
Maged Farouk Melak Barsoum
Financial Manager at The Littlestlamb Foundation
Heliopolis, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Financial ManagerFull Time
United Co. for Transport & Moving “United Trans.”
Oct 2021 - Present -3 yrs, 9 months
- Job Details:Overall management of the finance function and leading the Finance team. • Oversee and manage the general accounting functions, but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and taxes. • Accounting activities Hire develop and manage a strong accounting team able to perform the accounting activities insuring timely reporting into the group reporting tool. • Internal Control - ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures, segregation of duty and adequate control over various function of the company. • Financial Performance Analysis and Reporting - analyzing and reporting of financial activity in a timely and transparent way with recommendations where appropriate. Holding periodic reviews with managers and staff • Tax Management - ensuring optimal tax position for the business, in conjunction with Corporate Tax. Adequate and timely tax reporting and reviewing ETA portals. • Treasury - maintaining optimum cash levels, whilst minimizing exposure; managing local relationships with group-authorized banking institutions. • Accounting and E-invoices “Billing & activities” overseeing delivery of all clients, preparing financial statements, financial analysis, monthly financial report and maintaining cash flow projections. • Converting the accounting work system from Excel sheets and SITY system to ERP IST system software; including modules of Accounting & Finance, Inventory, stores, Operation, CRM and Quotation. • The Egyptian Tax Authority (VAT) audited my company "sales tax & value added 2 tax" for years 2012 to 2020, we were passed the audited financial tax check clean. • Participation with external auditors in the preparation of annual financial statements with the external audit office (Nasr Abou El Abass auditors) to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at year-end.
Financial ManagerFull Time
The Littlestlamb Foundation
Jan 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 6 months
- Job Details:• Undertaking yearly budgeting and preparing separate budgets for projects, financial analysis, financial/accounting policies, procedures, and common practices; risk management; cash management and banking relations; monitoring and evaluation of financial/accounting treatments and processes; payroll administration; Egyptian taxes and applications "e_finance, EGtaxes". • Preparing financial statements and financial analysis for projects; monthly financial report and maintaining cash flow projections. • Providing technical support to all staff and field office Administrators in relation to budget line items, requests and other financial aspect of the projects assigned. • Ensuring the correctness of all recorded expenses and that they are matching the law and Internal Financial bylaws and performing any adjustments as needed after coordination with the board of directors. • Converting the accounting work system from Excel sheets to QuickBooks software; including modules of accounting, Finance, inventory, stores, and purchases. • Supporting the introduction of the Odoo software system that supports the overall management of the my organization. • The Egyptian Tax Authority selected my organization for one time to undertake income tax examination and it passed the financial tax audited clean. • Following up with official Egyptian organizations, Ministries, customs, and shipping companies until releasing of containers "all steps of release a container" and refund customs exemption is complete. • Coordinating with management in relation to several administrative tasks such as preparing social and medical insurance, and contracts of employee. • Providing technical support for the warehouse section, through developing a coding system to ensure optimal use of existing resources, and follow-up on inventory, as well as undertaking internal audit of balances and purchases.
Financial ManagerFull Time
The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council - ENCC
Oct 2008 - Dec 2018 -10 yrs, 2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Undertaking yearly budgeting and preparing a separate budget for more than 20 projects’’, financial analysis; financial/accounting policies, procedures and common practices; risk management; cash management and banking relations; monitoring and evaluation of financial/accounting treatments and processes; payroll administration; Egyptian taxes and applications "e_finance, EGtaxes". • Preparation of financial statements and financial analysis for projects; monthly financial reports and maintaining cash flow projections. • Providing technical support to all project admin and technical staff in relation to budget line items, requests and other financial aspect of the projects assigned. • Participating in the preparation of annual financial statements in cooperation with the external audit office, from 2008 to 2020 (BDO_ Khaled / Grant Thornton Mohamed Hilal). • Supporting grants management related to various donors according to regulation of each, especially USAID. • Ensuring the correctness of all recorded expenses and that they are matching the donors’ budget line items and to perform any adjusting as needed after coordination with donors. • Participating in the management teams that evaluate bids and tenders, and managing of consultants • Arranged a study tour to Poland (hotel and flight booking, and coordination of visas). • Supporting the Event Management Team in arranging local events such as retreats, workshops, conferences including the Annual ENCC Conference. • The Egyptian tax authority selected the ENCC twice to undertake the income tax examination, the ENCC passed the financial tax audit clean. • Developing monthly programmer delivery reports and undertaking analysis of outstanding payments, or unutilized funds need. • Handling the communication, and coordination with government agencies, including the Ministry of Social Solidarity, Sector of NGOs. • Administering social, medical insurance, contracts of employee and Income tax. • Upholding accurate expenditure records and inventory of physical equipment financed by the project. • Preparing the required financial reports and expenditure forms for donors, as per each donor guidelines and requirements, and responding to any queries raised by donors. {USAID project like “TAPEII, ECP, WISE and SEED”, GIZ foundation. ILO, UKAID and EU}. • Providing project management with periodical financial monitoring reports, and offering advice and recommendations related to project improvement on a monthly basis.
Financial OfficerFull Time
Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, MUCIA & University of Illinois & USAID, Cairo, Egypt
Feb 2006 - Apr 2008 -2 yrs, 2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, MUCIA & University of Illinois & USAID, Cairo, Egypt ** The approved budget for the project 10.5 million U.S. dollars responsibility for Audit 4.5 million U.S. dollars Financial Officer Tasks and Responsibilities: Executes financial management procedures and operations for MUCIA – AERI Linkage Project. Maintains project financial database following USAID regulations and requirements. Sustains project financial database. Prepares and up-dates expenditure forms in compliance with USAID. Coordinates USAID project advance requests with the MUCIA Project Director and MUCIA headquarters in East Lansing. Organizes advances and reviews monthly and quarterly expenditure report for Biotechnology and Impact Grant programs following USAID laws. Prepares payments for project invoices, in-country travel using USAID approved rates and payment of project consultants. Reconciles bank statements for project accounts. Responsible for the internal financial audit of the project and Cairo Office. Responsible for the administrative such as social and medical insurance contracts and tax earnings. Upholds accurate expenditure records and inventory of physical equipment financed by the project.
Education
Bachelor's of Commerce and Business Administration in Accounting
Helwan UniversityJan 1991 - Jan 1995 - 4 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Minya Military High SchoolJan 1991
Achievements
Goal-focused and results-driven leader with 13+ years of experience in leading finance/accounting operations and compliance, managing projects, devising financial strategies for strategic planning, reporting, financial analysis, and business development. Demonstrated success in executing finance and accounting processes to measure progress towards organizational goals, devising/implementing best practice to remediate financial/organizational issues. lead staff, reduce financial issues, and improve performance. I graduated from the Faculty of Commerce, Helwan University, on 1995 with a major in accounting. I have a very good command of the English language, excellent computer skills, and an excellent experience in automated grants management databases, as well as with various accounting software “QuickBooks, Odoo ERP”. As for my professional background, I previously worked with Orascom Hotel & Development, the USAID funded project (AERI – MUCIA USAID) that was implemented
Skills
- Finance , Treasurer and NGO's
- Finance
- Accounting
- •Creativity, Problem Solving, Teamwork Skills,
- •Computer software system skills like QuickBooks, Odoo ERP
- Financial Analysis
- Creativity, Problem Solving, Teamwork Skills,
- Financial Management
- Communication, Conflict, Resolution, Decision Making,
- QuickBooks, Odoo ERP and government system
Languages
English
FluentArabic
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)
American Chamber of Commerce - Amcham·2005 Computer Science
YAT·1997