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Eslam Moussa
Financial Accountant (Acting Finance Manager).
Dubai,Mirdif
Summary
Skilled Financial Controller bringing 10 years of experience working with Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Roda Hotels & resorts Dubai Development organizations. Proven leadership and success in leading teams in achieving financial goals. Accomplished in working with executive leaders to develop business, financial and growth strategies.
Overview
2
2
Languages
3
3
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant.
Dubai Development Roda Amwaj Hotel & Suites
Dubai, Dubai
05.2019 - Current
- Responsibilities
- Oversee finance department employees.
- Managing all finance and accounting operations.
- Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
- Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements.
- Support month-end and year-end close process.
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Responsible for finalization of the books of the Hotel in line with hotel standards.
- Review general ledger at month end and analyze expenses and major variations from the budget Prepare the general ledger reconciliation.
- Review supplier invoices, general ledger coding of expenses and verify supplier payments with supporting invoices, LPOs, etc.
- Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports.
- Collecting and analyzing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates.
- Preparing weekly cash flow statements and controlling expenditure and cash flow.
- Conducting internal audits such as wage reviews.
- Reconciliation of Cost Control System, Payroll system, Opera System with back office system every month end.
- Prepares monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
- Prepares state quarterly and annual statements by assembling data.
- Complies with state and federal tax filing requirements by studying regulations; adhering to requirements; advising management on required actions; calculating quarterly estimated tax payments; assembling data for quarterly and annual tax filings.
- Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
- Provides financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial principles and practices; developing recommendations.
- Prepares special reports by studying variances; preparing budgets; developing forecasts.
- Updates job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Accomplishes finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Revenue Auditor & Credit Manager
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai ( De-flagged to Movenpick Grand AL Bustan ) 5 Star
Dubai, Dubai
03.2017 - 04.2019
- Responsibilities
- Supervising Hotel Revenue Section (Day,Night Auditors & General Cashier).
- Review all the Day Audit reports ( Rebate, Discounts, Entertainment, Complimentary, Late check out, Room Move, Room Rate variance, No show, Paid out and Refund ).
- Review room rate, Room upgrades & Market segmentation (Air lines, Groups, Transient Business, Transient Leisure, Transient non contracted)
- Review and verify Night Auditors logbook, daily revenue report and daily Food & Beverage report with supporting vouchers and trial balance.
- Transfer hotel revenue from opera system to back office system
- Verify the accuracy of data by auditing preliminary reports and by making corrections before totals are finalized.
- Distribute daily reports after obtaining Director of Finance / Financial Controller’s approval.
- Review rate variance report in order to ensure the correct rate is applied.
- Review the city ledger and credit card transfers of the day and pass the same to the Accounts Receivable.
- Audit the daily cash summary and update General Cashier’s report.
- Review overages and shortages of Cashiers and take appropriate action and review Front Office foreign exchange rates as and when required.
- Preparing Service charge, Municipality fee & VAT reconciliation.
- Verify credit application forms of new customers to establish credit worthiness of the company.
- Establish credit limits and send letters to the customer either accepting or rejecting the customer’s application.
- Prepare a list of authorized credit accounts and distribute to Front Office, Reservations, Food & Beverage Outlets and Sales Department on a monthly basis.
- Ensure that all outstanding credit should be followed up to ensure receipt of all amounts due.
Income Auditor
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai (5 Star)
Dubai, Dubai
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Responsibilities
- Review and verify the following reports in order to ensure that they are
- Properly authorized and are complying with the policies and procedures:
a) Daily complimentary rooms.
b) Cancellations and no shows.
c) Room/rate changes.
d) PM Folios and High Balances.
e) Rebate Journal.
f) Paid out Journal.
g) Opera Tiger telephone units with parallel printer units.
h) Business call journal.
i) Daily room status reconciliation.
j) Daily employee meals, complimentary and entertainment summary. - Review Night Auditors logbook every morning.
- Review and verify daily revenue report and daily Food & Beverage report with supporting vouchers and trial balance.
- Distribute daily reports after obtaining financial controller’s approval.
- Review rate variance report in order to ensure the correct rate is applied.
- To prepare Daily Complimentary Summary, Daily Major Groups Summary and Monthly Rebate Summary.
- Audit the daily cash summary and update General Cashier’s Report.
- Review overages and shortages of Cashiers and take appropriate action.
- Control all revenue vouchers and documentation, such as membership cards, complimentary vouchers, restaurant checks, telephone/telefax vouchers, visa vouchers, miscellaneous vouchers etc.
- Maintain serial control register for Receipt Books.
- Reconcile the guest ledger charges with monthly invoice and general ledger balance.
- Supervision front office & F&B operation.
Day Auditor
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai. (5 Star)
Dubai, Dubai
03.2014 - 01.2016
- Responsibilities
- Perform night audit of hotel and outlet for revenue as per existing procedures.
- Prepare pre post room revenue report audit and assess adjustment after revenue posting.
- Perform daily audit of housekeeping report and study occupancy reports to ensure accuracy.
- Administer and compile daily Restaurant Revenue Report data and perform audit on Service journals and r tapes to classify under different heads.
- Monitor audit journals and reports from front office computer system and point of service.
- Perform adjustments and corrections and rectify all computer problems that occurred .
- Prepare daily balance sheet of all revenue and settlement accounts every night and file up details for reference.
Night Auditor
Al Murooj Rotana Hotel & Suites Dubai. (5 Star)
Dubai, Dubai
04.2013 - 02.2014
Accounts Receivable
Sunrise Hotel Egypt
Sharm Al Shiekh
07.2011 - 03.2013
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration & Accounting - Business Administration & Accounting
Banha University
Egypt 05.2007 - 07.2010
Skills
Pre-Opening Hotel Setup Experience
Setup of all financials & Chart of account for pre Opening Hotels
Oasys Payroll System software
ERP Microsoft System software
Sky Jana Software
Micros Software
Opera system software &Opera Vision
Sun system software & Sun Vision
Microsoft Office Package
Setup of all financials & Chart of account for pre Opening Hotels
Setup of opera market segmentation
Setup of revenue reports & Daily revenue report
Setup of opera Revenue groups, Sub Groups & Transaction codes
Setup of the service charge, municipality fee & VAT attached to the transaction codes (Rooms, F&B Outlets & Others)
Communication skills
Handling complaints
Interests
Travelling
Timeline
Financial Accountant.
Dubai Development Roda Amwaj Hotel & Suites
05.2019 - Current
Revenue Auditor & Credit Manager
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai ( De-flagged to Movenpick Grand AL Bustan ) 5 Star
03.2017 - 04.2019
Income Auditor
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai (5 Star)
02.2016 - 02.2017
Day Auditor
AL Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai. (5 Star)
03.2014 - 01.2016
Night Auditor
Al Murooj Rotana Hotel & Suites Dubai. (5 Star)
04.2013 - 02.2014
Accounts Receivable
Sunrise Hotel Egypt
07.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Business Administration & Accounting - Business Administration & Accounting
Banha University
05.2007 - 07.2010