Brian Charles Dsouza

Reporting to: Accounts Manager, And Controller.

Key Achievements:
•Prepared Consolidated Variance analysis for all Middle East countries (Including over 1000 stores) to reconcile inventory booked as per financials with that of Stock Movement reports. Able to finish assigned tasks with ease.

Responsibilities:
•Handling overall accounting area, AP Local and Foreign supplier payments, reconciliation of supplier, Accounts receivables area, Fixed assets, Depreciation and month end updation of P&L statement and Balance sheet
•Assisted with the monthly/quarterly financial statements, general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, A/R and A/P.
•Provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets.
•Worked with external auditors during reviews and audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.
•Lead and managed two accountants (AP/AR), including selection/hiring, objective setting, performance management, coaching/development and training.

•Preparing monthly closing balance sheet annexures for inventory accounts and review and compare actual figures vs Budgeted for forecasting purpose.
•Preparing Monthly Consolidated Schedules for All Middle east countries as aid to review books of accounts by higher management.
•Accounting of Inventory and Preparing Monthly Country wise and Consolidated Inventory analysis, closing schedules for All Middle East Countries (Fourteen countries).
•Reconciliation of Inventory on monthly basis
•Keeping Provision for Stock loss and account actual stock loss during stock take, highlight variation to loss prevention
•Preparing Intercompany inventory transfers and expenses
•Monitoring & Finalizing GL-Inventory related accounts for all Markets
•Maintaining Consolidated Insurance tracker for all Middle East countries as tool for proper follow of insurance claims to be accounted as receivables.
•Preparing Inter co Claims & Extras for quick reconciliation and follow up.
•Preparing Audit schedules for quarterly and Yearly for Audit review and co-ordinating with Auditors

Key Achievements:
•Prepared Insurance Claim receivable when fire occurred in 2007 with all backup lost, and able to achieve it with better gain for company.
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Responsibilities:

•Handling overall accounting aspects and costing related activities (both standard and export costing), preparing cost of sales.
•Preparing Weekly costing report - summarizing the consumption of base oil, additives, raw materials and finished goods.
•Accounting of all purchase transactions, making supplier payments, reconciling supplier statements on monthly basis, Local & Foreign supplier Payments Management and Control.
•Reviewing Letter of Credit and releasing LC’s
•Handling Third party accounts for Oil lubricants such as BP, Enoc, Shell, and Fuchs.
•Preparing weekly cash flows report to be submitted to Treasury. Consisting of Cash flow projection & Actual Cash flows.
•Assist Finance Manager in Preparation of Budget, by providing actual Scenario of Business Unit through Cost Centre wise classification of Expense and aiding in finalization of Budget for expenses i.e. Marketing, Consumables & Repairs.
•Preparing Monthly & Quarterly schedules as an aid for Balance sheet Review.
•Validating the Figures for Financial Reports and Preparing Adhoc Reports, Analyzing data to provide Short Summarized Report.
•Monitoring all General Ledger Accounts & allocating in and out Monthly expenses from different Business Units. Scrutinizing all General Ledger Accounts before Monthly Closing.
•Preparing pricing for local and export.
•Assisting Statutory Auditors for compliance of Audit and providing Appropriate Reports and Supporting’s. Preparing Variance Analysis Report to Auditors with proper reasoning.

Chartered Account Firm - Vivian Pinto. (India)

Maistry’s Design Desk. (India, ),

Responsibilities:

•Performing statutory audit, audit of various banks and financial institutions, internal audit of schools and educational trusts and hotel, hospitals and various institutions.
•Finalization of Accounts and Computation of Income Tax Returns.
•Vouching & posting for purchases with the supporting, and tallying the day book after giving the requisite effect, Writing manual books of accounts (such as cashbook/ bankbook/ stock register/ purchase register/ sales register/ creditors adjustment ledger/ debtors’ adjustment ledger/ general ledger).

Responsibilities:

•Account writing, posting from day book to Ledger, preparing trial balance, profit and loss and Balance sheet, tax computation for firms, individuals, complying saral form and assist the seniors in tax audits, filling of form 3cb & form 3cd. Prepartion of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet.