Experience

Fortes Education

• United Arab Emirates
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Key Responsibilities:  Maintaining the receivable billing system by ensuring that the revenue is collected for every goods & services rendered by verifying and posting receipts, performing account reconciliations and resolving any irregularities in the payments.  Managing all payment cycle activities in a timely and efficient manner. Keeping track of payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements etc. Also reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.  Reconciliation of control accounts with sub ledgers, bank and inter-company accounts.  Preparation of Financial Statements and supporting schedules according to month-close schedule.  Preparing Management Reports & balance scorecards on a termly basis for each individual nursery.  Preparation of Annual Budgets on a termly basis and monitoring them every month.  Conducting variance analysis to determine difference between budgeted & actual results and implementing corrective actions.  Liaising and easing the external audit process by finalized books, audit schedules, documentations, evidences and any reports required by auditors.  Coordinating with the ERP Implementation team to implement the systems and processes in line with the operations carried out in each BU.  Preparing the VAT reports for quarterly VAT Return Filing with FTA for each Nursery.  Submitting the Input VAT & Output VAT reports to the VAT officer along with the refund templates as per the guidelines of the FTA.  Assisting the finance controller in the preparation of Feasibility Study for investing in the start-up of new Nursery.  Preparing the Break Even analysis & IRR analysis to evaluate the new investments. Show less



DRA Group of Companies

• United Arab Emirates
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2018

  Key Responsibilities:  Prepared and recorded asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.  Maintained and balanced subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, resolving discrepancies.  Maintained general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, reconciling entries.  Summarized financial status by collecting information analyzing and reporting.  Managed payroll procedure, generate timesheets and attendance reports, calculation and adjustments, disburse of salaries and wages payables (WPS, Transfer, Checks & Cash).  Resolved complains, issued & facilitated communication with Accounts Receivables and Payables.  Checked, controlled and posted all suppliers invoices. Made all the payments as per their due dates.  Prepared petty cash payments and posted journals with appropriate cost allocations.  Reviewed cost sheets of the projects to ensure the profitability. Show less



Xcel Accounting & Bookkeeping, Dubai

• United Arab Emirates

• Senior Accountant/Senior Associate

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Key Responsibilities:  Ensured that the company financial systems and reports are maintained in compliance with statuary standards.  Compiled financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.  Posted all inter and intra company invoices received from different Business Units.  Computed and recorded accruals for all monthly operational expenses.  Recorded of prepayments and amortising the existing prepayments which have lengthy durations.  Prepared and maintained fixed assets register and calculated monthly depreciation charges. Show less



G.P. Mathew & Associates (Accountancy Firm), Dubai

• United Arab Emirates

• Senior Accountant/Senior Associate

  • Feb 2012 - Jul 2015

  Key Responsibilities:  Prepared of MIS reports & analysing the same to provide feedback to the top management on business performance viz. monthly turnover, profitability, etc.  Supervised of various accounting activities viz. bank reconciliation, account finalization, and Ad hoc reports as per management requirements.  Conducted Internal audits for evaluating internal control systems/ procedures with a view to highlight the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations.  Implemented & set up new accounting principles & procedures in compliance with GAAP.  Laid policy and procedures in place for strict Internal Control and checks.  Assisted the Accounts Manager in preparation of quarterly budgets.  Assisted the management on the operational expenditure aspect of the P&L by analysing the monthly movements and providing detailed explanations for large and unusual fluctuations in the amounts. Show less



South West Trains, Stagecoach Group

• London, United Kingdom

• Assistant Accountant

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2011

  Key Responsibilities:  Preparation payment to all vendors. Ensure that all invoices were matched-off against payments.  Preparation Daily Cash Report and Weekly bank reconciliation to all bank accounts.  Responsible for the Preparation, Documentation, preparation of Quotations, Invoices, Purchase Orders and managing Account Statements, etc.  Involved in the calculation and preparation of Time sheets and Overtime sheets of the employees, and handling of purchase of Office Stationery, Equipment & All Other Office requirements.  Preparation all the supporting documents for the yearly external and government audit. Show less