Irina Kim, Accountant

Irina Kim

Accountant

Halliburton

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Management
Experience
24 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months

Accountant at Halliburton
  • Other
  • My current job since January 2007

Payment processor
• Handling payments for Middle East region (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan, Bahrain), Australia, New Zealand, China, Brunei, Libya, Algeria
• Preparation of Payment Proposal and Settlement Lists for vendors and employees, payment run, uploading payment files into banking
• Funds management, cash pool transfer
• Rectified escalated accounts payable issues from employees and vendors
• Running Duplicate report and doing corrections
• OCR invoices Approval
• Internal audit of payments for other locations

Front End Activity
• Handling A/P activity for Holland, Norway, UK, UAE
• Receiving invoices from vendors, segregation, charging expenses to GLs, Cost Centers as per FI Policy, scanning invoices to the appropriate queue
• Vendor accounts verification by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Vendor master monitoring and update with correct bank account details, payment method, contact details
• Handling Functional mail box for Holland, replying to inside and outside parties queries

Back End Activity
• Processing invoices for Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Libya, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, France, Iraq
• Achieved top volume by processing 150-200 invoices on a daily basis
• Checking compliance of invoices with FI Policy, entering into SAP, posting to GLs
• Internal audit of posted UK FI invoices, processing of parked UK MM invoices
• Processing Down Payments requests, paid DP and DP clearing; calculation of discounts
• Closing manual checks as per MC Report provided by Business Centers
• Maintenance of Country Specific file for assigned locations
• Conducting workshop and conference calls for Kazakhstan, Italy, Holland
• Running Daily Queue status and weekly scanning reports

Accountant at United Aviation Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2006 to December 2006

• Managed over 100 accounts receivable accounts accounting for up to $100, 000 in monthly claims
• Set up and maintained accounts receivable files, prepared service invoices, generated customer statements
• Reviewed service contracts and assisted with proper execution

Customer Service Officer at Dubai Duty Free
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2001 to October 2003

• Provided direct front-desk customer assistance; directed and provided information to customers, facilitated the resolution of customer complaints and queries, answered telephones and handled customer telephone inquiries
• Maintained vigilance with respect to potential security problems, such as shoplifting or inappropriate customer behavior, alerted and coordinated with management, security personnel, as per established procedure
• Supervised and trained new employees in day-to-day customer service activities
• Maintained records of service desk transactions and prepared reports to management

Legal consultant at Factoring Agency “Temis-RIN”
  • Uzbekistan
  • June 1997 to June 2001

• Provided legal service to “Invest-Bank” and “Uzbek-Turkey Bank”
• Participated in Credit Committees of the banks on a subject of giving credits and leasing to the clients
• Commenced legal collection procedure if required
• Considered and resolved problems between banks management and clients
• Prepared contracts and official documents, ensuring that the provisions of the agreements are legal

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Management
  • at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • February 2006
Master's degree, Strategic Management
  • at Institute of Business and Economics, Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian
  • January 2005
Master's degree, Corporate Law
  • at Tashkent State Institute of Law
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

Marketing
Legal Advice
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Citibank, HSBC banking
FileNet, Quillix, OCR (Brainware)

Languages

English
Expert
Russian
Expert

Hobbies

  • Music (playing piano & guitar), singing in karaoke, reading, swimming, watching TV