Senior Accountant
Urban Utopia (Pvt) Ltd
Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months
Responsible for the entire finance function of the e-commerce business.
Responsible for the entire finance department/ team. Reported to the GM.
CREU Concept (previously known as CREU Qatar) is a carpentry, joinery and design house specialising in the build of unique handmade furniture and decor for the home and business.
Experiences:
- Handling regular Transactions and handling complete accounting role
- Preparing maintaining and analyzing of Accounting records
- Formulation of corporate stragy, Writing of Vision and Mission
- Setting goals and Milestones
- Budget and Forecasting
- Suggest and Setup new Accounting system, SOPs, Internnal controls, IT improvements and proper documentations
- Working capital and cash management
- Project costing and Project based reporting
A newly registered Sri Lankan based company in the Information Publishing & Advertising industry, which intends to provide range of online related services; currently covering the online corporate directory listings using its own directory website and Google 360 degree photography for corporate customers.
Experiences:
-- Performed regular transactions - Preparing of Invoice, Receipts, timely deposit, monitoring payables & Receivables, timely payments and employee payroll
-- Prepared, maintained and analyzed of Accounting records
-- Receiving of daily sales report of Sales team and update the records
-- Prepared monthly budget, forecasted as per the required changes, compared with the actual performance and suggested right changes for improvement.
-- Involved in developing procedures, internal controls, Accounting and information systems
-- Involved in preparing of Feasibility study, resource audit and competitor analysis
-- Involved in company formation activities such as initial documentation, Registration, Rental office space selection, Purchase of Furniture, employee selection and all other aspects that arise when forming a company.
-- Contributed to all other meaningful financial and management decisions
ETS is the front runner in supply, installation and providing after sales service of mobile radios (Walkie Talkies) and other related radio communication solutions and services in the state of Qatar, mainly dealing the MOTOROLA brand.
Experiences:
-- Daily Transactions - Overseen and guided the team performance on Day-to-day transactions
-- Ensured the Accounting records are accurate and updated on-time
-- Monitored the calculation and recordings of Payroll, Leave, ticket and EOSB
-- Maintained the fixed asset record and monitored the depreciation calculations
-- Monitored the Receivables, ensured the timely collection, assisted with customer credit worthiness assessment, maintained good customer relationship, Produced timely Customer related MIS
-- Maintained an accurate Payable list, made timely payment, maintained effective communication and provided meaningful reports to the management when needed
-- Maintained an accurate Inventory record, monitored the inventory, performed periodic inventory count, maintained a good relationship with the store staff and provided necessary MIS
-- Helped management to take working capital decisions by providing accurate and meaningful reports on Inventory, Cash, Payable, Receivable and other current balance sheet items
-- Reconciliations - While ensured the accuracy of bank balances, I also performed periodic Balance Sheet reconciliation to make sure the monthly financial position balances are accurate and took necessary actions on any balances that needed the attention
-- Budgeting & forecasting - Prepared monthly budget and forecasted for necessary changes
-- Cash & Bank - Checked the petty cash, Involved in obtaining OD facilities, dealt with Bank Guarantee, provided working capital suggestion on the required cash balances.
-- Preparation of management accounts - Preparing regular Financial statements, budgetary variant analysis and performance measurement, Comparison of financial statements for performance measurements, Analyzing and preparing of regular reports on outstanding debtor, creditors and inventory
-- Costing & inventory decisions - Often involved in product pricing, bulk inventory vs JIT and other inventory related decisions.
-- Internal Audit - Involved in Risk Management, Internal Controls and creating or altering of policies and procedures
-- Internal Controls - Suggested and Involved in Identification of new internal control needs, alteration and deletion of existing internal controls
-- Business Strategy Management - Involved in identification and assessment of internal capabilities, competitors and other external factors that affect the business decisions
-- Management of External Relationships - Maintaining good relationship with the stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, banks, auditors
EXPERIENCES:
-- Day-to-day transactions - Preparing delivery note, Invoice, receipt, payment voucher, checks, reports, letters & other daily transactions
-- Maintaining of Accounting Records - Updating the Quickbooks accounting system for Receipts, payments, GRN, Depreciation, Annual Leave, Annual Ticket, EOSB, inventory, Payroll and all other General journals.
-- Monthly calculation of payroll, EOSB, leave and depreciation
-- Coordinating and supporting external auditors.
-- Preparation of payable and receivable lists and timely collection and payment
-- Bank reconciliation and correction
-- Handling petty cash
-- Dealing with bank guarantees (Apply, coordinate, collect & Monitor)
-- Preparation of all other reports requested by the Accountant
-- Proper filing of documents
Member of CIMA - CGMA / ACMA
Advance Level Commerce Stream: Accounting - A Business Studies - A Economics - A A - Distinction pass