Raafat Aziz Phone : +965-********
Email : **********@*****.***
Nationality: Egyptian.
Place & Date of Birth: Egypt on 10 May 1975.
Marital Status: Married.
Languages: Arabic – English.
Sex: Male.
Objective: To obtain a significant and challenging position as a Financial Manager or Credit Manager advisor. A job that provides me a scope for growth in the finance vertical. Searching for a mission to make the most of my potential and discover new horizons in the field of Finance. To utilize my perfect blend of 17 years finance and credit experience and creativity, those enable me to perform in the best possible way for many years.
Academic Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce (May 1998) from Sohag University Egypt. http://www.sohag-univ.edu.eg
Additional Qualification: MS Office – includes MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Power Point and Photo Shop. Al-Shamil Full Package system - Locida Full Package system -Al-Babtain system for accounts
, inventory and H.R & payroll system - Visual Dolphin Full Package system - SAP one of the largest systems, included accounts, inventory,HR. & payroll, contracting,retail, maintenance workshop and maintenance collecting point, maintenance contract, logistics - Microsoft dynamics Great plains and Microsoft Dynamics AX Full Package. Orion Oracle ERP System Full Package.
Awards & Honors : Appreciation of work by Middle East Area Manager of Contrack International Inc. Experience Details :
FROM TO COMPANY/POSITION
Aug. 2017 Present Engineering Systems Group-Kuwait For more details about ESG please visit:
https://www.esg-kuwait.com
Finance Manager
Reported to: CEO
Job Profile:
Managing all the company financial and accounts activity. Oct. 2015 July 2017 Andalus General Trading
The sole agent for “Samsung" products in Kuwait from 1964. Credit and Collection Manager
Reported to: Finance Director and CEO, Leading: Team of 16 persons. Achievement : Reducing the total AR “Debtors “ from 15M to 10M, reduce the collection average days from 370 to 185 days with 27MCredit sales turnover within 12 Month, build new work process, procedures and policies and build a team. Profile:
● Set accounts receivables objectives, goals and plans to achieve it in a yearly, quarterly basis.
● Evaluate customer credit risk and setting credit limits and risk categories, review & recommend suitable credit policy.
● Manage the credit risk including development, implementation of credit risk management instrument to extend credit and / or mitigate risk.
● Monitor the credit granting and updating process.
● Personally visit & investigate the customer credit applications, Supervise collection performance and customer's complaints. Monitor daily & periodic credit reviews & aging.
● Measure department performance with appropriate metrics. Manage relations with the sales department.
● Manage collecting process and collectors.
● Manage and control retail credit" Sales Installments Credit"
● Manage the CI-NET Relationship and inquiry process.
● Manage the retail collection “collection and customer care call center”. Works closely with the Billing Department to implement processes and policies that contribute
● to accurate invoicing.
● Relays to Controller any and all accounts that need to be written off to bad debt.
● Handling Bankruptcy customer’s files in cooperate with the legal office assigned.
● Approve documentation necessary to create the Credit or Debit Memo necessary to true up a customer account.
● Handling old customers balances and assists to cleaning up.
● Addressing ongoing customer complaints concerning billing or service rendered and works on complaints of service failures with designated departments. Sep. 2014 Oct. 2015 Arcade international interiors One of the most famous interiors company in Kuwait http://www.arcadekw.com/?page_id=1201#Profile
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arcade-Architecture-and-Interiors/568************ Finance Manager
Reported to: Board of Directors, Leading: Team of 6 persons. Achievement: Build accounts and finance in contracting accounts concept, Implement new accounts system, build new work process, procedures and policies and build a team. Profile:
● Managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems.
● Controlling income, cash flow and expenditure.
● Developing and managing financial systems/models.
● Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors.
● Managing budgets.
● Monitor the credit granting and updating process.
● Producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines.
● Arranging new sources of finance for a company's debt facilities.
● Supervising staff.
● Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.
● Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
● Oversee the operations of the treasury department, including the design of an organized structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.
● Handling all the others duties of the financial management, Funds Management, Budgeting and Financial Analysis. 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
● Supervision of Financial Analyst(s)
● Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
● Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports
● Implement and work with a Business Intelligence Tool and Dashboard reports
● Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in marketing programs, menu pricing, new store rollouts as well as new projects
● Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
● Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
● Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis
● Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Senior Management Team August 2012 Sep. 2014 Al Babtain Group
Al Babtain Group BTS ‘Samsung‘, LG, BEC, Massad Credit Manager for four companies ( July 2013 to Present ) Reported to: Finance Director, Leading: Team of 15 persons. Achievement : Reducing the total AR “Debtors “ from 6M to 3M, reduce the collection average days from 92 to 39 days with 35M credit sales turnover within 8 Month, build new work process, procedures and policies and build a team. Profile:
● Set accounts receivables objectives, goals and plans to achieve in a yearly, quarterly basis.
● Evaluate customer credit risk and set credit limits and risk categories.
● Review & Recommend stabile credit policy.
● Manage customer credit risk including development, implementation of credit risk management instrument to extend credit and / or mitigate risk.
● Monitor the credit granting and updating process.
● Personally visit & investigate the customer credit applications Supervise collection performance and customer’s complaints. Monitor daily & periodic credit reviews & aging.
● Measure department performance with appropriate metrics.
● Manage relations with the sales department.
● Manage collecting process and collectors.
Chief Accountant (August 2012 to June 2013)
Al Babtain Turnkey Solutions is agent of “Samsung mobiles and Viva mobile service”, part of Al-Babtain Group
Profile:
● Managing all the chief accounts duties and Handling all the others duties of the financial management, Funds Management, Budgeting and Financial Analysis. Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
● Provide financial and analytical support for the incentive compensation accounting and forecasting processes. Respond to ad-hoc projects related to incentive compensation program. April 2011 July 2012 DWAIN INTERIORS INTERNATIONAL Diwan Interiors International is an Interior Furnishing and Finishes Contracting Company stationed in Kuwait since 1987, and rapidly established its reputation through undertaking various architectural and interiors contracting projects. http://www.diwaninteriors.com Chief Accountant
Profile:
● Managing the budgets, treasury and cash management.
● Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
● Monitoring cash flows, day to day, payments and accounting transactions.
● Maintaining upright relations with banks and financial institutions.
● Managing the day-to-day accounting activities to ensure timely, comprehensive and accurate accounts in accordance with the law and the Company’s approved policies and procedures.
● Administering the updated accounting policies and procedures. Ensuring compliance with budgetary control and providing management explanations for major deviations from budget.
● Interacts with auditors to ensure time audit completion and resolve all audit related issues.
● Team leader for installing new accounts and financial system: Microsoft dynamics Axapta AX.
● Handling all the others duties of the financial management, Funds Management, Budgeting and Financial Analysis. Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures Nov. 2006 April 2011 Easa Husain Al-yousifi General Trading Easa Husain Al-yousifi trading The sole agent for " Panasonic " in all products and another 25 brand. (For more information visit the website http://www.yousifi.com.kw Chief Accountant
Profile:
● Manage the month end closing process, and prepare the monthly financial statements reports to the management.
● Ensure and set the internal controls processes to fully implemented and followed according to the company policies and procedures.
● Participate in preparing the outlooks & forecast on a monthly basis·
● Review payroll for the company.
● Liaise with the external Audit.
● Ensure that all transactions accurately recorded in the general ledger, by reviewing and approving all the transactions, ensuring that all the internal and external accounting requirements implemented.
● Monitor and control performance of staff under the direct supervision.
● Ensure that all accounts of the balance sheet reconciled and reviewed on a monthly basis within the established deadlines.
● Ensure proper safeguard of the company assets and physically checked once a year Aug. 2005 Nov. 2006 Al-Babtain Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co. Kuwait The sole agent for "LG" Central A/C products. The company provides the best contracting central A/C services starting from the Moment the client meets with Salesmen till the units have all been installed and set-up.
http://www.albabtaingroup.com.kw/en/lg/index.shtml Senior Accountant
Profile:
● Handling all the senior accountant duties.
Aug. 2004 July 2005 Al-Radwan International Group, Kuwait A leading trading company which deals in Automotive Spare Parts and supplying various other products to the Kuwaiti market. http://www.alradwangroup.com Accountant
Handling all the accountant duties
Jan. 2000 July 2004 Working in Subsidiaries Contrack International INC. Contrack International INC., (Iraq, May 2003 TO July 2004 ): Contrack International, Inc is one from t he largest contracting companies in USA http://www.contrack.com
Store Keeper
Managing all the Store Keeper duties.
Contrack International INC. (Egypt, March 2002 To April 2003 ) In Nile city project consisting of (2 management tower 34 floor, 2 tourist tower 34 floor and commercial center in the total area).
Store Keeper
Managing all the Store Keeper duties.
ORASCOM, Egypt (January 2000 TO February 2002 )
In Nile city project http://www.orascomci.com
Personal Department Assistant
Managing all the Personal Department duties. Issuance of Salary Pay slips. All administrative requirements.