Mohamed Saleh

Accounts payable manager with more than 12 years of increasingly responsible experience in general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, P&L analysis, fixed assets management, and financial reporting, with a great experience in dealing with ERP systems, Microsoft office and working in multi-national companies.

1- Richter Haus- Berlin
Accounts payable section head

(2020 - 2022)

•Oversee daily, weekly and month-end accounts payable functions including the month-end close process including supplier statement reconciliations, invoice processing and supplier payments.
•Manage and develop the existing accounts payable team.
•Build and maintain relationships with suppliers.
•Review processes and identify areas of improvement within the AP function.
•Produce reports and analysis to the wider business, utilizing the query management system.
•Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including the Group’s auditors.
•Delivery of all reports, schedules and information to relevant stakeholders within tight deadlines.
•Identification, management and resolution of potential problem accounts.
•Investigate and handle queries and compile necessary documentation for escalation.
•Tracking accruals with vendors.
•Recording fixed assets bills.
•Entering payroll information and maintaining payroll files.
•Work closely with operational department managers and teams to hone transactional processes, create efficiencies and enhance performance.
•Find and handle the discrepancies, and develop plan for process improvements as needed.
•Support audit on a quarterly and annual basis.

2- Consolidated Contractors (CCC)
Accounts payable manager

(2016 - 2019)

•Manage day to day operations of AP department and tax-related matters.
•Responsible for timely and complete processing of all AP transactions and ensure accurate coding to General Ledger.
•Support training and development of 10 staff members and help in setting operational goals (KPI’s for invoice processing)
•Help develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures.
•Provides accounting assistance to commercial managers and operations staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs.
•Acts as a liaison between the company, government and external accountants to meet information needs and to ensure that proper information is maintained for historical purposes.
•Maintain effective relationships with business partners/vendors through timely and accurate payment and response to inquiries
•Responsible for supporting accurate and timely completion of AP month-end closing process, perform monthly AP related balance sheet account reconciliations.
•Coordinate with purchasing departments to resolve 3-way match discrepancies.
•Supervise maintenance and filing of AP records in accordance with company guidelines.
•Identify and escalate priority issues timely to management.
•Assist with audit schedules for external auditors as needed.
•Supervise preparation of all AP compliance reporting requirements.
•Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.
 

3- Saudi Binladin group (SBG).
Accounts payable manager

(2013 - 2015)

•Manage the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to accounts payable.
•Co-organized between AP and Purchasing Department for all new vendor set-ups, creating vendor master and resolve 3-way match discrepancies.
•Proofing of invoices and communicate with Vendors/Partners and Forwards.
•Interface with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve accounts payable matters.
•Establishes and maintains procedures for the timely and efficient payment of all purchased items and expense vouchers.
•Developed relationships and resolved issues with vendors.
•Train Accounts Payable Clerks in job duties and company policies.
•Analyze expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
•Analyze financial records, reports and make adjustments as needed.
•Maintains accurate A/P records and control reports.
•Reviewing reconciliation of payments and records in ERP.
•Manage reviews, verify approve and post payable ledger and other related accounting reports.
•Monitor with other departments for discrepancies.
•Prepare accounts payable and accrued expenses reconciliation on a monthly basis.
•Responsible for all bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.
•Review petty cash/ custodies and post-transaction on a monthly basis.
•Support month-end and year-end close process.
•Support audit on a quarterly and annual basis.

4- Saudi Binladin group (SBG).
Accounts payable Senior Accountant

(2012 - 2013)

•Assemble, review and verify invoices and check requests.
•Flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices.
•Sort, code and match invoices.
•Set invoices up for payment.
•Enter and upload invoices into system.
•Track expenses and process expense reports.
•Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments.
•Prepare and perform check runs.
•Prepare analysis of accounts.
•Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
•Research and resolve invoices discrepancies and issues.
•Maintain vendor files.
•Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
•Entering payroll information and maintaining payroll files.
•Produce monthly reports.
•Assist with month end closing.
•Provide supporting documentation for audits.
•Maintain accurate historical records.
•Monitor account balances, track expenses, accruals, prepare analysis of accounts and related financial activity to produce monthly financial reports.
•Vendor’s reconciliations on Quarterly basis.

5- Saudi Binladin group (SBG).
Staff Accountant

(2010 - 2011)

•Maintain and update accounting records and files.
•Analyze and create expense reports.
•Meet with clients to discuss confidential accounting issues.
•Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledger (e.g. assets, liabilities and expenses).
•Entering payroll information and maintaining payroll files.
•Reconcile bank statements.
•Conduct month-end and year-end closures.
•Prepare documents for audits.
•Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
•Report to the Accounting Manager and work to improve financial processes.

1- Master of Accounting  (2016)

University of Liverpool/ Berlin University of applied sciences.
 

2- Diploma in Business Management (2010)

Cambridge University
 

3- Bachelor of Accounting  (2008)

Alexandria University