Sr. Accountant General
Aspire Katara Hospitality
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 5 أشهر
Prepare the management accounts
monthly financial report
accrual, prepayment
supervising cost, payable and project accounts team
prepare and filing return for outlets in UK
Pre-opening As a key founding member of the company, I was extensively involved and instrumental in the start-up process of Retail & Beyond and conceptualizing, launching & managing an award winning restaurant concept named Pantry Café Wasl Square Dubai, Pantry Café Bay Square Dubai, BU! WTC Abu Dhabi, Aji Palm Jumeirah Dubai.
Financial Accounting & Reporting
Managed accounting system and applied relevant IFRS for recognition, measurement, presentation & disclosures. Met strict deadlines for monthly closing & reporting. Ensured strict compliance with legal requirements & company’s internal control, policies & procedures. Liaise with external & internal auditors.
Finance & Banking Prepared & Implemented financial & operating plans/budgets. Managed working capital & cash flow with major emphasis on controlling inventory & receivables & payables turnovers & aging, credit control & purchasing policies.
Financial Analysis Analyzed financial & operating results, investigated variances. Established, monitored & redefined KPIs. Reviewed existing & new commercial proposals, tenders and internal restructuring arrangements.
Auditing
Supervised statutory, interim & agreed upon engagements from planning, execution, accumulation of audit evidence till the expression of opinion. Coordinated internal audits in group of companies.
Administration Formed the BVI, Offshore, LLC, Branches, visas, vehicles, arranging business meetings & venues, handle HR matters, negotiated insurance (medical, money in transit, vehicles, third party, contract all risk etc ).
Designed & successfully Implemented the HR & Payroll Software & Interface with Virdi 4000 Attendance System.
IT Skills Well familiar with working on different accounting packages & extensively worked on Sage line, Tally Erp, Quick book.
Designed & successfully implemented the Oracle E-Business Financial R12.
MICROS 3700 /MICROS 9700, My MICROS, MICROS EM & SIMPHONY, FIDELIO MATERIAL CONTROL used in hospitality and Food & Beverage Industry
Designed & implemented the Low current including CCTV, BMS & Cisco Meraki network.
Worked on HP Servers, Microsoft Server 2008, 2012, Outlook Server, Worked on Linux Server, Websites & Data Centre Management.
Accounting Functions Planning, leading and organizing the activities of the section to ensure that the company’s Financial Management plans, Procedures and programs are met.
Providing assurance on financial and accounting operations in line with accepted company accounting policies, procedures, processes and guidelines
Responsible for supervising the overall accounting activities including AP, AR, GL & Cash Management and provide approvals on their transactions based on Delegated Level of Authority
Providing adequate analysis of changes in receivable/Payable and its financial impact, Continue to provide recommendation/initiative to achieve a continuous improvement in this area
MIS Presenting a true and fair view of the financial position of the company by way of timely preparation of reports ensuring analyzing the expenditure on a monthly basis to control expenses.
Preparing departmental MIS statements and periodical financial statements and reports timely and accurately to meet company and department requirements, policies and international standards.
Preparation and Verification of Cash Flow, Trading and P&L Account, Balance Sheet, Cost Sheet Etc.
Analyze and report on business performances and cash flow movements; prepare and provide decision support and reliable information to Management
Fund & Treasury Management Initiate and co-ordinate preparation of company’s annual budgets to achieve timely completion according to guidelines.
Assist operational staff in establishing and monitoring performance against budget to control cost and performance.
Monitoring cash flow for reviewing the cash position, Liquidity and forecast funds required for numerous expenses.
Monitoring of Working Capital (Accounts Payable & Receivable and stocks)
Liaising with banks / financial institutions for smooth implementation & functioning of various schemes implemented by HO
IT Skills Coordinator for Oracle ERP E-Business R12
Pre Installation documents for the MICROS POS and Recipe costing in the Fidelio Material Control System, Prepared the Chart of Account for Sage Line.
Setting up the Par Level and Re Order Level for different Inventory Items
Calculated all the Pre opening Expenses and Part of the Team since beginning.
Controlled complete accounting system from daily operations (Receivables, payables, payroll, inventory) to monthly closing, reconciliations, reporting & coordinating internal & external audits.
Responsible for monthly closing within a week after month end & ensure preparation of monthly financial reports & reconciliations.
Completed the comprehensive audit with Ernst & young.
Controlling and monitoring the LPO’s.
Set the par level of different inventory items.
Calculated the markup and margin to set the Inventory Price Items.
Calculation and analysis of the cost of sales report.
Monthly financials statement.
Monthly payroll.
Gratuity and annual leave calculation.
Monthly Employees activity reports.
All written communication with suppliers, customers and banks.
Participation in Admin and Financial activities.
Prepared financial statements.
Prepared bank reconciliation.
Received bank statement, verified and checked the records for all payments and deposit made.
Prepared the daily petty cash summary sheet and the necessary reports on all vouchers received, cheque processed and payments to tally records thereby monitoring all reimbursement made.
Prepared the data to ensure the accuracy of the monthly payroll and other salary payments.
Ensured the completion, sorting and filling of accounting documents.
Exploring and searching the potential opportunities to drive the project towards goals.
Maintaining and updating the daily business transaction in computer for future reference
CGPA 3.00/4.00 Major Finance
accounting, finance, math, economics