Accountant
Bukhowa Investments LLC
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :13 years, 5 أشهر
From July 2009 to Date
Bukhowa Investments LLC, UAE
Position Held: Accountant
Bukhowa Investments LLC is a wholly own subsidiary of Gulf Consumer Company (GCC) is a leading enterprise running fast food chain of restaurants in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. GCC hold the franchisee rights of famous fast food concepts in the world. Total workforce is over six hundred employees in sixty outlets. Bukhowa investment is carrying out the business of fast food outlets in United Arabic Emirates.
Duties and Responsibilities
❖ Financial, Accounting and Reporting Functions
1. Responsible for Finance & Accounts, Stores, Import functions of the company
2. Arrangement of financial facilities with banks
3. Liaise with professional bodies, statutory institutions, auditors and banks
4. This involved Implementation of a fully integrated General Ledgers
5. Preparation and presentation of daily and monthly sales and performance reports
6. Ensure that all supplier payments are done on time
7. Ensure that all sales proceeds are banked intact
❖ HR and Administration Functions
1. Preparation and payment of Salaries
2. Maintaining Trade licenses, and maintenance contract of all food outlets
3. Liaison with credit card machines vendors and work as the point person for customer compliance on credit card related issues
❖ Real Estate Investment Functions
1 Coordinate with real estate brokers
2 Arranging lease agreements
3 Collecting tenants payments
4 Monitoring tenants payments
5 Directing legal action for default tenants
From March 2000 to June 2009
Jinadasa Mersylka (Pvt) Ltd & Foundation Garments (Pvt) Ltd - Sri Lanka
Positions Held: Accountant
Jinadasa Mersylka (Pvt) Ltd and Foundation Garments (Pvt) Ltd are two strategic business units of Jinadasa Group of Companies which is a leading apparel manufacturing group of companies in Sri Lanka with a work force of 5000.
Main duties and responsibilities
❖ Corporate Management
1. Involved in preparation of corporate plane for the company
2. Involved in preparation of man power plan of the company
3. Involve in method study and providing necessary guidelines and assistance to eliminate production bottle necks in the production process f
4. Preparation of analysis reports on effectiveness of incentive schemes and other new systems implemented throughout the company
5. Studying the systems & procedures in the organization and identify the weakness and make necessary improvements
❖ Financial Management
• Preparation of quarterly cash flows and profit forecasts.
• Preparation of periodic cash budgets
• Preparation of variance analysis reports and bringing it to the notice of the relevant management personals
• Preparation of annual income and expenditure budget.
• Monitoring and analyzing the interest rates / cost of different financial institution in order to reduce finance cost.
• Laise with banks and financial institutions
Taxation and Accounting
• Liaise with Department of Inland Revenue regarding VAT, PAYE and Income tax matters.
• Furnishing and filling income tax annual return with the Department on time.
• Obtain tax credit voucher on time to make Vat payment to Sri Lanka Customs.
• Preparation of cost benefits analysis.
• Preparation of monthly financials in accordance with Sri Lanka Accounting Standards submission the same to the head office on the 07th day of the month.
• Working experience in advance accounting package - quick Book Accounting in Package.
Administration
• Transport and maintenance of vehicles.
• Selection of meal providers and transporters based on quotations.
• Arranging houses / hostels for employees and negotiate rent with the land lord.
• Involved in drafting agreements / contracts with above parties.
• Call quotations and select best suppliers for the company for every six months.
• Obtained factories under lease and make them as profitable units.
• Laise with expatriate management and reporting.
Special Assignments
• Successful implementation of accounting package to the organization.
• Completion of fixed assets registers for the company.
• Introduce power factor to power supply units and reduced the electricity cost.
• Successful implementation of waste water purification plants and dispose waste water environment friendly.
03. Ernst & Young - Sri Lanka
5 years working experience at M/s Ernst & Young as an Audit & Accounts Trainee, Senior Accountant and Audit Supervisor from October 1994 to November 1999
During this I involved with audits of manufacturing companies, trading organizations, banks, insurance and other financial institutions, retail and whole sale businesses, agricultural institutions, hotels, NGOs, charity organisations and other variety of service organizations. Further involved in Management Assignments, Management Audits and Internal audits etc.
COMPUTER LITERACY
• I have a good knowledge in working with all Microsoft office packages such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint etc.
• Working experience in QUICK BOOK Accounting package
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Completed Inter Mediate Level of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Association of Accountant Technician of Sri Lanka Associate Member of the AAT (Sri Lanka)