Yara El Khally

M&A Advisory & Financial Diligence

• Conducting financial analysis to support transaction decisions, including mergers and acquisitions through data requested from the client for the period covered by analyzing the historical financial statements, key performance indicators (KPIs), and financial ratios to assess the financial health of the client or target company.
• Communicating findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders through presentations and reports.
• Highlighting synergies and opportunities.

• Developed financial datasets for AI model training, focused on variance analysis including advanced Excel formulas.
• Evaluated and validated AI model performance through rigorous testing and analysis.
• Created files where finance professionals can reduce manual work by applying automation.

• Lead the analysis of SG&A and DOC costs across the group, comparing against budget, identified inflated expenses, and coordinating adjustments with relevant accountants.
• Collaborated monthly with FP&A to set the group budget by area, incorporating actual costs, capitalizing, amortizing, or prepaying items, and forecasting closing period expenses within deadlines.
• Regularly reviewed accounts to resolve delinquencies and financial issues.
• Reported to management on cost variances against budgets, highlighting discrepancies and providing explanations for their sources.
• Coordinated with HR to process, post, and reconcile payroll for the Group within set timelines.
• Prepared monthly government statistical reports for the group.
• Tracked and recharged costs related to sister companies, reallocated them outside the company’s P&L.
• Provided financial data and audit support, met auditor requests within deadlines.

• Analyzed SG&A Flash report figures, comparing them with actuals to identify discrepancies and maintain accurate financial reporting.
• Processed and controlled cash flow reporting data, tracking inflows and outflows to support a stable financial position.
• Handled landed cost-related entries, reflecting shipping and customs expenses accurately in financial statements.
• Managed monthly depreciation entries, aligning with accounting standards and appropriately allocating asset values.
• Controlled salary entries and reconciled transitory tax and social security accounts, maintaining accurate payroll reporting and adherence to tax regulations.
• Managed the prepayments schedule, properly allocating expenses and amortizing them over the correct periods.
• Reconciled local and foreign bank accounts, maintaining accurate cash balances and financial reporting across different currencies.
• Reconciled transitory and intra-group accounts, resolving discrepancies and aligning balances across various group entities.

• Managed billing for all outbound and inbound shipment freight charges.
• Controlled and processed data related to customs clearance, including subcontractors and brokers.
• Handled re-invoicing charges to the FedEx Hub for cost recovery.
• Executed payments to subcontractors, suppliers, and customs authorities.
• Managed cash handling operations, including cash in safe, cash in hand, and daily courier collections.
• Performed additional accounting tasks, such as supplier invoice data entry, local bank reconciliations, and supplier account reconciliations.