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Sarah Mohamed Zakaria

Senior Financial Reporting Accountant at General Electric

Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior Financial Reporting AccountantFull Time

    General Electric

    Nov 2017 - Present -7 yrs, 8 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Responsible for monthly and quarterly closing process of the assigned entities • Responsible for preparation and submission of monthly/quarterly management reports • Prepare and/or Review account reconciliation for the assigned entities • Review general Ledger entries to ensure completeness and accuracy of financials • Coordinate with external auditors to provide requested documentation regarding financial statements and accounting treatment for specific transactions • Provide FP&A team with financial analysis and/or comments as required • Preparation and submission of quarterly and ad-hoc reporting and analysis
  • Payable SupervisorFull Time

    Saint-Gobain

    May 2016 - Nov 2017 -1 yr, 6 months

    Egypt , Suez

    • Job Details:• Monitor and review all payable activities to ensure adherence to established accounting procedures. • Revising payments processes of checks/cash/transfers for suppliers. • Daily GL entries to the system after supporting document validation according to stated procedures so that all transactions are recorded in a timely and accurate manner. • Reconciliation of financial accounts to monthly closing deadlines. • Monthly Intercompany reconciliation. • Monthly payables and prepayment analysis. • Monthly overheads analysis. • Quarterly purchases report analysis. • Respond to all vendor inquiries.
  • Senior Financial AnalystFull Time

    Middle East Glass co,

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2016 -2 yrs, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Monthly Pack: Responsible for the monthly reporting package with full analysis of financial results to be presented to the top management. • Provide full support to the operations and other departments in evaluating their costs and its impact on the financial results. • Analyse all types of costing variances (price, usage, volume & mix) • Well focusing on KPIs and understanding the root cause of the deviation. • Monitor and track down factory expenditure. • Tracking purchases figures and usage. • Annual Budget: Leading the budget process, including financial statements and detailed financial analysis, as well as providing support to all departments along the process. • Review and challenge the planned assumptions with the budget owners and ensure they are in line with the company's direction and targets. • Others: Financial requirements for quarterly board presentation.
  • Middle East Company

    • Accounting SupervisorFull Time

      Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 -11 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:•Supervising accounts payable. •Supervising accounts receivable
    • Senior Payable accountantFull Time

      Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 -2 yrs, 11 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Receivable AccountantFull Time

        Feb 2009 - Feb 2010 -1 yr

        Egypt , Cairo

        • Job Details:•Revising customers’ invoices are corresponding with their contracts or not. •Follow up collection and allocation of payments. •Monitor customer account details for non-payment, delayed payments, and any other irregularities. •Communicate with customers to solve any queries.

      Education

      • B.sc of Accounting in Accounting

        Misr International University (MIU)

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 - 4 yr

      • High School - Thanaweya Amma

        Saint Fatima el Hegaz

        Jan 2004 

      Achievements

      • GE Recognition reward “Deliver results in uncertain world” Dec-2018 • GE Recognition reward “Learn & Adapt” Apr-2018 • Promoted to Accounting Supervisor in 2013 • Employee of the year 2010 • Ranked 1st on Cairo for Table Tennis 2004 • Ranked 3rd on the Republic for Table Tennis 2002

      Skills

      • Financial Reporting
      • Budgeting & Planning
      • Analysis
      • Accounts Payable
      • Accounts Receviable
      • Microsoft Office
      • Oracle
      • SAP

      Languages

      • English

        Fluent
      • Arabic

        Fluent

      Training & Certifications

      • PMP preparation course

        EMAK·2016
      • Certified Managment accounting

        Auro center·2015
      • Advanced Excel

        IT egypt center·2010
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