Jacob Vengal Varghese, Revenue Accountant

Jacob Vengal Varghese

Revenue Accountant

Ooredoo

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, ACCA
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Revenue Accountant at Ooredoo
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since May 2017

• Overseeing collation, processing of data and the production of reports and co-ordinating with BI and Technology for revenue management issues and ensuring timely completion of revenue accounts for month closing.
• Manage interconnect accounting, reconciliation and reports and interaction with entities regarding raising invoices and follow up of payment.
• Ensure collection of receivables and payments to Roaming partners and reconciliation of GL accounts to ensure appropriate cash flow maintained on a monthly basis by coordinating with Roaming Settlement House on periodic basis for resolving all the issues related to collections.
• Review the revenue reconciliations are performed on a periodic basis and adequate actions are being taken.
• Identify discrepancies and omissions in standard reports/financial data and ensure they are corrected or referred to the Financial Controller
• Provide analysis and summaries of information as directed ensuring key issues brought to the attention of Head of Accounts.
• Involved in the implementation and application of IFRS 9 and 15 principles in systems and ensure compliance to the same for end user.

Accounts Executive at Sharaf Shipping Company
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • January 2014 to April 2017

• Reporting to designated shipping line on weekly and monthly basis regarding disbursement and freight collections - demurrage collections and refund, commissions earned on shipment, feeder invoice booking and subsequent payments and any other line related queries by management.
• Ensure jobs corresponding to consignees are booked and processing remittances to and from customers.
• Daily bank deposit slip posting of D.O. collections and Bank reconciliation.
• Analyzing aged debtors and generating weekly reports which are subsequently reviewed on the basis of remarks made available by sales team.
• Created a module for employee vacation schedule for department managers.
• Currently liaising with designated medical insurance company for employee reimbursements and procedures.
• Preparation of reports corresponding to security deposits, demurrage and refunds sent from Iraq office on daily basis - monthly reconciliation and final report along with subsequent entries are submitted to the senior accountant.
• Co-ordinating with the team based in Iraq on daily basis regarding cash deposits and payments pertaining to operations and new projects.
• Monthly reconciliation of leave days, social security and payroll for Iraq employees.
• Monthly reconciliation of cash book, bank statements, control account and final cash flow statement.

Accountant at United Shipping Trading & Contracting Co.
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • September 2012 to December 2013

• Balance sheet reconciliations including cash book, bank statements, control accounts and final cash flow statement
• Generating monthly management reports including variance analysis, profitability reports
• Furnish and meet Internal and External audit requirements to comply with statutory requirements
• Review payments and reimbursements based on authorization and ensure that adequate procedural controls are in place

Accountant at Awaiting Eyes Foundation
  • United Kingdom - London
  • February 2012 to July 2012

- Involved in processing high volume of information and invoices and providing financial reports on Excel.
- Review and approve payments and reimbursements based on the authorization and ensure that adequate procedural controls are in place and improve these controls.
- Undertook the induction and training of new members to the team and impart knowledge of corporate control measures to ensure compliance to policies and procedures.
- Along with a Business Development team member, performed resource efficiency analysis and also carried out cost saving analysis and provided recommendations.

Audit Associate at Deloitte
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2011 to August 2011

- Work in the external audit division, in which I am responsible for the major client contact and provide assistance to immediate seniors.
- Verifying financial reports and records are accurate and reliable and ensure adequate procedural controls are in place.
- Prepared reports, commentaries and financial statements by liaising with managerial staff and presenting findings and recommendations.
- Testing of revenue and profit recognition cut-off of sales, purchases, cash receipts and disbursements, subsequent events review, and examination of relevant documentation.
- Apply appropriate analytical procedures and assisted in the completion of audit engagements.

Summer Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2009 to August 2009

- Worked with senior associates auditing a few firms which helped in gaining an understanding and utilization of audit methodology.
- Assisted in planning work on assigned segments of an audit.
- Review of transactions, documents, records, reports, and methods for accuracy and effectiveness.
- Applied appropriate testing procedures to determine the existence and reasonableness of asset and liability, revenue and expense account balances.
- Prepared acceptable working papers that record and summarized data on the assigned audit segment

Trainee Accountant at Kuwait & Middle East Financial Investment Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2008 to September 2008

- Worked in the Finance Control Division with exposure to duties such as balance sheet reconciliations, posting to the general ledger, purchase and sales ledger reconciliations and petty cash.
- Assist with operational interaction and prepare correspondence with external service providers.

Education

Master's degree, ACCA
  • at BPP College of Professional Studies
  • January 2017

Knowledge: F1 – Accountants in Business, F2 – Management Accounting, F3 – Financial Accounting Skills: F4 – Company & Business Law, F5 – Performance Management, F6 – Taxation, F7 – Financial Reporting, F8 - Audit and Assurance, F9 – Financial Management Essentials: P1 – Governance, Risk & Ethics, P2 - Corporate Reporting, P3 – Business Analysis Options: P5- Advanced Performance Management, P7 - Advanced Audit and Assurance

Master's degree, CIMA
  • at Chartered Institute of Managemen Accountants (CIMA)
  • December 2016

E1 - Enterprise Operations F1 - Financial Operations P1 - Performance Operations F2 - Financial Management

Bachelor's degree, BSc Finance and Accounting
  • at Brunel University
  • August 2010
Bachelor's degree, BBA Twinning Program
  • at Christ College
  • May 2008
High school or equivalent, All India Senior School Certificate Examination
  • at Indian Community School
  • May 2006

Specialties & Skills

Financial Accounting
Auditing
Financial Management
JavaScript
Microsoft Office
MS Office
Sage 50 plus

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner
German
Beginner
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

ACCA
  • Student
  • June 2007
CIMA
  • Student
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2016