Experience

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  TASC Outsourcing

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Credit Head

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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  Mezzan Holding Co

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Credit and Collection Manager

    • Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Credit and Collection Manager • Mezzan holdings (Unitra-METS, Khazan Manufacturing and Wazzan), UAEKey Responsibilities:✔ Reporting to Group Finance Manager. Managing AR and Sales accountant team.✔ Managing credit control, billing, and allocation of 5500+ active customers in MENA.✔ Handling AR portfolio of circa AED 90M✔ Handling order to cash processes by reviewing contracts for proper documentation and ensure contracts are executed in accordance with the company’s bookings policy and revenue recognition✔ Ensure proper management of cash flow and proactive management of credit risk exposure, credit performance, debt Collection, bad debt management✔ Responsible for approving credit for new customers and blocking customers in case of non-payment.✔ Manage the debt of the companies by monitoring payments, following up with clients and clear account problems to ensure timely collections✔ Preparing and submitting weekly and monthly financial reports, AR reports on Aging, DSO, Cash Forecast to Group Office✔ Lead the credit collection process with defined process and collection targets

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  MEED | Middle East Economic Digest

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Business Intelligence Platforms
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Revenue Accounting Manager

    • Apr 2015 - Mar 2019

    Key Responsibilities:✔ Managing the credit control and billing with dotted line from AP. Responsible for collection and invoicing✔ Training and coaching the team. Restructuring the team where required.✔ Preparing and submitting weekly and monthly AR reports on Aging, DSO, Cash Forecast to Group Office in UK✔Assessing credit risks pertaining to new customers with regards to global compliance, banking risks and assessing existing customers for overtrading. Ensuring new customers are set up in Salesforce after due diligence is done.✔Handling the overdue customers for non-payment and negotiating payment plan in case of cash flow issues and or taking legal assistance for issues relating to company takeover, defaulter and company loss.✔ Providing month end journals for payable and receivable accruals, deferrals, bad debt provision. Supporting the Head of Finance in month end closing.✔ Preparing weekly and monthly management reporting on pipeline, forward booking, KPI on sales performance along with the MOM analysis on booking against the forecast.Conducting daily revenue and credit card reconciliation, process cash allocation and any deductions in their respective account.✔ Preparing weekly and monthly management reporting pipeline, forward booking, KPI on sales performance along with the MOM analysis on booking against the forecast.

  • Accounts Receivable Manager

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2015

    Handled the Billing along with the credit control team for MEED products. Key Responsibilities: ✔ Setup and managed billing system and process for the following MEED Products: Delegate Sales, Sponsorship Sales, Awards, Marketing Solutions (Advertising), Insight Reports and Subscription (MEED Projects and MEED.Com). ✔ Managed the day to day operation of credit control and billing team. Setup monthly targets for credit controllers and schedule 121 weekly meeting.✔ Responsible for timely invoicing according to the contract and ensuring the invoices were sent out in timely manner. responsible for providing all documentation to customers to ensure the payment can be processed (vendor request forms, W9, W8, residency forms, tax exempt certificates, withholding tax certificates, etc.)✔ Reviewed the booking agreement and taking required sign off with the legal team and HOF in case of change request from the customers.✔ Mentored, coached and motivated the team by providing SMART objectives and ensuring the team was able to achieve all envisaged KPIs.

  • Credit Control Manager

    • Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

    Responsible for Credit Control and Cash Collection for MEED. Set up and managed the credit control team in MEED. Gave the required training with regards to Credit Control. Responsible for evaluating the credit terms and signing off on changes in the credit terms.Key Responsibilities:✔ Set up credit control team for MEED. Set monthly targets and provide required support to the team to hit monthly targets.✔ Submitted consolidated monthly aging report, DSO report to senior management. ✔ Developed and prepared management reports in oracle such AR report for Sales, Pre-Stop List, Stop List and ensured that the Senior Management was informed timely and accurately about any noteworthy developments.✔ Responsible for collection with large B2B customers approximately 100 customers MOM.✔ Ensured the receipts and credit card payments are allocated within 48 hours and bank rec is reconciled.✔ Provided bad debt provision on monthly basis and ensuring the bad debts are kept to minimum.

  • Revenue Accountant

    • Nov 2004 - Sep 2009

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  RGV telecom Consultants

  • Dubai

  • Accounts and Adminitration Assistant

    • Apr 2003 - Oct 2004
    • Dubai

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  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Technical Assistant

    • Jan 2000 - Mar 2002
    • Mumbai Area, India