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Monzer Mahmoud

Monzer Mahmoud

Luton, United Kingdom

Summary

Fully Qualified ACCA – FCCA Chief Accountant, highly analytical and excellent attention to details, flexible and able to learn new skills, self-motivated team player and a team leader.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief Accountant

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Pall Mall, London
06.2020 - Current
  • Managing day to day finance and accounting activities in office.
  • Managing Accounts Department of 5 accountants.
  • Providing 1st signatory for payments in multiple currencies mainly in GBP, USD and EUR.
  • Managing accounts closure process at year-end.
  • Providing management accounting reports for internal use and also reporting to Head Office in Kuwait.
  • Preparation of office annual budget.
  • Preparation of monthly Payrolls and arrange salaries transfers.
  • Responsibility of HMRC communications and ONS reporting.

Main Achievements:

  • Professionally leading accounting department, making sure to meet deadlines and achieving continuously performance indicators set by Head Office.
  • Managing staff absence and arranging cover to maintain service at all times.
  • Provided timely and appropriate actions to encounter challenges.
  • Keeping office's finances on track by proactively anticipating office financial requirements.
  • Provided technical help to the team.

Management Accountant

Longulf Trading (UK) Ltd - Part of HSA Group
St Johns Wood - London
12.2016 - 06.2020
  • Preparation of annual budgets and uploading into SAP b1.
  • Providing Products and Sales Analysis reports, departmental expense analysis, contracts margins and monitoring customer's credit limits.
  • Providing monthly reconciliations for multiple banks in multiple currencies.
  • Overseeing worldwide payments and authorize on-line banking.
  • Supervisory of 3 Accountants.
  • Auditing monthly expenses of regional offices of Longulf worldwide.
  • Inter-company transaction reconciliations.
  • Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and reconciliations.
  • Providing National Statistics Office (NSO) reports.
  • Providing the necessary documents/records for external Audit purposes.

Accountant

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia 'Cultural Bureau'
Chiswick - London
Nov 2010 - Nov 2016
  • Participation in annual budgeting process.
  • Supervisory of team of 3 personnel.
  • Accounts payable duties.
  • Expenses audit.

Finance Officer

Brent Council, HRC Housing Resources Centre
Wembley - London
May 2004 - Sep 2010
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Petty cash administration.
  • Accounts payable and receivable duties
  • Preparation of monthly income and expenditure reports
  • Preparation of year-end year- journals and accruals
  • Providing assistance in budgeting and forecasts.

Accounts Assistant

Medical Research Council
London - Imperial College
11.2003 - 05.2004
  • Matching AP invoices to purchase orders
  • AP Invoice processing and payments
  • Fixed asset register updates

Accounts Assistant - part time jobs

Safeway stores, Amazon
High Street Kensington
01.2001 - 11.2003
  • Bank reconciliation.
  • Performed Journal entries.
  • Invoice and payment processing.
  • Customer service .(Safeway's Store)
  • Stock count and ordering .(Safeway's Store)

Accountant

Dar Al-Kutob Printing Press
Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon
07.1996 - 07.2000
  • Managing all finance and accounting aspects.
  • AR & AP duties.
  • Issuing cheques payments.
  • Setting plans for debt collectors.
  • Payroll duties for 50 staff.
  • Printed products pricing
  • Cost control

Education

Bachelor of Science - Commerce / Accounting

Beirut Arab University
Beirut
1996

Skills

  • Management accounting
  • Financial accounting
  • Budgeting and financial planning
  • Staff management
  • Data trending analysis
  • Project management
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Cash flow analysis
  • SAP B1
  • Oracle Financial
  • Advanced MS Excel, Word and Access
  • Cost analysis
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem solving

Certification

FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant - March 2018
ACCA - England, United Kingdom
(Professional qualification equivalent to Master Degree)

Timeline

Chief Accountant

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
06.2020 - Current

Management Accountant

Longulf Trading (UK) Ltd - Part of HSA Group
12.2016 - 06.2020

Accounts Assistant

Medical Research Council
11.2003 - 05.2004

Accounts Assistant - part time jobs

Safeway stores, Amazon
01.2001 - 11.2003

Accountant

Dar Al-Kutob Printing Press
07.1996 - 07.2000

Accountant

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia 'Cultural Bureau'
Nov 2010 - Nov 2016

Finance Officer

Brent Council, HRC Housing Resources Centre
May 2004 - Sep 2010

Bachelor of Science - Commerce / Accounting

Beirut Arab University
Monzer Mahmoud