Ali ElKhalayli

• Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
• Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
• Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
• Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
• Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process.
• Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
• Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
• Implemented cost control procedures and cost management processes, saving company $500,00.

Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.

• Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
• Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
• Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
• Updated general ledger with latest entries.
• Reviewed budgets and communicated discrepancies to senior management.
• Oversaw accounting team in servicing diverse clients.
• Prepared thorough reports, commentaries and financial statements.
• Performed financial administration for over 100 company accounts

• Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
• Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies.
• Developed and maintained system of internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse.
• Educated accounting team on forecasting, financial statuses and financial strategies to assist in annual budget creation.
• Implemented cost control procedures and cost management processes, saving company $[Amount].
• Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
• Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.

• Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
• Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans.
• Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
• Engaged employees in business processes with positive motivational techniques.
• Complied with regulatory guidelines and requirements.
• Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
• Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
• Enhanced branch production rates by handling staff conflicts, evaluations, hiring, and termination processes and coaching employees on company protocol and payroll operations.
• Implemented service improvements to enhance sales cycle.

• Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
• Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
• Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
• Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
• Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve accuracy of financial reporting.
• Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
• Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.

• Produced and distributed internal and external communications.
• Communicated with media weekly to build relationships and optimize press coverage.
• Coordinated press releases and handled press inquiries for DIC company.
• Developed brand media relations strategies that bolstered community awareness and knowledge.
• Reported on press coverage recaps to determine areas for improvement.
• Reviewed marketing materials and documents for brand accuracy and trending design.
• Collaborated with other departments to develop integrated branding and public relations strategies.
• Executed social media plans to create cohesive online presence.
• Forged strong media relationships to further public relations goals.
• Assisted with marketing strategy development to increase public awareness and customer engagement.

• Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
• Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
• Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
• Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
• Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
• Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
• Assisted team members in transitioning to new system through extensive training and one-on-one support.

• Ensuring service excellence quoted and placed all contracts for portfolio of clients and supervised claims
• Trained others ensuring transfer of knowledge
• Provided up-to-date market research and analysis in all areas in order for company to be informed and develop business development activity for future
• Ensured documentation compliance proceeding with insurance procedures, involved in departmental budgeting and managing debtors
• Achievements, consistently exceeded monthly claims processing KPIs by at least 20% since starting in 2010 successfully processed hundreds of claims, including approving and processing claims payments
• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
• Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
• Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
• Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
• Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
• Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.

• Reconciling finance accounts, Maintaining spreadsheets, Credit control, preparing statutory accounts, Handling and writing cheque
• Assisted with preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Reconciled month-end totals for timely and accurate reporting of financial information.
• Receiving and processing all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment
• Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
• Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
• Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.
• Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
• Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
• Found tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.

• Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Responded to customer calls and emails to answer questions about products and services.
• Addressed customer complaints and mitigated dissatisfaction by employing timely and on-point solutions.
• Communicated with clients regarding account services, statements, and balances.
• Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
• Managed payments, updated account balances and discussed subsequent payments with customers to keep accounts on track.
• Counted cash drawers and deposits, checked supplies and completed any other required opening or closing task to facilitate smooth team operations.
• Initiated investigations into complex or sensitive complaints, identifying solutions swiftly and to customer satisfaction.