Senior Accountant, Financial Analyst, CPA

Objective

Dedicated professional with ** years experience in accounting, financial analysis, and consulting. Computer skills include proficiency in Excel, Word, Power point, & ERP solutions. Seeking a position in Accounting at an organization that appreciates an intelligent, ambitious, and hard-working professional.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – Illinois Board of Examiners

Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois

UNIVERSITY OF HULL UK

Master of Business Administration in General Management

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN AMMAN, JORDAN

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Experience

UNIFIED TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS COMPANY JORDAN

Financial Manager, 2007 to 2010

I participated in the implementation of turnaround strategy to turn the company from loss position to profitable position on the operational level within one year period. I supervised support services. Major duties and responsibilities:

• Supervision of accounting activities such as month end close, monthly reporting, and periodic financial reporting to management and external governmental bodies.

• Business planning, budgeting, and treasury management.

• Maintenance of financial policies and procedures.

• Participating in re-organization process in terms of employees downsize, process automation, internal controls enhancement, and assets restructuring.

• Liaison with external legal advisors, tax advisors, & external auditors.

Key Achievements:

• Built a finely tuned accounting, IT, and HR departments, fostering a collaborative environment that improved productivity, individual accountability and team morale.

• Solved all previous tax years issues back from year 2003 up to 2008 in coordinating with the Tax advisor amounting over $1.5 million.

• Implemented a downsize plan that lead to employee reduction by 40% and reduction in G&A expenses by 50% equivalent to $1 million per year.

• Restructuring of Company’s assets that lead to selling underperformed trucks and settling several loans worth $2 million.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE DOHA, QATAR

Senior Consultant 2003 to 2004

I received training in consulting process and business process improvement. In addition, I worked in several assignments in management and financial consulting. I participated in the following projects:

• Qatar Navigation Company: Developed the current financial rules and regulation including the financial authority matrices.

• Global Investment House, Kuwait: Managed the preparation of feasibility study of establishing Islamic leasing and consumer finance company in Saudi Arabia.

• Qatar Petroleum Company: Participated in preparing feasibility study of establishing a Joint Venture with a leading international EPCM company. I was responsible for evaluating the financial strength and capability of the potential international companies.

• Qatar Securities Company: Participated in developing the Organizational Manual.

• Qatar International Exhibition Center: Participated in developing & implementing financial policies and procedures.

• Qatar Company for Livestock Trading: Participated in developing & implementing the financial policies and procedures.

TAAJEER COMPANY FOR ISLAMIC FINANCIAL LEASING JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Financial Manager 2000 to 2003

I supervised daily finance department of 3 accountants. Major duties include:

• Developed, implemented, trained, & supervised month end close process, and periodic financial reporting & analysis.

• In charge of business planning, budgeting, as well as, working capital & cash management.

• ERP System Committee member, participated in Oracle Financials selection process, designed system organizational structure, developed chart of accounts, participated in system testing and implementation.

• Worked closely with management to develop and implement company policies and procedures.

Key results:

• Established budgeting system and standardized monthly financial reporting for The Company.

• Participated in selection of Oracle Financials 9i ERP solution and key participant in the implementation process.

3COM CORPORATION ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS

I joined US Robotics Inc., later merged with 3Com in 1998, on a full-time temporary basis through Barrettemps Inc., a staffing agency in Chicago. Later I was converted to permanent full time employee in September 1998. Positions and Duties:

Accountant at Business Connectivity Business Unit 1998 to 2000

• Prepared GL accounts reconciliation and analysis.

• Prepared consolidated Inventory report, financial statements, and divisions financial analysis.

• Team member at month end close process, in which I recorded all the journal entries of the business unit, set up all the recurring entries, prepared actual versus budgeted Consumer Marketing Programs expenditures analysis.

• Assisting divisional financial managers in researching and analyzing Rebate & Protection programs account.

• Prepared gross margin analysis for the business unit monthly results.

Accountant at HQ Division, US Robotics 1997 to 1998

• Performed GL accounts reconciliations and analysis of all balance sheet accounts.

• Responsible for cash reconciliation for the corporate cash account, tracked all disbursement and incoming wire transfers, performed all divisional cash entries to report all cash through corporate.

• Responsible for Senior Note Payable and related interest calculations, Inter-company Loan Activity, dividend and interest calculation, associated journal entries.

• Prepared monthly financial statements for HQ Division and the Corporate.

• Worked on reconciling inter-company accounts with US robotics divisions all over the world.

Training

• 8 month CMA Exam Review. Taken in 2008.

Accounting & ERP Systems Experience

• SAP end user experience at 3Com as accountant & financial analyst, using FI (Financial Accounting), CO (Controlling), MM (Material Management), and SD (Sales & Distribution) modules to get the needed data & reports to utilize in my analysis & reporting package to management. As well as, recording journal entries during the month end close. During 1998-2000.

• ASK MANMAN, Hyperion Enterprise, & Business Objects end user experience at 3Com.

• Experienced in email systems such as CC Mail, Lotus Notes & Microsoft Outlook.

• Intermediate experience in MS. Office products: Excel, Word, & Power point.

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