ARAVINDAN RAGHAVAN, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

ARAVINDAN RAGHAVAN

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

GOLDLINE GROUP

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Masters in Commerce M.Com Financial Accounting
Experience
36 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 10 Months

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT at GOLDLINE GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2009

Current Responsibility & Position, in brief includes Heading the Accounts Department with Subordinates under me to assist in, monitoring day to day activities of Accounts in co ordination with Finance Manager, Monitoring Bank Accounts & Cash requirements of Various Sites and employees Immigration expense needs in co ordination with HR Dept. Creation of new Ledger Accounts, Cost Centers in Tally Accounting Software. Maintain accurate System Accounting & Data Backup. Responsible in Finalisation of Year end Audit of Accounts, Reconcile of Inter Companies Accounts, and Co ordinate with Auditors for P&L and Balance Sheet Audit, and reply to all audit related queries, documents, schedules, confirmations,
stock reports, WIP, Balance confirmations, Adjustment entries, Provision entries, Prepaid & Accrued Schedules and Assets Depreciation Schedules and submit all necessary Ledger accounts/ schedules, doc for Audit Finalisation.

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT at Hilton Group of Companies
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • August 1999 to August 2009

Operationally heading the Finance Dept of the Group, Hilton Aluminium Factory, Hilton Transport & Excavation, Hilton Workshop, monitoring day to day Funds movement, Costing, Budgeting, Accounting, responsible for the up-to-date accurate financial records and timely generation of financial statements and other reports.

System Analyst at Focal Systems (P) Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • June 1998 to September 1999

Worked as Systems Analyst for a Chennai based Instrumental and Industrial Automation Company in charge for maintaining Company’s Accounts in Oracle Database and full in charge of Company’s Finance and Accounts.

FINANCIAL MANAGER at HAGCO Jeddah
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 1989 to May 1997

Operationally heading for 8 years the Finance Dept of the company by monitoring day to day funds movement. Costing, Budgeting, Accounting, MIS and instrumental in formalising import tie-ups with multinational Food Stuff companies and participated and advise the company on its expansion plans. Controlled the consolidation and reporting of monthly internal financial reports and wrote related commentary. Implemented Oracle database and computerised the manual accounts to EDP.

Asst. Manager Finance & Accounts at Pentagon Services
  • India - Chennai
  • March 1987 to October 1989

Responsible for company’s Finance in allocating funds for production of machinery and liaison with purchasers and bankers for funds and Bills discounting. In charge of Central Excise and submitting all relevant reports, forms and taxes as per law. General administration of factory accounts and compilation of records as per factories act, and instrumental in computerising the manual accounts

Audit Assistant Trainee at D. Rengaswamy & Co
  • India - Chennai
  • May 1986 to May 1987

Assisted in preparing Financials, Tax Audit, Income Tax, and Company Audit.

Education

Master's degree, Masters in Commerce M.Com Financial Accounting
  • at University of Madras
  • May 1989
Diploma, Diploma in Business Management DBM
  • at Indian Merchants Chamber Bombay
  • August 1986
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor in Commerce Management Accounting B.Com
  • at University of Madras
  • September 1985

Specialties & Skills

Managed Accounts
Oracle Financials
Web Design & Hosting
Tally ERP Accounting Software

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Tamil
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Internal Audit Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
September 2011

Hobbies

  • E Commerce, Web Desiging, Photography
    Released Self Designed Web Sites