Accounts Payable Financial Analyst (Senior AP Accountant)
Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (DU)
Total years of experience :9 years, 9 Months
Highlights:
• Successfully fulfilled 3 closure agreement projects with NSN Supplier processing large numbers of invoices and purchase orders within a short span of 30 days available for each closure assignment.
• Awarded with 3 spot rewards from company Financial Controller for accomplishing deadline targets with various suppliers.
• Transferred work knowledge and experience to newly hired graduates in the company, facilitating the process of Emiratisation Plan.
• Prepared new database of links and circuits to accurately predict accruals which helped establish and profitably run new contracts with international data providers.
• Introduced next generation technologies and process automations including EDI and ERP systems to ensure continuous improvement in efficiency and productivity of accounts department.
Key Responsibilities:
• Validated and posted booked invoices as per purchase orders or manual approval ensuring accurate yet timely processing of invoice batches.
• Prepared bi-monthly the payment list and correctly prioritized payments in consultation with treasury team as per availability of budget for disbursements.
• Processed payments and submitted them to management for review or approval in order to conduct wire transfers, cheque payments or other mechanisms of payment for approved amounts.
• Proactively monitored all supplier accounts to timely identify and resolve supplier payment issues, and answered all inquiries via phone, email, or other means of communication as per their preference.
• Conducted detailed vendor account analysis to escalate irregularities after reconciling SOA of suppliers by comparing it with company records on monthly basis.
• Managed all payment priorities by maintaining a regularly updated supplier aging report every month while ensuring all new payments and other information was timely incorporated.
• Prepared month end Account Payable and General Ledger reconciliation for accounts of Accounts Payable department by carrying out analysis and determining rates of liability advance deposit retention.
• Prepared Accruals transactions for Opex and Capex on monthly basis.
• Supported fixed assets department team by analyzing asset categories and locations by posting invoices and correctly maintaining fixed assets ledger.
• Carried out all complex and advanced financial transactions for Opex, Capex, Utilities, and other major suppliers involving closure agreements, general services department, and handling of extraordinary cases.
Key Responsibilities:
• Booked invoices after verification with the receiving stamp and compared with LPO to liaise and resolve supplier problems or answer queries.
• Prepared detailed schedule of payments on bi-annual basis, handled aging for advance payments, and printed all company checks for evidence.
• Maintained updated reports of daily accounts payable details and incorporated all the information into month end closing steps involving verification of costs as per cost centres, accruals recording, backups, and explanations whenever required.
• Calculated all payroll and salaries at the end of each month while accounting for all additions or deductions to provide HR with employee disbursement detail.
• Managed supplier invoicing process, oversaw coding of invoices, prepared vouchers and generated expense reports to be entered into financial system.
• Handled correspondence with different vendors to reconcile all supplier accounts and accordingly prepared correct statements to calculate accounts payable.
• Assisted in preparation of month end status report, closing and audits while scheduling important items of balance sheet and income statement.
• Processed bank payments for approved invoices, prepared batch checks, handled wire transfers, and reconciled multiple bank accounts.
• Monitored purchase order process, ensured all internal control procedures were placed, and performed other ad-hoc duties assigned by senior management.
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared journal and payment voices, physically counted stock in warehouse for correct inventory measurements and generated detailed expense reports.
• Carried out daily tasks critical to the accounting department involving receipt of invoices, coordination of finance with other departments and management of expenses for travelling, distribution, entertaining, and software licensing fees.
• Handled all important finance and accounts functions while managing wire transfers to foreign suppliers, printing of company checks, bank reconciliations, and timely submission of accounts payable reported updated daily.
• Oversaw and ensured correct closing at month end by taking care of all adjusting entries as well as accurate recording of revenues and expenses, adequately taking care of cost centres, accruals, and backups.
• Responsible for working with vendors on different matters including resolution of purchase orders, preparation of checks, overcoming payment discrepancies, and fulfilling other documentation requirements.
• Single-handedly carried out all record keeping tasks including filing, documentation, and verification of vouchers.
• Calculated tax on paid invoices, completed accounting tasks, and protected important organizational information of confidential nature.
Score 560
Other Training & Courses: • Dec 06:Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word & PowerPoint) • Jul 06: Advanced Excel Course (Microsoft Office)
