MOHAMMED JIFFRY SIRAJ

+974-******** (Doha, Qatar)

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Secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.

An accomplished and performance driven professional with over 15 years of rich and cross functional experience in credit monitoring, accounts management, MIS and reporting.

Credit Management

Credit Control

Accounts Payable

Collections

Income Audit

Front Desk

Accounts Receivable

Night Auditor

General Cashier

Analytical thinking and planning.

The ability to communicate clearly and effectively in many mediums.

Honest

Accuracy and attention to details.

Organization and prioritization skills.

Ability to solve problems efficiently.

Able to learn and apply new knowledge and skills quickly.

Strong ability to work in a team.

Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel, Doha – Since Oct 2008

As Credit Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Accountable for managing the Credit Department in a smooth and efficient way while adhering compliance to all policies and procedures.

Maintaining the credit department to achieve organizational goals and objectives while properly motivating the credit and collections staff and measuring departmental performance.

Verifying credit application forms of new customers to establish credit worthiness of the company.

Establishing credit limits and send letters to the customer either accepting or rejecting the customer’s application.

Preparing a list of authorized credit accounts and distribute to Front Office, Reservations, Food & Beverage Outlets and Sales Department on a monthly basis.

Reviewing credit check report and high balance reports and sending statement of accounts to all credit customers within a week of the month end.

Ensuring all outstanding credit are followed up to ensure receipt of all amounts due.

Conducting monthly credit meetings and bad debt approvals.

Sheraton Bahrain & Towers, Bahrain – 2005 to 2008

As Accountants Executive

Key Responsibilities:

Functioned as the Credit Controller / General Cashier / Income Audit Professional while supervising accounts receivable staff; responsible for monthly close and financial analysis.

Assisting with development, implementation, and maintenance of department policies and procedures besides recommending improvements.

Engaged in frequent interaction with sales, customer service, and customers with respect to all levels of collections of aged receivables and enforcement of credit policies and payment terms.

Involved in account reconciliations, cash applications and research in resolving billing and payment issues.

Sands Hotel (Holiday Inn), Abu Dhabi, UAE – 2000 to 2005

As Accountants Assistant

Key Responsibilities:

Prepared reports for management.

Assisted Senior Credit Manager in other credit/ collection activities as deemed necessary.

General Cashier / income audit / Accounts Payable.

Radisson SAS; Hotel Jumeira Beach & Sheraton Jumeira Beach – 1996 to 2000

As Accounts Receivable & Reservation Agent

Key Responsibilities:

Worked in reservation, Sales and Marketing and as an Account Receivable Accountant.

Attended sales Calls while creating sales production reports and handling guest complains, visiting companies, and making reservations, handling gust in front office.

Prepared weekly and monthly rebates on the due dates.

Responded to guest and company queries in a comprehensive manner while following established procedures in mailing letters & notices to overdue accounts.

Prepared monthly posting for credit card commission along with monthly invoices for staff city ledger accounts.

Performed filing of days invoices printed from Opera, filing of cash bills from the Front Desk, and allocating payments in Opera.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Finance Management e-Cornell University USA - 2008

IT SKILLS / LANGUAGES

Opera Version 6.3 Front Office / Back Office hotel accounting system Scalar accounting package OPERA PMS

PC Applications, and MS Office

Languages: English, Tamil, and Sinhala

Courses Attended

Leadership Skills

Yes, I can – Hospitality Course in Guest handling

100% Guest Satisfaction & Sales Training

Front office - Guest handling

Fire Fighting Equipment

CAREER OBJECTIVE

PROFESSIONAL PROFIL

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

SOFT AND HARD SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

KEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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