Joseph Ligin, Finance Executive

Joseph Ligin

Finance Executive

Wolfis Bike Shop

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Finance with risk management
Experience
2 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :2 years, 6 Months

Finance Executive at Wolfis Bike Shop
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2022 to March 2023

Finance Support | Documentation | Balance Collection | Staff Training |
Process Improvement | Financial Control | Budgeting & Forecasting
Responsible for researching and identifying discrepancies, making system
corrections, providing documentation to clients, and collecting unpaid
balances. Involved in amending, automating, and implementing workflow
charts and training staff members on various new processes. Providing
assistance with the development and integration of finance processes and
controls. Assisting in the yearly budget exercise and providing variance analysis
as required. Coordinating key financial processes including plan, forecasts,
month-end, and year-end. Producing and publishing financial reports on a
weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc basis for the business to monitor performance.
 Ensuring 100% accuracy during reconciliation of processed invoices by
verifying entries and comparing system reports with balances prior to
making payments.
 Thoroughly reviewing AR aging to ensure compliance.
 Executing and reporting variance and gap analysis to report key
movements and trends in P&L lines

Audit Intern at Deloitte - United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2022 to April 2022

 Tested controls of clients through journal entry testing.
 Involved in vouching and substantive tests of details of account balances
and classes of transactions.
 Utilized EMS software to analyze and evaluate classes of transactions for
medium and large clients in the Construction and Retail sectors
 Identified and communicated accounting and auditing matters to seniors
and managers.
 Documented audit procedures and cross-reference work papers.
 Performed analytical procedures/analysis to detect unusual financial
statement relationships.
 Discussed audit findings, risks, opportunities, and recommendations with
business and technical staff.

Buisness Development intern at Athena Education IOM
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2021 to September 2021

•Evaluated the new CRM system and made recommendations for possible changes in the future;
•Assisted with planning, monitoring and reporting economic development activities; and
•Prepared and analysed reports summarising the current and projected financial information of the entity.

Finance Intern at Meydan
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2018 to August 2018

•Designed and created monthly spending reports
•Identified operational processes, inefficiency, and recommended necessary improvements
•Analysed utilisation and capacity against performance goals.

Finance Intern at Al-futtaim Carillion
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2017 to September 2017

•Facilitated month‑end close processes, invoicing, journal entries and account reconciliations.
•Analysed key performance indicators and financial ratios.
•Recorded invoices in SAP

Finance Intern at Emirates Shipping Line
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2016 to September 2016

•Assisted with month‑end closing processes and journal entries
•Developed and analysed various budgets and performed financial statement analysis
•Researched cost effective methods of transportation between ports by comparing with competitors

Education

Master's degree, Finance with risk management
  • at University Of Bath
  • December 2020

Relevant modules: •Banking •Risk management •Behavioral finance •Investment management •Corporate finance •Financial statement analysis and company valuation

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and finance
  • at Middlesex University Dubai
  • September 2019

Secured 2:1 in 3rd year Relevant modules: •Finance •Taxation •Audit & Assurance •Business Law •Operations management •Business economics

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Problem Solving
Time management skills
Interpersonal Skills
Communication
Teamwork
Microsoft office

Languages

English
Expert
Malayalam
Intermediate