Project Manager Accounting

Ohio, Cleveland Mobile: 440-***-****

E-mail: ****.********@*****.***

Mona Mathbout

Objective Pursuing an Accounting position to utilize my professional experience.

Professional experience January 2008-Present SINOPEC ( Syria ) Limited (Dublin Formerly) Damascus, Syria

Head of Account Payable Section-Foreign Currency

Provides cost control support to Oudeh and Tishreen projects, including managing actual cost and preparing cost to complete, working on a day to day basis with the project team and report findings to Finance Manager.

Audit all foreign currency invoices, to insure that it is supported with all requested documents from the GPC, and it is under the terms of our contract with them.

Check and follow up the financial condition in the contract with the actual cost.

Ensure accounting policies and procedures are current and consistent with the internal system.

Insure payment authorization incompliance with delegate power of approval.

Ensure accuracy and completeness of all accounting information.

Control the preparation of all reporting requirements for review prior to submission.

Following terms of cost recovery.

Cooperate with the General Petroleum Company Auditors and provide them with any additional information that helps in cost recovery.

Manage with the GPS coordinator to have un updated information about the new quires from GPS auditors in the invoices to make sure that all costs are cost recoverable.

Study and analyze the Auditing GPS report to avoid and decrease the rejection percentage in the future.

Cost allocation on the proper cost centers and AFEs.

Monitor spends against budget, understanding the variances and the reasons for them. Question the project manager as appropriate.

Check and follow up the financial condition in the contract with the actual cost

Works with finance team current/latest prices are used on new bids.

Insure payment authorization incompliance with delegate power of approval

Become familiar with IDEAS systems & processes within projects but also, Finance and Procurement.

Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff and vendors.

Resolve accounting discrepancies.

Supervise the input and handling of financial data.

Interact with external auditors in completing audit.

Audit and approve all Syrian invoices, value under 50,000 USD.

Prepare and audit the monthly accrual for USD invoices.

Supervise the cost control team, and support them.

Prepare monthly contract follow up for all Foreign Currency Contracts.

September 2006-December 2007 Dublin Interntaional Petroleuem Limited Damascus, Syria

Cost Controller

Responsible for the Foreign Currency Invoices

My main responsibilities were the following:

Check the validity of all contractual agreements.

Check invoices’ compliance with the contractual agreements, regarding the Rates, Payment Terms, Delivery Terms….etc.

Prepare the invoice for payment.

Prepare the monthly income and personnel tax calculation for Syrian and Foreign vouchers including all related documents.

Cooperate with the auditors from the Syrian Petroleum Company for any inquiries concerning the paid invoices.

Make sure that each invoice meet all the conditions that guarantees full recovery from the Syrian Petroleum Company .

Follow up with the vendors concerning their submitted invoices including their open aged report.

Reconcile the advance accounts weekly and monthly.

Jan.2006-August 2006 MAM Project ( Municipal Administration Modernization Project) Damascus, Syria

Financial Officer

Taking over the direct responsibilities associated with all financial management and accounting activities of the project.

Accounting, payments, administration of payroll and expenses of local personnel, financial supervision of procurements, administrative matters related to the MAM offices and programmes.

Check requests for payment and prepare payments

Manage petty cash

Liase with bank

Keep books up to date

Reconcile accounts weekly and monthly

Compare accounts to budget as required

Prepare monthly cash flow

Assist in preparation of bills to the European Commission

Assist in preparation of the Annual Work Plan and Overall Work Plan.

Prepare financial reports for auditors as required

Check and process payments to project contractors

Update project accounts

Liaise with EC Delegation and EC Brussels Financial procedures .

Assist in setting up and developing appropriate financial systems and procedures for the MAM office and programmes as required

Prepare payroll and pay monthly salaries

Pay Social Security dues and fees on behalf of MAM office local employees.

Nov.2001 Dec.2005 SIEMENS AG Damascus, Syria

Commercial Assistant

Handling the Cash.

Controlling vouchers.

Preparing monthly commercial report which includes all the projects progress for SIEMENS Headquarters in Germany.

Organizing vouchers and booking in a special system for SIEMENS (KaBa) stands for cash & bank, and send special receipts on monthly bases to Germany.

Preparing local staff contracts and salaries.

Material deliveries and shipments paper work.

Following up vehicles lists and driving permissions.

Controlling reports, liquidity, Forecasted cost evaluation and Budget assumption.

Handling the repair and replacemnt service for hardware maintenance objects ( HW MO ) for the customer, using a special system for SIEMENS (CASINO) stands for Customer Advance Support In Network Operation .

Supporting all tasks related to servicing of the Hardware and Firmware of EWSD exchanges by a special program (AKUHW) stands for Information System Hardware.

Filling, Scanning & Commercial Correspondance.

Jan.2001 Oct.2001 Global Team / Y & R Damascus, Syria

Accountant

Performing accounting works such as controlling incoming /out going Invoices and Payroll.

Handling purchase order and petty cash.

Controlling vouchers.

Account payable processing.

Education Damascus University Damascus, Syria

Bachelor/Faculty of Economics

AL Faisaliyah School Al Khoubar, Saudi Arabia

Saudi General Secondary Certificate

Skills Typing (English Arabic)

Operate Computer programs as:

Microsoft windows, Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Edari Accounting Program, KABA,IDEAS Accounting Program, and Internet.

Easily adapt to any new software, as needed.

Languages

Tranining Courses Excellent command in English

Intermediate Accounting /2003

Lambers

General Accepted Accounting Principles ( GAAP)/ 2009

PetroTrain Training & Consultation

Interests and activities Reading, internet surfing, photography and drawing.

Personal information Date of Birth : October 13,1977

Gender : Female

Marital Status : Married/2 children

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