A qualified Certified Management Accountant (CMA-USA) and ACCA-UK (finalist) with over 10 years of comprehensive work experience in Accounts in a corporate environment of construction and manufacturing industries. Enthusiastic, self-motivated, pro-active and committed to professional excellence. Adapt easily to fast-paced, high-stress situations with a keen sense for detail and thorough follow – through.
• Supervision and management of all the financial operations of the entity.
• Finalization of monthly Management Accounts/MIS Reporting Package that includes Budgeted vs Actual P&L, B/Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Forecasted P&L for the rest of the year, projected cash flows, Departmental Headcount Reviews and comments on monthly performance etc.
• Preparation of annual financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS and IFRS).
• Liaisons with external auditors, responding their queries and resolving the issues to get the company accounts audited within the group deadlines.
• To improve the quality of financials by monthly reconciling customers, suppliers, banks, inter companies and other control accounts.
• Budgeting and forecasting with periodical controls, Variance Analysis, Management Reporting and compliance assurance with complete understanding of the Joinery Business, including range of products and processes involved.
• Liaise with projects team to obtain Project Plan along with invoicing milestones and coordinate with procurement and project managers to ensure JIT deliveries of the projects.
• Ensure minimum variance with the project plans and highlighting the estimation/execution mistakes, if any.
• Liaison with Banks for arrangements of corporate and BU credit facility lines Arrangement of project financings to bridge the cash flow gaps and preparation of projections, forecasts and other documentations required by the banks and other financial institutions.
• Preparing, analyzing and reporting of necessary stock records to track the inward/outward movement of goods; conducting stock verification/ reconciliation at every month/quarter end.
• Implemented Job Order Costing System in the factory to improve the efficiency by capturing material, labor and overhead cost against the relevant job orders, enabling the better analysis on the profitability and information gathering for future biddings.
• Overseeing monthly closings, ensuring MIS reporting deadlines are met.
• Redefined monthly billing procedures and formulated policies for credit and cost control.
• Manage external audit & compliance functions for entities under supervision.
• Review outgoing quotations/tenders to ensure profitable projects pipeline.
• Management of cash flows to ensure optimum utilization of working capital.
• Financial modeling, analyzing monthly results, preparing and monitoring revenue and EBITDA budgets & forecasts.
• Liaison with Banks for arrangements of corporate and BU credit facility lines and subsequent negotiations.
• Review & improve the financial accounting system, revenue recognition ensuring effectiveness and cost efficiencies.
• Independent handling of accounts up to finalization and preparation of monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual financial and management accounts along with presentation of related details to the management.
• Project accounting, project costing, completion stage calculation (POC), and provide a comprehensive feedback to the management of any unutilized budget and actual/budgeted variance rationalization in different cost aspects.
• To produce and monitor company’s various cash flow forecasts including rolling cash flow forecasts to keep the company away from liquidity problems.
• Managing the relationship with the banks and financial institutions, keeping under review the compliance with covenants of facility/loan agreements and regularly assist the Finance Director on the long term financial planning, financing and re-financing decisions of the company.
• Managed and supervised 3 Nos. of accounting staff with responsibilities of receivable, payable, fixed asset, payroll, Letters of Credit, Usance, TRs management and analysis of the GL data produced by the system.
• Checking and scrutiny of payments, ensuring 3-way matching concept and monitoring of reconciliations of banks, suppliers and related parties (due to/due from) along with other relevant schedules.
• Preparation and maintenance of Fixed Asset Register with a comparative status to the capital investment budget.
• Complete supervision of the annual audit function of the company by preparation of various audit schedules, answering of queries rose by the auditors until the approval of final draft and signed financial statements.
• My major achievements includes implementation and installation of complete accounting structure in Tally and later in ERP (Great Planes 10.0)
• Liability recognition for both local and foreign suppliers and monitoring of ageing.
• Monitoring and processing of LCs, Payment processing for suppliers and employees.
• Keeping track of project costs and updating the related schedules.
• Monthly payroll processing for workers & Staff, Bank reconciliations on monthly basis.
• Monitoring and booking of stock consumption reports.
• Preparation of funds requirement schedules, Vendor and inter-company reconciliations.
• Assisting Finance Manager in preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual accounts and annual audit.
• Answering the queries raised by auditors upon annual audit.
• Handling of Petty Cash, All types of Voucher entries into the system.
• Booking of supplier invoices and their subsequent reconciliations, preparation of suppliers cheques.
• Receivable management, booking of payment applications and Subcontractors accruals.
• Booking of depreciation and amortizations of prepayments.
• Imprest/Advance accounts and Bank Reconciliations.