered ideas for improvement.
Develop preliminary overall audit strategy and audit programs, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
Perform test of details and additional processes analysis.
Review financial statements in accordance with reporting standards.
Draft financial statements and management letter.