FP&A Lead
Americana Group - United Arab Emirates
Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months
Spearheading P&L activities; impacting organization profitability through effective strategic and tactical management decisions and new business development Reinvigorating the company and revamping the business model & strategy to build a more responsive & market-driven organization; developing plans/ internal controls/ SOPs to take the business to next Undertaking financial analysis, internal & regulatory reporting and forecasting functions; administering long-term Capex Planning which includes maintenance, cost reduction, regulatory and strategic projects Understanding new business/ changes in existing business, analysing impact thereof on financials and suggesting accounting treatment; optimizing utilization of capital and cash flow; monitoring ROI and P&L for optimum returns.
Payment planning, execution & settlement for a multi-million metals & minerals trading co. TR processing, LC opening, bank guarantee & dealing with other Financial instruments Liaison with Banks for payments & receipts Supervising VAT Return filing for the group Accounting for major banks Reconciliation of Inter-company accounts Establish and lead Presentation of Payment planning procedure for Banks
Financial reporting for an Envelope manufacturer Review of Monthly & Annual Financial Statements Preparation of Annual Budget & monthly evaluation Review on Pricing & vendor negotiations Daily Sales collections review & follow up Daily cash flow management & processing of payments Managing a team of 3+ qualified personnel in performing financial modelling, reporting & data analysis Complete re-modelling Chart of Accounts for improved presentation of Financial Statements Weekly evaluation of petty cash expenses amounting to Dh1.5 million annually Supervised the HR & Admin dept. including PROReviewed & reformed HR & Admin policies & processes Worked on Visa processing, renewal and passport handling of over 100 employees & labour camp
Authorised Salaries leave salaries, gratuity & final settlement of employees.
- Started as an Executive to develop an effective functional costing system in MS Excel for process based manufacturing.
- Based on my unparalleled performance, I was promoted as the Asst. Manager of the department within a year.
- Preparation of complex monthly Financial & costing reports & presentations along with budget comparison & reconciliations on MS Excel within deadline of 6 days.
- Monthly Process Costing of about 300+ customized jobs & analyzing their profitability.
- Project Report on Financial viability for procuring new machinery worth 100 million dhs.
- Conducting Sales collection drive to reduce Debtor Days ratio by over 45 days, leading to record collections in 2016.
- Evaluation of factory’s overall wastage in order to cut it down to a record low of 5 % within a year.
- Machine Utilization, downtime analysis and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) analysis of all machinery for effective management of Human Resources.
I had joined the organisation after clearing my high school as an article assistant for pursuing my Chartered Accountancy.
In the years I was there, I developed from a nobody to someone, who could manage teams, conduct audits & prepare audit reports, whether it be internal, statutory or Management audit.
My utmost devotion towards work & exemplary computing skills helped me in getting the work done within specified deadlines. I constantly focussed on improving my allied skills as well, apart from accounting & auditing expertise, like working on computers in a fast & agile pace.
I also developed my writing skills & communication by meeting & interacting with people of my own profession as well as of other professions, helping me to understand various insights about certain industries, which only their experts knew about.