George Makram
Cairo
Summary
Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Dentons Egypt LLC
Cairo
07.2008 - Current
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Analyzed financial audit information and made recommendations to improve efficiencies.
- Tracked and documented all expenses.
- Decreased invoicing and receivable cycle times by streamlining billing systems.
- Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.
- Drafted variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.
- Oversaw team of 10 accounting staff.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Calculated tax owed, prepared and submitted returns and upheld compliance with all applicable laws.
- Trained ten employees on established practices and accounting protocols to eliminate workflow snarls and tracking concerns.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Contacted customers to immediately find resolutions for escalated issues.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Led daily general ledger entries, using double-entry accounting method and check backs.
- Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings according to the big 4 standards.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
Sales Representative
Helnan Ras Sudr
Cairo
01.2007 - 01.2008
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, English Section
Banha University
Egypt05.2006
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Document Recordkeeping
- Processing Checks and Invoices
- Payroll Management
- Accounts Payable
- Business Operations and Forecasting
- Microsoft Office
- Accounting Software Systems
- Anti Money Laundering (AML)
- Fixed Assets Management
- Positive Team Player
Certification
- AML (Anti Money laundry): attended an online course and finished at score 85% in August 2016.
- CMA part one (Certified management accountant): attended a formal course at The American university in Egypt in November 2018.
- Financial reporting and analysis: attended a formal workshop at American chamber of commerce in October 2019
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Dentons Egypt LLC
07.2008 - Current
Sales Representative
Helnan Ras Sudr
01.2007 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, English Section
Banha University
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