Hajar Shouman - CTP®, FMVA®

Experience

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  Victoria Nursery

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Class Teacher

  Responsible for a class of preschoolers; teaching English, Mathematics and science basics while exploiting those who show a certain talent in order to prosper it.•Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.•Applied play-based strategies, including crafts and games, to provide diverse approaches to learning.•Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.•Organized and facilitated monthly parent support group meetings.•Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.•Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.•Public speaking at events and fairs.•Working in teams with the rest of the staff to come up with plans and themes to implement in our classes respectfully to reach the nursery's objectives and goals. Show less

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  Al-Ansary for Exports and Development

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2015

  Accounting and Finance Intern

  • Handling ledgers and organizing accounting books for analyzation.• Processing orders and revising issued invoices.• Attended meetings for budget monitoring and control.

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  Self-employed

  Nov 2015 - Jun 2021

  Private English & Mathematics Teacher

  Giving private lessons to American, British, and Egyptian curriculum students from grade 4 to 10 as well as assisting undergraduate students with college researches and theses.•Prior evaluation of the student to create tutoring sessions appropriate for student's age, learning preference and learning style.•Prepared lesson plans to meet goals identified in students' individualized study plans.•Defining monthly milestones for each student to reach at the end of the month to highlight their progress and move on to the next level.•Spearheaded group tutoring sessions to help students struggling in similar areas.•Educated students on strategies for effective studying, note taking and test taking.•Creating a summer course plan for beginners along with those in need to improve certain skills.•Received multiple offers from international schools as a result of the reputation I garnered and the notable progress of my students enrolled at their schools.•Assisting university students with their Finance and English courses research papers and theses. Show less

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  Vodafone

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  Customer Service Agent

  Tracking customers' orders, processing cash refunds, and outbound calls to their banks and other institutions to resolve issues associated with their accounts at Vodafone.•Started receiving positive scores based on customers’ feedback after a couple of days and achieved the second highest AHT score on the floor for my first month.•Answered over 7 calls per hour to meet fast-paced call center demands.•Enhanced productivity by staying on top of call scripts and maintaining control over direction of conversations.•Maintained and encouraged customer loyalty through courteous and efficient resolution of disputes, complaints and discrepancies.•Sought out training opportunities to enhance customer relationship management abilities and further boost satisfaction scores.•Adhered to company policies and scripts to consistently achieve call-time and quality standards.•Conferred with management to discuss defective and unacceptable services and determine corrective action. Show less

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  CORPLEASE

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2017

  Accounting and Finance Intern

  •Handling checks processing, new contract processing, payment cycles. (Using Excel and the company’s software). •Attended two end of month closings•Was their first intern to be handed the assignment of bank reconciliations.

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  General Motors

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2018

  Accounting and Finance Intern

  •Rotations through the different sections of finance (Costing, Receivables and Payables, General Accounting, FP&A). •Using SAP and Excel to post cycle counts and highlighting variations, then attending meetings where they justify them and perform needed adjustments.•Collecting supporting documents and needed signatures to process checks for suppliers.

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  First Egyptian Engineering

  Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Payroll and Personnel Coordinator (Expats Account)

  An outsourcing company that maintains and coordinates expats' mobilization, salaries, taxes, legal documents, and contracts under the Egyptian Labor Law for Oil and Gas Sector. •Became solely in charge of the company's two key clients, British Petroleum and Kentech, in under two months of my employment which coincided with the end of year closing leading to the preparation of multiple reports and reconciliation of our records with the clients' which I had to understand and implement in a very short period.•Researched payroll errors and processed payments for state taxes, social security, Medicare, and various employee deductions.•Preparing expats' Tax Statements and official documents required by their home government authorities.•Documented procedures, identified areas to improve internal controls and gain additional efficiencies and implemented policy changes.•Collaborated with technology programmers to remedy system problems and partnered with HR to ensure timely employee payments.•Slashing the invoices' rejection rate to zero for 9 consecutive months.•Reducing the issuance of monthly invoices and Actual Cost Report period from a week to 3 days encompassing the accounts' growth.•Driving the numbers of BP contractors to escalate by over 30% in 2 months after being handed over their communication. Show less

