Blesson Raj, Senior Accountant

Blesson Raj

Senior Accountant

Golden Side Trading Co

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration-Corporate Finance
Experience
7 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 11 Months

Senior Accountant at Golden Side Trading Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since June 2021

• Reviewing all transactions resulting from the movements and verifying the documents supporting each process and attaching them to the system.
• Ensure that international accounting standards are applied to all registered transactions
• Reviewing bank reconciliations, ensuring that they meet the requirements, making a tax report on the bank’s operations, and issuing an internal tax invoice therein.
• Fixed & Intangible Asset Management calculation of depreciation and amortization and Posting in the ledger on monthly basis.
• Making the necessary adjustments for interest expenses, the distribution of the finance lease, and the monthly consumption
• Reviewing all expenses item by item and making sure of the distribution to the cost centers for all 6 Subsidiaries and 20+ Branches of the company.
• Ensure that monthly reconciliations are made with suppliers’ accounts in coordination with the inventory accountant.
• Ensure that monthly reconciliations are made from the accounts of the aggregator (A/R) applications and delivery companies in coordination with the Sales accountants.
• Responsible for VAT Review and Monthly Reporting.
• Calculation of Provision for Staff Service benefits and other Expenses.
• Make a full review of the trial balance of all companies and the cost center subsidiaries. Liable for Adjustment entries If necessary.
• Weekly, monthly reporting to CFO.

Accounts Officer at Three Lines Restaurant Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2018 to June 2021

• Setting up finance modeling and customized reporting, functional template for Three Lines Restaurant (2 branches) and Terminal Transit Burger (1 branch) up on Initial Setup.
• Designer of Operational financial reports; Daily Sales and Aggregator Reconciliation, Cash Flow, Bank Transactions Register, Commission Statement of Aggregators, Fixed and variable expenses, Transaction Reports, Payment Request, Payroll Chart, Purchase Report, Business Review & Vat illustration.
• Managing the overall business of 3 Branches in the Kingdom with Loyalty, Responsibility, and integrity.
• Analyzing and Reporting Market potential and competitor valuation to the Board of Directors.
• Preparing monthly profit and loss statements, as well as balance sheet reports
• VAT reporting and inventory processing are both in compliance.
• Gathering and analyzing Sales data, which is subsequently used to create weekly and monthly forecasts.
• Providing financing estimates for newly opened branches/Brands/ projects.
• Payroll administration of over 100+ Staff including management, Administration, Operations, and Offshore.
• Creating weekly cash flow statements and keeping tabs on spending and cash flow.
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end and statutory accounts
• Gathering and evaluating data in response to financial queries
• Carrying out internal audits, such as wage assessments.
• Verifying the accuracy of financial records
• Managing and training employees as needed
• Administration of Tally ERP 9 and Eezee Burp Restaurant POS.
• Cash and branch Audit whenever required.
• Minimizing Food Wastage by stock controlling and monitoring wastage reports.
• Directly reporting to Managing Partner and MD.

Project Controller-Finance at Al Manahil Holding Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2014 to September 2016

• Preparation and coordination of the project budget.
• Assure verification of cost coding - timesheets, purchase orders, etc
• Preparation of payment request,
• Documentation and monitoring of progress.
• Controlling change and recommending preventative action.
• Monitoring adherence of project timeline with the decided schedule plan.
• Project reporting on budgets, actuals, forecasts, and variances.
• Ensure alignment with scheduling tasks.
• Monitor project progress, manpower, and productivity by discipline. Budget v actual analysis and reporting to GM.
• Assessing material, labor, and equipment required and analyzing different quotes from sub-contractors and suppliers.
• •Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling all parties to meet and discuss project progress.
• Managed a minimum of 22 projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule, and scope requirements.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration-Corporate Finance
  • at Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • October 2017

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Core Courses-Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis and Management, Strategic Management, Business Development Proposal,

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Mahatma Gandhi University
  • April 2014

Core Courses-English, Business Administration, Business Mathematics, Managerial Economics, Business Statistics, Business laws &Internet Web Designing and Cyber laws

Diploma, Securities Operations & Risk Management Module
  • at National Institute of Security Markets
  • March 2012
High school or equivalent, Accounting, Economics
  • at International Indian School
  • June 2011

or equivalent,

Specialties & Skills

Cash Management
Banking
Financial Reporting
Accounting
Corporate Finance
Cash Management
Audit Support
General Ledger
Depreciation
Bank Reconciliation
Data Collection
A/P & A/R
Financial Statements
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Wire Transfers

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Cycling