Afsal Poolakode

Present: Senior Finance Executive

Reporting to: Accounts Manager:

Organization: Al Khalij Cement Company (Qatar) is the flagship company of, Qatar stock exchange listed holding company - Qatari Investors Group. It is engaged in the manufacturing of cement with a production capacity of 6000 Tons Per Day.
www.Alkhalijcement.com
www.qatariinvestors.com.

Key responsibilities
• Period end financial closing ( Monthly /Quarterly / Annually) and preparation of Financial Statements for individual companies and consolidated financial statements for the Group.

• Opening of Letter of credit and negotiating with banks and follows ups. Coordinating with shipping and procurement team related to various.

• Preparation of reports total bank facilities used and interest paid to bank.

• Monitor all payables according to policies and procedures, and follow up with concerned internal parties on receivables

• Monitor cash flow to ensure the maintenance of a healthy cash position

• Ensure accurate and timely quarterly and year-end closing

• Supervise year end procedures, including coordination with external auditors

• Maintain records to meet legal and tax requirements, and coordinate with concerned tax agencies on keeping legal and up to date tax position

• Manage and maintain fixed asset and depreciation records

• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed

• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff

• Supervising the accountants and approving all the accounting vouchers prepared by them before entering into the system and ensure that the proper internal controls are in place.

• Liaising: internal and external auditors, Production, Costing, Procurement, HR departments

•Reconciliations including but not limited to Inter Company reconciliations / A/P, A/R reconciliations, Bank Reconciliations, Short Term and Long Term notes reconciliations, Inventory Reconciliations, Goods in Transit reconciliations, Accruals and prepayments reconciliations.

•MIS reporting: Consolidated Financial Statements, Cash budget, AP and AR aging analysis and follow up, Sales collections reports, Sales allowances and Incentives reports and regular and ad hoc reports.
.Preparation of Cash Flow Statement.
•Participate Member in SAP implementation & Good Knowledge of SAP FICO modules.

Accounts Executive:

Reporting To:Chief Accountant

Organization: Lulu Hypermarket Kuwait branch, Lulu group is MNC retail giant with more than 106 outlets in middle east and India. It is employing more than 25000 people from various nations.
Key Responsibilities

• Financial Report Preparation to Top Level Management, Reconciliation of Branch Accounts
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Preparation of Income & Expenditure Account. Monthly closing of books of accounts.
• Preparation of Trading Profit And loss Account and Balance Sheet.
• Manage a team of 5 members, split and monitor their work day to day work.
• Performing inventory cycle counts, supplier reconciliation, review of GL
• Project appraisals & investments, internal controls, implement group policies and procedures.
• Business letters Drafting, coordinating with Auditors, Banks, and suppliers.
• Review of invoices, Review of Accounting entries to the ledgers and balancing the Account.
• Petty cash management & credit card daily reconciliation.

2004 Feb - Mar 2005
Audit Assistant
Organization: M/S Ranjit karthikeyan Associates, Chartered Accountants Calicut. Is a leading Consultancy firm having leading companies as their clients.

Key Responsibilities
• Assist in-charge in obtaining all necessary audit working paper, documentation including researching and documenting facts and findings
• Prepare audit working papers
• Assist in-charge to carry out audit work as assigned
• Understanding and performing the audit procedures assigned
• Being alert and responding to aspects of professional service
• Internal Audits of leading companies like Reliance Infocom, Calicut, Milma, MRCMPU, Calicut, Kannur, Milma Head office, Calicut. Kerala state Industries enterprises.

• Statutory audit of Leading companies, Stock Audit of leading companies.

• Review of clients financial statements to ensure that these are in accordance with companies act.

• Dealing with the commercial banks for short term fund requirements

• Independently handling accounting function up to finalization for branch account.
• Debtors ageing analysis and follow up matters.
• Consolidating branch accounts and head office accounts.
• Preparation of MIS reports regularly and as and when required.
• Maintaining Statistical and financial reord.
• Meeting of profits & Sales Targets.
• Prepares BSP settlements.
• Dealing with the commercial banks for working capital needs ( ODs, CCs )