ahmed alawami
Senior Financial Reporting Analyst at Latham & Watkins
senior financial reporting analyst latham & watkins
experienced accountant business advisor real-world audit , financial reporting , business , training research experience , portfolio skill knowledge signal understanding changing business environment impact work organization across financial , managerial regulatory ax . key strength include appreciation data quantitative/qualitative analysis drive decision making , organization utilization project management technique manage deliverable workflow , emotional intelligence needed become effective team member client partner .
Latham & Watkins
https://www.linkedin.com/company/latham-&-watkins
Los Angeles, California
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Senior Financial Reporting Analyst
Signature Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/signature-analytics
• Lead and co-lead engagement teams on performing client assessments of the accounting and financial environment to identify recommendations for improvements focusing on People, Processes, and Technology, and creating and conducting an implementation plan for those recommendations
• Respond to client needs that arise from initiatives, challenges, and risks such as key personnel succession, cash flow management, mergers and acquisitions, financial statement audits, ERP implementations, changes in operations or revenue streams, and finance function transformation
• Mentor and develop staff and senior staff accountants to aid them in achieving their career goals, getting exposure to more challenging assignments, honing specific skill sets, and growing in their roles as they take on additional responsibilities and move up in their career paths
• Developed and conducted client service staff training for all levels in a case study format to address, in teams, the challenges that arise in the "nightmare" engagement such as teamwork, transparency, project management, internal and client communication, ethical behavior, positive work environment, client relationship risk, and reputation risk, and collaboratively presented rubric for best practices
Irvine, California Area
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Accounting Manager
Signature Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/signature-analytics
• Led engagement team in clean up of historical financial data & optimized charts of accounts for multi-entity organization, corrected material discrepancies caused by lack of internal controls, & identified historical subsidiary net operating loss of $175k as a deferred tax asset
• Selected by leadership to serve on steering-committee developing company playbook, & developed Accounts Receivable manual detailing typical business cycle process, internal control matrix listing risks addressed, relevant key performance indicators, & best client service practices by staffing level
• Collaborated with Consulting CFO on providing client with relevant and digestible metrics and information derived from client's financial data to aid in strategic decision making regarding client's core business activities
Long Beach and Irvine, CA
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Senior Accountant
Signature Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/signature-analytics
•	Served as an accountant and business advisor for multiple small and mid-size businesses in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties, helping them with their day-to-day accounting operations, recommending and implementing process improvements, and assisting them with managing cash flow and forecasting 
•	Quadrupled one client's Accounts Receivable weekly collections from $30k to $120k in the span of three weeks through implementing improved invoicing, AR tracking, and client relationship management processes
•	Helped several clients with payroll system implementations and transitions from legacy systems, ensuring new payroll processing vendor has all the information needed for new system setup
•	Created a simulation based case study training for Signature Analytics employees to implement the company's assessment methodology using inquiry with client contacts and data analysis of client transactions and financial statements to present recommendations to the client
Long Beach and Irvine, CA
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Staff Accountant
University of Michigan
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-michigan
•	Co-instructed Training and Practicum courses, teaching facilitation skills and social justice concepts as they relate to social identity through experiential learning methods to select undergraduate students preparing them to be successful facilitators 
•	Instructed Global Understanding course, teaching intercultural communication and conflict management through case studies, simulations, discussions, and video-conference link sessions with partner classes from other countries
•	Assisted with data management for “Arab/Jewish Dialogue” research project, and coded data from interviews and papers using NVIVO in preparation for analysis
•	Created project management tool to track progress of research team deliverables
Ann Arbor, MI
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Lecturer and Research Assistant - IGR and CGIS
InciteChange! Consulting, L.L.C.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/incitechange-consulting-l-l-c-
•	Co-designed and developed internal control standards for the organization to enhance their operations and maximize their efficiency resulting in 40 page document for the organization's use
•	Researched applicable employment and tax regulation to enhance the organization's human resource policy, and advised on ways to reduce the organization's compliance cost 
•	Researched intellectual property law to ensure the creative output of the organization is protected, advising the organization to register their work with the US Copyright Office
Ypsilanti, MI
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Policy Consultant and Research Intern
PwC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pwc
•	Assisted the Core Assurance team in audits and quarterly reviews of multiple SEC registered Fortune 500 companies by performing control walkthroughs and design assessments, controls operating effectiveness testing, substantive analytics, and tests of details over multiple financial statement line items in accordance with PwC Audit methodology
•	Assisted the Risk Assurance team in integrated audits of multiple SEC registered Fortune 500 companies by performing IT general controls testing over logical access to data and programs, change management, computer operations, and program development, and collaborated with the Core Assurance team in the testing of segregation of duties
Detroit, MI
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Experienced Assurance Associate
ATRAVES
• Created and implemented, in team of three, class plans for 2nd and 3rd grade students and taught English interactively
• Led volunteer reflection with co‐facilitator to assess group progress and strengthen volunteer adherence to ATRAVES values
• Selected by University Chapter to create and conduct year long ʺEducation and Trainingʺ sessions for new volunteers
Managua, Nicaragua - Ann Arbor, MI
Volunteer and Student Board Member
University of Michigan Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)
• Co‐facilitated three semester long dialogues on Socio‐economic Status and Race/Ethnicity issues to find common ground among students of different backgrounds
• Established safe space for dialogue to raise awareness regarding issues of Social Identity by engaging participants in ice‐breakers and relationship building activities
