Accounts Manager - Regional Office
The City School International
Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months
• Preparing financial reports, including reports on relevant accounting standards, disclosures and risk factors, and cost and asset management
• Profitability analysis
• Preparing end-of-month accounts, including: balance sheet and bank reconciliations, Check the accuracy of Fixed-asset ledgers, cash flow statements and analysis of profit & loss statements
• Presenting annual budgets and forecasts to management and other stakeholders
• Feasibility Studies for new projects
• Providing advice on financial legislation and business development strategies
• Managing and monitoring School accountants ( Dubai, Oman, KSA, Philippines & Malaysia )
• Cash flow management, Allocations of funds for various projects, Fund utilization.
• Drive development and implementation of business intelligence reports and dashboards related to financial performance, growth, and profitability.
• Perform detailed evaluations of manual and computerized (ERP) -Oracle accounting systems including evaluations of Entity level controls, IT controls and operational controls
• Preparing Monthly Management Report & submitting to Management.
• Monthly & annual Accounts finalization.
• Perform the Internal Audit every Month
• Assisting in Annual Budget preparation process
• Overall supervision of Accounts Payable & Receivables
• Overall supervision of Monthly Accounts closing,
• Checking the WPS files for Salary
• Assisting to Financial controller to prepare cash flows weekly
• Preparing cost calculations for items produced
• Reporting to Financial Controller & To Managing Director
• Checking all journal entries & Payment vouchers
• Supervising three Accountants
• Handling of LC’s
• Making all Audit schedules for Year end Financials - Deloitte Auditors
• Leave pay & Gratuity schedules updated as per Company policy & UAE labour law
• Making Payroll Every month & Consolidate with KSA Salary
• Making costing for Imported Items as well as production cost
• Chief Accountant (June 2011 - Present) -1 Year +
Technoform -ME CONSULTANCY, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
One of the leading Subsidiary companies in Dubai with 6 years of history ( Holding is in Germany), dealing in Polyamides strips & thermal insulation for windows
Responsibilities and Duties: • Preparing Monthly Management Report & submitting to Management.
• Monthly & annual Accounts finalization.
• Passing necessary journal entries in general Ledger
• Preparing Payment vouchers for petty cash reimbursement & supplier payments
• Setup & maintaining credit control policies.
• Sending customer Accounts status reports to customers.
• Sending reminding letters to customer regarding due payments.
• Payroll processing & preparing documents accordance to WPS requirements
• Preparing monthly expenses Analysis report for management.
• Maintaining Fixed Assets schedule & passing necessary journal entries for Fixed Assets acquisition, disposal & monthly closing depreciation.
• Receivable age analyzing & preparing customer status report for management.
• Performing Bank Accounts & cash Accounts reconciliations.
• Performing Feasibility studies for upcoming years ( 2013 & 2014)
• Preparing Budgets for 2013 & 2014 along with OPT's
Past Employment: • Accountant (June 2008 - June 2011) -3 Years
Al Yousuf LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
One of the leading groups companies in Dubai with 56 years of history, dealing in Auto Mobile (Daihatsu), Real Estate, Electronics (LG), Design Studio, Share investment and capital market.
Responsibilities and Duties: • Preparing Monthly Management Report & submitting to Management.
• Monthly & annual Accounts finalization.
• Passing necessary journal entries in general Ledger
• Preparing Payment vouchers for petty cash reimbursement & supplier payments
• Setup & maintaining credit control policies.
• Maintaining customer detail files.
• Maintaining Supplier detail files.
• Receivable age analyzing & preparing customer status report for management.
• Sending customer Accounts status reports to customers.
• Sending reminding letters to customer regarding due payments.
• Following up with customer to receive payments.
• Passing necessary journal entries for receiving payments in general Ledger Receivable control Account, & Bank Accounts.
• Performing Bank Accounts, cash Accounts, inter division Accounts reconciliations.
• Maintaining Fixed Assets schedule & passing necessary journal entries for Fixed Assets acquisition, disposal, divisional transfer & monthly closing depreciation.
