Finance Manager
British Council
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 10 أشهر
• Prepare monthly business and financial controls review report - FCCF (Financial Control & Compliance reporting to regional & Corporate Finance Teams) and follow up on the recommended actions as outcome from the monthly meeting.
• Reviews YTD income and expenditure reports vs the budget I&E with management on monthly basis.
• Review Trial Balance accounts reconciliation on a monthly basis and end of month reports, investigate any abnormal movement and direct Finance team in a correct errors.
• Prepare and interpret monthly management and annual reports.
• Ensure that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained.
• Managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems.
• Keep good relationship with external parties.
• Act as a contact point between British Council Egypt and HSBC bank.
• Participate in budget preparation
• Monitor cash flows statements and predict future trends.
• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk.
• Monitor, supervise and manage Finance Team.
• Communicate all up/downward feedback and messages.
• Review the performance of Finance Team quarterly and as necessary.
• Coordinate with auditors to ensure annual recommendations are carried out.
• Act as Head of Finance (in case of head of finance absence) and manage Finance and procurement departments.
1. Control and Manage Capital expenditure for Magrabi Group
2. Plans, organizes, reviews, and supervises the work of Assets Section
3. Ensure that capital expenditure is aligned with the corporate budget.
4. Assist in CAPEX budget preparation
Achievements
1. Assist in lunching CAPEX section
2. Prepare CAPEX policy for all Magrabi Group
3. Assist in Fixed Asset Register project for all Magrabi Group
4. Assist in Magrabi Turkey go live.
5. Assist in unifying depreciation rates across Magrabi Retail group.
Job Purpose:
1. Prepare the financial plan, budgets and analysis activities.
2. Prepare P&L statement on monthly basis.
3. Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business financial position.
4. Analyze the product mix and recommend products mix which increases the sales turnover and profitability.
5. Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts.
6. Prepare different types of reports concerning overall business performance.
7. Identifying trends in financial performance and providing recommendations for improvement.
8. Draft the Financial proposals for special orders
Job Purpose:
1. Control and Manage Accounts Payable functions
2. Plans, organizes, reviews, and supervises the work of AP Section
3. Lead the monthly/yearly closing activities for MENA AP section.
4. Analyze G&A expenditures and comment on variances Vs the budget.
Achievements
1. Assist in lunching Centralized AP section for Magrabi Group
2. Prepare AP tasks Manual (Easy step guide for how to perform AP tasks)
3. Assist in Magrabi UAE Handover to Corporate office.
1. Maintain Accurate and updated Ledgers ( GL - AP - AR - Cash - Stock )
2. Reconcile Sub ledgers with Trial balance
3. Keep accurate filling system.
4. Prepare and post COGS entry on monthly basis
Achievements
1. Improve Cash cycle by decreasing Days in AR and in Inventory