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Abdullah Jafari

Abdullah Jafari

Accounts Manager
Amman

Summary

Seeking a challenging and fulfilling role to leverage education, skills, and experience. Committed to making a positive impact through a strong work ethic, dedication to continuous learning, and pursuit of excellence.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Accounts Manager

Abdul Latif Jameel Co. - Toyota
10.2018 - Current
  • Oversee the accounts payable department and ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and expense reports
  • Develop and maintain accounts payable policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with company policies
  • Monitor and analyze accounts payable processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
  • Manage vendor relationships and resolve any issues or disputes related to payments or invoices
  • Prepare and analyze accounts payable reports, including aging reports, vendor trade & non-trade accounts and advances to suppliers
  • Approving payments related to shipments landed costs (Freight, Customs, Port Charge and Land Transportation)
  • Provide escalated problem-solving support and diffuse conflicts as they arise
  • Monthly review for VAT file – Account Payable Module
  • Contribute in applying kaizen ideas to accounts payable process
  • Monthly review of AP Dashboard to evaluate payment process and solve delay in process

Accounts Manager

Abdul Latif Jameel Co. - Toyota
05.2015 - 10.2018
  • Overseeing and controlling landed cost
  • Manage and report on all inventory-related expenses, such as freight and storage costs
  • Controlling the Stock Adjustment on monthly biases
  • Compare Actual landed cost with system calculation and make proper adjustments when needed
  • Prepare Accrual (FOB, Freight, Customs and Insurance)
  • Monthly Analysis of Opex accounts
  • Managing the monthly closing process
  • Maintaining proper reconciliation of all G/L accounts
  • Monthly expense variance analysis
  • Control Accruals and Prepaid Accounts (Recurring and Analysis)
  • GL Clearing
  • Oracle System
  • SAP System
  • Appian Work Flow System

Chief Accountant

Carrefour Hyper Markets
01.2014 - 04.2015
  • Supervising an accounting team
  • Sales control; review sales entries and give approval on them
  • Control monthly reconciliation for sales accounts and all related accounts (Electronic gift cards, gift vouchers, promo gift)
  • Monthly review for bank and credit card reconciliation
  • Monthly break down for balance sheet accounts and adjust variances
  • Maintains and review all long-term contracts (rent, maintenance, Insurance.etc.) to determine due payable and process it in due time
  • Approve the calculation of consignment goods, commission and issue invoices for suppliers also follow up the new agreement with the sourcing and legal departments
  • Monthly closing
  • Control prepaid and accruals accounts
  • Final audit for payroll process and prepare the salaries transfer
  • Working on JD Edward Oracle ERP system
  • Using Business Object software (financial reporting)

Accountant

Bestseller Jordan LTD
09.2009 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Retail (Vero Moda, Jack& Jones, Pieces)
  • Review daily sales and post them
  • Accurately gather and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts such as insurance, rent, and municipality entries
  • Review accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and resolve discrepancies
  • Reconciliation of the banks' balance reports with the company bank balance
  • Generate P & L reports
  • Assist the Senior Accountant in Conducting monthly closings
  • Shipment cost allocation, by allocate the customs and freight charges for each unit using the weighted average cost
  • Observe the received shipments and control the missing and extra items by ordering and CN & DN
  • Preparation of monthly statements of account sent to vendors and associates to current emphasis on safety and health of the balances of these accounts and makes the necessary adjustments, if any, differences
  • Managing AP accounts on regular basis, and prepare the due amounts
  • Handling the petty cash
  • Handling tax issues
  • (Preparation and payments)
  • Payrolls
  • Working on Microsoft Dynamic Navision
  • Retail (Vero Moda, Jack& Jones, Pieces)

Junior Accountant

Al-Nahrain Transportation and Marine Company
01.2009 - 09.2009
  • Company Overview: Shipping
  • Dealing with main account's such as Account payable, Account receivable and day to day transactions
  • Preparing a profit and lose report's (monthly, quarterly)
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Social security, payrolls
  • Working on Oracle program
  • Shipping

Education

Bachelor - Accounting and Commercial law

Hashemite University
Amman, Jordan
09.2005 - 01.2009

Skills

  • Account Payable
  • Account Receivable
  • Reconciliations
  • Analysis
  • Polices & Procedures
  • General Ledger
  • Monthly Closing
  • Payment processing
  • Variance analysis
  • Vendor management
  • Accounting software proficiency

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 04/23/87
  • Nationality: Jordanian
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Visa Status: Transferable

Software

SAP

Appian

Oracle

Timeline

Accounts Manager

Abdul Latif Jameel Co. - Toyota
10.2018 - Current

Accounts Manager

Abdul Latif Jameel Co. - Toyota
05.2015 - 10.2018

Chief Accountant

Carrefour Hyper Markets
01.2014 - 04.2015

Accountant

Bestseller Jordan LTD
09.2009 - 01.2014

Junior Accountant

Al-Nahrain Transportation and Marine Company
01.2009 - 09.2009

Bachelor - Accounting and Commercial law

Hashemite University
09.2005 - 01.2009
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