Finance Manager
Resume:
Dear Sirs,
Please find attached my C.V. I am genuinely seeking a prospective
career mainly in the field of auditing or accounting. I carry out my job duties, working requirements and tasks assigned to me in a highly efficient manner. I believe that my experience, my both academic studies and training and also, my initiative to learn quickly, strong drive for success and my ability to accept corrective criticism would make me a valued employee.
My enclosed C.V provides more information on my qualifications and working experience, hope you find it worthy of your attention. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Kind regards,
Kareem Sabry
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C.V.
Name : Kareem Sabry Ahmed Ali
Date of birth : 6/12/1978
Tel . ( Mobile ) : +201*********
E-Mail : *************@*****.***
Address : Madinaty, New Cairo - Cairo – Egypt.
Military service : Exempted
Marital status : Married
Nationality : Egyptian
Education:
Graduate from Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, major of accounting, May 1999
Grade: Good.
Computer Skills:
Certified in Excel 97 from IBM World Trade Corporation.
Working in Excel 2000, XP, 2003 & 2007.
Working in Win-word 97, 2000, XP, 2003 & 2007.
Language:
English Writing skills : Very Good
Speaking Skills : Very Good
Professional Studies and Membership:
CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) from the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Florida, USA since June, 2010.
Chartered Accountant in Egypt sience February 2002. Page 3 of 14
Training skills:
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
Egyptian Accounting Standards.
Egyptian Auditing Standards.
KPMG Audit Service Manual (KASM, 1993).
KPMG Audit Manual ( KAM, 2001 ).
Management risk course.
KPMG Independence course.
KPMG Transaction Services courses (TS 1 & TS 2).
Summer training at ARAB BANK PLC.
Coaching skills.
Advanced coaching skills.
Experience:
From March, 2016 till present:
Working as a Financial Controller at TAQA for Marketing Oil Products; an oil & gas industry company; subsidiary from TAQA Arabia Holding & Citadel group.
Details of the job:
Responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting.
Responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
Supervises five staff accountants and is responsible and managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
Have contact with senior-level Attorneys and the firm’s Executive Director and Controller which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.
Reporting directly to the CFO.
Prepares the company’s financial statements and statistical, reflecting the company’s financial performance and presents to Managing Director & CFO for decision making purposes. Page 4 of 14
Essential duties & responsibilities:
Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
Assist the Controller in the daily banking requirements.
Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive pay transactions.
Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
Supports budget and forecasting activities.
Collaborates with the other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives
Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
Responds to inquiries from the CFO, Controller, and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
Work with the Controller to ensure a clean and timely year end audit.
Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
Support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
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From November, 2012 till March 2016:
Working as a Finance Manager at SUECAL group; a pharmaceutical industry group with a total investment in Egypt around 500 million EGP in seven companies as follows:-
SUECAL Pharmaceutical Industries.
SUECAL International.
ALVO Pharma.
ALIVIO Pharma.
NAVARIO Pharma.
VESTA Pharma.
BISKANTA Pharma.
Details of the job:
Working as a key person for the Executive Management team, reporting directly to the President and assume a strategic role in the overall management of the group. Having a primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the group. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, costing, legal, property management, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and partnership compliance.
Essential duties & responsibilities:
Provides leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions of the group.
Evaluates and advises on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior executives so as to identify their needs and seek full range of business solutions.
Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
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Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
From May, 2010 till November 2012:
Working at Compass Capital for Financial Investments Co. as an Assistant Accounting Director.
Details of the job:
Design methods of providing results e.g. monthly, quarterly and yearly report.
Collaborate accounting data for various non-standard reports and statements.
Develops, and monitors the proper application of the Accounting Department policies and procedures guidelines ensuring its compliance across the organization.
Ensures the company’s accounting policies are compliant with regulations of the stipulated Egyptian laws.
Monitors and approves organization in-and-out cash, and issues monthly cash-flow reports to the Managing Director.
Liaisons with the external auditor to ensure all observations are implemented in due time and with the level of efficiency required.
Prepares the company’s financial statements and statistical, reflecting the company’s financial performance and presents to Managing Director for decision making purposes.
provide management of development of financial planning, reporting, forecasting and analysis.and also be responsible for development and enforcing financial policies and procedures.
Provide management information to the plant,to allow understanding of the company’s performance.This will include both regular reporting and ad hoc requirements.
Provide monthly information to Management,with appropriate comments and recommendations.
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Summary of capabilities:
Financial analysis skills.
Good skills in preparing & analysing cash flows statement & other financial statements.
