Accounting Manager

• Jul 2022 - Present

Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

• Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

- Manage day to day business operations for Home Office AP, Payroll, Contribution reporting and Monthly reporting - Analyze and improve procedures, including internal audit, cash flow projection and external audit schedules - Prepare all journal entries and reporting, including program expense allocation, cost recovery Lead Audit 2020 procedures, including providing all requested transactions, schedules and follow up inquiries - Liaise with Consultants on system integration to Netsuite from Abila and provide all requested information and updates - Update all system sources for Contribution/Donation receipt, including MobileCause, Salesforce and Squarespace. - Assist in the monthly preparation of monthly B/S, P/L and Contributions reporting Show less

Manger - Financial Accounting

• Jun 2014 - Mar 2021

- Hired, mentored, and lead a core team of 14 accountants. ( includes setting priorities, goal setting, coaching, motivating and evaluating KPI performance - Reported to the Director of corporate financial accounting. - Managed implementation and maintenance of the organization’s Accounts Receivable (A/R), Accounts payable (A/P), Payroll, Fixed assets and Credit control policies, procedures and processes. - Executed all daily operational activity and ensure smooth interaction and coordination with other non – finance business units and external parties, including VAT implementation effective Jan.1, 2018. - Recommended several improvements to increase the efficiencies of procure to pay (P2P) process to avoid the delay in processing vendor invoices and to release pertinent payment in a timely fashion. - Achieved an excellent result (80%) of the annual survey made to assess the level of customer services provided by my team to the company’s strategic vendors and service providers. - Dexterously managed the billing process of approximately AED 2.5 Billion of annual turnover. - Reviewed and controlled payment transactions up to AED 2 billion annually. - Maintained the corporate fixed asset register of an amount equal to approximately AED 26 billion -Lead in the coordination, preparation and delivery of accurate information to the UAE department of Finance, internal and external auditors. - Coordinated with G/L team to provide professional support for the period – end closing within assigned deadlines whereby we have been able to close the financials by the 5th working day every month. -Prepared and submitted monthly KPI reports and variance and trend analysis to Executive management. -Created strategic partnership with other significant internal departments to facilitate areas of improvement, both operational and technical, including the development of SLA’s (service level agreements) and improved reporting standards. Show less

Sr.Finance Accountant/Asst. Financial Controller

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2013

-Inhouse SAP computer payroll for over 300 international employees processed monthly -Formulated and generated bonuses and Commissions for both divisions on a monthly basis -Reconciled all month end Inter-Company, Bank reconciliation and Foreign exchange transactions -Journalized monthly accruals for employee flights, gratuity, vacation and end of service benefits -Implemented and revised Company accounting policies and work alongside HR and management to establish new company wide regulation with regards to employee benefits and compensation -Spear-headed new banking procedure for company automated payroll structure with HSBC Show less

Group Treasury Manager

• Oct 2004 - Mar 2007

-Prepared and maintained all group company banking related documentation, including Letters of credit, term loans, bank guarantees and account opening forms -Communicated daily with banks and internal group companies to determine and supply company facility and cash requirements to upper level management as required and monitor all company bank accounts to avoid overdraft charges,etc. -Developed and submited weekly cash flow and outstanding issues reports for all group companies to CFO, COO and CEO -Managed all day to day accounting issues for International Subsidiaries, including the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Australia and America including all subsidiary company payroll and analysis -Ensured all system entries, including sales, cost of sales and overhead expenses are recorded -Expedited all invoices for all contractors and effectively run credit control and both Domestic and International collections -Recorded monthly inter-company transactions involving multiple currencies -Reported monthly profitability reports for the Managing Director for all International Subsidiaries -Scheduled GST and other Tax payments for Australia, USA and Asia Pacific regions Show less