Accounting Manager
Seadrill Management Ltd. U.A.E. – Bermuda based Company
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :26 years, 5 أشهر
Reporting to the Regional Finance Director in Dubai and work closely with operation in Saudi to ensure finance support is provided as and when required
Oversee the cost controller functions on accounting and reporting activities, including budgeting and forecasting, monthly and annual statutory tax filing and financial audit in Saudi Arabia to Regional office in Dubai and Corporate office London/Dubai
Consolidate and review the monthly KPI reporting of Saudi and prepares the AME region quarterly external reporting package, which include:
• Monthly BSR review, quality documentation review and follow-up issue resolution
• Highlight any areas of concern in Financial Reporting to Senior Management
Have contributed to the success of Seadrill finance start-up phase set-up, such as:
• I am one of the first 4 personnel who successfully moved the finance functions from Stavanger, Norway to Dubai
• Developed policies, procedures and process flow for Regional Office finance operation and reporting
• Has successfully implemented the finance rank and file role org. restructuring, design and implement job description
• Design various reporting templates to facilitate regional consolidation report
I am one of the key players for Oracle system design simplification and standardization project called OneSeadrill:
• I was appointed for AME Region Finance representative to represent in OneSeadrill project
• Appointed as super user role in AME, responsible for testing and accepting the new solution, region main resource to support end users after go live, give training to end users for system functionality, point of contact by the project team, member of super-users network
AME region SOX delegate for over a year with no major control and compliance deficiencies.
• Have contributed to the enhancement of SOX controls which tailored fit to the actual operation
Reports to the GM- Finance and reports to the Managing Partner in the absence of GM-Finance.
Working closely with HODs and participates in the senior management meeting in the absence of GM-Finance.
Manage and supervise accounting staffs daily finance operations, coordinates with bank for any business requirement, weekly cash position report, control project costs and corporate expenses, prepares mid-monthly financial forecast, monthly and annual financial closing and reporting, analyses the financial results against budget, investigate huge variances, recommend course of action and monthly review of general ledger accounts.
Meet regularly with sales team to keep inform of the market conditions and give financial advice whenever necessary to ensure that new business development is profitable.
Responsible in the review and enhancement of accounting workflow, streamline defective procedures, implementation and documentation of policies and procedures.
Coordinates with auditor and oversee internal and external audit requirements.
Report to the Middle East director of operations and Dallas Texas SPE Group finance manager.
Responsible for execution and reporting month-end transactions, financial analysis and management of annual audit. Overall in-charge in cash management, dealing with banks and cash flow projections for the director of operations and event managers.
Planned and managed daily tasks of accounts assistant and annual performance review.
Reports to Country Managing Director
Significant experience in financial and business planning, general accounting, cost accounting and auditing.
Key member of management team responsible for the Philippine Accounting & Finance operations and headquarter financial reporting in Austria.
Financial lead in systems implementations - ACCPAC accounting software and Pentasoft Payroll system, each resulting in greater departmental performance and efficiency.
Recognized by the Company as:
• High contributor to its successful startup and a major key player who helped build the Company during the start-up phase,
• Showing noteworthy strength in managing people and trustworthy,
• Demonstrating consistent commitment and dedication to improvement and excellence,
• A team player with very good interpersonal skills,
• Always willing to take on new challenges outside of her areas of direct responsibility.
Successfully set-up the Accounting Department functions, monthly reporting, and the subsequent streamlining and automation of the accounting systems.
-Assisted teh manager and/or partner in managing various engagements involving attest audit, due deligence review, and business assurance jobs. Supervised engagements, identifies staffing requirements and reviews audit work papers to ensure that the audit plan and strategy are appropriately accomplished to satisfy audit objectives and audit report conclusion.
-Key Areas of Audit Experience: Attest audit, Due deligence audit review, Control and Operations Review, Review of Accounts and Accounting Services.