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  Hikma Pharmaceuticals

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

  Treasury Officer

  A multinational pharmaceutical company with headquarters in London, UK that manufactures non-branded generic and in-licensed pharmaceutical products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.•In charge of the below duties and controlling corresponding operations for Hikma Pharmaceuticals as well as its three sister companies in Egypt; Hikma Importation, Hikma Specialized, and Hikma Pharmaceutical Industries.•Handling relationships with 9 banks to control the proper flow of our operations at their side.•Opening new bank accounts and closing others according to corporate needs and acquired benefits.•Opening LGs through our banks for certain vendors.•Issuing IDCs and LCs for shipments and ensuring the compatibility of the presented documents as certificate of origin, packing list, and AWB while following up with the bank to control timely issuance and avoid demurrage and feeding our customs accounts accordingly.•In times of COVID-19, had to issue IDCs by copy of documents through undertakings provided to our bank to meet and cover the huge demands of our production capacity for materials and machines resulting from the pandemic.•Manage A/R, A/P relationships with third party vendors and customers through timely processing of vendors’ due invoices and releasing warehouse customers’ orders on SAP.•Review due payments and process them accordingly through SAP along with daily payment requests.•Supervise the maintenance of internal controls designed to safeguard corporate assets and the integrity of its fiscal systems.•Review customers’ checks to ensure validity of signatories, due dates, amounts and corresponding invoices the checks cover to maintain proper collections of our receivables.•Post collection checks on SAP, submit them to the bank, and clear their corresponding invoices as paid. Show less

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  RATP Dev

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  Treasury Specialist

  • Creating RDMC’s Internal Cash Flow report and maintaining monthly cash forecast to monitor our cash movements and determine the cash management needed in the foreseeable future• Reporting our cash position and situation to the group in order to communicate our plan and needs accordingly• Supporting the reporting and consolidation teams with the end-of-month closing by providing interest accruals and cash positions as well as matching their reported cash balance (BS) with my end-of-month cash balance (CFF)• Working in line with our Finance Director to forecast future receivables from our client based on past payment trends and internal insights• Handling the effect of economical events on RDMC through the restructuring of the Cash Forecast and communicating the needed actions to the concerned departments• Working in line with the Group Internal Control team to create documented policies and procedures of the Treasury Department through the reviewal of the current processes in place, add control where it's needed, highlight risks and take corrective actions to change the processes accordingly • Contributed along with the Accounting Department in the implementation of our ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics• Reconciling bank statements against our books• Handling relationships with banks to control the proper flow of our operations at their sides through negotiating foreign currency rates and managing our Credit Lines• Supervise the maintenance of internal controls designed to safeguard corporate assets and the integrity of its fiscal systems. Such as, requesting official bank letters to validate destination of payments.• Working in line with our accounting and procurement teams to ensure proper flow of our operations and report any findings to our top management Show less

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  Mars

  Jun 2022 - now

  MEA Treasury Specialist

  • Constructed financial proposals and 5 years financing plans to meet the cash requirements for plant expansions projects in MEA.• Managing cash repatriation strategies and scenarios for units located in markets with dire FX liquidity conditions.• Handling and monitoring FX liquidity markets and economic challenges affecting our business in order to construct plans and implement new actions accordingly (e.g. Bank Swap, FX Hedging)• Monitoring cash flow and business liquidity to determine investment opportunities and financing needs.• Cash management to determine the proper sources to settle our obligations and ensuring an accurate forecast.• Monitoring banks performances and handling the Annual Bank Evaluation Process.• Connecting Mars associates with our banks as per the nature of their operations and setting up a Way of Working to manage their mutual relationship.• Coordinating with internal and external audit for year end and interim submissions related to our operations. Show less