Bindhya Bhaskaran, General Ledger Accountant

Bindhya Bhaskaran

General Ledger Accountant

Jumia

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Accountany
Experience
9 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 11 Months

General Ledger Accountant at Jumia
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2017 to February 2019

 Maintained monthly journal entries such as cash, payroll, benefits, prepayments, accruals, expense allocations, fixed assets, depreciation, intercompany transactions
 Performed month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing, G/L analysis, BS reconciliations
 Quarterly balance sheet and P & L Fluctuation Analysis and presentation of key financial data
 Monthly expense variance analysis and presentation
 Consolidation, inter-company transactions and reconciliations including foreign currency accounting, revaluation at closing.
 Assisted with budgeting process
 Ensured accuracy of financial statements in accordance with IFRS and compliance to internal policies
 Ensured month end closing strictly met deadlines and also input of via reporting consolidation software
 Responsible for Intercompany balance reconciliations, conduct calls and liase with CFO's of other operational countries in Africa, Portugal, Germany, France.
 Update and solve blocking controls in via reporting (sap consolidation software)
 Prepared recharges sheet according to shared accounting keys and issued invoices for central entities
 Balance sheet accounts reconciliations
 Maintained all journal entries for internal and audit purposes, assist with financial audits quarterly end year end audits with EY team in Luxembourg
 Filed VAT returns with UAE Federal tax authoriy
 Proficient in Microsoft Dynamic Navision Accounting software
 Knowledge and experience in Via reporting SAP consolidation software-upload and controls (trained from Rocket Internet office, Berlin)
 Knowledge of data extraction and analysis using Power BI

Accountant at Gobalis
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2016 to October 2017

 Maintained basic accounts, book keeping
 Processed WPS payroll
 Responsible for journal preparation for bank, payroll, accruals, salary etc.
 Prepared cash flow projection to ensure sufficiency for all immediate expense and to maintain bank balances
 Liaised with banks and other financial institutions
 Responsible for payroll, advances, deductions.
 Reconciled bank statements, ledger entries, journal entries
 In charge of Client and Supplier payments after verification
 Maintained cheque register for all banks company dealing with
 Supported the internal and external auditors by providing reconciled ledger account and details upon their query
 Accounted online fee and cheque payments
 Filing and Records Retention

Accounts Payable Specialist at Inchcape shipping Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2016 to December 2016

 Proficient in Oracle based accounting software (Cars, Dream)
 Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
 Reconciled monthly statement of account with vendors/suppliers SOA.
 Created invoices and credit memos
 Arranged advance payments to IATA/DNATA/DP WORLD
 Scrutinized and passed entries for general staff expense claims /overhead expense of company
 Processed cheque requests/Bank transfers
 Matched invoices to checks, obtain all signatures for checks and distribute checks accordingly
 Reconciled vendor statements and corrected discrepancies
 Handled balance confirmation queries and credit renewal applications

Accountant at Royal Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Ajman
  • December 2014 to April 2016
Accounts Executive at Raffles International School,Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2013 to June 2013

Junior Accountant/Administrative Assistant at Indian Association Sharjah(Sharjah Indian School)
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • June 2007 to October 2012

 Prepared and processed purchase orders, invoices, cheque requests, manual cheques and contract payments.
 Carried out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines.
 Responsible for accounts receivables and payables and expense booking.
 Preparation of bank reconciliation statement
 Collected fees, prepared daily account statements and remitted collections to Bank
 Handled petty Cash
 Looked after purchasing of office furniture, equipments, motor Vehicle, office stationery
 Composed routine letters and reports
 Assisted in preparation of monthly payroll, leave entitlement &settlement of employees account

Education

Master's degree, Accountany
  • at ACCA,
  • April 2015
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at University of Calicut
  • April 2009

Specialties & Skills

Management
Administration
Finance
Customer Service

Languages

English
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Hindi
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Arabic
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Arabic
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Malayalam
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