Kareem Mostafa Ali
Nasr City - Cairo,Egypt
Summary
Finance professional with extensive experience in financial analysis, reporting, and accounting management. Expertise in month-end accounting activities and collaboration with finance teams to ensure timely completion of comprehensive financial reports. Skilled in evaluating accounting systems and recommending performance enhancements, alongside proficiency in accounts payable and receivable auditing. Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, and familiar with accounting software including Sun6, Opera, and ERP Dynamics 365.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
Assistant Finance Manager
MMC Catering Co.
01.2026 - 04.2026
- Assisted in preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.
- Supported planning and execution of financial duties and projects within company.
- Aided in overseeing accounts payable, receivable, payroll administration, and general ledger maintenance.
- Contributed to preparation of financial statements, reports, and forecasts to ensure financial stability.
- Helped ensure adherence to company policies and financial regulations during internal and external audits.
- Managed cash flow, banking relationships, and petty cash effectively.
- Facilitated cross-departmental communication for effective budget planning, leading to operational efficiency.
- Followed up daily on bank reconciliations, all types of financial facilities, and interest management.
Chief accountant
MMC Catering Co.
08.2021 - 12.2025
- Assist teams in delegating tasks to support project development success.
- Support motivation and leadership throughout project phases.
- Help in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements accurately.
- Prepared detailed forecasts to guide budgetary planning process successfully.
- Led Accounting team of 12 for 5 years.
- Assimilated Accounting systems to improve efficiency by 85%.
- Advised management on financial details related to business operations, inventory levels and budgets.
- Prepared detailed models, reports and charts highlighting complex financial information.
Chief Accountant
IHC & UHC Companies
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Setup & Handle Accounting for new two Intities with different activities: International Hospitality Co (F&B) Restaurants, Cafés & Central Kitchen United Hospitality Co. (Entertainment)
Senior Accountant
MMC Catering Co.
01.2014 - 03.2017
- Collect and analyze Financial information for business and advise them on financial decisions.
Accounts Payable & Paymaster
MMC Catering Co.
01.2011 - 12.2013
- Payable objectives plus paymaster Objectives.
- Handling all kind of payroll & related, salaries & wages matters.
- Daily basis communication with HR Dept (personnel & Public Relation).
- Taking care about all special cases for all employees in different sectors.
Accounts Payable
MMC Catering Co.
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Ensure the company's payments get handle properly.
- Although the accounting department's primery goal is to ensure vendor & employee payments get handle in a timely manner.
- Checking for and correcting errors found along the way.
- Able to help out with other accounting duties, just organized files and reviewing reports, allowing accounting department operate more efficiently.
Accounts Payable Officer
MMC Catering Co.
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Managing Invoices and maintaining important financial document.
- Preparing all kinds of payments.
- Fully dealing and highly communications with vendors.
Accounting Officer
MMC Catering Co.
04.2006 - 12.2007
- Ability to analyze revenues, cost, financial liabilities, and assets.
- Ability to research and analysis of accounting matters.
Junior Accountant
Guaranty for brokerage activity
Cairo
02.2005 - 03.2006
Sales & Marketing Delegate
Movenpick Hotel
Sharm Elshikh
05.2004 - 12.2004
Education
Bachelor Of Accounting - Accounting Section
Cairo University
Bani Suef Branch 01.2002 - 01.2003
Skills
- 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 accounting systems & provide recommendations to IT team for performance improvements
- Generate financial reports and statements to Managers for review
- Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions
- 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
- Monitor and record financial transactions according to company policies and regulations
- Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures
- Daily
- Responsible for leading and managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, income team plus helping the costing section if it need
- Audit accounts payable in daily bases and verify all purchase orders, request and review all required document and record all data & conditions
- Review the credit suppliers accounts and the general, administrative & operating expenses
- Rescheduling of payments current commensurate with source of funding available
- Review the journal entries, adjusting entries, bank accounts, notes payable, notes receivable and cheque under collecting
- Monthly
- Prepare & verify P&L, Trial Balance reports
- Following accounts payable in prepare suppliers monthly payments as due
- Audit the payroll Document from HR Dept & give support when needed
- Prepare the monthly bank reconciliations
- Prepare monthly accounts reconciliations & review all accruals, prepaid accounts
- Prepare, verify & post fixed asset depreciations
- Daily assist bookkeepers, coordinators, principals and administrators on day-to-day financial matters, reports and questions
- Prepare and enter journal entries which include correcting entries, allocation, expenditure & grant related entries
- Approve and ensure compliance with grant guidelines am firm policies and procedures
- Handling all construction in progress transaction and allocations entries
- Yearly
- Prepare year end financial statement
- Assist in year-end closing & audits
- Preparing forecasting and budgeting for new period expectation
- Assist auditors in analysis & Audit work
- Highly proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and word
- Familiarity with different kinds of accounting software (SUN6/ Opera/ ERP Dynamics 365, others)
- Knowlage of IT systems, Processes, Databases etc
- Familiarity with advanced technology of mobiles, tablets apps
Languages
Arabic Native
English Fluent, written & spoken
References
Available upon request.
Training Courses
- 11/2015 International financial reporting standards update ISC Center Kuwait
- 05/2015 Financial planning and forecasting ISC center Kuwait
- 03/2004 MS office, Internet & English in financial & Commercial Studies center.
Timeline
Assistant Finance Manager
MMC Catering Co.
01.2026 - 04.2026
Chief accountant
MMC Catering Co.
08.2021 - 12.2025
Chief Accountant
IHC & UHC Companies
08.2020 - 05.2021
Senior Accountant
MMC Catering Co.
01.2014 - 03.2017
Accounts Payable & Paymaster
MMC Catering Co.
01.2011 - 12.2013
Accounts Payable
MMC Catering Co.
01.2009 - 12.2010
Accounts Payable Officer
MMC Catering Co.
01.2008 - 12.2008
Accounting Officer
MMC Catering Co.
04.2006 - 12.2007
Junior Accountant
Guaranty for brokerage activity
02.2005 - 03.2006
Sales & Marketing Delegate
Movenpick Hotel
05.2004 - 12.2004
Bachelor Of Accounting - Accounting Section
Cairo University
01.2002 - 01.2003