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wali1 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

hello, you find below a letter that I send for searching job and below my CV.
I will be very happy if you make some corrections and send it to me.

regrads

walid
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TO: Mr JAS

FROM: ****** *******

FINANCE DIRECTOR ****** ******* TUNISIA.

Object: job requirement: Manager of Finance and Business Support Nairobi- Kenya

Sir,

Following your publication in your web-site, I would like well to deposit my condidature. Concerning the post office of FINANCE MANAGER NAIROBI- KENYA

I come by the present one to request your high veillente and to present my candidature for this station of responsibility.

Of my share I am **** ***** Tunisian 32 year’s old, diploma in high commercial studies FINANCE of the institut of the high commercial studies of Carthage presidency I.H.E.C. and MASTER DEGREE . Already I worked more than 10 year in finance deprtment. and as a financial manager with MULTINANTIONAL CO. as hotel HOLIDAY INN Hammamet in so much assistant of the financial director.

Currently I work as a financial director in a MULTINATIONAL CO of luxury hotel 5 * **** **** * (CV joint).

I was accepted as the financial manager of INTERCONTINENTAL LIBREVILLE GABON. but the government want to help teh citizen to work so they don't accept expat.

my formation general-purpose, my direction of respensability, my rigour, as my curiosity enable me to work in of multinational like yours and to take part in its growth.

I would be at your disposal for any information complimentary. I would be very grateful if you give me a chance to reinstate in your company. I have the ability to give more to your company.

Waiting for a favourable answer, accept Sir, my greetings best.

***** *****

Mobile: ***********

***********************
******** *******

Home Address:
***** ***** *****
TUNISIA. Mobile : **********
Email: ***********
Date of bearth : 01/01/1976
single

Objective: Highly experienced finance management in search of a finance director position or operationel manager in a prestigious company which will give me the opportunity to use my solid background in management, negociation, finance, cash management, account reconciliation, accounts payable, account recievebal, budgeting and all other facets of finance, including accounting for costs on a major construction project

Career Profile
Hotel Financial Manager with over ten years experience leading the financial functions of hospitality
operations with up to 180 employees and $12 Million in sales. Recognized for ability to identify continuous change actions to reduce cost, enhance quality, and increase margins. Supervised up to 10 direct reports with responsibilities in financial reporting, planning, forecasting, information systems, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, and general ledger. Led several conversions bringing in new systems on or ahead of schedule and on or below budget. Enjoy driving new improvements.

Key strengths include:
Process Improvement
Leadership
Financial and Operations Management.
Operational management.
Ability to adaptation to new busness
Motivate and give clear direction to all employees
Effectively maximize revenues and profitability
Excellent at identifying potential business in local market

Experience

01/2007 –till now – **** ***** ***** (5* stars hotel, one of the best hotels in Tunisia , RIU multinational company, 229 rooms 71% occupancy. 12 $ million ) finance director :
Finance Director :
Responsible for the control, finance, accounting payroll and administration.
Controlling Hotel Revenue & Expenses. Draws up, supervises, checks and approves the entire book and financial of the hotel and remains guaranteeing of their exactitude and authenticity. And makes sure that the budgetary controls, accountant and financial are respected strictly.
Managing all sections in the Financial Department (10 employees).and makes countable and financial studies necessary to the good walk of the hotel.
Establishes or supervises the establishment of the financial statements: Prepare and checks the decanal reports: planning of the scales per ten, cost drink and food per ten, wash-house per ten, inventory SME and LINEN, statistics of the month sales turnover and harmed by agency, detail of exploitation, and the monthly analysis of the economic results with the GM supervising Purchasing, Receiving and Stores.
Preparing Budgets, Forecasts and Cash Flow Projections. For the owner and RIU.
Duty manager, in charge of the hotel during the GM free days,
Setting up the financial department and team recruiting, training, and management.
Review and approval of contracts.
Interactions with various third parties (lawyer, banker, auditors, government official’s taxes…)
Reconciling balance sheet accounts including Bank Accounts.
Preparing On Site Monthly Payroll - 300 Employees
Sign cheques jointly with the general manager of the hotel within the limits fixed by the seat, Sign the purchase order accompanied by the documents of requests of purchases jointly and before final approval of the director of the hotel.

