An assistant finance leader with over nine years of experience in the hotel accounting & finance. Skilled in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, with ability to analyze financial data and implement effective cost control measures and maximize profitability. Seeking to leverage expertise to contribute to the financial success of a hotel organization.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT | (DEPUTY FINANCE LEAD)
Holiday Inn & Suites Science Park - Pre Opening
Intercontinental Hotel Group
10.2022 - Current
Responsible for day-to-day finance and accounts operation.
Prepare a full set of monthly, and yearly financial statements.
Manage cash flow through controls on inventory, credit, and payables.
Perform cash-flow forecast, bank and Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and furniture, fixtures & equipment reconcilliation.
Review and approve payments and payroll reconciliations.
Maintain exceptional accounting and internal control practices ensuring procedures remain ethical and legal.
Create positive work environment through mentoring and coaching.
Prepare the annual operating budget with the Finance Lead.
Perform all types of monthly reports for hotel-owning company.
Collaborate with auditors, authorities and Insurance companies.
ACHIVEMENTS
Successfully led the system installation and performed all system coding and mapping during pre-opening.
Successfully registered and implemented procedures for Dubai Tourism portal and Dubai Municipality Revenue portal submissions.
IHG Control Self Assessment in 2024 scored 98%.
Docmx (Digital Doc) performance among top three hotels in the region.
Performed payroll several times during paymaster's annual leaves.
Independently performed duties several times during the annual leaves of Finance & Business Support Manager.
CLUSTER CREDIT SUPERVISOR | CREDIT IN-CHARGE
The Ritz Carlton, Al Wadi Desert | Al Hamra Beach
Ras Al Khaimah
04.2019 - 09.2022
Regularly review of high balance, and accounts receivable ledger.
Handle client's queries promptly, professionally, and efficiently.
Conduct monthly credit meetings and discuss challenges.
Perform risk assessments and recommended credibility.
Reduce bad debt exposure and improve profitability.
ACCOUNTING MANAGER (ACTING)
The Ritz Carlton
Ras Al Khaimah
12.2021 - 01.2022
Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliation.
Performed month-end / year-end closings, and maintained clean, accurate, and accessible records.
Prepare a full set of financial statements.
Verify supplier payments and approve on bank portal.
Ensure compliance with Marriott International Risk Assessments (ISRA) controls and guidelines.
APPRENTICESHIP IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
The Ritz Carlton
Ras Al Khaimah
06.2021 - 11.2021
Gained experience, exposure, and knowledge of Financial Reporting.
CREDIT SUPERVISOR
Holiday Inn Embassy District
Dubai
09.2019 - 04.2020
Establish and maintain credit policies and best practices according to IHG guidelines.
Regularly review credit limits, and PM rooms.
Visit travel agents and companies to maintain relationships and timely collection.
Ensure customer credit limit, comply with outstanding.
ACHIVEMENTS
Performed audit duties during the annual leave of the Income Auditor.
brought up and maintained over 60 days outstanding to below 3%.
Performed restructure process of accounts receivable accounts and converted to neat and clean aging.
<ul><li>Assist in preparing Subs Annual Budgets and reviewing Subs financial reports.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Conduct partner technical supportive supervision on request basis from Grants & Compliance teams.</li><li>Coordinate grantee proposal review process and ensure compliance with solicitations and donor regulations.</li><li>Coordinate pre-award evaluations and assessments of potential grantees as needed.</li><li>Analyze, verify and review grantees proposal budgets to ensure donor compliance and reasonableness.</li><li>Coordinate the assessment of grantee risk and implement appropriate systems and agreements to minimize risk.</li><li>Ensure timely and appropriate close-out of sub-grants and coordinate the close-out of EGPAF prime grants.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners finance staff to build financial and accounting capacity to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Monitor partners’ spending patterns as part of the overall project budget to actual analytics.</li><li>Follow up on Grantee monthly invoices & supporting documents</li><li>Serve as an expert on applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and assist staff with their interpretation and understanding of these.</li><li>Stays abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations and host country legal requirements and informs local and regional management of significant changes.</li><li>Perform internal departmental/grants reviews ensuring compliance with Foundation and donor requirements. Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; assists with the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues; and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar issues in the future</li><li>Conduct on-site financial compliance reviews which include: cash counts; review of accounts receivables including employee receivables; documentation of segregation of duties and internal control structure; document storage and retention</li><li>Document findings, propose improvements or change as relevant, disseminate findings and ensure follow up implementation of recommendations as well as resolution</li><li>Conduct random surprise checks and vendor verification reviews to ensure proper procurement procedures are being practiced and report on findings</li><li>Develops an effective Compliance & Ethics training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers</li><li>Assists with improving the awareness and understanding of compliance to assist employees with the establishment of a “culture of compliance”</li></ul> at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation<ul><li>Assist in preparing Subs Annual Budgets and reviewing Subs financial reports.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Conduct partner technical supportive supervision on request basis from Grants & Compliance teams.</li><li>Coordinate grantee proposal review process and ensure compliance with solicitations and donor regulations.</li><li>Coordinate pre-award evaluations and assessments of potential grantees as needed.</li><li>Analyze, verify and review grantees proposal budgets to ensure donor compliance and reasonableness.</li><li>Coordinate the assessment of grantee risk and implement appropriate systems and agreements to minimize risk.</li><li>Ensure timely and appropriate close-out of sub-grants and coordinate the close-out of EGPAF prime grants.</li><li>Provide support and training to partners finance staff to build financial and accounting capacity to ensure adequate support for the program component.</li><li>Monitor partners’ spending patterns as part of the overall project budget to actual analytics.</li><li>Follow up on Grantee monthly invoices & supporting documents</li><li>Serve as an expert on applicable policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and assist staff with their interpretation and understanding of these.</li><li>Stays abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations and host country legal requirements and informs local and regional management of significant changes.</li><li>Perform internal departmental/grants reviews ensuring compliance with Foundation and donor requirements. Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; assists with the development of corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues; and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar issues in the future</li><li>Conduct on-site financial compliance reviews which include: cash counts; review of accounts receivables including employee receivables; documentation of segregation of duties and internal control structure; document storage and retention</li><li>Document findings, propose improvements or change as relevant, disseminate findings and ensure follow up implementation of recommendations as well as resolution</li><li>Conduct random surprise checks and vendor verification reviews to ensure proper procurement procedures are being practiced and report on findings</li><li>Develops an effective Compliance & Ethics training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers</li><li>Assists with improving the awareness and understanding of compliance to assist employees with the establishment of a “culture of compliance”</li></ul> at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation