Experience

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  Lyve Global

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Executive Accountant

    • Mar 2022 - May 2023
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Skills : Journal Entries (Accounting) · Bank Reconciliation · Variance Analysis · Banking · Audit · Accounts Receivable, Consolidation · Credit & Collection · Revenue Reporting · General Ledgers · Financial Accounting · Customer/Supplier Reconciliation · Accounts Payable/COD Payable · MS Excel (Pivot & V-lookups) · Cash Accounting · Levy (Emirates Post Tax) Reporting · Treasury · Balance Sheet · P & L · Fixed Asset Training · Intercompany · VAT Preparation Training· Problem Solving · • Responsible for all aspects of billing and collection of accounts receivable. Detailed revenue reporting.• Administered month-end close processes, reconciliation and reporting associated with accounts handled.• Reduce past due balances on receivables through collection efforts by phone, e-mail, COD/AP netting, account de-activation, agent and other debt collection strategies.• Liaised with IT towards implementation of automation of email payment reminders and SOA dispatch.• Negotiated collection of 3M AED aged customer accounts thru debt collection enforcements leading to 70% settlement of delinquent accounts of the preceding years.• Produced reports and reconciliations to clients towards their detailed billing information and COD/payable netting, bank transfers, customer accounts that enables debt collection quicker.• Working with the operations department to review accounts, client payments, credit history, and develop new or better repayment terms.• Introduced procedures, streamlined management of huge billing data using macros, google sheets that improved timeline for invoice generation for more than 100 clients for every billing cycle.• Preparing Accounts Receivable Aging Report; Age Analysis, Consolidated AR Aging• Reliever for cash accountant – cash management, cash reconciliations, petty cash handling.• Emirates Post Levy (Tax Reporting), VAT Reporting Training• Provided reports for financial audits relating to revenue and other related ledgers/accounts.

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  Chalhoub Group

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Executive Accountant

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2022
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Managed/Handling below accounts and processes for 45+ entities / divisions including department stores. Accounts Payable Service Invoice Booking / Goods Matching Supplier Accounts Reconciliation / Intercompany Reconciliation Payments including related Treasury duties.Accounts ReceivableMonth end reporting training.• Instigate and participated in special project towards process improvement initiatives of group accounts payable inhouse booking system transition to RPA (Robotic Process Automation).• Involved in Chalhoub Group transition from BAAN to ERP (Oracle). Clearing open balances towards un-integrated entries during migration.• Analyzed and verified an average of 100+ payable invoices daily performing 3-way PO match for documentation and posting to account and relevant costs centers in accounting software as well as timely payments.• In charge of auto recharging of intercompany transactions using macro and AI in-house built system. Automation of invoice generation and dispatches to related parties. • Integration of goods invoices in REIM system and negotiated with suppliers regarding discrepancies.• Ensured that vendor and intercompany accounts are reconciled as of every reporting period. Escalated issues• Assist in audit requirements relating to process handled, obtaining year-end balance confirmations.• Preparing monthly Accounts Payable Aging Report with remarks on the status of pending invoices; ensuring clearance of open and aged items, AP reconciled with GL• Prepared financial reports. ITBR (Invoices to be Received), prepayments, inter-co recharges, Vendor Detailed TB, Cleared Temporary Accounts• Led and trained new hires in AP department in accordance with specified policies and procedures.• Training on month-end closing procedure - provisions, monthly amortization, clearing of transitory accounts, and running monthly revaluation, processing accruals. Training on reporting of Balance sheet, trial balance and supporting schedules.

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  Joseph Industries

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Accounts, Purchase, Administrative Duties

    • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Skills : Journal Entries (Accounting) · Bank Reconciliation · Time Management · Banking · Payments · Organization Skills · Audit · Accounts Receivable · Accounts Payable · Production Reporting · Cost Accounting · General Accounts · Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) · Problem Solving · Purchase · Analytical Skills · Inventory Management · Attention to Detail · Customer Service · Data Management · Communication · Administration• Prepared daily production report to help management assess productivity and efficiency.• Calculate costs of materials, overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations and price lists.• Prepare purchase orders & expense reports.• Audit of inventories. Investigate and report discrepancies and findings. • Set up and improved inventory item listing from Net Worth to migrate to ERP Oracle. • Managed and negotiated purchase orders by obtaining best price quotes and quality and ensuring it is in accordance with company policies and procedures.• Managing invoicing, cheque collection, supplier payments, bank reconciliation.

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  BAGIMCO

  • Baguio City, Cordillera Admin Region, Philippines

  • Accountant

    • Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Baguio City, Cordillera Admin Region, Philippines

    Cash countSales reportingSupplier payments

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  Pines City Doctors Hospital

  • Baguio City, Cordillera Admin Region, Philippines

  • Auditor

    • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007
    • Baguio City, Cordillera Admin Region, Philippines

    Audit of billing department, hospital fixed assets, inventory.