Senior Accountant
National Mobile Telecommunication Company
Total years of experience :18 years, 10 Months
National Mobile Telecommunication Company
Senior Accountant Jan '2008-Present
Some of my areas of responsibilities are as under:
➢ Ensure the accuracy, correctness and compliance to established practice of all
accounting transactions within the area of Authority.
➢ Maintain a comprehensive and effective system of financial controls and recording mechanisms, making full use of the Wataniya Telecoms' information Technology capabilities.
➢ Maintain Wataniya Telecom books of Accounts according to agreed practice.
➢ Ensure proper reconciliation of various books of accounts from various system of Wataniya Telecom.
➢ Accounts Scrutiny on a monthly basis
➢ Reconciliation of Business process transactions with Business Support and Control System (BSCS)
➢ Verify Dealers K-net payment Slips with banks K-net report & Bank statement on a
Daily basis.
➢ Reconciliation of Bank Statement with Oracle GL on a daily basis.
➢ Reconciliation of dealers outstanding balance in excel file with OF GL balance periodically
➢ Preparation of Journal vouchers for Dealers' BP deposits on a daily basis.
➢ Dealer wise monthly Bill Payment collection report.
➢ Monthly closing entries for Fixed Deposit interest and Bond interest.
➢ Monthly Prepaid insurance write off entries.
➢ Monthly entries and analysis of Investment report for dedicated account Portfolio, KIPCO & Al-Safat portfolio (normal & future)
➢ Monthly provision analysis report.
➢ Prepare monthly investment reports
➢ Receivable analysis and pass the required provision for bad debts.
➢ Monthly fixed assets report for insurance purpose.
➢ Prepare and arrange ministries, stock exchange and central bank information documents.
➢ Arrange financials from subsidiaries and update in audit format of financials.
➢ Perform the monthly Consolidation in Cognos and in excel.
➢ Make proper Links in consolidated financials for the quarterly review and yearend audit.
➢ Obtain Pending legal cases from the Wataniya Telecom's Lawyers for the quarterly review and Year and Audit.
➢ Ensure timely completion of accounts for the month closing.
➢ Activities are planned and carried out within the scope of well-defined policies and procedures and in strict accordance with International Accounting Standards Bored requirements.
➢ Using Cognos Controller tools for Monthly and Quarterly Group closing requirements.
➢ Sound knowledge of Cognos Controller Financial Tools from basic up to Consolidation.
➢ Handling Consolidation IS & BS and all other relevant schedules like Intangible, Tangible, Commitments & Contingent liabilities, Available for Sale, Deferred tax, Long term debts & Detailed level IS & BS variance.
Alshamel Holidays - Kuwait
Accounts Supervisor Nov' 2004 - Dec '2007
I have been appointed as an Accountant and then been promoted as an Accounts Supervisor after my appraisal and evaluation by the Management. Some of my areas of responsibilities are as under:
➢ Supervising, directing and coordinating all the day to day activities of the accounts department in the pursuit of departmental objectives.
➢ Reviewing and verifying the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications.
➢ Responsible for month end close and review and control of all closing activities
➢ Responsible for inter company reconciliations at regular intervals and also coordination with all the branch offices through out the region.
➢ Preparing monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial statements with financial analysis.
➢ Monitoring and follow up of Accounts Receivables and also supervising all the supplier payments and other related issues.
➢ Facilitating Internal and External audits with excellent liaison with the auditors.
➢ Monitoring all the departmental activities and reporting the Accounts Manager on the areas of improvement for better functioning of the department.
➢ Preparing the necessary MIS reports in order to facilitate the management to take appropriate decisions.
Larson & Tubro Cemenet Ltd - India
Accountant Jan' 2001 - Jul' 2004
Reporting to the Branch Manager, my duties and responsibilities not limited to, were as under:
➢ Preparation of daily MIS reports, which included Daily Sales, Collection, Expenses and Sale returns statements.
➢ Handled all the bank and cash related transactions; prepared monthly reconciliation statements of bank accounts and processed monthly pay roll.
➢ Maintenance of all the accounting records using "Tally" accounting software.
➢ Management of Inventory which included maintenance of perpetual inventory records, inventory levels and conducting periodic physical stock count.
➢ Prepared the final accounts along with Trading, Profit & Loss account and Balance sheets.
➢ Liaised with the external auditors in order to finalize the audits.
➢ Handled Taxation matters which included maintenance of statutory records as per Sales Tax Law and ensuring correct tax amount is charged in the customer's invoices.
➢ Handled the maintenance of company's insurance policies and also other HR related activities.
Least is one of the leading rent a car company in Sydney, my job responsibilities in this organization as an Accountant were as follows:
Processing all the rental contracts of the customers, handling customer payments, preparation of hire and collection reports.
Handled all the bank and cash related transactions and also bank reconciliations
Maintenance and review of receipts, vouchers, documents and agreements.
Proper maintenance and review of all the books of accounts of the company.
Assisted the Accounts Supervisor in preparation of Monthly accounts and other MIS reports.
Established friendly yet professional atmosphere which resulted in maintaining good relationships with the customers and respect to co-workers.
Preparing ageing analysis and follow up of the Accounts Receivables.
Assisting and guiding the customers in getting the right vehicle.
Liaison with the external auditors.
Bridieo Oreliys - Australia
Accountant Cum Administrator Jan' 1998 - Aug' 1999
The areas of duties and responsibilities in this job were as follows:
➢ Handling accounts payable function, which included cross checking of invoices with goods received notes, processing of all the invoices for payment and maintaining good relationship with the suppliers.
➢ Maintained daily imprest cash, and used to process all the petty cash reimbursements.
➢ Controlling all logistical expenses and maintenance of proper records for audit purposes.
➢ Preparation of Performance Reports which also included Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet and analysis of the same.
➢ Responsible for month end and year end closing activities.
➢ Assisted the Manager on personnel activities and administered staff consultation.
➢ Replying business correspondence letters and emails.
➢ Handled all the supplier files and also maintained all the goods purchases, received and delivered files.
➢ Liaison with the external auditors and clarifying their queries.
Preparing Financial Statements Financial Information for Management Managing people
o Diploma of Business Management from Hurlstone - Marrickville Business Collage, Sydney, Australia in January 2000.
o Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University, India in April 1997. o Completed Cognos Controller training from IBM. Computer Qualifications and Skills:
o Planning to do Professional Certification of CMA (Certified Management Accountants) from IMA (International Management Accountants) USA. o Completed Professional Part I of ACCA, UK in December 2005 with the below mentioned subjects. * Preparing Financial Statements * Financial Information for Management * Managing people
o Diploma in Oracle 8i from Gujarat, India in April 2003. o Proficient in using MS Office applications like MS Excel, Word, Power point. o Working knowledge in Oracle Financials. o Proficient with accounting packages like Tally, Focus, Wings and Peachtree. o Designing various forms in Visual Basic (VB) o Completed Arabic typing course from Kuwait. o Knowledge of Cognos IBM financial system for Consolidation. o Team member of RAS ( Retail Activation System) project.