05/2003 – 01/2007 ******* .one of the best firm witch manage the thalassotherapie centre in the hotels.
Finance and Administrative Manager
Engagement of the personnel of all the departments (80 employees).
Draws up, supervises, checks and approves the entire book and financial of the hotel and remains guaranteeing of their exactitude and authenticity.
Sign cheques jointly with the general manager of the hotel within the limits fixed by the seat.
Makes countable and financial studies necessary to the good walk of the firm
Supervises the establishment of the financial statements, and the monthly analysis of the economic results with the GM.
Makes sure that the budgetary controls, accountant and financial are respected strictly.
Makes sure that the procedure of commitment to incur expenditure is respected strictly.
To manage and Follows the treasury each day.
Examines and signs the general report/ratio of case, the forms currency purchase, and signs the cheque of exchange.
Sign the purchase order accompanied by the documents of requests of purchases jointly and before final approval of the director.
the justification of the small expenditure carried out the cash Examines and gives its authorization for their refunding near the general cash clerk
Controlling and be responsible of the payroll, A/R and A/P.
Review and approval of contracts, with hotels and agency.

12/2001 – 03/2003 Holiday Inn **** ***** Tunisia- (4 stars Hotel- 300 Rooms- 60% YTD Occupancy-).
Assistant Financial Controller
Controlling Hotel Revenue & Expenses.
Supervising Purchasing, Receiving and Stores (8 employees).
Preparing Budgets, Forecasts and Cash Flow Projections.
Executive manager on duty, in charge of the hotel during weekends, evenings (depending on activity setup), and official holidays (set on rotational basis between department heads and assistant department heads).
A/R. A/P and payroll
Give Controlling Hotel Income and preparation of Daily Revenue Report all the help to the financial controller.

*04/2001– 12/2001 RIU PALACE OCEANA (5* stars hotel, one of the best hotels in Tunisia , RIU multinational company, 229 rooms, 71% occupancy. 12 $ million ) Chief accountant:
Chief accountant
A/R. A/P and payroll
Controlling Hotel Income and preparation of Daily Revenue Report
Reconciling balance sheet accounts including Bank Accounts.
Monthly declaration of the taxes. (Government officials taxes…)

03/1999 – 11/1999 HOTEL AZIZA- (4 stars Hotel- 425 Rooms- 80% YTD Occupancy- $10 Million). Chief accountant:
Chief accountant
A/R. A/P and payroll
Controlling Hotel Income and preparation of Daily Revenue Report
Reconciling balance sheet accounts including Bank Accounts.
Monthly declaration of the taxes. (Government officials taxes…)

09/1998 – 02/1999 TGS HAMMAMET- (TRAVEL AGENCY- 20 BUSES - $4 Million). Chief accountant:
Chief accountant
A/R. A/P and payroll
Controlling Income of excursion
Reconciling balance sheet accounts including Bank Accounts.
Monthly declaration of the taxes. (Government officials taxes…)
Controlling of the planning of excursion.

Education
■1994–1998 Institute of the High Studies Commercial Carthage presidency TUNISIA combined with HEC montréal CANAD
Mastery In high commercial studies finance H.E.C.

 1999–2001 Institute of the High Studies Commercial Carthage presidency TUNISIA
Diploma of study in tourism.
Languages
Arabic Fluent Writing, Reading & Speaking.
FrenchFluent Writing, Reading & Speaking.
English Writing, Reading & Speaking
German  Writing, Reading & Speaking (means).

Computer skills Internet- Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint – Major Hospitality solutions.
Finance soft: Hyperion; FIDELIO; Arab soft; SSS; HOTIX ;AS400
Training

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Financial service: to the hotel park plage
Financial service: at the hotel charm beach
Technical service: to the hotel ROYAL AZURE
Commercial service: in the SAVANA hotel

Pauloz · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

wali 1

For members security we prefer that personal contact information isn't provided on CVs on the site, to protect against spam and unwanted contacts. I've edited your original post to remove that information.

Re your CV: This is only a rough amendment, but I thought you'd want to see what needs doing:

1. English usage isn't clear. Some words appear to be French, and there are some misspellings which will require correction. (Suggest getting English dictionary on Word, or whatever you’re using)

2. The meaning of some expressions is unclear in a few places: Misspellings are amended in italics, with some suggestions in bold type. Deletions are in red font, insertions in blue.

3. General note: Don't use all capitals, unless that's the actual name or abbreviation of a name. Use title case.

Following your publication of this position in your web-site, I would like well to deposit present my condidature candidature. Concerning the post office of FINANCE MANAGER NAIROBI- KENYA

I come by the present one to request your high veillente and to present my candidature for this station of responsibility. This line doesn't work in English, and isn't required, already stated.

