Reporting and consolidation analyst
Schlumberger
Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months
• Consolidate financial procedures, income statements and balance sheet accounts relating to North America operations.
• Responsible for consolidation, analysis and ad hoc reporting at area level
• Analyze variances over quarters and against budgets and maintain commentary on the same for NAM
• Various ad-hoc reporting for North America with constant liaison with the team and adhering to strict deadlines.
• Review of assigned MEA cost centers accounting. Analyze Profit & Loss variance and review detailed revenue and cost transactions
• Balance sheet account review and reconciliation and preparation of associated BS notes.
• Balance sheet account review and reconciliation and preparation of associated BS notes.
• Involved in revenue recognition and reporting with use of CRM Siebel system.
• Review of Revenue vs cost matching for MEA segments
• Subsystem control including client receivables collections and DSO reporting, fixed assets, payroll and inventory.
• Control and preparation of general ledger entries including prepaid, accruals, allocations, etc
• Control over systems posting and reporting.
• Responsible for ad hoc reporting, analysis or projects as required. Any other Accounting & review as required from time to time.
Responsible for reviewing business units profit and loss statement;
• Review Balance Sheets of specific business units;
• Involved in consolidating revenue and net income commentary for MEA region
• Yearly Budgeting and forecast and consolidation of MEA budgets
• Review, Analysis and tasks relating to MEA regional PnL, Balance sheet, Fixed Assets and Inventory numbers.
• Support Operation Managers for financial related issues;
• Internal reporting to Area office.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies and internal control
• Understand, review, comply and assist with development of Sarbanes Oxley requirements as defined in the risk control matrix
Managing AP. Including, Customer Vendor Relations, and the AP disbursement team , which handles all, check disbursements.
• Coordinate, manage, train and evaluate AP Specialists
• Managing accounting functions including maintenance of general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable; ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Managing monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information; to ensure accuracy of financial statements; Ensure compliance with financial procedures.
• Actively participated in change management programme from AS400 to Lawson accounting software and providing training as necessary.
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• Actively drove and participated in a training program in order to ensure accounts knowledge and system knowledge within the accounts payable team.
• Responsible for supplier invoice reviews and processing payments through system software and booking purchase runs.
• Clear aged open purchase orders through active follow-up with suppliers and procurement department.
• Responsible for monthly supplier statement reconciliations and in charge of handling all queries and issues relating to accounts payables
• Incharge of monthly bank reconciliations and ensuring timely bookings and movements of funds between banks
• User of JP Morgan Chase banking software for timely creation of banking details and input on supplier payments.
• Responsible for credit collection / follow-up through direct interaction with clients
• Responsible for hotel collections, invoicing and reporting of aged trial balance.
• Worked on Microsoft Great Plains for invoicing, cash receipts, queries, credit notes and financial reporting.
• Summarizing receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report.
• Maintained telephone and personal contact with vendors on receivable matters to resolve any conflicts and queries and ensure reconciliation of accounts receivable accounts.
Masters in International Business (MIB) 2004 - 2006 Courses Covered: • Cross Cultural Management • International Business • Employee Relations in an International Context • International Economics • International Financial Management
Bachelor of Science in Finance (B.Sc. Finance) Major studies in Finance and minor studies in marketing. Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA): 3.40 on a scale of 4.0
