Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
LANGUAGES
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MAHMOUD SAID

MAHMOUD SAID

Dubai

Summary

Experienced Senior Accountant and Business Development Manager with a strong background in financial operations, business strategy, and partnership management. Skilled in financial reporting, cost control, and optimizing business processes. Adept at negotiating strategic partnerships and driving business growth. Proficient in developing and executing financial strategies to ensure organizational success. Preparing for CMA certification.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Accountant

Dusil Princess Dubai Marina
06.2022 - Current

Hotel Operations (Dusit Princess Dubai Marina):

  • Managed Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR), ensuring accurate invoicing and payment processing.
  • Prepared monthly financial reports, reconciled trial balances, and ensured compliance with accounting standards.
  • Controlled operational expenses, tracked revenue, and implemented cost-saving measures to maintain profitability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support financial audits and regulatory compliance.

Building Leasing Operations (Al Fares Company):

  • Oversaw lease management operations, including collection and reconciliation of payments for long-term agreements.
  • Managed Post-Dated Cheques (PDCs), tracked deposits, and allocated expenses effectively.
  • Developed accurate financial statements for leasing activities, ensuring transparency and accountability.
  • Built strong tenant relationships to ensure timely payment compliance and contract adherence.

Business Development Manager - Freelance

Nordic Creative House
01.2024 - Current
  • Identified and secured strategic business partnerships in hospitality, transportation, healthcare, and luxury services
  • Negotiated agreements with key industry players like Movenpick and Dusit hotels
  • Managed cross-functional teams to implement partnership initiatives and marketing strategies
  • Analyzed partnership performance and provided insights to executive leadership

Cluster Accountant

Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel
02.2020 - 05.2022
  • Prepared detailed financial statements, including trial balances and balance sheets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Conducted comprehensive food, beverage, and tobacco cost analyses to optimize profitability.
  • Managed budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for multiple properties.
  • Provided strategic financial leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting directly to the General Manager.
  • Contributed to the successful opening of the Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel.

Senior Accountant

Riviera Hotel Beirut
06.2017 - 01.2020
  • Managed month-end closing, posting invoices ,allocating expenses and wtores reconciliations
  • Conducted bank and supplier reconciliations, ensuring timely payments
  • Performed menu costing and VAT reports
  • Managing the accounts payable


General Cashier

Coral Beach
05.2016 - 05.2017
  • Managed daily cash deposits and reconciled cash reports
  • Prepared bank deposit receipts and maintained cashier records
  • Supported in preparing staff salaries and managed petty cash reports
  • Posting the cash expenses
  • Manage the cashier team

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Hotel Management and Tourism

Lebanese University
01.2016

CMA Preparation - undefined

PwC

Business analytics for decision making - Coursera

University of Colorado Boulder

Skills

  • Financial Reporting -Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Planing and Development
  • Excel , Microsoft Word , Canva and other
  • ERP (Sun, Zoho, Prologic, EPMS,Jana , FBM, Material Control)
  • POS & PMS: Opera, Mircos ,Squirrel , Omega
  • Training, development and leading

Accomplishments

  • Strategic Partnership Achievements: Secured new partnerships across transportation, hospitality media production sector.
  • Cost Control Optimization: Successfully maintained a food cost of32% by minimizing spoilage and waste, while implementing strategies to reduce utility bills, ensuring cost efficiency and sustainability.
  • Enhanced Reporting Accuracy: Increased financial reporting accuracy by95% in senior accounting role.
  • Staff Training Success: Successfully trained and developed3 staff in the department within2 years

Certification


  • Profit and Loss Essentials (Typsy)
  • Better Food Cost Management (Typsy)
  • Cash Flow Management (Typsy)
  • Art of Menu Engineering (Typsy)
  • Interaction with Guests (Typsy)

LANGUAGES

Arabic Native
English Fluent
French Basic

Timeline

Business Development Manager - Freelance

Nordic Creative House
01.2024 - Current

Senior Accountant

Dusil Princess Dubai Marina
06.2022 - Current

Cluster Accountant

Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel
02.2020 - 05.2022

Senior Accountant

Riviera Hotel Beirut
06.2017 - 01.2020

General Cashier

Coral Beach
05.2016 - 05.2017

CMA Preparation - undefined

PwC

Business analytics for decision making - Coursera

University of Colorado Boulder


  • Profit and Loss Essentials (Typsy)
  • Better Food Cost Management (Typsy)
  • Cash Flow Management (Typsy)
  • Art of Menu Engineering (Typsy)
  • Interaction with Guests (Typsy)

Bachelor's Degree - Hotel Management and Tourism

Lebanese University
MAHMOUD SAID