Ameen Odeh

Employment and Experience Record:

Hoshan Holding Company - Dammam- Eastern Province –KSA, (April, 23rd - 2012 Up to date)

Finance Manager ; overall responsibility for leading and managing financial functions ensuring efficient, compliant, accountable and timely financial support of company operations.

Key responsibilities including; Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team, preparation of area budgets, forecasts and cash flows, maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes, preparation of Monthly Consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet, timely production of statutory and internal financial reports, financial modeling and analysis, ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained, overseeing the Payroll process, supervises A/R, A/P, transactions, responsible for overseeing accounting procedures, internal controls (implementing, monitoring, enhancing), and database management, substantiates and justified expenditures and expense reports, supervises or prepares monthly journal entries, train staff on internal control procedures; assists Controller as needed, review monthly closing process.

Annual financial operations and transaction is around 15 Million US$.

Right To Play International – Shmesani –Amman, (May 1st, 2007-April, 22nd -2012)

Finance & Admin Officer; Responsible for all financial and administrative functions for country program around 1.5 Million US$/year

Key responsibilities including; Administer and monitor the financial system ensuring that RTP finance are maintained, accurate, timely and in compliance with HQ and donor regulations, provide assistance to Country Manager through annual budget process, implementation of financial policies and procedures and ensure compliance, maintain cash control and manage petty cash, maintain and reconcile the general ledger, monitor the cash reserve and draft monthly projection of expenditures, prepare and reconcile bank statement, establish and maintain supplier accounts, review and approve suppliers’ invoices, filing system and documentation system in place and up to date, ensure security of all RTP financial data and verify the charges, ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the RTP accounting system, prepare income (revenues) statement (if any at local level), prepare the balance sheets, prepare monthly financial statements, prepare quarterly reports and reports on variance and manage audits and maintain the accounts payable and accounts receivable systems in order to ensure complete and accurate records of all money.

Administrative support responsibilities including; Administrate employee files and records in order to ensure accurate payments of benefits and allowances, administrate the monthly payroll for local staff to ensure that employee are paid accurate and timely manner, in close coordination with CM provide efficient and effective office management.

AGMEST Group for Institutional Development – Shmesani- Amman, (May 1st, 2006 - 30th, April, 2007)

Chief Accountant; Provide technical (financial) and managerial leadership to finance department.

Key responsibilities including; Plan, organize, control and evaluate the operations of accounting and financial department ensuring compliance and timely delivery, develop and ensure adequate implementation of financial policies, systems and procedures of the group, prepare or co-ordinate the preparation of financial statements, summaries, and other cost-benefit analyses and financial management reports, co-ordinate the financial planning and budget process, supervise the development and implementation of financial simulation models, evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and investment activities and make recommendations for development, recruit, train and manage staff needed for the department, act as liaison between the organization and financial institutions, establish profitability standards for investment activities and handle mergers and/or acquisitions, report financial performance and trend analysis to senior management.

MUNIR SUKHTIAN GROUP CO. (M.S. Group-JORDAN) - (01/05/ 1998- 30/4/2006)
A- January 2004- May, 2006: Assistant Financial Manager for Account Receivables & Employees in Jordan Branch (Companies in Jordan);

Position Responsibilities including; Provide direction/guidance and management support to the team in the central department at headquarter and provide the needed support to the heads of regional department, provide leadership and supervision to the financial units in Iraq and Syria, design and lead in implementing the needed annual internal audits, evaluate the financial systems and procedures and set plans for improvements, provide the needed support to international contracts, control the expenditures according to approved annual plans for various units, provide the Board with suggestions/plans for financing the strategic investment and take leading role in negotiations, manage relations and contracts with key clients/suppliers, communicate and coordinate with Jordan Finance ministry for various taxes and benefits.

B- From January 2004- May, 2006: Controller for Iraq and Syria offices

Establishing the systems given the risk management analysis and matrix and established controls, recruited and trained the teams, delegated the financial management responsibilities in Iraq and Syria to local staff and performed controller functions for both offices including; ensure compliance of both offices with the internal financial policies and regulations, conducted regular quality checks on the system performance and provide the needed upgrades and trained the team to meet the new standards, provided back stopping and the needed support as needed, review and approve the two offices financial plans and budgets, conduct regular audits, supported the two offices in huge/international contracts, ensured all financial data are loaded regularly on the central system of the group, reviewed and approve the monthly reports, analyzed performance and ensured CEO is regularly updated, ensured adequate flow of information between the headquarters and the Iraqi and Syrian offices.

C- From May 1998 to December 2003: Senior accountant (Muniur Sukhtian Group Co) Amman-Jordan.
Key responsibilities including; Promissory notes preparations, preparing Bank Reconciliations and their adjustments, follow up purchases and letter of credit, follow up accounts receivable adjustments, follow up inventory system, follow up monthly depreciation of fixed assets, follow up letters of guarantee, follow up checks and checks in clearance, follow up staff payroll, prepare financial reports -for administration and following up and clearance of V.A.T.