AHMED GHARIB
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Experienced Senior Accountant and Tax Consultant with a wealth of experience. Known for strategic financial planning, meticulous regulatory compliance, and adept management of intricate tax scenarios. Proven leadership in guiding organizations through audits and streamlining financial processes. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, paired with a comprehensive grasp of accounting principles. Committed to driving financial excellence and contributing significantly to organizational success.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
47
47
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Accountant | Tax Consultant
Afaq Al Ain For Tax Consultant And Book Keeping
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
12.2020 - Current
- Responsible for managing tax-related matters for clients and companies while ensuring compliance with government tax laws and regulations while optimizing tax position.
- Responsible for registration, maintenance and deregistration of various tax obligations that are mandatory.
- Prepare and file periodic tax returns for 150 companies and its subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with all relevant tax laws and regulations.
- Maintain accurate and organized records of all tax-related documents and transactions.
- Perform research to support tax compliance and planning for Coordination of new tax updates.
- Coordinate compliance and correspondence to tax authorities.
- Assisting with tax audits and responding to various notices.
- Identifying opportunities and risks to minimize tax audit exposures.
- Participate in tax-related projects and analysis when requested.
- Key point contact for queries relating to tax compliance matters.
- Offer solutions for tax matters while ensuring clients and companies full compliance.
- Analyze financial statements and transactions to identify and assess tax liabilities.
- Monitor changes in tax laws and regulations that may impact clients, companies and implement necessary adjustments to remain compliant.
- Stay on updated on changes in tax laws and regulations through continuous learning and research.
Senior Accountant
Afaq Al Ain For Tax Consultant And Book Keeping
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
10.2017 - 12.2020
- Managed entire accounting cycle from data collection and analysis.
- Led Accounts Payable (A/P) team to deliver against payment processing deadlines.
- Handled Accounts Receivable (A/R) and provided information regarding outstanding balances.
- Checked and imported payroll data to pay salary deductions.
- Accurately documented all cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations with 100% accuracy.
- Prepared monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports with exceptional accuracy.
- Prepared reports and presentations for CEO and CFO with excellent copywriting and data visualization.
- Prepared VAT for and completed accurate and complete tax returns in advance of deadlines.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations of VAT related general ledger accounts.
- Led team of 5 staff to achieve goals through proactive planning.
- Supported employees with financial planning, forecasting and auditing to improve budget management.
- Created periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Created quarterly and yearly balance sheets to track financial trends and performance.
- Generated and presented monthly financial statements to senior management.
- Analyses monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
- Partnered with external auditors to prepare yearly audits and ensure compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
- Coordinate with other departments to facilitate accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed.
- Retained knowledge of GAAP, IFRS and current legislation for compliant accounting support.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting
09/2011 - 11.2016
- Member of Egyptian Society of Accountants | Auditors
- Member of Emirates Association for Accountants | Auditors
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Fluent
Timeline
Senior Accountant | Tax Consultant - Afaq Al Ain For Tax Consultant And Book Keeping
12.2020 - Current
Senior Accountant - Afaq Al Ain For Tax Consultant And Book Keeping
10.2017 - 12.2020
Faculty of Commerce, Damietta University - Bachelor's Degree, Accounting
09/2011 - 11.2016
Skills
- Balance Sheet
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Account reconciliation
- Payroll processing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Month-end processes
- Financial statements
- Budget analysis
- Financial management
- VAT
- Corporate Tax
- Tax law
- QuickBooks
- ERP software
- MS Office Suite
- Team Leadership
- Audit coordination
- Contract Management
- Strong communication
- Schedule management
Accomplishments
- Preparing and coordinating the financial policy and planning the charts of accounts for more than 15 companies and institutions in UAE.
- Work on programs developing for accounting systems for more than 20 companies to work on them to raise the efficiency of the financial department.
- Full account management for more than 10 companies through my team of 5 accountants.
- Tax registration of more than 200 companies, institutions and natural persons in UAE.
- Tax registration of government authorities (Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority - National Information Office) and its subsidiaries as well in UAE.
- Tax refund for companies, institutions and natural persons (educational - health - government agencies - natural persons - others ....) where the value of the refundable amounts, which exceed 30 million dirhams, which have been worked on with a completion rate of 100%.
- Obtaining exemptions from administrative fines for more than 50 companies and institutions for fines exceeding AED 10 million with a completion rate of 100%.
- Preparation of tax returns and tax compliance for more than 150 companies, institutions and natural persons in UAE.
- Preparing tax files and supporting documents and archiving them for more than 150 companies, institutions and natural persons according to the laws of the Federal Tax Authority.
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