AHMED GALAL
Reporting Financial Accountant
Profile summary
A self-motivated & confident bilingual individual with an in-depth understanding of all aspects of accounting, financial planning, analysis, & modeling with a proven experience record.
Career highlights
Delivered Comprehensive Financial Statements: Prepared and delivered Quarterly & Annual Financial Statements for stakeholders, optimizing cash flow management and ensuring smooth month-end close processes.
Managed Accounts Payable Team: Led and managed a team of accounts payable clerks, overseeing task assignments, providing guidance, and monitoring performance.
Key skills
Professional experience
•Prepare and present accurate financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements). •Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, Monitor budget variances and report on financial performance. •Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. •Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, analyze financial transactions. •Prepare and file corporate tax returns, ensure compliance with local, state, and federal tax regulations.
- Prepare and present accurate financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements).
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, Monitor budget variances and report on financial performance.
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, analyze financial transactions.
- Prepare and file corporate tax returns, ensure compliance with local, state, and federal tax regulations.
• Prepare and deliver Quarterly & Annual Financial Statements for stakeholders, optimizing cash flow management and ensuring smooth month-end close processes. • Support financial planning and analysis activities, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. • Develop comprehensive multi-year financial models to generate Profit & Loss and cash flow projections across various levels. • Enhance financial reporting processes to enable clearer decision-making, offering concise analysis and presentations. • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual KPIs and financial reports, emphasizing key insights, trends, and recommendations. • Design dynamic revenue models illustrating sales and revenue by salesperson, business unit, and product line.
- Prepare and deliver Quarterly & Annual Financial Statements for stakeholders, optimizing cash flow management and ensuring smooth month-end close processes.
- Support financial planning and analysis activities, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Develop comprehensive multi-year financial models to generate Profit & Loss and cash flow projections across various levels.
- Enhance financial reporting processes to enable clearer decision-making, offering concise analysis and presentations.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual KPIs and financial reports, emphasizing key insights, trends, and recommendations.
• Lead and manage a team of accounts payable clerks, overseeing task assignments, providing guidance, and monitoring performance. • Ensure accuracy and adherence to company policies in processing invoices from vendors. • Review and authorize payment requests, ensuring timeliness and compliance with contractual agreements and internal policies. • Prepare various financial reports concerning accounts payable, including aging reports, cash flow projections, and expense analyses. • Contribute to annual budget preparation by analyzing historical spending and forecasting future expenses. • Manage month-end and year-end close processes, handling reconciliations, journal entries, and accruals.
- Lead and manage a team of accounts payable clerks, overseeing task assignments, providing guidance, and monitoring performance.
- Ensure accuracy and adherence to company policies in processing invoices from vendors.
- Review and authorize payment requests, ensuring timeliness and compliance with contractual agreements and internal policies.
- Prepare various financial reports concerning accounts payable, including aging reports, cash flow projections, and expense analyses.
- Contribute to annual budget preparation by analyzing historical spending and forecasting future expenses.
• Review and reconcile general ledger entries for accurate financial transaction recording. • Prepare and review various tax returns, including income tax, sales tax, and monthly VAT reports, while contributing to annual budget preparation. • Manage assets registration and prepare monthly depreciation reports. • Conduct month-end and year-end close processes to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. • Generate and present variance reports comparing budgeted figures with actual results, providing insights to management.
- Review and reconcile general ledger entries for accurate financial transaction recording.
- Prepare and review various tax returns, including income tax, sales tax, and monthly VAT reports, while contributing to annual budget preparation.
- Manage assets registration and prepare monthly depreciation reports.
- Conduct month-end and year-end close processes to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
- Generate and present variance reports comparing budgeted figures with actual results, providing insights to management.
• Effectively managed a high volume of invoices, optimizing cash flow and fostering positive vendor relationships through strategic payment scheduling. • Provided crucial support for month-end closing activities, maintaining precision in financial records and meeting deadlines consistently. • Ensured accuracy in procurement processes by meticulously matching invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents. • Processed employee expense reimbursements, meticulously verifying documentation against company policies before approval. • Upheld account integrity by conducting monthly reviews and reconciliations of checks, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Effectively managed a high volume of invoices, optimizing cash flow and fostering positive vendor relationships through strategic payment scheduling.
- Provided crucial support for month-end closing activities, maintaining precision in financial records and meeting deadlines consistently.
- Ensured accuracy in procurement processes by meticulously matching invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents.
- Processed employee expense reimbursements, meticulously verifying documentation against company policies before approval.
- Upheld account integrity by conducting monthly reviews and reconciliations of checks, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Enhanced financial reporting accuracy by reconciling accounts receivable ledger with general ledger monthly. - Collaborated with sales team to resolve billing discrepancies, resulting in improved customer relationships and increased client satisfaction. - Maintained up-to-date customer contact information, enabling effective communication regarding account status and payment inquiries. - Contributed to month-end closing procedures by preparing detailed accounts receivable aging reports for management review. - Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.
- Enhanced financial reporting accuracy by reconciling accounts receivable ledger with general ledger monthly.
- Collaborated with sales team to resolve billing discrepancies, resulting in improved customer relationships and increased client satisfaction.
- Maintained up-to-date customer contact information, enabling effective communication regarding account status and payment inquiries.
- Contributed to month-end closing procedures by preparing detailed accounts receivable aging reports for management review.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.