• Performed research for building and enhancing ʺArab/Jewishʺ dialogue curriculum by collecting readings and personal narratives and conducting interviews with students
who participated in dialogue
• Co‐facilitated three day ʺGrowing Alliesʺ retreat for University Staff and Students to develop skills in interrupting acts of bias and discrimination
Peer Dialogue Facilitator and Research Assistant
Grab the Shovel Productions
• Recruited writers, editors, actors, producers, directors, artists, and technicians through the use of marketing strategy to create theatrical production
• Co‐created and reviewed budget for production expenses to manage cost while maximizing value‐added resources
• Created effective advertising campaign, generating two full house performances, and $1,700 in revenue. Revenue was donated to the Neutral Zone, Ann Arborʹs teen center
Ann Arbor, MI
Finance & Marketing Co-leader
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deloitte
• Consolidated balance sheets and cash flow statements for small capital steel bar and wire manufacturer and its subsidiaries to prepare final audit report
• Collaborated with teams of two to three members to translate financial statements of multi‐national companies to match accounting standards set by Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA)
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Audit Intern
International Student Organization at University of Michigan-Flint
• Successfully managed team of 15 members that organized ʺInternational Weekʺ five day festival to celebrate diversity of student body
• Coordinated student trip to Chicago with Student Government Council and International Student Center on $12,000 budget to offer real‐life educational experience of American culture
Vice President
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Master of Accounting (MAcc)
• Nominated for the Ross Global Citizenship Award
• Recipient of Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission Full Scholarship
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University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Recipient of Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit in Intergroup Relations
• Recipient of Multi‐Ethnic Student Affairs Commitment to Social Justice Award
• Recipient of Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission Full Scholarship
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University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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California Board of Accountancy
139838
Certified Public Accountant
State of Michigan
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1101033914
Certified Public Accountant
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DataCamp
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Intermediate Python for Data Science
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DataCamp
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Intro to Python for Data Science
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DataCamp
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Intro to Statistics with R: Introduction
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DataCamp
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Introduction to R
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Flint, MI
Meshari Alsamhan
أخصائي إدارة صحية ومستشفيات وأعمل حالياً في مجال التصاميم والطباعات - عمل حر
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Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Sahwan
Mayo Clinic- SSMC Abu Dhabi
https://sa.linkedin.com/in/zainab-alkhadrawi-169b7a1a8
Eastern, Saudi Arabia
zainab Alkhadrawi
Bachelor  degree in Health care Administration
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Riyadh
nadeen khalid
Human Resources in Kingdom Hospital and Consulting Clinics
Cooperating work agreement Smasco company
  Collaboration with the Czech Center for Physiotherapy
  Serving as a safari company, Princess Nora University
https://sa.linkedin.com/in/zainab-alqahtany
Saudi Arabia
Zainab AlQahtany
B.S in Physics, Computational Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Communication Specialist, Business manager.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maro-sarah-houhanisin
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Maro H.
Senior Attorney - Novara Tesija Catenacci McDonald & Baas PLLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-alvarenga
San Diego County, CA
Jose Alvarenga
Actively Recruiting - Sales opportunities
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katerinacade
San Diego, CA
Katerina Cade
Human Resources/Finance/Recruiting
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Detroit Metropolitan Area
Patrick Abdaal
Plant Controller at IPG - Intertape Polymer Group
https://de.linkedin.com/in/thomas-opperman-75041421
Cologne
Thomas Opperman
Senior Manager at PwC Deutschland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-sousa-cpa-b888427
Fairfield, CT
Joseph Sousa, CPA
Director at PwC
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ankitgupta999
Gurgaon
Ankit Gupta
Insights & Strategy | Consumer Behaviour | New Product Innovation
https://my.linkedin.com/in/arslan-ashraf-3a63855
Malaysia
Arslan Ashraf
Managing Director Consumer Insights APAC & Global FMCG Vertical at NielsenIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenji1019
San Jose, CA
Ji Chen, CPA, CIA, CISA, HITRUST CCSFP
Manager at PwC
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nehaejaz
London, Canada Metropolitan Area
Neha Ejaz
Software Engineer | Research Assistant and TA @ OTU | MSc Student
https://sg.linkedin.com/in/timrockell
Singapore
Tim Rockell
Energy Strat Asia Pte. Ltd., Founder Director | KPMG Singapore, Principal Consultant
https://sa.linkedin.com/in/salehalalati
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saleh Alalati ,  C-KPIP
Corporate Performance Specialist
Heather Wilhelm Routenberg
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Ahmed is an incredibly talented and knowledgeable professional who has continually proven to support InciteChange! in our policy development and analysis in regard to business functions. We strongly recommend him in the foundations of start-up organizations. He's a great asset to any organization.
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Dammam
Ahmed Alawami
Coordinator at Budget Rent A Car, Saudi Arabia
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Eastern Province
Ahmed Alawami
Environmental Specialist
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Fort Collins, CO
Ahmed A.
Machine Learning Engineer
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Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Alawami
MWD Field Specialist at Baker Hughes
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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International Relations (IR) and Affairs Group
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ISACA (Official)
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CFA Program Candidates
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Official Group: Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
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University of Michigan Global Scholars Program
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Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP)
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Research, Methodology, and Statistics in Higher Education
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PwC US Alumni
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Michigan Ross School of Business Alumni
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC US)
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