Sayed Fathy Elsayed
About Candidate
I have over 20 years of experience in the accounting field, having worked on European Commission and USAID funded projects where my main responsibilities included processing all types of payments in accordance with project regulations, recording all transactions in various accounting systems, reconciling with bank statements, and preparing monthly reports and budget control sheets. From Jan.09 to Mar.24 I worked at Qatar Investment Authority, where my main responsibilities included managing the overall operations of the Equities portfolio activities, including the trade settlement of listed equities and direct investments, tracking and processing all corporate actions and general meetings, system enhancements, project management, operational support to the FO and various departments, collaborating with all stakeholders and coordinating with all external parties, processing payments and validating SWIFT, and recording & reconciling all transactions into different accounting systems.
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Ensure 100% trade settlement for listed equities (i.e. settlement with counterparties custodian / broker / market, funding, and recording). And achieve 100% settlement of new direct investments by fully understanding the nature of the investment and coordinating with all stakeholders to ensure a smooth settlement procedure within the specified time frame. Performing self‑custody for the Qatari listed portfolio (assuming full responsibility for the local portfolio and doing all custody tasks through direct interactions with all investee companies, depository, brokers, and the Qatar Stock Exchange). Monitoring and processing all corporate actions for listed and unlisted assets in a timely and accurate manner (i.e. General Meetings, cash & stock distributions, RIs, etc.) Recording all transactions into various accounting systems, reconciling with the custodian's records, and resolving any exceptions on a timely and accurate basis. Participating in all aspects of the new system's enhancement (e.g., workflow setup, data migration, and reconciliation). Processing the payments of capital calls, advisory fees & custodian fees on a timely basis. Setting up new depository, brokerage, and custodian accounts, as well as keeping relationship documents with counterparties up to date. Providing various departments with operational support and internal reporting.
Process all counterparty, vendor, and staff payments in accordance with USAID deadlines and policies and ensure that all payments are made within the approved budget. Recording all transactions into the accounting system (QuickBooks), reconciling with the Bank statements, and resolving any exceptions on a timely and accurate basis. Prepare the monthly report, ensuring that all transactions are supported by appropriate documentation, in addition to keep an up‑to‑date filing system. Auditing governorates' petty cash and traveling to site visits.
Handle the Head Office's petty cash and process all kinds of payments according to the project regulations and prepare the budget control sheet.
Process all kinds of payments according to the project regulations and prepare the budget control sheet.