• Maintaining prepaid schedules & passing monthly closing entries.
• Maintaining Accrued expenses schedules & passing monthly closing entries.
• Preparing bank correspondence & Bank reconciliations.
• Payroll processing & preparing documents accordance to WPS requirements ( for around 150 staff)
• Preparing monthly expenses Analysis report for management.
• Reporting to Division Accounts Manager.
Past Employments: • Divisional Accountant (December 2005-May 2008) -3 Years +
Macksons Paints Lanka Pvt Ltd. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sold proprietor Establishment, Exporting Paints & suppliers of Industrial tools & construction materials all over the Island
Responsibilities and Duties: • Receivable age analyzing & preparing customer status report for management.
• Handling Accounts Payable, preparing payment schedule for management for approval.
• Verifying purchase related all documents & passing necessary journal entries.
• Sending Invoices & supporting documents to management for approval to prepare payment vouchers.
• Receivable age analyzing & preparing customer status report for management
• Sending customer Accounts status reports to customers.
• Sending reminding letters to customer regarding due payments.
• Preparing sales, purchase & overhead Budgets.
• Preparing monthly Cash flow statement.
• Preparing monthly financial score card management reports.
• Finalizing month end & year end Accounts.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers, Banks & Auditors.
• Computing Income Tax calculation
• Ensure that all the Government regulation are incorporated in Financial Accounting
• Reporting to Managing Director
Past Employments: • Accountant (October 2004- October 2005) -1 Year
Zajoul for Advance Communication. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This is one of the largest Group of Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which deals with selling prepaid calling cards, Internet cards, Sim cards as well as mobile Phones & Accessories with 64 kingdom wide Outlets.
Responsibilities and Duties: • Passing necessary journal entries for cash transactions in General ledger.
• Maintaining Inventory status & Production status files.
• Maintaining Inventory location file.
• Creating codes for Inventory items.
• Monthly physical Inventory random checking & reconciling with system Inventory, if existing any difference finding out reason for differences.
• Passing necessary Adjustment entries.
• Collecting & verifying purchase related documents & overhead expenses related documents.
• Passing necessary journal entries in Accounts Payable.
• Sending Purchase related documents & overhead expenses related documents for approval to prepare
• Preparing overhead expenses Budgets.
• Performing Bank reconciliations, Receivable reconciliation & Payable Reconciliation.
• Payroll processing of more than 200 employees & passing necessary journal entries in General Ledger.
• Assisting monthly & Annual Accounts finalization and Reporting to Finance Manager.
• Audit Trainee (January 2002- December 2003) -2 Years
KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co. Colombo, Sri Lanka
Responsibilities and Duties: • Planning, monitoring, reviewing, supervising and managing audit.
• Preparation of financial statements in compliance with the Sri Lanka and International Accounting Standards and the Companies Act of Sri Lanka.
• Drafting of audit opinions in accordance with the Sri Lanka and International Standards on Auditing.
• Evaluation of existing internal controls systems of clients and identification of weakness along with recommendations.
• Passing necessary journal entries in Accounts Payable and Passing necessary Adjustment entries.
• Accounting and valuation of manufactured goods including allocation of costs between similar products and absorption of overheads.
• Preparation of management letters setting out our findings, their implications and our recommendations
• Preparation of client service plans explaining capabilities of KPMG, audit deliverables audit approach, identified risk areas etc
• Preparation of proposals for audits and other special engagements
• Conduct Meeting with clients
• Income tax & deferred tax computation
• Reporting to Manager Audit
University of Sri Jayawardanepura Colombo Sri Lanka 2 Years intership Accounting at KPMG Ford Rhodes Sri Lanka Passed foundation of ICA & Inter Excempt for Degree Specialised in Financial Analysis Certified Management Accountant - (Aus)
• G.C.E Advanced Level 1997 (Ananda College Chilaw- Sri Lanka) Statistics A Economics A Accounting B Business Studies C