Asst. Manager (Accounts & Control)
Alghanim Industries
Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months
From May 2011
Organisation: Alghanim Industries, Kuwait
Its one of the largest privately owned companies in Gulf Region. It is a multi billion dollar conglomerate with more than 30 businesses operating in 40 countries.
Position: Sr.Accounts Supervisor - Retail (Reporting to Financial Controller)
Retail business includes seven Business units dealing in Electronics, Furnishings, Building materials, Kids furniture, Retail Financial services etc.
Key areas handled:
• Finalisation of monthly Financials of Business units and publishing results to Controller.
• Supervising monthly closing of books of accounts of all Retail business units.
• Guiding, advising and controlling accounts staffs of seven business units.
• Periodical review of Payables, Receivables and Inventory of Business units.
• Approval of supplier payments and reconciliations.
• Monthly review of Fixed assets and Capex expenditure against approval.
• Monthly review of Inventory provision and perpetual count results.
• Review and approval of monthly Reconciliation and Balance sheet Schedules.
• Review and analysis of monthly Provisions, Accruals and reclassifications.
• Preparation of Quarterly Balance sheet review details for Corporate Controller.
• Interacting with Internal & External Auditors and evaluating Internal control system.
Key areas handled :
• Preparation of Monthly Financials of Home Building Division.
• Supervising day to day maintenance of books of accounts and monthly closing of HBD.
• Verification of supplier’s payments and reconciliations.
• Maintenance of Fixed Asset register and supervising annual physical verifications.
• Supervising perpetual and annual physical count of Inventory.
• Review and follow up of Receivables.
• Verification of Payroll accounting.
• Review of Inter group/Inter company transactions and reconciliations.
• Monthly data uploads to Hyperion Database for Consolidation.
• Preparation of monthly provisions/accrual list with justifications.
• Preparation of monthly Capex Report to Controller.
• Interacting with Internal & External Auditors & Treasury Dept.
• Handled Weekly Management Report of Retail President.
• Handled Monthly operating report of General Manager.
• Handled Weekly & Monthly cash flow forecast to Treasury Dept.
Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitations Agency is a joint body of Govt. of Kerala and World Bank constituted for implementing rural water supply in Kerala. It’s a multi million project aided by World Bank.
Position : Accounts Officer - (Reporting to Finance Manager)
Key Area Handled : Financials, Annual Budgets and Forecasts, Monthly/Annual Report to World Bank, Cash flows, Payment approvals, Laisoning with Auditors, Banks and statutory bodies.
District Rural Development agency is constituted for implementing Central Govt projects in India. It’s working under the direct supervision of District Collectorate.
Position : Accounts Officer - (Reporting to District Manager)
Key Area Handled : Financials, Annual Budgets and Forecasts, Monthly/Annual Report to World Bank, Cash flows, Payment approvals, Laisoning with Auditors, Banks and statutory bodies.
It’s a leading Chartered Accountants in Kerala having branches across south India.
Position : Sr.Audit Asst. (Reporting to Audit Manager)
Key Area Handled : Statutory & Internal Audit of Companies (Private and Public), Partnership firm and sole proprietorship concerns across south India.
Handled statutory and Internal audit of both Private sector and Public Sector companies and Partnership firms in India. Specialised knowledge in Tax audit.
Organisation: Camerin Drugs & Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., Kerala
Position: Management Trainee (Reporting to Finance Manager)
Key Area Handled: Preparation of monthly Financials, monthly Operating Reports and Annual Budgets and Forecasts. Cash flow analysis and variance analysis also handled on monthly basis.
Sep 1996 - Sep 1999
Organisation: Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants, Kerala
Position: Articled Clark (Chartered Accountancy Training)
PROJECTS HANDLED:
. Core Team Member of Van mobility Project in SAP (2015)
. Lead the project of Fiscal year change in SAP (2015)
• Played a Key role in the merger of three business units of Alghanim Industries in 2011.
• Lead the project of automation of Fund transfer and Petty cash payments in SAP.
• Lead the project of automation of Debit/Credit notes of Suppliers and Customers in SAP.
• Leading the project of Capex automation in SAP (in progress)
SOFTWARES USED:
➢ SAP (ERP Package)
➢ Hyperion (Consolidation Package)
➢ Business Object (Reporting Package)
➢ FMIS (Financial Management Information System)
➢ Tally
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY:
Completed 3 years Articleship Training under M/s Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants, Kannur (1996-99) and also worked as Senior Audit Assistant in Kannur Branch and Chennai Branch for 3 years (2001-04)
Presently doing CMA - Certified Management Accountant course of IMA (Part 1 student)
• CA Intermediate: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (in 2000)
• B Com: Calicut University (India) with 72% marks in 1996