Assistant Financial Reporting and Analysis Manager
Resume:
Ahmed Abdel Rahman, MPA
Malaz, Riyadh, KSA & *th settlement, New Cairo, Egypt
Email: *****.***********.****@*****.***, *****.****.***********@*****.***
Cell: +966-**-***-****, +2-012********; Languages Known: English and Arabic
Marital status: Married; Nationality: Egyptian; Transferable Visa
Finance Professional & Product Costing Expert
FMCG Manufacturing Packaging Aseptic and PET Non-governmental organizations
Accounting Developing Budgets Management Proficiency Financial Modeling Operational Efficiency
Area of Expertise
Financial Modeling & Consolidation
Product Costing
SAP & Microsoft Dynamics AX
Financial Risk Management
Working Capital Management
ICOFR compliance
Academics & Professional Certificates
Certified Public Accountant, CPA – In Progress
Certified Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis FP&A – LEORON (Oct 2017)
IFRS Diploma (June 2016), IFRS Training – SIG Combibloc, Switzerland (Nov 2016)
Master in Public Administration, MPA, American University in Cairo (Fall 2015)
Bachelor of Commerce, Ain Shams University (2007)
Career History
Obeikan Investment Group – Plastic Packaging, Riyadh, KSA
Assistant Financial Reporting & Analysis Manager (November 2017 onwards)
Key Profile: Reporting to Finance Director; ensuring accurate financial reporting throughout an organization by working closely with various departments and management as well as handling internal and external audits.
Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance, providing insights and decision making support to the business division.
Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting and Modeling tools
Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis
Liaise with banks for financing and relationship management, providing all the necessary data & info, feasibility studies and analysis for the banks.
SIG Combibloc Obeikan, Riyadh, KSA
Assistant Finance & Controlling Manager (October 2015- November 2017)
Key Profile: Reporting to Finance Director; ensuring that all financial transactions are executed, ensuring regular update, periodical review, reporting, of the finance information system; oversee fund transfer requests and cash flow management
Make the monthly closure of management accounts along with the supporting schedules.
Prepare and maintain regular financial planning reports; Monthly profit and loss forecast by division
Monitor and ensure compliance of shared costs as per agreements for shared services with OIG.
Liaise with Tax consultants and DZIT for Tax filing and Zakat.
Liaise with banks for financing and relationship management, providing all the necessary data & info, feasibility studies and analysis for the banks.
Active participation in ICOFR and SOX compliance.
Prepare regular production reports to improve the overall productivity and quality and overseeing production standards and controlling costs (product costing, inventory control).
Highlights:
Cost & Benefit pillar leader for SIG CBOB under world Class Operations Management - EFESO consultancy.
On a second assignment basis, acted as investment controller for SIG Combibloc in Riyadh started August 2016.
Co-managing Total Delivery Cost (TDC) project for cost reduction.
EgySwiss Holding Company, Food Processing, Egypt
Accounting Manager (July 2014 – September 2015)
Key Profile: Reported to Group Chief Financial Officer; establishing financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information and managing staff.
Prepared and maintained regular financial planning reports; Monthly profit and loss forecast by division (vs. budget).
Met accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
Confirmed financial status by monitoring revenues and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports.
Maintained accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts; defining accounting policies and procedures.
Maintained financial security by establishing internal controls.
Highlights:
Co-managed the implementation process of ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012).
American University in Cairo (AUC), School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), Egypt
Senior Accountant (October 2010- June 2014)
Key Profile: Reported to Finance and Administration Senior Manager; maintaining daily, weekly and monthly accounting tasks and activities.
Accounting, Financial Systems and Resource Management
Prepared all month/weekly end reports and associated schedules and statistics.
Observed the financial policies and procedures related to procurement of goods and services, and other related policies, such as Purchasing, Budgets, Petty Cash, Travel, etc.
Prepared payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
Maintained all assigned accounting records and perform all related accounting functions.
Ensured accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
Maintained the various ledger accounts including reconciliation of the general ledger, revenue accounts, expenditures, and cash balances.
Budgeting and Financial Modeling
Analyzed business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to estimate future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
Developed customized budgets for different projects and keep tracking of actual expenses.
Highlights:
Created a customized Budget Proposal for Mr. Youssef Jameel this resulted in a multi-year grant.
Conducted SAP training for school of GAPP’s new hires.
Created customized Budget Proposals and serviced as post award liaison between AUC, the grant recipients.
Winner of Staff Excellence Award 2013 – 2014: Best Problem Solver of the Year
“This award goes to the employee who is innovative, has creative trouble shooting skills, high sense of self initiative and always willing to help others solve their work problems”
American University in Cairo (AUC), Office of the Financial Controller, Egypt
Accountant (January 2008- October2010)
Key Profile: Reported to Disbursements Director; monitoring and preparing the university's overall disbursements and taxation.
Accounting & Tax
Prepared payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements
Identified SAP expenditure GL account on the General Payment Request, and ensuring that each listed GL amount has a corresponding fund reservation.
Prepared and posted adjusting and closing entries into SAP.
Ensured accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
Coordinated the requirements of AUC’s internal and external auditors as well as tax advisors.
Settled and controlled of cash advances disbursed to staff for business expenses.
Prepared spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to help illustrate financial trends
Deducted Withholding tax and prepare quarterly its report to Egyptian Tax Authority.
Trainee (Summer 2007), Egypt
General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Other Engagements
Product Costing and Production Benchmarking at SIG International Services in Linnich, Germany (April 2016)
Participated in an action research study tour in Geneva, Switzerland as a part of the course work on “Issues in International Security”, hosted by Geneva Center for Security Policy GCSP (July 2012).
Created a budget line on a freelance base for “Egypt’s Eye Society for Consumer and Environmental Protection (EESCEP)” submitted to European Commission. (August 2012).
Technical Skills Set
● System Application Product (SAP) ● Microsoft Dynamics AX ● Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
● QlikView ● Q-Pulse ● Baan ERP
Professional Affiliations
Syndicate of Commercial Professions, Egypt - July 2007
Toastmaster Club – September 2017 onwards
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