Priya Pillai, Accountant - Contractual position

Priya Pillai

Accountant - Contractual position

Selective Marine Services

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounts & Finance
Experience
6 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :6 years, 8 Months

Accountant - Contractual position at Selective Marine Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2017 to November 2017

• Preparation of financial statements and analysis of monthly financial information.
• Reconcile the accounts receivables ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted. Updating the receivables by unpaid invoices and following-up for the payment.

Accounting & Audit Support - Contractual position at BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2016 to February 2017

• Balance sheet ledgers reconciliation and assistance in completion of financial statements for internal and external audit.
• Preparation and verification of documentation for audits.
• Communication of audit progress to the management and providing information in status meetings and highlighting unresolved issues.
• Successful completion and finalization of accounts as per the audit timeline.

Financial Accountant at SULZER
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2015 to May 2016

• Preparation of financial statements for the monthly MIS reports.
• Preparation & finalization of books of accounts including all general & subsidiary ledger accounts such as revenue & expenses ledgers, accruals, provisions & prepayments, assets & petty cash management and joint venture accounts; in multi-currency transactions.
• Assists in the development & implementation of priorities & procedures relating to financial management & budget.
• Maintenance & assessment of accounts receivables & payments; aging schedules and reconciliation of accounts payables.
• Maintain and monitor Joint Venture (JV) accounting entries in ERP system are properly maintained from inception to date.
• The focal point for all communications with the bank, managing the bank accounts and preparations of bank reconciliations.
• Liaise with internal & external auditors, preparation of schedules & compilation of paper works to ensure monitoring of company finances.
• Developed a comprehensive monthly variance analysis report to determine the root cause for significant variance between the budget and the actual costs.
• Successful in conserving 100% cash flow by tracking and rebilling the client on timely manner. This is achieved through a careful examination of all project expenses billed/ re-billable to client followed by processing and submission of invoices for billable projects or expenditures.
• Technical support to the buyers and cost controllers based in client operating countries by providing guidance on cost and other financial expanses.

Project Accountant at STRATA OILFIELD SERVICES DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2013 to August 2015

• Preparation, analysis and reporting of financial statements with accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Timely and accurate recording of complete accounting entries in ERP accounting system with supporting documentation.
• Preparation and presentation of inter-company reports such as variance reports, cost-profit analysis reports as per cost centers and month-end management reports.
• Execute complex monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts; monthly bank reconciliations and maintaining debtors/ creditor’s reconciliations statements.
• Proven ‘multi-tasker’ and strong aptitude to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with excellent time management and organizational skills.

General Accountant at VOXTRON MIDDLE EAST LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2012 to July 2013

• Preparation of monthly MIS reports on weekly basis & cash flow reports.
• Increased management proficiency by setting up an automated process in MS Excel that analyzed data and automatically cross-referenced for possible errors in weekly/monthly reports and net profit computation.
• Invoice preparation and submission to the clients and timely payment to suppliers. Preparation of aging report for account receivables and trade payables. Effective follow-up on pending accounts payable from clients.
• Monthly payroll calculation, disbursements and end of service computations and accounting.
• Coordinate with the sales team and the CEO to complete budget and to analyze the budgeted expenditure against actual and presented the discrepancy report to the management.

Accountant & Junior Auditor at ASR CHARATERED ACCOUNTANTS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2010 to December 2011

# Practical exposure and applicability of accounting and auditing standards.
# Analyze revenues and expenditures and provide appropriate recommendations and suggestions in budgeting and other accounting concerns.
# Statutory audit and preparation of multiple reports of clients in different types of industries including the investigation report, liquidation report, physical verification of assets and inventory etc.
# Preparation of accounts to finalization and compilation of financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
# Preparation of MIS reports, budgets, variance report, break-even analysis etc. of client companies involved in different categories of activities.
# Preparation and processing of accounts payable checks, reconciliation of payments, prepare analysis of accounts and monitoring accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
# Coordination with internal and external auditors in finalizing audits for client companies.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounts & Finance
  • at Assumption College
  • March 2010

1. Highest mark holder in the subject of Accountancy with marks 96 on 100. 2. Best Outgoing student from the Department of Commerce award for the year 2010. 3. Schooling graduated from Our Own English High School, Dubai 4.12th Grade percentage - 85% on 100.

Specialties & Skills

finalization of accounts
General Ledger Reconciliation
General Ledger
Fixed Asset Management
Financial Statements
General ledger accounting
MS Excel

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

UAE VAT Certification (Training)
Training Institute:
CIBM
Date Attended:
August 2017