Assistant Manager Finance
Lalsgroup
Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months
as Asst. Finance Manager (from Aug’16):
Role: Responsible for group VAT compliance, internal audit, cost optimization, cash management of retail stores, process automation and streamlining internal control.
Accomplishments: Led the UAE VAT implementation team, automated the sales and cash reconciliation process using SharePoint and Excel Macros, Automated the Insurance declaration and claiming process.
as Corporate Treasurer (Nov’13 to July’16)
Role: I was responsible for borrowing strategy, banking relations, accounts payable, Capex funding, cash flow forecasting & planning, cash management of retail stores, payroll processing, and monthly MIS.
Accomplishments: Renegotiated the USD import line of credits instead of AED to take the benefit of spread in benchmark rates, reduced the lead time for cash reserve from 7 days to 2 days, shifted all the cash payments to corporate credit cards, streamlined and automated the petty cash payment accounting.
as Fund Accountant
Role: My responsibilities included producing quarterly investor accounts, executive summary, investment schedule, statutory financial statements as per IFRS, calculation of GP management fee, income allocation statement for partners for tax purposes and supporting new ERP Implementation.
Accomplishments: Successfully migrated the fund accounts to eFront system, automated the quarterly Investor report generation with the help of IT, streamlined the prepaid and accrued expenses accounting.
as Portfolio Accountant
Role: My role as a portfolio accountant included accounting portfolio investments, fee income, interest income and divestment transactions of portfolio companies. Also, we were, preparing drawdown notices on LPs, reviewing and processing the investment payments.
Accomplishments: Achieved 100% accuracy, always closed the books within the agreed timeline.
I had the opportunities to work in diversified areas relating to Corporate Accounting, Statutory Audit, Taxation, Bank Audit, Internal Audit and company law matters and on other assignments.
Preparation of financial statements- Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, cash flow statement as per applicable accounting standards.
Preparing project reports of clients by budgeting and forecasting to avail loans from financial institutions.
Accounting fixed assets and preparation of detailed Fixed Asset schedule and calculation of deprecation.
Preparation and analysis of detailed ageing schedule of receivables and providing for bad debts.
Maintaining books of account of clients by using Tally software from posting journals till finalisation.
Preparation and review of various reconciliation statements e.g. bank reconciliation statement, Stock, debtors and creditors schedules.
Preparation of Audit Plan and ensure completion of the same within the time.
Exposure to internal Audits, interim audit and Statutory Audits of large corporates.
Audit management skills along with well-developed communication and leadership skills.
Audit of bank branches and preparing the audit report in the prescribed format.
Provided Consultancy in respect of Income Tax Matters to non-corporate clients.
Tax audit of Corporates and review of statutory compliances.
Preparing Income Tax Returns, E-TDS returns etc.
CFA Level 1 Completed in First Attempt.
Completed Diploma course in International Financial Reporting Standards in first attempt.
Completed 3 years of internship in a leading audit firm. Scored good marks in both Inter and Final Levels.
Completed Bachelor Degree with distinction. Also got awarded for best project in the college.