Finance controller
Zonal Trading & Contracting
Total years of experience :23 years, 5 Months
My responsibilities include:
Managing Finance & treasury operations;
Liaising with banks & financial institution for arranging finance & working capital requirements.
Closely monitoring daily cash flows, Proactive working capital management including reduction in trade receivables & increasing supplier payable days & monitoring the inventory levels so that financing cost and Utilization facilities with banks is minimized
Monitoring and managing LC’s from LC proposal to clearance
Preparation of Budget, Monthly cash flow report, P&Lreport, Monitoring Project cost, creditors, debtors etc.
Generated variance analysis of actual to Budgeted/Forecasted results. Taking initiative to coordinate the development and roll out of enhanced reporting processing with the goal of improving profit and cash management, ensuring data integrity, completeness and timeliness of reporting
Responsible for the efficient functioning of the accounts and finance department, timely reporting on revenue, profitability, cash flows, working capital, net worth, assets, liabilities etc.
Ensure effective accounting of the company projects and preparing monthly expenditure reports, forecasting earnings of each activity and presenting it to senior leadership
Review, approve and verify all the invoices, contracts and due payments as well as adopting the annual inventory.
Co-ordination with Internal Auditors and Statutory Auditors for finalization of Internal & Statutory audits.
Review the performance of the company divisions and report on key issues.
Implemented new contract management ERP system
Current employer: Bin Al Sheikh Trading co. Doha, Qatar
Profile: Audit manager
Nov 08- Till Date
Main Responsibilities:
✓ Preparing consolidated financial statement & reports on a monthly, Quarterly and annual basis within the restricted deadline.
✓ Reviewing /Examining the procedures and internal control of the company
✓ Identifying the weakness and recommending appropriate procedures to address those Issues & Preparing written audit reports on the results of all audit findings
✓ Preparing annual Budgets & controlling of expenses, Inventory.
✓ Support to various divisions & other units for budgeting & monitoring process
Financial Evaluation of Strategic Projects including Capacity planning, Long Term Planning & various other initiatives related to cost savings.
Sun shine Biotec (P) ltd
Mumbai (India)
A Pharmaceutical company having branches all over India
Profile: Accounts Manager: Period: Oct 2004 to Oct 2008
Main Responsibilities;
✓ Worked on finalization and consolidation of accounts of the company as per accounting standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on monthly, quarterly and annual basis within the restricted dead line
✓ Overall Supervision of Accounts of the Business Unit, Budgeting, Costing, MIS Reporting, Control of Finance, Payables & Receivables Management and dealing with banks.
✓ Preparation of quantitative/ material consumption analysis reports, and their reconciliation with accounts data on regular basis.
✓ Responsible for TDS and other statutory formalities.
✓ Reporting, branch control, review of accounting entries, and giving assistance to auditors
✓ Interact with internal and external vendors
✓ Assist CEO in setting revenue targets.
M/s. Commander Food Products
Tellicherry-India
Manufacturers, distributors of Soft drinks & other allied products located in Kerala (India)
Profile: Accounts Manager
Period: Mar 2001 - Sept2004
Main Responsibilities:
✓ Managing cash flow of the organization, monitoring debtors/ creditors, liaison with banks and statutory organization.
✓ Preparation of MIS reports and statutory reports.
✓ Implementation of internal control, supervision of assistants
✓ Preparation and maintenance of payrolls and pay slips.
✓ Finalization of year end accounts, Preparation of project reports and feasibility study.
Audit Experience
M/s.Abbasali & vijayaraghavan
Chartered accountant, Tellicherry
A Kerala Based CA firm, Serving Corporate World in the field of Audits and consultancy services.
Profile: Senior Audit assistant: Period: Jul 1997 - Feb 2001
✓ Managing Audits of Corporate Clients.
✓ Tax audit of Partnership Firms, Companies, Banking institutions
Some of the Assignments Handled:
KELTRON INDIA LTD
(A Public sector electronic company producing consumer electronic goods)
✓ Acquired skills relating to ERP Packages
✓ Learned to perform under pressure. I was head of team responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning and coordination of the Audit.
✓ Documented existing processes through interviews, observation and inquiry
✓ Had good experience of Revenue Techniques& Inventory control procedure
STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, INDIA (KOZHIKODE ZONE)
(A leading bank of India in the present booming banking Industry)
✓ Evaluated the Revenue recognition methods of banking industry
✓ Better exposure to day- to -day transactions in banking industry.
Oriental insurance company, India (KANNUR DIVISION)
(A leading company in the general insurance sector)
✓ Acquired skills in making provisions & valuation of assets.
✓ Better exposure in insurance accounting treatment.
Article ship training
M/s.Abbas Ali & Vijayaraghavan,
Chartered Accountants, Tellicherry
Period: 1994 to1997
Technical Exposure
✓ Tax audit of Partnership Firms and Companies.
✓ Stautory and internal audit of Companies.
✓ Preparation and Filing of TDS returns.
✓ Working knowledge of Computerized Accounting in (Tally9.0, 7.2, 6.3, 5.2, Dacceasy)
✓ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
Personal Development
✓ Learned how to work in Team and meet the Deadlines.
✓ Honed myself to be a Good Coordinator and Team Leader.
✓ Ability to work in challenging environment.
DIPLOMA IN INDIRECT TAX MANAGEMENT (EXCISE & CUSTOMS) - May 2008