Finance and Accounting Manager
Applied Corrosion Technology
Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months
• Setting up, monitoring, flexing, analyzing and reporting of site-wise & project-wise budgets including CAPEX & their variances.
• Preparation of corporate forecasted cash requirements for operations & studying cash consumption trends.
• Reviewing of month-end adjustments & reporting of in-house financials & analytical reports to the board/shareholders, financial institutions and potential investors.
• Planning, control and monitoring of the corporate bank facilities, inclusive of bid/performance bonds, consumer loans, margins and guarantees.
• Manage, review and guide a team of office and site Accountants.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance of all corporate/banking covenants are in line.
• Liaising between management and external auditors for the preparation of the audited financial statements.
• Review and approval of monthly staff and labor payroll in compliance with WPS.
• Communicating with major client’s financial/projects/commercial departments to clear invoices, debit & credit notes and to ensure timely payment receipts.
• Analysis of project and activity profitability.
• Approval of payments to vendors, creditors and dividend payouts to shareholders.
Projects -
1. Drafting, testing, implementation and monitoring of the costing, estimation, budgeting, variance-analysis and project based invoicing.
2. Cost and benefit benchmark analysis of manpower and equipment utilization under various activities (hiring vs. owning risk evaluation, cost per square meter of steel surface, cost per blasting hour, etc.).
• Responsible for accounting policies & procedures to improve corporate efficiency and transparency.
• Preparation of annual and interim financial statements based on IFRS requirements and coordination with independent auditors.
• Conducted monthly cash flow analysis and forecast.
• Planned, supervised & performed internal audit of company’s controls as required by IAS standards.
• Conduct project/job costing and assess performance management based on financial and non-financial indicators (KPIs).
• Calculation of payroll inclusive of tax deductions.
• Control payables and receivables of the company.
• Setting up of budgets for operations and projects of the organization.
• Project management and coordination between client representatives and our engineering department.
• Liaison with the Managing and Technical Directors with the research and establishment of a business plan for engineering operations in the U.A.E.
• Business development of the company’s engineering services and capabilities.
Projects -
1. Jack-Up MODU Rig Alvand Electrical Design & Upgrade Project - USD 5 million.
2. ABS classed Liftboat Whale Shark Electrical/HVAC Design Upgrade Project - 2.4 million.
3. DNV classed MODU Rig Foresight Driller VII Electrical Design - USD 5.5 million.
4. Audit Consultant to CSME LLC for 2006, 2007, 2008 fiscal years based on IFRS & IAS standards.
• Coordinated with the Planning Department, Finance Department, and senior engineers to build up multi-million dollar offshore MODU construction project budgets.
• Created CTR driven project plans with considerations to materials, services, and machinery both in terms of costs and availabilities.
• Quantified, estimated, transmitted, and monitored Change Proposals to the client based on technical and contractual requirements.
• Monitored and reported actual man-hours (engineering, construction, and subcontractors) gauged POs and financial contracts against budgeted figures and timelines.
• Production of weekly/monthly S-Curve reports based on various resources.
• Assisted the business development team to cost-up and bid for potential projects.
• Sanctioned purchase orders that qualify client and project requirements through a QC controlled system.
• Engaged in communication and negotiations with vendors over commercial, logistical and technical qualifications of materials and services.
• Managed the inflow, outflow and archiving of engineering documents and drawings for multiple on-going jack-up rig construction projects.
Projects -
1. ABS classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Thule Power Rebuild Project - USD 80 million.
2. ABS classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Thule Energy New Build Project - USD 120 million.
3. ABS classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Thule Force New Build Project - USD 120 million.
4. DNV classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Shahid Modarress Rehabilitation Project - USD 18 million.
5. DNV classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Basic Design Phoenix PRD300 - USD 6 million.
• Advised, prepared and filed tax returns for American, Canadian, and British clients.
• Ensured that all tax fillings comply with the respective tax acts and agencies such as America’s ‘Internal Revenue Services’, Canada’s ‘Customs Revenue Agency’ and Britain’s ‘Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs’.
• Established and controlled the complete workshop inventory system based on accounting coding structures.
• Headed all interim and year-end stock takes, with full reports, schedules, and consumption / loss analysis submitted to the Chief Accountant.
• Conducted ongoing asset valuation and control of tools and fixed resources.
• Initiated the three quote system for material / service acquisition, prepared and checked local and overseas Purchase Orders, and built a database of potential suppliers locally and globally.
• Prepared all workshop job costing reports for calculation of absolute profit and for future reference.
• Involved with the planning of an offshore jack-up rig rebuild project (electrically) for both man-power and equipment including all project administration and human resources for in-bounding electricians.
• Controlled and accounted for all petty cash transactions.
• Prepared bank reconciliations on a month-by-month basis.
• Initiated the standardization of work-shop / office paperwork for ISO 9001 certification.
Projects -
1. ABS classed Jack-Up MODU Rig Pride North Dakota Jacking System - USD 4 million.
2. Electrical Design & fit-out on Rig Thule Power Project - USD 16 million.
• Prepared checks for Airline and Non-Airline payments and recording journal entries.
• Processed daily cash-sales summaries of all 15 branches.
• Conducted bank reconciliation and administered to credit analysis and collection.
• Reported daily cash sales, liabilities and all financial statements including budget and credit reports prepared to the Accounts Manager.
1. GPA: 3.951 2. On the President's list between 2005 - 2006. 3. Member of Delta Mu Delta Honor Society.