Accounts manager

I act as the chief advisor on matters relating to the finance, accounting and control functions .

Accounts Manager (February 2003 – Present)
Trading Services, Travel & Education Sector
Doha – Qatar

I act as the chief advisor on matters relating to the finance, accounting and control functions at the Trading, Services, Travel and Education Sector within the Group. I am responsible for ensuring that appropriate financial and international financial reporting standards and internal controls are in place in all companies activities and that management information systems are adequate to meet information requirements within the Group.

I am also responsible for ensuring that Group procedures and processes are reviewed periodically to identify areas for improvement and are adequately documented.


Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

- Supervise the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements
- Co-ordinate with all other Departments to facilitate the preparation and finalization of the Trading and Education Sector annual budgets and monitor their performance vis-à-vis the budgets
- Supervise Finance Department personnel to ensure the timely submission of management reports to management, including performance of budget reviews
- Co-ordinate with external auditors and handle their requirements in order to finalize the audit of the financial statements
- Co-ordinate with the IT Department on all companies management information reports and liaise with other Departments and affiliates, as required
- Co-ordinate with the IT Department on matters relating to the implementation of new management information systems
- Ensure appropriate systems and procedures are in place for compliance with all the Group policies and procedures such as purchases and human resources policies and procedures, and co-ordinate with relevant other departments, as required
- A member in the steering committees of the big projects. Mainly organize the tendering process, analyze the tenders commercially and monitor the overall performance of the projects
- Review and monitor the cash flow of the Trading and Education Sector on daily basis to properly manage the cash and to reduce the finance costs


Audit (Oct 2001 – January 2003)
ERNST & YOUNG, Doha - Qatar
Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young are merged

Bachelor of Science in business administration
Major: Accounting
Yarmouk University, Aug 2001

Bachelor of Science in business administration
Major: Accounting
Yarmouk University, Aug 2001

Accounting System
Oracle Financial Applications (G/L, A/R, A/P, FA and Cash Management)
Peachtree


Languages
Fluent in English and Arabic