Finance Officer Revenue Processing & Accounting
Qatar Airways
Total years of experience :25 years, 10 Months
A. Revenue Sales Accounting - (E-Travel) - Qatar Airways Revenue Accounting
Managed loading, clearing, and reloading of sales hot files into the Revenue Sales Accounting (E-Travel) system.
Accounting and posting of all invoices and credit memos as per company deadline.
Coordinated with airline network stations and vendors on day to day basis.
Handled posting queries, new errors and new programming modifications to ensure timely delivery.
Administered stock entries and month-end processes. Provided application training & access to new staff. Created new stations, uploaded new GL accounts, AR customers and other miscellaneous works.
B. GL Reconciliations - - Qatar Airways Revenue Accounting
Coordinated between network stations and BPO (Business Processing Office) to clear the entries on time for GL Accounts (ACM & ADM).
Communicated regularly to ensure timely clearances. ACM GL reconciliations on day to day basis.
ADM GL reconciliations review as received from BPO. Exchange JV passed on a monthly basis for ADM/ACM GL accounts.
Responded to queries of internal/external auditors.
C. Incentives (PLB), ORC, Tax Pay-out - - Qatar Airways Revenue Accounting
Temporarily managed and controlled PLB (Productivity Linked Bonus) worldwide of QR Network.
Pax-ORC-Computation (Overriding Commissions) and printing Credit Memo and Invoices.
ORC (Overriding Commission) forwarding to stations for further release to GSA. (General Sales Agents)
Tax payments follow up with BPO and Network Stations for on-time performance.
Tax payments list up-dating based on delivery dates.
D. Ground Handling - Qatar Aviation Services (Sub. of Qatar Airways)
Ground handled billing of around 10 scheduled airlines such as Emirates, Etihad and few ad-hoc airline operators. Billing as per agreement with the airlines for each service provided and as per the IATA billing cycle.
An agreement based as per industry standard / reciprocal. Reconciliation services provided prior to billing finalization. Reconciliation of revenue leakages due to issues such as operational staff or billing error.
Finding and correcting staff errors to prepare proper billing.
E. Accounts Receivable - Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), Subsidiary of Qatar Airways
Coordinated accounts receivable for QAS on a day-to-day basis from Qatar and international customers.
Handled collection of QR 100-120 million monthly billings. Managed customers such as airlines, Adhoc airlines, ministries, cargo agents, corporate clients, and others.
Weekly review with CFO of QR subsidiaries. Developed a database of all AR customers. Responded to queries of internal/external auditors.
F. Tours & Travel Office, Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), Subsidiary of Qatar Airways
Supervised day-to-day accounting.
Coordinated with different airlines on fare disputes, ADM/ ACM issues.
Worked on BSP Link site to process billing statements, refunds, sales summary adjustment notice, follow up credit notes.
Responsible for payments of IATA BSP and OA (Other Airlines), Outbound Travel Payments
BSP Reconciliation, Monthly Closing (Oracle & E Travel) Prepared Debit / Credit notes & JVs.
• Final check on BSP / OA Reporting, Inbound & Outbound Tours Dept payments.
• Verification of payments before disbursement to the vendors.
• Visiting Corporate Accounts on regular basis to sort our accounting related issues.
• Supervising & approving Debit / Credit Notes and JV’s.
• Approving of Air tickets, hotel vouchers and other revenue document.
• Visiting Corporate Accounts on regular basis to sort our accounting related issues.
• Final check on BSP / OA Reporting, Inbound & Outbound Tours Dept payments.
• Bank reconciliation & Finalization of staff salaries.
• Verification of payments before disbursement to the vendors.
• Supervising of Debit / Credit Notes and JV’s.
• Approving of Air tickets, hotel vouchers and other revenue document.
• Help colleagues from Inbound and Outbound Travel department on day-to-day operations.
Accounts Executive - Outbound Holidays: - 3 Years
• Checking invoices received from Hotels, Resorts, Tour Operators, Travel Agencies then tallying them
with our Service Vouchers and settling suppliers payment.
• Checking invoices with the contracted rates, deducting our commission and preparing payments.
• Processing payments through Bank Cheques, Demand Draft, and Swift Transfers.
• Responsible for accounting of miscellaneous payments for following products: -
1. Saudi World Holidays (Reporting to Saudi Arabian Airlines, Jeddah K S A)
2. Norwich Union Insurance / Hertz Car Rental (World Wide) / Le Meridian & Forte Hotels
(Reporting to Kanoo Travel Riyadh, K S A)
3. Axis Group Vouchers (Reporting to Attar Travel Riyadh, K. S. A.)
Ticket Auditor: -
• Processing full or partial refunds.
• Auditing tickets issued against normal and promotional fares.
• Preparing Fortnightly Sales Report for Airlines, Auditing Sales Report with regards to fare construction
• Follow up of Incentives from Airlines, answering accounting related queries of ticketing staff related to Fare Construction, Ticketing and Cancellation charges applied by Airlines.
• Claiming refunds for Lost Tickets, Down Grade and Expired tickets from Airlines.
• Handling of L.C. Books, preparing of Journal Accounts.
• Maintaining Petty Cash Book. Preparing Trail Balance, Profit & Loss A/C and Balance Sheet as per C. A. instruction.
• Writing Personal Accounts of Company Directors. Bank Reconciliation.
Preparing invoices in Foreign Currencies as per production Cost and profit mark-up.
Bachelor Degree in Commerce from University of Bombay – 1990 to 1993, Bombay India Bombay University is one of the top most university in the world and recognized world wide.