Senior Financial Accountant and CMA candidate with 7+ years of experience in real estate development, construction accounting, and asset management across IFRS-compliant financial reporting. Experienced in WIP/CIP accounting, lease management, and construction contract accounting (FIDIC/IPC, retainage, change orders) for large multi-property portfolios. Strong controller and team leader who streamlines month-end closing on Oracle ERP, improves procure-to-pay controls, and optimizes cash flow through disciplined PDC and banking management. Handles UAE VAT and supports Corporate Tax compliance, while coordinating audit schedules and supporting project closeout through job costing and cost-code governance.

Moddather Zakaria

Senior Financial Accountant and CMA candidate with 7+ years of experience in real estate development, construction accounting, and asset management across IFRS-compliant financial reporting. Experienced in WIP/CIP accounting, lease management, and construction contract accounting (FIDIC/IPC, retainage, change orders) for large multi-property portfolios. Strong controller and team leader who streamlines month-end closing on Oracle ERP, improves procure-to-pay controls, and optimizes cash flow through disciplined PDC and banking management. Handles UAE VAT and supports Corporate Tax compliance, while coordinating audit schedules and supporting project closeout through job costing and cost-code governance.

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Senior Financial Accountant and CMA candidate with 7+ years of experience in real estate development, construction accounting, and asset management across IFRS-compliant financial reporting. Experienced in WIP/CIP accounting, lease management, and construction contract accounting (FIDIC/IPC, retainage, change orders) for large multi-property portfolios.

Strong controller and team leader who streamlines month-end closing on Oracle ERP, improves procure-to-pay controls, and optimizes cash flow through disciplined PDC and banking management. Handles UAE VAT and supports Corporate Tax compliance, while coordinating audit schedules and supporting project closeout through job costing and cost-code governance.

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Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Financial Accountant at Alothman Real Estate LLC
January 1, 2023 - Present
Led a team of 4 accountants and managed end-to-end accounting for 30+ properties in real estate development, construction, and asset management. Oversaw rental income recognition under IFRS 16, lease renewals, and OPEX analysis. Managed CIP/WIP project accounting using cost-to-cost and maintained monthly WIP schedules, including percentage of completion, earned revenue, over/under billing, and gross profit by project. Processed FIDIC Interim Payment Certificates (IPC) including advance recovery, retention holdbacks, VAT calculations, and withholdings; applied IFRS 15 for construction revenue using the over-time method and posted WIP adjustment entries to align GL with earned revenue. Tracked and accounted for approved/pending change orders; implemented job costing with structured cost codes linked to GL accounts across labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment, and overhead. Managed UAE VAT filings via EmaraTax and supported UAE Corporate Tax compliance with the tax agent. Coordinate
General Accountant (Sole Accountant) at Granada Automatic Laundry
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Developed and implemented a job costing model to allocate direct and indirect costs for unit cost and service-line profitability analysis. Performed contribution margin analysis for B2B tenders to support pricing decisions. Improved accounts receivable by enforcing strict collection policies based on aging analysis, reducing DSO from 80+ to under 60 days. Managed UAE VAT preparation and filing through the FTA portal. Prepared annual audit files and supported external auditors. Processed payroll in line with UAE Labour Law and WPS, including EOSB and leave salary calculations. Prepared monthly management accounts with actual vs. budget variance reporting for owner decision-making.
General Accountant at The Accounter (Cairo Office)
December 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021
Managed end-to-end accounting for a portfolio of 7 SME clients across industries using Odoo ERP. Performed periodic COGS analysis and supported quarterly UAE VAT computation and filings via the FTA portal for multiple clients. Supported annual audit preparation by compiling audit files, schedules, and reconciliations for external auditors.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at Al-Azhar University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
CMA Candidate (Part 1) at Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2026

Qualifications

CMA Candidate (Part 1 scheduled)
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2026

Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Financial Services, Professional Services

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