Basim Dalwai, Finance Manager

Basim Dalwai

Finance Manager

Ahmed and Bodour General Trading Co.

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Higher diploma, CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Finance Manager at Ahmed and Bodour General Trading Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since February 2021

Develop knowledge and understanding of business areas and functionality,
 Presenting the Management with the Cost-Center wise monthly Financials to assist in Strategy Development,
 Maintain Fixed Asset Register of the organization alongwith the tracker,
 Reconcile the monthly Platformwise Sales Reports and close the receivables accordingly,
 Generating ideas to maximise operational profitability,
Design, Prepare and Maintain the Costing Structure of the locations to monitor the cost effienciency, productivity and the profitibility.
 Design the Recipe Binding Structure SKU wise and monitor the accuracy.
 Prepare the Annual Budgets, set-up the monthly Targets and prepare the respective Variance Analysis.
 Prepare the Projected Monthly Cashflow and monitoring the performance.
 Prepare the monthly payroll,
 Recruitment of the required BOH and FOH staff,
 Allocation of unit-wise staff and follow-up for the monthly rotational staff schedule,
 Prepare and maintain the Employee Files.

Internal Auditor at Food Choice
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • November 2019 to November 2020

 Develop knowledge and understanding of business areas and functionality,
 Promote Controls and sound Risk Management for the Various Inhouse Departments,
 Planning and conducting professional management system audits,
 Generating ideas to maximise assignment profitability,
 Review Policies and Procedures for the various departments to operate in an control oriented manner
 Performing audit assignments in compliance with the Internal Audit Standards,
 Involved in risk management, compliance & integrations,
 Identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements,
 Involved in risk management, compliance & integrations,
 Identify any gaps in controls and provide practical recommendations,
 Performing audit assignments in compliance with the Internal Audit Standards.

Group Internal Audit Manager at Mezzan Holding Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2013 to November 2019

 Prepare and maintain the Internal Audit Charter, Internal Audit Polices and Internal Audit Framework,
 Design and maintain the Risk Charter and Risk Register,
 Updating the Risk Register in accordance with industrial updates and business requirements,
 Prepare the Strategic Internal Audit Plan as required by scoping the subsidiaries of the group,
 Promote Controls and sound Risk Management for the Various Inhouse Departments,
 Planning and conducting professional management system audits,
 Monitoring the Internal Audit Assignements for efficient Time Management,
 Identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements,
 Provide effective recommendations to minimize the occurrence or impact of the identified weakness in the system.
 Involved in risk management, compliance & integrations,
 Identify any gaps in controls and provide practical recommendations,
 Performing audit assignments in compliance with the Internal Audit Standards,
 Generate Audit Reports and communicate them to the Audit Committee,
 Addressing the Audit Committee with the internal control environment and their efficiency within the Group.
 Conduct the follow-up audits and update the Audit Committee of the implementation progress.
 Prepare Policies and Procedures for the various departments to operate in an efficient manner.

Internal Auditor at Al Yasra Foods
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2011 to October 2013

Promote Controls and sound Risk Management for the Various In-house Departments,
Planning and conducting professional management system audits,
Generating ideas to maximize assignment profitability,
Identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements,
Involved in risk management, compliance & integrations,
Daily contact with the company's various department staff and other parties,
Draft audit reports for review by the Internal Audit Manager,
Identify any gaps in controls and provide practical recommendations,
Performing audit assignments in compliance with the Internal Audit Standards.

Financial & Management Accountant at Arabesque Group for General Trading & Contracting Co. WLL
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2007 to April 2011

 Posting of Vouchers.
 Drafting Financial Statements.
 Accounts Reconciliation.
 Fixed Assets Depreciation.
 Preparing Annual Budgets.
 Preparing Projected Cashflows.
 Allocation of Expenses on the grounds of Division.
 Carrying out internal audit for the Sales & PurchaseDepts.
 Calculation of Monthly Pay-roll.

Accountant at Al - Hafez Trading Establishment
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2005 to October 2007

Preparing Payment Vouchers, Debit Notes.
 Preparing Store Receipt Vouchers, Invoices.
 Preparing Credit Notes.
 Posting of Vouchers.
 Bank Reconciliation.
 Preparing Cheques for Payment.
 Preparing Debtors & Creditors List.
 Doing Debtors Age Analysis.
 Preparing Management Reports.
 Preparing Monthly Pay Rolls.
 Commission Calculation of Salesmen.
 Inventory Pricing.
 Fixed Assets Depreciation.
 And All Other Accounts Work.
 Tranfer of Monthly Transaction Files to Suppliers

Accountant at Al-Saqabi General Trading & Contracting Establishment
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2003 to October 2005

 Preparing Journal, Receipt & Payment Vouchers.
 Preparing Invoices.
 Bank Reconciliation.
 Preparing List Of Debtors & Creditors.
 Preparing Monthly Pay Roll.
 Preparing Monthly Reports.

Education

Higher diploma, CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • June 2005

 Certified Accounting Technician from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in June 2005.  Passed Higher Secondary from Pune University in 2002.  ‘C Programming’ from a Microsoft Certified Institute APTECH ,India.

Specialties & Skills

Annual Budgets
Financial Accounting
Internal Audit
Financial Reporting
Internal Controls
COST ACCOUNTANT
Financial Accountant
Internal Controls
Risk Assesment

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

International Financial Reporting Standards (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst & Young, Kuwait
Date Attended:
March 2009