Accountant
Retail Arabia International
Total years of experience :20 years, 8 Months
Even though teamed under to Accounts Payable department dealing with a lot of suppliers and, interacting with them, reconciling their statements, preparing their payments as per their payment terms, checking for any discrepancies, my job doesn't confine just to A/P as a Team Player i also also have experience in other accounting activities such as Bank reconciliation, Inter company reconciliation, Sales entry posting, cash and credit card, assisting in annual audit preparingschedule such as rent, prepaid expenses, depreciation etc, as required i can fit into diferent roles of accounting due to my extensive experience.
Responsible for whole operations related to administration and accounts department
• Accomplishes accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Meets accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports.
• Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts; defining accounting policies and procedures.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy; applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Maintains financial security by establishing internal controls.
• Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation; enforcing accounting regulations; recommending new procedures.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
: Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions . Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product. Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
Currently working as Accountant responsible for all accounts related work including payables & receivables management, preparation of credit reports for management review and follow up, monthly payroll preparation, monthly reconciliation of inter office and bank accounts, inventory accounting, quarterly reconciliation and reporting, monthly MIS reporting, liasoning with internal and external auditors, finalization of accounts etc.
Responsible for overall supervision of accounting functions including general accounting, invoicing, petty cash, inventory management and reporting, vendor and receivable management, cash book etc. The key responsibilities included finalization of accounts, budget preparation, analysis and reporting of variances, performing balance sheet and account analysis; including balance ageing, trend analysis, and half yearly revenue and cash flow projections, reviewing bank reconciliations, liasoning with auditors for statutory and income tax audits, filing various statutory tax returns for the firm etc.
Responsibilities included Accounts Payable accounting and reporting, Invoicing, Petty cash handling, inventory reconciliation and reporting, cash book maintenance, preparation of bank and inter office reconciliations, assisting in MIS preparation and year-end finalization of accounts etc.