Good knowledge of Egyptian laws & regulations specially which affect business affairs.
interfaces with all levels of the organization.
Provide assistance and support in other ad hoc areas that maybe required of Finance.
timeliness of subsidiary reporting by coordinating with subsidiary management Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting by coordinating financial reporting audits with the external auditor and tax advisor and preparing and communicating the quarterly and year-end results.
From December, 2008 till May 2010:
Working at Ernst & Young Egypt as an Assistant Manager in the assurance services group.
Details of the job:
Examining internal control systems of manufacturing, constructing firms.
Examining cost systems of manufacturing firms.
Examining the financial statements of many big firms in Egypt and preparing its related auditor’s report.
Testing the internal control environment, and reporting weaknesses
& performance improvement observations to client’s management by preparing the management letters including the observations and its related recommendations.
Preparing financial statements and financial reporting packages in accordance with specific professional standards or laws other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Preparing audit programs.
Preparing audit planning memorandum.
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Summary of capabilities:
Supervising staff consists of twelve subordinates and more in a group of companies.
Being responsible of number of companies up to thrity six clients.
Financial analysis skills.
Strategic analysis skills.
Good skills in preparing & analysing cash flows statement & other financial statements.
Good knowledge of Egyptian laws & regulations specially which affect business affairs.
Good knowledge & experience in several costing systems in many industrial fields.
Designing internal control systems.
Names Of Some Firms I Have Audited:
Egyptian Container Handling Co.
Dubai Ports World Sokhna Co (DPW).
Egyptian Maritime Services Co.
Nile company for food industries (ENJOY).
Six October for Light Sections Co (SOLS).
Six October for Metallurgical Industries Co (SOMICO).
Amiral Management Corporation.
Amiral Investments Co.
Sokhna Bio-Diesel Co. (SBC).
Falcon Point International Corporation.
International Shipping and Transport Co (ISTCO).
Royal Amiral Magement Services Co.
Royal Logistics Services Co.
Sokhna Livestock Co.
Sonker Bunkering Co.
From June, 2006 till December, 2008:
Working at KPMG - Hazem Hassan Public Accountants & Consultants as a supervisor in the Transaction Services group, and promoted as a Deputy Manager in the same group since 30 June 2008.
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Details of the job:
Plan and carry out a focused Transaction Services engagements to meet the client’s needs in accordance with KPMG Transaction Services procedures.
Perform effective fact finding and analysis work and interpret the results to support important conclusions and advice.
Appreciate the risks inherent in Transaction Services assignments and how these risks should be managed.
Perform analysis and interpret our analysis to make recommendations to our clients to assist them in assessing the risks and opportunities in a proposed investment/ acquisition.
Preparing Due Diligence reports.
Names Of Some Due Diligence Clients:
EL-Wally for Ready Mixed Concrete Co.
EL-Wally Production and Manufacturing of Ready Mixed Concrete Co.
EGYMIX Beton for Ready Mixed Concrete Co.
Montasser for Ready Mixed Concrete Co.
Ismailia – Misr company for poultry Co.
Daltex Rock Co.
Daltex Embasco For Agriculture Development and Export.
Daltex Agriculture Co.
El - Wadi for Agriculture Development and Deserted Land’s Reclamation Co.
National Industrial and Trading Co. (GRAVENA).
Egyptian Company for networks (EGYNET).
Soficom Communication Co.
National Sanitary Ware Industries Co.
Tarek Nour Communications group (21 Companies).
Egyptian Radio and Television Union.
From September, 2005 till June, 2006:
Working as a Supervisor at BAKER TILLY INTERNATIONAL – Dr. M. ALAMRI & Co. Public Accountants & Consultants in Saudi Arabia. Page 10 of 14
Details of the job:
Examining internal control systems of many firms.
Examining cost systems of manufacturing firms.
Examining the financial statements of many big firms in Saudi Arabia and preparing its related auditor’s report.
Testing the internal control environment, and reporting weaknesses
& performance improvement observations to client’s management by preparing the management letters including the observations and its related recommendations.
Preparing audit programs.
Preparing audit planning memorandum.
Summary of capabilities:
Financial analysis skills.
Good skills in preparing & analysing cash flows statement & other financial statements.
Good knowledge of Saudi laws & regulations specially which affect business affairs.
Designing internal control systems.
Names Of Some Firms I Have Audited:
1- Audit Engagements:
Arabian Industerial Fibers (Ibn Rushd)- a SABIC Affiliate.
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
Al Jouf Agricultural Development Co.
TAWD for Real Estate.
RAMAT Marketing & Distribution Ltd.
ALMaimani for Red Brick Co.
