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Iman Aly, CPA, CMA

Financial Controller at NOPC - Rally Energy (Citadel Capital)

Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Financial ControllerFull Time

    NOPC - Rally Energy (Citadel Capital)

    Jun 2008 - Present -17 yrs

    Canada

    • Job Details:• Reported to the Finance Director of the Holding Company (NOPC) that owns subsidiaries in Calgary, AB (RALLY) & in Cairo, Egypt (SPEL) which operate a Heavy Oil & Gas concession in Egypt with annual revenues of approx $140M. • Responsible for the supervision and development of an accounting team of 5, including preparing annual performance reviews and evaluations. • Managed the company’s financial reporting under the IFRS, including preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, maintenance of all accounting records and overseeing receivables, payables, fixed assets and payroll. • Lead the management reporting to Senior Management and the Board of Directors, including preparing analysis schedules and reconciliations in order to assist with decision making, as well as other special ad hoc projects, as needed. • Managed year-end closings and coordinated annual audits, quarter reviews and tax returns preparation with the auditors. • Lead the development and implementation of accounting policies, procedures and internal controls. • Maintained relationships with banks and overseen treasury, cash management and compliance with loan agreements. • Managed the periodic mandatory and contractual filings to the government, tax authorities and financial institutions. • Lead the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts and monitored budget/actual variance analysis. • Achievements: Lead the migration of the organization’s MIS to SAP, including identifying the Finance Department’s needs and expectations and ensuring a smooth and accurate transformation. • Achievements: Built a finely tuned accounting department, through the documentation of all finance and accounting processes in a formal manual that standardizes reporting policies and procedures, which contributed to improving precision, eliminating duplication and redundancy and reducing monthly processing time by 20%.
  • Senior AccountantFull Time

    Deloitte

    Nov 2005 - Jan 2008 -2 yrs, 2 months

    Canada , Toronto

    • Job Details:• Reported to Partners and Senior Managers on various attestation engagements for clients in the Services, Technology, Entertainment and Retail industries and responsible for the supervision of multiple staff members. • Managed all aspects of the engagement process, including the planning, execution and completion of the engagement. • Lead the preparation of client reporting documents and new client proposals. • Lead various Audit engagements including performing substantive procedures and tests of controls. • Lead various Review engagements including management discussion and analysis (MDA’s: analysis of ratios, prior periods and industry trends and discussions of significant engagement and accounting issues with clients’ management). • Lead various Notice To Readers engagements including recording adjustment journal entries, preparing account reconciliations and amortization schedules and compiling financial statements and tax returns. • Identified and presented recommendations to control weaknesses encountered during the engagements.
  • Senior AccountantFull Time

    Ernst & Young

    Sep 2004 - Sep 2005 -1 yr

    Canada , London

    • Job Details:• Lead various attestation engagements for clients in Services, Healthcare, Energy, Technology and Banking industries. • Managed all aspects of the engagement process, including the planning, execution and completion of the engagement. • Lead the preparation of client reporting documents and new client proposals.
  • Instructor Full Time

    Becker Conviser – Morgan International

    Jan 2003 - Apr 2004 -1 yr, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Held lectures for Becker’s CPA & CMA Professional Review Courses at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
  • Education

    • Bachelor's of Commerce & Business Administration in Accounting Major (English Section)

      Helwan University

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1996 - 4 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      Guezira Language School in Zamalek

      Jan 1992 

    Skills

    • Finance Management
    • Treasury Management
    • Forecasting & Budgeting
    • IFRS
    • Internal Control
    • Excel, Word, Power Point
    • Microsoft Office
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • SAP

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • French

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • CMA (Certified Management Accountant )

      Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)·2005
    • CPA (Certified Public Accountant )

      American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)·2001
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