Danial John Lowrence, Head Of Accounts

Danial John Lowrence

Head Of Accounts

Watermelon Holding Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
10 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 10 Months

Head Of Accounts at Watermelon Holding Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2022

❖ Oversee the Operations and Developments of the company’s Finance Department, including creating and reviewing
policies, procedures, budgeting.
❖ Preparation of Monthly and yearly financial reports
❖ Financial reconciliations, Bank reconciliations and GL reconciliations
❖ Prepare cashflow forecast and financial modeling
❖ Supervision of Accounts receivable and Accounts Payable
❖ Develop and enhance the operational and financial Dashboard for the Management
❖ Analysis of data and provide valuable information to Senior Management
❖ Working capital Management
❖ Preparation of Payroll, Commissions
❖ Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests
❖ Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
❖ Preparation & Calculation EOSB
❖ Supervision of company’s petty cash transactions
❖ Co-ordinate with external auditors for year-end Audits

Senior Accountant at Intellectual Capital Arabia Trading
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2018 to April 2022

❖ Prepare and Present Financial Statement Monthly basis.
❖ Prepare product costing and Sample costings.
❖ Preparation of month end journals and accruals
❖ Subsidiary Balance reconciliations
❖ Calculate staff overtime, Incentives, Gratuity & EOSB
❖ Coordinate with the internal and external auditors and provide them with the necessary reports / information, as
required.
❖ Preparing reconciliation and submission of quarterly VAT returns
❖ Prepare Staff Salaries and Processed monthly payroll through WPS.
❖ Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
❖ Handle staff visa and insurance related matters
❖ Supervise stock counts, and Valuation of stock.
❖ Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
❖ Issuance of client invoices, and tracking/updating of accounts receivable records
❖ Monitoring cash flow
❖ Preparation of management level accounts
❖ Financial Reporting, Business Planning, Budgeting and Analysis
❖ Financial/sales growth and breakeven analysis and present to Management
❖ Management of Inventory of 48 branches through an online system
❖ Sales data & variance analysis

Financial Accountant at Asian Academy of Aeronautics
  • Maldives - Male
  • August 2015 to November 2017

❖ Preparation of organization's financial reports and present findings and recommendation to Chairman. (Reports include
profit and loss statement, statement of financial position and regulatory reports)
❖ Manage the preparation and control of department budget and ensure the effectiveness of the financial control,
continuously monitoring of business spending against business plans and budgets
❖ Maintain all the ledger accounts, update monthly provisions/accruals/prepayments and maintain up to date
reconciliations of GL accounts
❖ Filling of GST/BPT, prepare and maintain relevant tax schedule and attending other tax related matters.
❖ Conduct financial and costing analysis (Key Performance indicators, trends, capital expenditure analysis, variances
reporting in terms of actual versus target reports, deviation reports etc)
❖ Analyze organization’s liabilities, credit condition, and other financial indicators to forecast its’ short, medium, and
long-term cash flow position.

Accountant at Atoll Paradise Pvt Ltd
  • Maldives - Male
  • April 2013 to July 2015

❖ Posting Vouchers, receipts, and Journal Entries
❖ Bank Reconciliation
❖ Follow up Accounts receivables.
❖ Preparation of Payments
❖ Preparation of Costing for tours
❖ Calculation of Incentives of Tour consultants

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Cardiff Metropolitan university
  • November 2015

Main Subjects : - Accounting for Decision Makers -Management of Finance -Capital Markets & Derivatives -Strategic Management' -Operation Management -Marketing -People & Organization - Dissertation (Factors affecting to effectiveness of Credit Risk Management of Seylan Bank)

Bachelor's degree, Management and finance
  • at University of Colombo
  • October 2010

• I have successfully completed Bachelor of Business Administration Faculty of Management and finance, University of Colombo.

Diploma, Accounting and Auditing
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants , Sri Lanka
  • October 2008

Completed CA(Inter)

High school or equivalent, Accounting , Economics and Business Studies
  • at Advance Level Examination, Sri Lanka
  • August 2005

SUBJECTS RESULTS ACCOUNTING A ECONOMICS A BUSINESS STUDIES A

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Accounting Standards
QuickBooks
Budgeting
Tax Preparation
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTANT
International Financial Reporting Standards
Quick Books & SAP
Taxation (VAT/GST/NBT/Income Tax/Paye)
Advance Excel
Online & Social Media Marketing

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Youtube stories
  • Reading books