Ahmed Aly

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Hamilton, ad2ai3@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

●A certified management accountant with strong knowledge of General accounting and financial management principles and procedures.

●A highly talented individual with long experience in trade and manufacturing organizations.

●A strong knowledge with full accounting cycle.

●Strong analytical and organizational skills

●Proficient in Microsoft Office, (Excel &Word)

●Excellent command of several software programs including ERP, SAP, Sage 300, M3 and AS400 and QuickBooks, with the ability to learn new programs quickly.

●Persistent, devoted, and self-motivated

●Detail oriented and work well under pressure in a multi-cultural environment

Professional Experience

Senior Accountant March 2021 till date

Generational Wealth Inc.

Full cycle accounting for entire business including multiple companies.

Rent collections.

Manage and oversee daily cash flow position.

Process payroll on bi-weekly basis.

Preparation and analysis of monthly reporting package to owners and other stakeholders.

Preparation and finalization of the annual budget.

Bank and inter-company account reconciliations.

Ensure timely payment of suppliers.

Oversee reconciliation of vendor statements and banking records to ensure completeness of accounting records.

Ensure compliance with accounting principles, policies, and relevant regulations.

Calculate and submit government remittances including payroll and HST filings.

Prepare the annual review engagement for the external accountants and act as the resource person during the review process.

Preparing various financial review and analysis when required

Accounts Payable Coordinator (Contract) January 2019 - March 2021

Bunzl Canada

●Process invoices, expense reports, credit memos, and payment transactions.

●Ensure payments to suppliers are completed in a timely manner in accordance with the terms and conditions specific to their agreement.

●Investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner and provide necessary communication to customer or vendor.

●Communicating with vendors when they are querying payments or need information with respect to payments received.

●Reconciling vendor statements/accounts.

●Matching invoices against purchase orders and warehouse receipts and managing payable document.

●Printing cheques and processing electronic funds transfers on a weekly basis and upon request

●Maintain a filing system for all financial documents, including updating vendor files and file numbers Provide back up for Accounts Receivable with invoicing and deposits.

●Printing reports upon request from the Manager.

●Assisting in the year-end process by preparing reports as required and other duties as requested by the Manager/Director to assist in the year-end.

●Performing other duties as assigned

Staff Accountant January 2014 – December 2018

Aspire Bakeries (Aryzta)

•Prepare and analyze financial statements in accordance with GAAP)

•Generate various financial reports for management and external stakeholders.

•Oversee and maintain the general ledger, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.

•Reconcile bank and credit cards statement and resolve discrepancies.

•Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.

•Monitor and analyze budget-to-actual variances, providing insights and recommendations.

•Process and track employee expense reimbursements.

•Supervise and mentor junior accounting staff and provide training and support as needed.

•Prepare monthly trial balance to ensure that debits and credits match and identify any discrepancies.

•Record and manage fixed asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation.

•Verify and process vendor invoices and reconcile accounts payable.

•Assist in internal and external financial audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.

Group Costing Manager December 2006 – July 2012

Darwish Group of Companies, Qatar

●Ensuring accurate recording of all expenditures and cost elements.

●Monitor the costing process to make sure that the cost of goods sold is accurate.

●Doing estimates for new products cost and doing cost benefit analysis for any new products/projects.

●Participate in preparing the budget for the whole group.

●Monitor inventory creations, inventory valuation and oversee annual physical inventory.

●Analyzing expenditures, revenues, and gross margin for each company and for the whole group as well.

●Doing variance analysis, which is comparing actual incurred costs to budgeted costs.

●Doing a cost benefit analysis for any new project.

●Developing cost standards for materials and labor.

Financial Controller February 1999 – December 2006

Oasis Hotel & Beach Club, Qatar

●Established policies and procedures and provided financial information to department heads.

●Supervised proper recording of financial transactions such as revenues, expenses, cash flow, purchasing and debt collection.

●Prepared regular reports on revenues and expenditure pointing out any variations to budgets.

●Prepared budgets for the finance department and reviewed other operating budgets.

●Reviewed the implementation of internal control practices of the hotel’s assets, expenses, and revenues.

●Supervised and presented the year-end financial statements to the General Manager

●Controlled company's fixed assets register, stores, inventories, balance sheets and profit and loss statements.

●Managed preparation of documents needed for internal and external audit purposes.

●Developed the financial policies for the entire company.

●Liaised with external auditors and provided them with all required information.

●Guided and motivated staff members to perform at an effective level.

●Supervised 15 accountants, cashiers, and store supervisors in 4 locations.

●Reviewed all payment vouchers and payroll; directed all account transactions.

Education and Professional Development

●Financial Statement Analysis Certificate, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

●Integrated Accounting Certificate, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

●Certified Internal Auditor, (CIA)

●Certified Management Accountant, (CMA)

●Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Accounting

References Available upon request.

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