Kamlesh Somaiya, finance and accounting head

Kamlesh Somaiya

finance and accounting head

Fastrack Car Care Centre

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Financial Accounting & Auditing
Experience
32 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 1 Months

finance and accounting head at Fastrack Car Care Centre
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since May 2022

handling all accounting affairs plus financial affairs
take active participation in driving sales, collections and avoiding bad debts
handling team of 4 and training them and bringing discipline among them for following process and procedures accurately
responsible for booking all accounting entries, vouching, and finalziing audit...
ensuring all taxation r filed well on time
reporting

Finance Manager/ANalyst at Al Othman Enterprises
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • November 2021 to April 2022

Assigned to Train, Develop & Work on BNIS Investment Software
- Analyzing the daily Stock Movement of Owned Company & reporting it
- Quarterly wise preparation of 11 Premier Companies Listed in Boursa with
their Financial & Market Data Status standing as of that Quarter & reporting
accordingly
- Preparing reports of Annual Reports of Kuwait Premier 11 Companies with
Chairmans Speech summarization
- Preparation of Growth Report right from the time of Listing in Boursa Market
with Financials KPI for 11 Major Companies under Premier Market
- Assisting in Preparing Test Questions- Answers for Accounting Professionals
being considered for Hiring

Finance Manager at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers - Qatar
  • Qatar
  • June 2006 to November 2021

Ensuring that the company records are managed in accordance with International Accounting Standards
• Handling all external liaisons on financial matters (dealing with external auditors, government departments, customers, etc.)
• Leading and managing the Finance and Administration teams, ensuring that professional standards are employed and service level standards are maintained
• Assisting in the development and implementation of policies, processes and controls to mitigate risks
• Ensuring that payments and receipts are processed smoothly and without delay, and recorded accurately in the accounting system
• Ensuring that the internal control structure safeguards and accurately records assets
• Managing the cash flow requirements of the company and proposing various methods of Investment to gain additional revenue
• Reviewing business cases to ensure that these are robust and realistic, and have addressed all financial and accounting aspects
• Assisting & guiding the operations to have a fair pricing for corporate deals
• Preparing Annual Business Plan, Cash Flows, Budgets
• Analyze the KPI results & implement improvement strategies
• Select, Develop & Coach Team members
• Ensuring that the business is adequately covered by insurance policies against various risks
• Formulating policies and procedures and making sure that it is being implemented & strictly followed
• Having Sound Knowledge of Taxation Laws of Qatar (Returns Filing & Preparing Withholding Tax & Income Tax Calculations, Submissions & Settlements) & ensuring that all issues related to the same are worked as per the guidelines laid & the returns are filed before the maturity date
• Headed & Supervised the entire operation for winding up operations for non-operating company in line with Qatar Laws in joint conjunction with External Tax Consultants & Legal Team of our Company
* Worked parallelly for 2 years with School Management & handled the role smoothly for Al Maha & Al Jazeera Schools

Chief Accountant at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers - United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2003 to May 2006

Supervising the team of Nine for Abu Dhabi & Dubai
• Responsible for Audit & verifying the draft & presenting them into actual
• Generating MIS Reports (Instructors Utilization report, Cost Report Vs Business Plan, Comparison of Financials for Past & Current, Comparison of Business Plan figures with the actual)
• Dealing with Banks
• Conducting meeting with Sales Managers for the collection of Proceeds from Corporate & Individual Sections
• Generating reports of collections proceeds for Individuals & comparing the same with the current figures
• Setting up Targets of work for all subordinates in order to get the work Accomplished before the date set
• Monitoring of Daily reports of Booking, Execution & Collection & reporting the Same to the management for a better review
• Assisting the team for timely reporting

Project Accountant at Saif Bin Darwish
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 1998 to December 2002

Handling all the affairs pertaining to day to day accounting roles (collection, Payments, Banking)
• Assisting the Chief Quantity Surveyor for preparing the monthly revenue bills
• Was leading the team of 2, (Time keeper & Purchaser)
* Ensuring of submitting the Project Payroll on time for timely disbursement
* Ensuring of all stock well maintained with proper reports of issue & stock available

Accountant at Thomassen International BV
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 1997 to January 1998

Follow up on Outstanding
Daily Summation of A/R to the CFO
Payment Preparation based on maturity
Deduction of TDS as per state rules
Payment of Deducted Taxes to Government with the complete summary of Vendors
Payment of Inter Center Taxes Applicable
SAlary payments
Deduction of Professional Taxes as applicable
Payment of Professional taxes
Visits to other Branch office for verifying accounting records & reporting
Follow up with Field staff for installation reports for billing customers
Preparation of P&L & Balance Sheet
Preparation of Cash Flow
Updating the cash shortage prior to the CFO for arrangement of funds well on time from Head Office

Accountant at Aneja Real Estate Company
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 1994 to December 1996

Tracking of Approved Budgets against actual spendings
- Reconciled General Ledgers Account
- Depositing of Cash Collections from Tenants
- Ensuring of timely payments of monthly rents to Landlords
- Reviewing of Utility Bills & Tenants Ledgers
- Receiving payments for Annual Contracts
-Reconciliation of Bank Accounts & Passing all Necessary Journal Entries for
month ending related to Revenue & Expenses
- Assisting in Monthly Closing

Assistant Finance Officer at Grand Hotel Mumbai
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 1992 to June 1994

Conduct Weekly Rate/Sell Strategy meeting with all Front Line Management
for Room Rate Pricings
- Develop & Manage the weekly Billing, credit and Collection Process with
Revenue Manager/Accountant
- Working Closely with with Sales Operations to streamline the process and
improve efficiency
- Reconciliation of Monthly Fees with Hotel Billings
- Handling Payroll for staff below 50
- Verifying the tax deductions and ensuring of settling it well on time with
government departments
- Assisting Direct Manager with Budgets comparison with Actuals

Education

Master's degree, Financial Accounting & Auditing
  • at Bombay University
  • April 1996

Post Graduate degree with FInance & Accounting , Auditing subjects being main

Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Audit
  • at Bombay University
  • March 1993

Specialized Accounting & Audting

Specialties & Skills

Strategy Work
Cash Flow Management
Business Review
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Brand Loyalty
Team work
Team Building
Taxation & Liquidation Process
Human Resource Hiring
Business Planning & Execution
Contract Management
Accuracy in Reporting
Investment Planning & Execution
Driving the Business & FollowUp
Minimize Receivables
Efficiency at Work
Leading the Team & Branch
Accounting & Auditing (Internal & External)

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

SAP FINANCIALS ESSENTIAL TRAINING (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2022
Chartered Financial Analyst (Pursuing) (Training)
Training Institute:
CFA
Date Attended:
May 2021
Duration:
200 hours

Hobbies

  • Listening To Music, Playing Indoor Games