Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed
Accounts Receivable and Credit Manager
OBJECTIVE
I am Looking for new challenge that I can use my experience in accounting, credit controller and collections skills to achieve the goals of the company and success. SUMMARY
I have 20 years of experience in Accounting, Collections, Accounts Receivable and Credit Controller and able to organize employees and work effectively in order to achieve company objectives and i have strong negotiation with customers and able to solve all kind of problems in my work and i have ability to focus on details and ensure accuracy and completeness in work.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Increase collections speed 100%
• Negotiation with customers and collected more than 14 Million SR doubtful debts and bad debts
• Develop strong work relations with customers and gain new customers WORK EXPERIENCES
(1) Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies (Oil & Gas) Dammam, Saudi Arabia ( From July 2010 – Present )
Accounts Receivable and Credit Manager
Financial responsibilities included: -
• Manage accounts receivable according strategic plans and resolving problems
• Supervise invoicing team and review all invoices to make sure that all sales are billed to the customers carefully on the right time without delay
• Manage client's collections by follow up the collections on a daily basis by manage collectors, and make plans to optimize collection targets
• Visit customers who are delaying payments to expedite the payment processes by Negotiate with them
• Provide the management the collection target for the year and monitor the progress of achieving the target to secure the good cash position
• Manage customers Credit Control
• Monitor customers credit limits and risk profiles by evaluate of credit applications, recommend credit lines and terms, and approved after my visit and my evaluation
• Establish and maintain the corporate credit policy and recommend changes in the credit policy to senior management and define credit and collections goals and objectives.
• Supporting financial planning by forecasting cash
• Work closely with division heads and sales to ensure collections guidelines are take on and issues quickly resolved and liaising with legal department to solve non payed customers and taking legal actions
• Monitor monthly reconciliation with customers to confirm the balances
• Review A/R accounts (issuing invoices, journal entries, Collections and aging Report)
• Support Accounts Receivable team on a daily basis and train new team members
• Communicate with clients to build strong working relationship and gain new customers
(2) Ridgewood Egypt for Power and Water Desalination Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt ( From August 2000 – July 2010 ) Accounts Supervisor
Financial responsibilities included: -
• Supervisor Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables
• Handling monthly Payroll
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing a monthly balance sheet, Income statement
• Analyzing Expenses, Revenues, Projects under progress, & Monthly Cash flow
• Supervise the collections by follow up of receivables from the customers on the due dates either through mail or phone, to ensure timely collection of money
• Prepares monthly closing analysis identifying actual expenditures related to the month ended
• Preparing different management information reports when required by management
• Review, Develop, Implement and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
• Follow-up projects under constructions and Review all movements related to contracts
• Follow-up with the external auditor annually to prepare the annual statements PERSONAL DATA
E-mail: *********@*******.*** Address: 18 St, Dammam - KSA Mobile: 009*********** Nationality: Egyptian
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.Sc. Commerce
Cairo, Egypt
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Oracle Financial Software, (ERP)
• Great Plains Financial Software
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, & Outlook) LANGUAGE SKILLS
Arabic: Excellent
English: Very Good
PERSONALITY
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong negotiation and decision making
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details