Talented Senior Accountant highly effective at solving routine and critical issues across all operational levels. Specialize in Credit Control , Bad Debt and Cash Issues.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Accountant
Intertek Egypt for Testing Services
Cairo
07.2010 - Current
Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
Developed and implemented effective accounting systems.
Directed accounting team in timely reporting of finances for diverse client businesses.
Analyzed financial audit information and made recommendations to improve efficiencies.
Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
Assisted team members in transitioning to new system through extensive training and one-on-one support.
Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
Performed semi-annual account credit limit reviews and credit increase review requests from financial service and sales teams.
Obtained and reviewed credit reports, credit references, credit insurance and financial statements to establish credit limits for new accounts.
Kept all operations compliant with applicable regulations and established company policies.
Accountant
Digital Technology Solutions
Cairo
02.2008 - 06.2010
Gathered financial information, prepared documents and closed books.
Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
Modified comprehensive reporting to reflect changing financial structure.
Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.
Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.