Ragi El-mekkawi

• Full responsibility for finance and accounting department, starting with prepared journal entries, monthly and year closings and general ledger reconciliation.
• Managed cash flow effectively, monitoring bank account balances regularly to ensure sufficient funds were available for business operations.
• Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
• Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
• Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
• Streamlined accounting processes by implementing efficient software solutions and automating routine tasks.
• Assisted management in making informed business decisions with accurate financial reports that highlighted key performance indicators.
• Prepared detailed annual budgets to support strategic planning initiatives and maintain fiscal responsibility.
• Negotiating with suppliers and agreeing on contract terms based on the requirements of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and forming auction selling committees.
• Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Achievements:

• Implementing plan to restructure mission administratively, wages, reducing age rate and preparing new job structure.
• Reducing cost of contracts with suppliers by up to 40% while obtaining additional benefits.
• The ideal employee in the Mission for the year 2019 & 2020 .
• Honorary shield from Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2018.
• Honorary medal from UAE Olympic Committee for facilities for mission at 2017 Asian Olympic Championships – Ashgabat2017.

• Determining monthly foreign currency needs such as (USD, GBP, and EURO).
• Prepared journal entry and recorded transaction into accounting software.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
• Handling daily calculations & analysis for revenues and expenses

ACHIVEMENTS:

• Introducing a new accounting software ERP system which improve process efficiency.