Firnaz Farook, Executive Finance

Firnaz Farook

Executive Finance

Elekta Gulf

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, CFA Level 1 completed
Expérience
9 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :9 years, 3 Mois

Executive Finance à Elekta Gulf
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • juillet 2012 à septembre 2013

Executive Finance - Elekta Gulf
July 2012 - present

• Responsible for using accounting and financial procedures in resolving problems and preparing recommendations for management based on financial results of the Appropriation Budget Execution and Policies and perform functions such as budget exhibit development, financial analysis, cost accounting, and general budget execution accounting and statistical analysis.
• Prepare budget and financial briefings to internal senior leadership.
• Assist in the preparation of future year budget requests, ensuring operating plans are strategically aligned to organization’s mission, strategic requirements, and performance goals.
• Preparation, monitoring and recording Import and Export LC applications, (trade financing) and directly negotiating with banks for fund requirements.
• Handling the complete factoring process with banks.
• Overlooking the import status of stocks and update systems accordingly
• Preparation of TR requests for the banks for all the import docs
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Assisting the CFO in preparation of Monthly financial statements.
• Analyze resource requests from senior managers and provide recommendations to senior leadership on the financial viability of the proposals.

Finance Analyst à APL Emirates LLC
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • août 2010 à juin 2012

• Preparing Monthly general accounts and submit the same to parent entity (NOL Group) in singapore.
• Handling AP functions.
• Involvement in annual budget preparation and cashflow analysis.
• Coordinating with banks and Maintaining optimum cash balances to fulfill daily cash requirements.
• Cordination with outsourced accounting facility in malaysia to maintain smooth flow of accounting activities.
• Overlooking APL Logistics reporting to parent entity.

Executive - Finance à ITSU (Pvt) Ltd
  • Royaume Uni
  • avril 2008 à juillet 2009

Executive - Finance, ITSU (Pvt) Ltd. London
April 2008 - July 2009
Responsibilities:
* Prepared monthly financial statements, including distributing monthly revenue and expenditure reports to departments.
* Analyzed and reconciled expenditure and revenue accounts, of all restaurants and shops.
* Reconciled monthly bank statements.
* Reviewed and maintained general ledger and supporting schedules.
* Responsible for cash flow projections, cash management and reporting.
* Monitored cash and investment portfolios.

Management Accountant à CMA CGM Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Colombo
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
  • septembre 2005 à décembre 2007

CMA CGM, a French company, is a world leader in container shipping and ranks among the top three worldwide. It operates a fleet of 350 ships with a slot capacity of over 800, 000 TEUS a year and with major subsidiaries in Australia (ANL), UK (Mac Andrews) and Africa (Delmas)

Responsibilities:
* Responsible for all accounting and financial information for the CMA-CGM Shipping activities, including freight forwarding.
* Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations and audit work papers, footnotes, and schedules as requested.
* Reviewed, advised, and implemented modifications to accounting systems to maximize productivity, reporting and internal controls.
* Performed monthly close processes to increase accuracy of recording financial transactions and analyzing results in a timely manner.
* Assisted treasury functions such as managing banking relationships, monitoring cash balance and making investments of surplus cash. Negotiated overdraft facilities and deal charges with banks.
* Monitored system performance and requirements of the finance department on a regular basis and coordinated the weekly finance meeting.

Manager à Central Hardware (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo
  • Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
  • avril 2003 à août 2005

Manager, Central Hardware (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo.
Family Business Concern
Apr 2003 - Aug 2005
Dealing in hardware, electrical appliances, water pumps and paints, I was responsible for overall management of the business.

Éducation

Master, CFA Level 1 completed
  • à CFA
  • décembre 2009
Master, management
  • à Oxford House College
  • janvier 2009

* Oxford House College, London - Pre MBA: Post graduate diploma in management 2009

Master, N/A
  • à CIMA
  • novembre 2007

* CIMA UK - Passed finalist 2008 * GCE A' Levels 2003 with 3 distinctions COMPUTER LITERACY Working knowledge of following ERP systems • SAP ERP System. • Walker Accounting System. • AS400 Accounts Operating system. • Microsoft GP Proficient in Windows (NT, XP and Vista application), Internet, E-mail and Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Financial Analysis
US GAAP
Budgeting
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
ALL ACCOUNTING
FINANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RECONCILIATIONS

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Tamil
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