Saudi Industrial Development Co. (CasaVia).
AL DORAQ Water Bottling Co.
Balubaid for electric.
Organization of the Islamic Shipowners’ Association.
National Pharmaceutical Services Co.
Mariam Trading Co.
National Detergent Powder Factory.
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2- Special assignments:
Working as Internal Audit Supervisor at Arabian Industrial Fibers Company (Ibn Rushd – a SABIC Affiliate) from September 2005 till January 2006. Being Head of Internal Audit Department, reporting directly to the President of the company and the Audit Committee, job responsibilities include:
Provide information to Executive Management about the overall control system within the Company.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the internal controls.
Examine the Standards, Policies and Procedures of the Company and their implementation.
Help establish various standards, policies and procedures of the company especially in financial management.
Coordinate with External Auditors and SABIC Auditors.
Monitor the performance of Internal Auditors.
From November, 2000 till September, 2005:
Working as an auditor at KPMG - Hazem Hassan Public Accountants & Consultants, and promoted as a Senior Auditor in the same group since 30 June 2004.
Details of the job:
Examining internal control systems of manufacturing, constructing firms.
Examining cost systems of manufacturing firms.
Examining the financial statements of many big firms in Egypt and preparing its related auditor’s report.
Testing the internal control environment, and reporting weaknesses
& performance improvement observations to client’s management by preparing the management letters including the observations and its related recommendations.
Preparing audit programs.
Preparing tax returns and also have reasonable knowledge & background of different types of Egyptian taxes including its related laws and regulations such as {sales tax - corporate tax
(including both withholding & addition taxes) - payroll tax - stamp duty tax}.
Preparing audit planning memorandum.
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Summary of capabilities:
Supervising staff in a group of companies.
Financial analysis skills.
Strategic analysis skills.
Good skills in preparing & analysing cash flows statement & other financial statements.
Good knowledge of Egyptian laws & regulations especially which affect business affairs.
Good knowledge & experience in several costing systems in many industrial fields.
Designing internal control systems.
Names Of Some Firms I Have Audited:
1- Audit Engagements:
A - Manufacture Companies:
Egyptian Cement Co.
Al Ezz Steel Rebars Co.
Al Ezz Steel Mills Co.
Al Ezz Ceramic & Porcelain (GEMMA).
Arab Co. for Special Steel (ARCOSTEEL).
Misr Oil & Soap Co.
Arab Co. for Animal Produce.
Cairo Poultry Co.
New Cairo Poultry Co.
Cairo Poultry Processing Co. (KOKI)
Al Tazaj Poultry Processing Co.
Henkel Technologies Egypt.
DURAVIT Egypt Co.
Sani Acrylic Co.
National Co. for Maize Products.
National Co. For Starch Products.
Egyptian Cans Making Co. (ECANCO).
Daqahlia Sugar Co.
Five Star Flour Mills Co.
Pearl Investment Co. (Royal Opal Diamond Crystal).
Pearl Glass Co.
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Egyptian Dairy & Foodstuffs Co. (EDAFCO).
Swiss Premium Foods Co. (MÖViNPiCK).
Santamora Egypt for blankets Co.
International Blankets & Textiles Co.(SARATOGA).
International Modern Blankets Co.(GRANADA).
International Spinning & Ketting Co.
Mobaco for industries and trade.
Concret for ready- made garments Co.
Swiss Garments Co.
Egypt Tailoring for ready- made garments Co.
Daly dress for ready- made garments Co.
AL Shamsy for ready- made garments Co (New Shasmy).
AL Shamsy for textil industries Co.
Sidhom for Manufacturing & Trading (IPS).
Arab Engineering Industries Co.
Aircon Japan Co.
B- Trading Companies:
Henkel Adhesieves Trading.
Sara for International Trading.
Continental Sugar Egypt Co.
Misr Tech Trading.
C- Investment Companies:
Pearl Egypt for Investment.
D- Telecomunication Companies:
Telecom Egypt Data Co. (T. E. Data).
E- Construction Companies:
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI).
National Steel Fabrication (NSF).
Piling and Construction Co.
F- OTHERS:
Teachers Syndicate.
Central Egyptian Society for Consumer Protection. Page 14 of 14
2- Special assignments:
Preparing financial statements and financial reporting packages in accordance with specific professional standards or laws other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Designing internal control systems.
From May, 1999 till November, 2000:
Working as an Accountant at JUHAYNA FOOD INDUSTRIES. Details of the job:
Prepare the adjusting entries, posting to general ledger and prepare the trial balance.
Hope my qualifications meet your requirement.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information you may need.
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