Ali gazam PS, Finance Controller

Ali gazam PS

Finance Controller

kerry Group PLC

Location
Oman - Sohar
Education
Master's degree, Cost and Management Accountant
Experience
7 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 10 Months

Finance Controller at kerry Group PLC
  • Oman - Sohar
  • My current job since April 2018

Recently promoted to plant controller -Operation Finance.
Currently running the project of SAP Implementation as super user at plant level for operational finance activities
SAP super user for pricing and margin management at SKU level
Expecting SAP to go live by April 2023
Handling few (4)accelerating projects to enhance plant perfomence and margin enhancement
cost/kg controlling of the plant
2023 budgets closing

Cost Accountant (2018 to 2022):

Costing lead for 2 plants in MENAT
End to End pricing for customers in the middle east region
safeguarding the margin management principles in the APMEA region
subject matter expert in Kerry pricing and costing process
strong connector to relevant finance team and other critical cross functional stake holders in sales, procurement, supply chain and operation
Handling various Investment projects and ROI on time to time basis
managing and designing the operating model system through SFDC
Intercompany pricing and contract management
support AR department in resolution of pricing disputes
Audit enquiries and governance support
Managing unpriced orders
Rebate management and accruals
Monthly closing of plant books of accounts
variance analysis with comments
month end decks for management meetings

Associate Manager-Cost and Management Accountant at Vedanta resource PLC
  • India - Chennai
  • April 2016 to December 2017

Business/Financial Analyst:
Preparing Yearly business plan after continuous interaction with plant team, marketing team, CFO, AVP Finance and CEO

Preparing monthly projections of business cash flow and financial statements

Continuous improvement and maintenance of financial reporting process to support decision making process

Timely closing of forcasting and budgetting process

preparing monthly projection of COP and Profit of the business unit

Preparing variance analysis of projections against business plan

Preparing variance analysis of Actuals against projections and business plan

Maintain a close and strong relationship with marketing and operation team

Profitability review with CFO and finance president

Profitability review with marketing team and operation team

business analysis and finding the fund leakages

Finding out any additional cost incurred for the month

Preparing weekly reports, weekly COP, flash report and Monthly COP

Accounting :
Ensuring financial statements shows true and fair view of business in all months

Ensuring VAT and CST are paid on timely basis to government

Monthly Closing of plant books of accounts in SAP and MIS by following proper accounting standard

Closing of books in hyperion financial management

Ensuring hyperion, SAP and MIS is matching

Preparing audit files and ensuring there will not be any error

Continuous interaction and discussion with auditors regarding MIS

Passing month end books closing entries

Doing inventory valuation as per accounting standard

Providing hedging instructions to treasury team

Presenting the monthly COP to all team members including operation and marketing

Controlling GL by doing continuous review and reporting abnormalities if any

Daily works and controlling :
Allotting budget to operation team as per the business plan

Oversee the smooth and efficient running of the finance of business

Checking the payments related to selling expenses and approving for payment

checking the payments to suppliers and releasing payments

Ensuring the creditors and debtors are paid on timely basis

Releasing WRS of Users

Releasing sales order after cross checking the sales order prepared by sales accountant

Reviewing the reconciliation statements prepared by the team

Stock reconciliation with SAP

continuous interaction with sales and plant team

Supporting procurement team for Cost controlling and reduction by negotiating with suppliers

Continuous interaction with procurement team

Approving the purchase transactions planned by operation team and procurement team

Ensuring GRN, Service entry and provisions are taken into books at proper time

Ensuring all the entries into SAP are allocated to right cost center, profit center and GL

Education

Master's degree, Cost and Management Accountant
  • at Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India
  • December 2015

ICWA CMA

Master's degree, ICWA , CMA
  • at Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India - ICWAI
  • December 2015

Cost and management accountant

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Farook Collage
  • January 2012

B.com

High school or equivalent, English
  • at University of CalicutMedium school
  • January 2009

School : Al-Haramain

High school or equivalent,
  • at CBSE
  • January 2003

• All India

High school or equivalent,
  • at MMVHS school

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