Priya Joshi, Project Accountant

Priya Joshi

Project Accountant

Harlequin Marquee

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
14 years, 3 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 3 months

Project Accountant at Harlequin Marquee
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2017 to July 2017

Filing of Interim payment certificate
Laising with QS for payment certification
Accounts upto finalisation

Senior accountant at St food stuff company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2016 to February 2017

Setting up company Accounts
Payroll
Accounts upto finalisation
Fixed Asset Register
I venture stock taking

Accountant at Safa British School (Temporary job)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2015 to May 2016

 Monitoring school fees settlement
 Supervising cash/ cheque collection sent to the bank
 Preparing P&L & Balance Sheet
 Arranging for Medical & Staff Insurance
 Initiating and Authorizing payments
 Preparing Payroll

Accountant at GDF Suez
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2013 to January 2015

 I work as an accountant reporting to the accounts and consolidation manager.
Involved in implementation of SAP
 Responsible for managing accounts up to finalization for IPSA Company
Prepare Financial Statements
 Reporting figures to Belgium
 Involved in Internal Control Deployment and improvement
 Involved in IFRS reporting, Cash and Treasury reporting
 Prepare budget in collaboration with chief accountant
 Prepare accruals for interest income and loans payables
 Assist during year end statutory audit
 Prepare timely and accurate reports for management.
 Prepare various analytical reports for review of management

Investment Officer at Amlak Finance pjsc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2011 to October 2013

Investment Officer
 Worked as an Investment Officer reporting to Vice President Investments
 Project Manager for Implementation of IT Software for the department
 Responsible for back office operations for the investment team
 Prepare cash flow and cash collection for Investment property portfolio
 Prepare budget and budget write up
 Analyse comparative financial statement
 Maintain portfolio updates and valuations
 Draft corporate structure and policies
 Maintain legal updates
 Prepare investment reports for submission to management
 Submit expense accrual to finance and reconciliation of the same
 Prepare MIS for Real Estate Investment for submission to finance

Accountant- Payable Supervisor at British Petroleum Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2006 to November 2011

• Provide FC& A services to BP Middle East, Middle East Lubricants co & other Joint Ventures
• Responsible for adhering to guidelines and policies in Group reporting manual & FAL
• Responsible to ensure adequate internal control over financial accounting and reporting
• Coordination with external as well as internal auditor in facilitating the audit process both interim and year end.
• Responsible for Account payable for BP Middle East & Melubco
• Monthly visits to Melubco (Jebel Ali plant) for review of accounts.
• Monitor monthly payable aging
• Treasury Forecast & ensure adequate balances locally by transferring surplus cash to Group Treasury
• Coordinate with Banks for better Forex rates & update exchange rates
• GL Reconciliation of several accounts / Provisions and accrual of interest receivable
• Analyze and discuss revex with department managers
• Monthly group charge outs
• Month end closing of GL
• Review, verify and authorize payments for petty cash disbursements
• Manage Corporate credit card issuance, payments and credits
• Monitor and maintain bank mandates, bank guarantees for BP and Melubco
• Monitor all bank transactions and resolve discrepancies through liaison with the bank, internal/external department and other parties
• In charge of Insurance for BP and its JV’s
• Reconciliation of group companies

Processor at Emirate Bank International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2002 to June 2005

Processor-Merchant Dept, Emirates Bank
Sep 2003 - June 2006
• Processing timely payments to all merchants
• Check all manually processed POS transactions to other banks / third party
• Monitoring and sending payment details to merchants
• Investigate payment delays and non payments to merchants
• Investigate rejected transactions & client payments
• Charge customers with appropriate fees
• Recover POS rent from clients
• In charge of payments related to Mashreq bank & NBD
• Batch processing of several VIP clients
• Assist Chargeback department in settling queries
• Monthly update & monitor staff related performance matrix
Processor - Finance Dept, Emirates Bank
Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

• Prepare Diners Card settlement
• Monitoring Credit card payments and processing rejects
• Coordinating with branches to ensure prompt payments
• Respond to customer queries regarding their payments
• Coordinating with branches to get the correct feedback & ensuring prompt payments
• Customer Care: Answering to customers queries regarding their payments
Accounts Supervisor, Emirates Bank - Loan Dept
Oct 2002 - Dec 2002
• Monitoring fund movements & monthly loan payments
• Processing month-end entries
• Checking and authorizing loan payments
• In charge of Treasury and ensure adequate balances
• Preparing various reconciliation and breakdowns

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at University of Wales
  • March 2014

MBA in Finance. Completed in two years

Bachelor's degree, Accounting/Business
  • at International Educational Institution
  • September 1998

Received an award for scoring the highest marks in school Recived a trophy for leading the sports team an winning by 96 points

Specialties & Skills

Accounts Payable
Year End Close
Merchant Banking
Treasury Functions
Computer proficient-Ms Office, Oracle, JD Edwards, AS400, Sage
Achieved the target of completing the matrix with 100% result & accuracy
Trained my superiors in India on the software used in Dubai
Software implementaton

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Audit and Internal Control (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
Valid Until:
November 2008

Hobbies

  • Cooking, Playing Tennis