Hamzeh Abaza
Amman
Summary
Focused manager skilled at planning, directing, and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training, and empowering team to excel in performance. Highly skilled at building lasting relationships with customers and business executives. Resourceful Accounting professional with [Number] years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Reliable [Job Title] familiar with generally accepted accounting procedures, project management and financial statement review. Full understanding of legal requirements. Well-developed communication, relationship building and multitasking abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Head AR & AP
Jordan Aviation
01.2022 - Current
- Head of two departments with eleven accountants who oversee all revenue and operational costs for the company, making recommendations for the yield department, adding cost control for the company's direct operational costs, and providing management analysis reporting for flights profit and loss overall
- Lead of production of monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of financial performance against budget & cash flow, financial and operational goals and develop long-range forecasts and maintain long-range financial plans
- Develop, maintain, and monitor all fundraising and accounting systems and procedures Lead on short and long-term financial and managerial reporting
- Manage month end and year-end closure procedures Provide financial management of all projects activities and programmers Ensure accounting requests addressing and communicated in a timely manner to internal and external parties and auditors Provides high level support on projects as identified for the Chief Operating Officer in variety of program and operations related areas
- Responsible for association contracts and maintains contracts in centralized location
- Monitors contract deadlines and provides review and reconciliation of payments
- Responsible for association supplier’s policies, reviews and ensures adequate coverages and participates in annual supplier’s audit
- Responsible for organization dashboards including making recommendations for new dashboards and keeping dashboard data updated and current
- Serves as point of contact for records requests and maintains and organizes records as requested
- Serve as an internal technical accounting expert for revenue accounting Exercise judgment within defined policies and authoritative literature to determine appropriate action related to revenue-related transactions and write related technical memos Manage the monthly close process related to revenue including the timely completion of close items, analytical review, deferred revenue schedule and other reports Implement timely reporting and process improvements based upon industry trends, authoritative literature, and business objectives and work closely with other functional team to improve system processes and reporting outputs Manage all revenue recognition matters with the external audit firm and internal audit for quarterly reviews and annual audit Lead annual budgeting and planning process for annual budget and work with company chairman on budgetary elements of funding applications and bids Oversee day to day processing of accounts
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
- Coordinated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings to ensure timely submission of accurate reports.
Accounting Head AR
Jordan Aviation
07.2017 - 12.2021
- Of department for five accountants who monitor all revenue for the company and provide management analysis reporting and recommendations to the yield department
- Serve as an internal technical accounting expert for revenue accounting Exercise judgment within defined policies and authoritative literature to determine appropriate action related to revenue-related transactions and write related technical memos Manage the revenue team in the review of contracts and sales orders Manage the monthly close process related to revenue including the timely completion of close items, analytical review, deferred revenue schedule and other reports Implement timely reporting and process improvements based upon industry trends, authoritative literature, and business objectives Work closely with other functional team to improve system processes and reporting outputs Participate in monthly and quarterly revenue forecast procedures Manage all revenue recognition matters with the external audit firm and internal audit for quarterly reviews and annual audit
- Found tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.
- Improved inventory management practices by introducing more accurate tracking methods and reducing discrepancies between records and physical counts.
Senior A/R Accountant
Jordan Aviation
01.2016 - 06.2017
- Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
- Enhanced financial accuracy with consistent reconciliation of accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.
- Itemized taxpayer expenses to identify maximum adjustments, deductions and credits.
- Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance of clients.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Strengthened internal controls surrounding A/R processes, mitigating risks associated with inaccurate or incomplete revenue recognition.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
AR Accountant
Jordan Aviation
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Managed past due balances, financial inquiries and other accounts receivable functions.
- Evaluated customer creditworthiness, establishing appropriate credit limits based on financial data analysis.
- Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
- Streamlined AR processes for increased efficiency and reduced processing time.
- Researched technical tax issues to define tax effect or impact of certain tax positions.
- Improved financial accuracy by reconciling accounts receivable ledgers and resolving discrepancies.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Monitored aging reports to identify potential bad debts and initiate collection efforts accordingly.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
AP Accountant
Jordan Aviation
11.2014 - 06.2015
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Modified comprehensive reporting to reflect changing financial structure.
- Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Delighted customers by researching, analyzing and responding to billing inquiries quickly.
- Assisted employees with filling out expense reports.
Education
B.Sc. Degree - Banking and Finance
The Hashemite University
2014
Skills
- Technical Skills
- MS office suite knowledge and expert in Microsoft Excel
- Soft Skills
- Prioritization- Expert
- Cost control - Expert
- Time management - Expert
- Data analysis- Expert
- Software proficiency- Expert
- Problem solving- Expert
- Adaptability- Expert
- Problem-Solving
- Payment Collection
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
- Project Accounting
- Self Motivation
Languages
Timeline
Accounting Head AR & AP
Jordan Aviation
01.2022 - Current
Accounting Head AR
Jordan Aviation
07.2017 - 12.2021
Senior A/R Accountant
Jordan Aviation
01.2016 - 06.2017
AR Accountant
Jordan Aviation
07.2015 - 12.2015
AP Accountant
Jordan Aviation
11.2014 - 06.2015
B.Sc. Degree - Banking and Finance
The Hashemite University
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