Financial Controller
Wilhelmsen Ships Service LLC
Total years of experience :23 years, 10 Months
• Overseeing daily financial functions, including accounting, payroll, and financial reporting
• Introduced internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised corrective actions to address risks or deficiencies
• Completed statutory and regulatory reporting requirements within defined deadlines (VAT returns - monthly / quarterly, VAT Refunds, ESR, UBO, ICV, ESG, Corporate tax registration )
• Introduced and managed IFRS technical accounting policies and best practices
• Implemented financial accounting system upgrades for optimized department capabilities
• Developed and implemented financial process improvements that led to 90% increase in departmental efficiencies
• Preparing SOPs for UAE & Oman Entity in line with company Policy
• Month end and Year end closing books of accounts for 8 UAE entities & 1 Oman entity
• Prepare monthly FOR Reports with comments and share with respective Department Heads & Local sponsors
• Business partnering with cross functional teams and providing sound financial advice to stakeholders to assist them in strategic decision making
• Monthly AP / AR meetings to manage company cash flow effectively
• Quarterly BS review meetings to have healthy TB
• Super User in Business process & Software Applications
• Handling External Auditors and Internal Audit conducted by QHSSE/DNV
• Forecasting cash flow and budget preparation
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