Taher Ahmed
Cairo, Egypt •
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18th March 1985 • Egyptian • Married
Chief Accountant / Financial controller
Influential leader with over 15 years of experience and proven success directing staff, allocating resources,
and managing key initiatives, highly prudent and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in
financials, Costing & reporting.
Proven expertise in:
• Cost accounting and Cost analysis.
• Financial accounting and reporting under GAAP
& IFRS standards.
• Business forecasting and budgeting.
• Project power user for implementation of Oracle,
Microsoft Dynamics GP and Dynamics AX.
• Review and recommend modifications to
accounting systems and procedures.
• Strong
organizational,
administration,
interpersonal and communication skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories –SEL – Saudi Arabia
Chief Accountant / Financial Controller, October 2016 to October 2022
Key achievements:
• Key Person on implementation of Dynamics AX accounting system.
• Managing the full cycle of the implementation of SAP Concur as a project manager for IMEA
region.
Key responsibilities
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen
internal controls.
• Follow – up on irregularities / noncompliance of procedures and highlight to the Management.
• Maintaining and monitoring all accounting records.
• Getting the books of accounts ready for various audits – statutory, IKTVA, internal etc.
• Providing technical support and advices to junior staff.
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Assuring that all project related transactions and entries are posted and reconciled.
• Supervising all inter-company transactions and generate invoices as necessary.
• Preparing monthly Withholding Tax Schedule and insuring timely payment to government.
• Preparing the Tax Filing and the Tax Returns on time.
• Scanning, posting of bills payments and payments of all Supplier invoices.
• Monthly Intercompany Reconciliation with SEL India, SELINC, SEL UAE, SEL Middle East.
• Liaison with financial and tax audits as a first point of contact.
• Ensuring SEL's Values fully implemented and sustained across all areas of responsibility.
• Full cycle preparation of Monthly & year-end close process.
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Pepsi Cola Al Jomaih Bottling & Can Making Plants - Saudi Arabia
Senior Cost Accountant, June 2011 – September 2016
Key achievements:
• Division Star award Employee of the year 2015.
• Member of ERP Oracle implementation team for manufacturing process module as a power
user.
• Successfully participated with design team and lead implementation of tag numbers for all
company Fixed Assets.
Key responsibilities:
1. Cost Control / Analysis
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Maintaining, analyzing and development of the bills of material (BOMs).
Reviewing and analyzing manufacturing job orders (Batches) and close them on time.
Comparing budgeted overheads vs. actual, and analyzing the reasons for variances.
Perform and report performance indicators on daily basis for Sales & production dashboard.
Reviewing Mfg. (O/H) for all products, clearing and allocating over/under applied amounts.
Investigating abnormal waste & damage causes, follow up write off process, working with
appropriate parties to minimize waste, scrap & damage.
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Continuously checking the purchase prices, determining the effect of price fluctuation on product cost.
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Preparing contribution / Gross margins and profitability analysis.
Performing and supervising month end cost accounting duties (closing of production orders,
reporting variances, efficiency and spoilage reports)
2. Inventory Control
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Supervising physical inventory counts and validating the Inventory variances report.
Reviewing and double-Checking all store receiving vouchers (SRV).
Preparing Proper entries in General Ledger for all COGS / Inventory related entries (Material
Cost / Overheads and Labour Costs).
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Maintaining Spare Parts physical records and ensuring monthly calculation of Spare Parts provision.
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Validating the Cost of goods sold (COGS) as a part of monthly close.
Ensuring all inventory sub-ledgers match with the general ledger.
3. Budgeting and reporting
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Assisting in the preparation of annual operating plan (AOP) and cash flow forecasts.
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Evaluating CAPEX proposals, compare them with budgets and advise management on the feasibility.
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Working with both internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits.
Issuing weekly & Monthly reports such as (Material Usage Variance, Sales & production
reports), and preparing the monthly flash P&L.
Responding to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion.
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Ajlan & Bros Holding Co – Saudi Arabia
Accountant - Jan 2007 to Sep 2010
Key responsibilities
1- Proficient in using accounting ERP System Microsoft Great Plains (GP).
2- Preparing payment vouchers, controlling Petty cash and expenses claims by verifying
documentation and requesting disbursements.
3- Maintaining & controlling detailed list of processing activities and transactions.
4- Preparing and recording of period-end accruals and adjustments.
5- Full reconciliation of General Ledger accounts.
6- Ensuring filing of accounting and other documentation in accordance with Policies &
Procedures.
7- Reviewing cash flow and ensuring funds are daily arranged.
8- Preparing and reviewing bank reconciliations.
9- Maintaining the fixed asset system, ensuring adequate treatment of fixed asset acquisitions
and retirements.
10-Assisting in Preparing of monthly/quarterly/annual financial statement.
SKILLS
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ORACLE ERP System.
Dynamics AX ERP System
ERP System MS Dynamics Great Plains (GP).
SAP Concur
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Etc.)
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Commerce with major in Accounting – Egypt 2006 – Sohag University.
LANGUAGES:
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Arabic
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English
