Senior Accountant
Taiba General Trading Limited, Colombo
Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months
01.Senior at Taiba General Trading Limited, Colombo - 8, Srilanka.
Work done
• Ensuring that the GL is up to date and reconciled
• Processing all documents and maintain supporting records under my purview accurately and timely
• Facilitating the preparation of periodical management information reports.
• Preparing financial accounts as per IFRS
• Preparing the annual audit schedules
• Coordinating with internal audit
• Following up customers for payments and dealing with suppliers and negotiating with them in terms of prices of goods purchased from them and settling them when they become due.
• Financial planning as a key role, prioritizing payments accordingly.
• Maintaining fixed assets ledgers & depreciation schedules.
• Providing financial information through regular generation of reports
• Preparing sales contract between the counter parties. Opening up Letter of Credit, Preparing amendment to the credits, if required, Liaising with banks in relation to letter of credit issues, Negotiating letters of credit, & discounting the letter of credit.
• Preparing all sorts of business correspondences including detailed reports.
• Contributing to the development of improved finance policies & processes
• Satisfying business units with efficient finance services
• Ensuring that set accounting processes, policies, systems and programs across business unit are followed.
• Providing accurate, timely and relevant financial information.
• Maintaining, organizing & completing source document files, ensuring compliance with policies & procedures.
Date 10/08/2012 Signature - Rafee
02) Worked as an Accountant at Crude Energy LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2003 to 2005)
Work done
• Preparing bank reconciliations for different bank accounts & coordination with banks and disputing any errors.
• Preparing statement of account.
• Following up customers for payments and dealing with suppliers and negotiating with them in terms of prices of goods purchased from them and settling them when they become due. Preparing aging analysis and actioning according to them.
• Financial planning as a key role, prioritizing payments accordingly.
• Maintaining fixed assets ledgers & depreciation schedules
• Assigning works to the fellow assistant accountants and auditing their works.
• Preparing payroll for the whole company.
• Preparing sales contract between the counter parties. Opening up Letter of Credit, Preparing amendment to the credits, if required, Liasing with banks in relation to letter of credit issues, Negotiating letters of credit, & discounting the letter of credit.
• Handling back to back Letter of Credit.
• A sound understanding of UCP 500 and URC 522.
• Liaising with Auditors and sorting out audit related issues.
• Carrying out internal audit.
• Carrying out stock / physical verification.
• Preparing management accounting, i.e Variance analysis, Budgeting.
• Good understanding of Hedging, Forward contract, & Futures.
• Preparing MI to the management.
• Preparing final accounts, Income statement, Balance sheet, & Cash flow statement.
• Preparing all sorts of business correspondences
• Reporting to the Finance Director.
• Very fluent in accounting softwares, i.e.Peach tree, Sage, Quick books & Tally
04) Worked as an Assistant Audit Executive at Gant Thornton International (A firm of Chartered Accountants)
(2001- 2002)
Work done
• Auditing the books of accounts (External clients final accounts)
• Carrying out system studies.
• Carrying out physical verification.
• Auditing the accounting soft wares being used
• Auditing Vouchers, pay roll, Cash books, Banks books, Tax returns and reconciliation, fixed assets register.
• Preparing audit report, to be submitted to the respective director.
• Reporting to the audit supervisor and the director concerned.
Non - related referees
1. Mr.S.Balenthiran, BBA (Pera), CIMA (UK),
Accountant
Aitken Spence Travels PVT Limited,
Aitken Spence Towers, #305, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02.
Office: 011 2 308029
Mobile: 071 4 879475
2. Mr.M.H.M.Aboobucker, MA (Econ) (Col), BA (Pera), PGD in Edu (Merit) (NIE), Dip in Eng (SEUSL)
Principal
AL-Ashraq National School
Contact: 0773614708
I hereby acknowledge that the information given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge
03) Worked as Finance Manager at Atlas Pools General Trading & Contracting, Safat, Kuwait (2002 to 2003)
Work done
• Preparing bank reconciliations for different bank accounts & coordination with banks and disputing any errors.
• Preparing statement of account.
• Preparing & Maintaining individual contract a/c
• Following up customers for payments and dealing with suppliers and negotiating with them in terms of prices of goods purchased from them and settling them when they become due. Preparing aging analysis and actioning according to them.
• Financial planning as a key role, prioritizing payments accordingly.
• Carrying out internal audit.
• Carrying out stock / physical verification.
• Preparing management accounting & cost accounting
• Preparing all sorts of business correspondences
• Preparing the final accounts of the organization
• Reporting to the GM
