Senior Group Accountant
Green Coast Enterprises
Total years of experience :24 years, 4 months
Green Coast Enterprises - Parent Company of Hepworth PME LLC as Senior Accountant - Group Finance & Administration
Domain Skills:
Strategic Planning -
Analysing business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses.
Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected figures & actual expenditure and implementing corrective actions.
Developing MIS reports and presenting the same to the management for strategic decision making.
Determining financial objectives, designing & implementing models and systems, process & procedures to facilitate sound financial control.
Finance & Accounts
Presenting a true & fair view of the financial position of the company by preparing financial statements viz, P&L Account, Balance Sheet and MIS Reports monthly.
Conceptualizing, implementing and supervising general ledger and financial reporting processes in Oracle Financials.
Supervise timely completion and month closure of accounting books of Green Coast Entities & generate MIS Reports after analyzing required reports for data accuracy and variance.
Authorize reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts monthly within the General Ledger to supporting ledgers to ensure accuracy & integrity thereby making an analytical review of the GL.
Drive the process to generate automated reports as per management requirement from the ERP system & assisting the Financial Controller in preparation of budgets.
Assisting in formulating related party transaction for avoiding duplication and maintain clean & easy records.
Approve Supplier invoice / payment approval as per authority matrix, etc.
Liaison with auditors for finalization of annual financial reports. Support the different audit process (Interim & Statutory) by generating the necessary audit schedules and reconciliations. Resolve any queries put forth by the auditors to smoothen the process.
Finance & Accounts
Supervise Month End process & procedures ensuring all sub-ledger transactions are transferred to the General Ledger accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with the month end timetable.
Interact with the ERP Team for any changes in the reporting formats in AR/AP/GL/Asset Modules.
Monitor local & foreign purchases through controlled approvals of Purchase Requisitions.
Verify and approve supplier payments.
Ensuring compliance with proper accounting standards, financial policies and internal controls.
Supervise & Coordinate with the payables & receivables accountants in conducting a regular review and follow up on Aged Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Balances to enhance improvement of the operating cash flow position.
Authorize the schedules of cash position reports, bank reconciliation, ageing of accounts receivable & payables, Capex, prepayment accruals & advances and loans.
Liaison with auditors for finalization of annual financial reports & generating MIS reports, daily transaction reports along with implementing the accounting and financial procedures & policies in Oracle Financials.
Accounts & Administration
Liaison with the auditors in the field work, assisting the finance manager in completing the audit within the time frame.
Review and follow up on Aged Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Balances .
Maintain schedules of cash position reports, bank reconciliation, ageing of accounts receivable & payables, list of fixed assets & depreciations, prepayment accruals & advances and loans.
Confirming the accuracy of payroll computations & corresponding entries.
Monitoring the day to day office operations of all departments.
Implementing policies & procedures for efficient working of departments.
Working closely with dept. managers to review costs & reconcile variances.
Coordinating the company’s general administrative activities.
Supervising administrative systems and office personnel & handling approvals.
Coordinating with the PRO for labour/immigration related matters & organizing & maintain the personal records of all staff along with monitoring Staff attendance.
Operations
Key focus on purchasing and planning material for the Middle East region handling inbound and outbound logistics including inventory management, warehousing management.
Maintain a strong partnership with the company’s product management in providing desired levels of logistics support including lead time reduction, optimum stock levels and better pricing.
Coordinate activities outside warehouses ensuring inventory accuracy, timely resolution of inventory discrepancies and proper rotation of products.
COMPLETED MY MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN 1996, COMPLETED MY MASTER OF COMMERCE IN MAY 1994 COMPLETED MY BACHELOR OF COMMERCFE IN APRIL 1991