financial controller
Doka Middle East & Africa (Multinational formwork solutions provider)
Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months
• Involved in end to end management of control, sales support and operations in the MEA region in compliance to organizational policies and procedures.
• Render consultancy to the HoC MEA in interpreting and implementing country specific topics and rendering general support as well as for preparation and review of forecast, strategy and budget for the respective countries, GV’s and Region MEA.
• Focus on managing outstanding receivables across assigned countries and evaluating credit limit approvals based on various statutory regulations.
• Prepare/ implement budget based on detailed analysis of historic data, current strategies, future forecasts including major business drivers.
• Set up/ manage effective accounting and management reporting system for maintaining integrity/ accuracy of processes and reconciliations based on organizational policies.
• Collaborate with the senior leadership team in evaluating organizational performance and implementing effective remedial measures, operational norms of internal control and corporate governance.
• Coordinate with HoC MEA in evaluating and submitting monthly results of countries, GV’s and the region MEA in line with Controlling Reporting calendar deadlines and other statutory regulations.
• Assist external auditors in resolving country specific queries for implementing effective remedial measures based on identified deviations.
• Assess actual monthly results for individual countries against recent forecasts of BU followed by rendering feedback on variances/deviations to top management in overseas HQ (Austria).
• Facilitate support for sales, controlling and operations to all relevant countries based on country specific requirements. Function as Key User for Tagetik and Point Out Cockpit.
• Involved in planning and conducting self-assessment audits of MEA countries. Interact with various stakeholders for effectively implementing audit recommendations based on identified deviations.
• Assess team performance and render productivity enhancement feedback. Organize training sessions for team members based on identified training needs and other related factors.
• Prepare and present various status reports for the senior management and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making.
Key Profile:
• Spearheaded team efforts in completion of audit assignments and interacting with clients for collating audit requirements based on various statutory regulations.
• Conducted Test of Controls and assessed work done by audit team juniors on Test of Controls based on identified risks and other related factors.
• Ensured compliance to analytical procedures including test of detail to cover risky areas of the business. Analyzed clients’ business functioning ability and effectiveness of business strategies based on changing market dynamics.
• Drafted and presented Financial Statements, Financial Reporting Packs and Management Letter to be signed by the audit partner.
• Evaluated impact of changes in IFRS on financial and disclosure reporting. Ensured compliance to Group Accounting policies in transaction processing.
• Analyzed financial statements to extract information for preparing tax returns and render tax consultancy to the clients.
• Performed tax attestations on client premises by performing substantive procedures on financial statements including test of detail and analytical procedures to cover all the risky areas of the business.
• Planned/ implemented audit assignments, define audit strategy & prepare audit plans based on applicable financial reporting framework, industry-specific reporting requirements and engagement reporting objectives.
• Assessed internal controls & risk management procedures, identified control weaknesses and recommended appropriate best practices to client management.
• Participated in verification of sample audit records for marking audit trials, conducting enquiries and other analytical procedures.
• Drafted and presented other compliance documents, finalized certification and obtained partner approval for closure of audit.
Key Profile:
• Involved in preparing and maintaining updated sales and purchase ledgers using client’s books and records, to enable completion of the Bank/cash control account through advanced MS Office Techniques.
• Focused on processing of bank reconciliations, accounts preparation (On Excel/SAGE/IRIS), pensions, payroll and tax returns.
• Assisted the accounts manager in extracting trial balance and preparing final accounts based on various statutory regulations.
• Highlighted critical financial issues to the senior management and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making.
Key Profile:
• Involved in maintenance of Accounts Payable, Receivable and General Ledger and issuing/Coding Invoices, generating management reports.
• Assessed and ensured accuracy in commission payable to agencies/tour operators. Maintained regular interaction with suppliers, clients and colleagues in different countries based on business and operational requirements.
• Prepared VAT/Sales Tax returns and assisted the Financial Controller in activities related to preparing Cash Flow Forecast, Budgeting, and analytical analysis of financial statements.
Bachelors (Hons.) in Applied Accounting