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Wael Medhat Ghoniem

Senior Accountant at Gulf Agency Company

Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior & Financial AnalystFull Time

    Hassan Allam Construction

    Nov 2017 - Present -7 yrs, 9 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Job Description: Analyze financial data by collecting, monitoring and creating financial models for decision support. Improve financial status by analyzing results; monitoring & investigating variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management. Assist with annual and quarterly forecasting, Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected. Tasks Performed: • Responsible for working with the Director of Operations and CEO/President on budget and forecasting activities. • Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts. • Guides cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions. • Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management. • Analyzes research to provide summaries, reports and presentations. • Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs and collecting operational data. • Review reports to locate errors or inconsistencies and ensure timely corrections and adjustments. • Provide financial analysis tools to evaluate company ventures or special projects, programs, capital expenditures, products costing, etc. when necessary. • Illustrates data graphically and translates findings into written text. • Safeguard assets and assure accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplines of internal audits & controls. • Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions. • Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information and prepares documents as needed. • Develop, improve and issue timely monthly financial records for President/CEO and Board of Directors. • Coordinate commercial banking relationships to facilitate an appropriate credit resource under highly competitive terms. • Approve the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts. • Review and approve supplier invoices, time sheets for work & overhead charges to be applied related to a project. • Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management. • Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings. • Report on project profitability to management. • Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings. • Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects. • Approve all project-related billings to customers. • Investigate all project expenses not billed by customers. • Approve the write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be collected from customers. • Providing information to management and departments for cost control purposes. • Participate in Finance Committee meetings within the operated ventures. • Provide Joint Venture information with regards to budget and planning purposes for internal midterm planning process. • Approve the monthly bank reconciliations of the Joint Venture bank accounts. • Review billing statements and cash calls to Joint Venture Partners in accordance with the JV Operating Agreements. • Supervise other staff within and seconded to the team. • Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.
  • Senior Accountant Full Time

    Gulf Agency Company

    May 2013 - Present -12 yrs, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:•Fixed assets yearly inventory management. •Fixed Assets controller. •Reviewing the fixed asset purchased upon the given quotation from different suppliers. •Review booking of the invoices and the necessary taxes deduction. •Controlling payables and receivables parties. •Controlling GL accounts. •Review Checks issuing. •Review Bank transfers. •Review Bank reconciliation. •Banks accounts Controller. •Employee expense Controller. •Cash Controller. •Payables, receivable & fixed assets controlling reports. •Monthly closure reports. •Assist in making the yearly closure reports.
  • Receivables & Fixed Assets AccountantFull Time

    Gulf Agency Company

    Oct 2011 - May 2013 -1 yr, 7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Job Description: Responsible for check issuing, payables records, the fixed assets management according to the principles of the IFRS, Egyptian accounting standards and the applicable laws and regulations. Tasks Performed: • Assist in preparing, reviewing and analyzing monthly and annual financial statements. • Responsible for deliver the financial reports for management with a clear understanding of financial performance and effects of business plans and strategy and with high efficient, accurate & meeting the dead line. • Assures compliance with local and corporate policies, regulations and laws and Internal Control requirements. • Maintain the accounting manual up to date (Dolphin) and ensure the adherence to the manual and all policies and procedures. • Responsible for the fixed assets process and the yearly fixed assets inventory. • Responsible for the internal & external transfers. • Responsible for the accrual and prepaid records. • Responsible for the receivable credit terms. • Maintain up-to-date billing system. • Follow up on, collect and allocate payments. • Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines. • Perform account reconciliations. • Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities. • Research and resolve payment discrepancies. • Generate age analysis. • Review AR aging to ensure compliance. • Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records. • Record bank deposits, transfers & transaction. • Investigate and resolve customer queries • Process adjustments. • Develop a recovery system and initiate collection efforts. • Communicate with customers via phone, email or personally. • Work with both internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits.
  • Cash & Fixed Assets AccountantFull Time

    Gulf Agency Company

    Jun 2010 - Oct 2011 -1 yr, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Job Description: Responsible for cash records, the fixed assets management according to the principles of the IFRS, Egyptian accounting standards and the applicable laws and regulations. Tasks Performed: • Assist in preparing, reviewing and analyzing monthly and annual financial statements. • Responsible for deliver the financial reports for management with a clear understanding of financial performance and effects of business plans and strategy and with high efficient, accurate & meeting the dead line. • Assures compliance with local and corporate policies, regulations and laws and Internal Control requirements. • Maintain the accounting manual up to date (Dolphin) and ensure the adherence to the manual and all policies and procedures. • Responsible for the fixed assets process and the yearly fixed assets inventory. • Responsible for the cash daily process. • repair and analyze daily cash inventory reporting. • Ensure proper documentation and approval prior to payment of invoices. • Research and resolve vendor and internal inquiries. • Reconcile vendor statements, research and resolve discrepancies. • Maintain detailed cash management records. • Control and prepare daily reconciliation statements for all banks and follow up on all reconciling items. • Post daily cash activities. • Anticipate and prepare short-term borrowing needs. • Prepare and maintain cash flow projections. • Maintain a file of foreign transactions. • Work with both internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits.
  • Education

    • Certification in Accounting and Finance in Finance

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2019 - 3 yr

    • BA in Accounting Department

      Ain Shams University (ASU)

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007 - 4 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      El Farouk English Language School

      Jan 2002 

    Skills

    • Personal Skills
    • Personal
    • Microsoft Windows
    • Microsoft Office
    • Dolphin Account System
    • Tax Regulation
    • GAAP
    • IFRS
    • QuickBooks
    • SAP

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • French

      Beginner

    Training & Certifications

    • Career Certificate in Accounting and Finance.

      UAC·2015
    • Communication Skills

      AVANTI ·2012
    • Time Management

      AVANTI·2010
    • Business Writing

      AVANTI ·2009
    • Training the Egyptian company of pharmacies

      The Egyptian company of pharmacies·2007
    • Ttraining at National Bank of Egypt

      National Bank of Egypt·2004
    • Training at Departments of Conferences and communication

      Ain Shams University·2003
    • Training at Center of public service and social development

      Ain Shams University·2002
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