Mahmoud Karam

Experience

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  B.TECH

  Mar 2003 - Jun 2006

  Stock control
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  Mainetti Injection Moulding

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2013

  •Perform financial analysis and reporting to management as needed.•Perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries .•Coordinate with finance team to complete assigned accounting tasks within deadlines.•Evaluate computerized accounting systems and provide recommendations to IT team for performance improvements.•Generate financial reports and statements to Managers for review.•Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.•Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to management.•Respond to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion.•Provide guidance to other Accountants when needed.•Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for assigned accounts.•Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentations.•Monitor and record financial transactions according to company policies and regulations.•Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures. Show less

  • cheif Accounting

    Jun 2010 - Sept 2013

  • General Ledger Accountant

    Jun 2008 - Jun 2010
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  Delicious Inc. (Owner of Cilantro)

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Budget & reporting Section Head

  •Provided timely monthly and quarterly budget and analysis reports for almost 60.•Responsible for monthly budget analysis and reporting, variance analysis and communication. •Serves as resource for information regarding the budgeting process.•Provides on-going support for business units related to financial analysis and planning throughout the fiscal year. •Work with business owners as requested to provide data necessary to support educated business decisions.•Demonstrates proficiency in data compilation, manipulation and analysis, generating financial information to non-financial end-users, addressing internal customer needs and data warehousing and reporting.•Familiarity with the financial and accounting modeling and statistics. Show less

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  ASEC Cement

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2018

  Group Financial Analyst

  Participate in Developing a monthly reporting package to represent a unified tool for the monthly reporting from the subsidiaries to cover all the key business areas and can be used as a base for the monthly consolidation.Participate in preparing the Board and The Investors presentations to highlight the financial performance of the group including the financial analysis for the key indicators.Work closely with the external Audit team during the preparation of the Quarterly Group Consolidated Financials.Provide a Group based reporting for the key business areas on weekly and Monthly reports including a Monthly consolidated Financial Statements.Coordinate with the subsidiaries regarding the adoption of the accounting polices and principals and try to unify the registering and accounting concepts.Discuss the subsidiaries on the reported figures and get the explanation for the variations and report it to The Group Financial information manager.Participate in Supporting The subsidiaries on the re-organization process provide the technical support in some of the financial areas.Present the actual results for the subsidiaries and compare it with the forecasted figures for the new budget and highlight the key variations and the other business key indicators as Production and Capacity figures . Show less

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  Misr Cement Minya

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2024

  ● Perform financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling and submitting reports, analyzing industry trends and assessing the financial health of the company.● Oversee the operations and development of the company’s finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.● Manage a team that develops financial and valuation models, materials, and recommendations for executive decision-making by conducting comprehensive analyses and utilizing appropriate methods● Coordinate strategic financial planning for the company and its clients, including expenses, income, insurance coverage, objectives, tax status, and risk tolerance● Support finance partners in implementing valuation models, measuring results, tracking performance vs. expectations, and providing recommendations for corrective action● Manage the preparation of the company’s budget.● Lease with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.● Correspond with various other departments, discussing company Plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.● Advice colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company’s finances.● Mediate between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences Show less • Managing and overseeing the daily operation of the accounting department.• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles.• Perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries• Generate financial reports and statements to Managers for review..• Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions• Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to management..• Respond to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion..• Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for assigned accounts• Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentations..• Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures..• Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations and project teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost anal ysis. • Support CFO in ensuring that intercompany cost all ocations are in line with management agreements and transfer pricing policy.• Hiring, training, and motivating accounting staff members while supervising and delegating department tasks.• Evaluating, developing, and improving department controls, systems, and procedures that increase accuracy and efficiency.• Provide everyday cash position, estimate and analysis.• Present monthly cash along with accounting reports to Accounting personnel. Show less

  • Finance Manager

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2024

  • Finance Accounting Manager

    Nov 2018 - Dec 2024
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  Al Gammal Contracting

  Dec 2023 - now

  Financial Director