Of my share I am **** ***** Tunisian 32 year’s old. I have a diploma in high commercial studies FINANCE of the institut of the high commercial studies of Carthage presidency I.H.E.C. and MASTER DEGREE . (You need to show your highest qualification, probably the Masters Degree, as the name of the degree/diploma, and the full name of the institution, including the year it was acquired, This would read something like "I have a Masters Degree in commercial studies from Carthage university/college/institute and add the date the degree was obtained.)

Already I have worked more than 10 years in finance deprtment department. and as a financial manager with MULTINANTIONAL CO. as multinational company at the HOLIDAY INN ****** in so much as assistant of the financial director.

Currently I work as a financial director in a MULTINATIONAL CO multinational corporation of luxury hotel 5 * **** **** * (CV joint).

I was accepted as the financial manager of INTERCONTINENTAL LIBREVILLE GABON. but the government want to help teh citizen to work so they don't accept expat. This line is unnecessary, information not relevant to application.

my formation general-purpose, my direction of respensability, my rigour, as my curiosity enable me My experience and expertise are motivating forces in my seeking to work in of multinational like yours and to take part in its growth.

I would be at your disposal for any information complimentary. I would be very grateful if you give me a chance to reinstate in your company. I have the ability to give more to your company.

Waiting for a favourable answer, please accept Sir, my greetings best.

In English, this would read:

I am at your disposal for any interview or further discussion regarding this position. I believe I have strong work values to offer your organization.

Hoping for your favorable consideration,

Signature

Home Address:
***** ***** *****
TUNISIA. Mobile : **********
Email: ***********
Date of bearth birth : 01/01/1976
single

Strongly suggest you include only recent positions and relevant educational qualifications. There's a bit too much information there, and there's some grammatical usage which you might need to check.

I don't want to sound too negative, but please make sure to have your final document checked by a fluent English speaker prior to sending it to an employer.

From the style of your expressions, I'd say some of this is literally translated Arabic, and unfortunately the two languages are quite different in literal translations.

wali1 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

dear Pauloz.

I would like to thank you about your advice.

but I have to show you that I am arabic and our second language is French.
I am not fluent in English, for that reason there is some errors in my cover letter and CV.

if possible you give me a link where I can peaste some words in my cover letter and CV. or if you can help me and amke me easy.

best regards

walid

Pauloz · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:23 am Post subject:

wali1 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

hello,

thanks again. and what is about this cover letter below.

***********************************

WALID CHANNOUF

******* HAMMAMET TUNISIA

+********

JULY 31.2008

ATTN: THE GENERAL MANAGER OF *******

dear Sir,

your advertisement for a Finance Manager Tunisia indecated requirements that closely match my background and expertise. I have enclosed my CV to provide a summary of my qualifaications and background for your review.

Throughout my career as a Finance manager, I have maintained the highest performance standards within a divers range of finance and opeérational fonctions, witch is clearly ullistred by my past successes. As a Finance director in a multinational company RIU HOTELS. I streamlined operations and reduce costs by consolidationg operations and negociated competitives rates with service providers. Additionnally, while serving as assistant financial controller in HOLIDAY INN RESORTS.I facilitate the implementation of a new promotion strategy that singificantly increase the company profile.

Further the qualifications I offre include the following.

- successful track record supporting the efforts of executive –level staff.

- Ability and wanting to comprehens, adaptate and execute the finance of investment

- Strong background in all aspects of office management . from scheduling meeting and coordinating travelto overseeing budget , forcast, reporting and accounting functions.

- Demonstrate capacity to develop and maintain comprehensive administrative processess that improves the effeciency of day-to-day operations.

Currently I am seeking an association with a company that can benefit of my expertise as a finance manager with excellent organizational and communication skills. An outstanding work ethic. And ability to work equally well in both team-oriented and self-directed environments.

I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you to discuss my qualifications and candidacy in further detail. Thank you for your time and concideration.

sincerely

walid channouf

************

Pauloz · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

Walid

Content is much better, but you'll need an English dictionary, grammar and spell check on your computer.

You've definitely hit what you need to say with this letter, it's to the point, and says what you need to say. It makes a much better and clearer case for your application, and that's the most important issue.

I can't emphasize enough the importance of correct presentation of your letter and CV at management level, though. Because you're a manager, everything is made that extra degree harder for you.

As a manager, everything has to be perfect. It's largely cosmetic, but the fact is that appearances do matter.

There are plenty of people in this world who are prepared to find faults that don't exist, let alone those that do.

Strongly suggest you have this letter prepared by a trustworthy English speaker, who can get your meanings and context correct.

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