Mujeeb Moosakunju Howlath, Senior Manager Finance

Mujeeb Moosakunju Howlath

Senior Manager Finance

Ajmal Perfumes

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Doctorate, Finance, Accounts, Costing, Audit, Taxation, Management
Experience
22 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 2 Months

Senior Manager Finance at Ajmal Perfumes
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since June 2010

A leading perfume manufacturing & trading Co. in KSA having 70 locations (55 Showrooms), 500 employees. Job includes: -
• Free cash flow Generation, Capital Allocation for new units, Increasing the net worth, Annual Budgeting and Working capital management.
• Present periodic analytical data & reports in Board Meetings including Budget, Variance & Forecast. Get approvals from Board Secretariat.
• Key role in the customization of the oracle-based ERP system & MIS
• Managing the accounts up to finalization. Coordinate with auditors to meet deadlines. Managing team of 15 subordinates. Approving Authority.
• VAT, Zakat & Income Tax Returns Filing.
• Internal Auditing of the trading co. and the factory under the same mgmt.
• Set and monitor pricing policy. Location Feasibility and Profitability study.
• Managing an in-house SR 50 Million Factory Project.

Finance & Accounts Manager at Palm International LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2006 to March 2010

An ISO 9001-2000 certified company; engaged in designing, contract manufacturing, and trading in Home linen, Textile, Cosmetics and Confectioneries (FMCG). HO in UAE and branches in UAE, Hong Kong, Morocco and KSA. Job includes: -
• Managing Finance Department. Budgeting and forecasting, working capital management, Product pricing & costing.
• Foreign Exchange Management. Reducing the exposure on exchange rate fluctuations on import and export.
• Variance analysis, performance evaluation & timely reporting for action.
• Presenting periodic financial reports in Board meetings with analysis.
• MIS. Present confidential reports to related parties.
• Key role in the selection and implementation of the ERP system.
• Conduct Internal Audit for ISO 9001-2000 Implementation.
• Liaison with the relationship managers of the banks for facility mgmt.
• Import and Export LC Documentation and follow up the proceeds of LC.
• Managing the A/c up to finalization, by supervising a team of six. Coordination with auditors.

Accounts and Finance Manager at M/s. Fresh Air Technical Systems LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2004 to March 2006

MEP Contractors, having 200 employees; Undertaking Major Electrical, Air Conditioning and Plumbing Projects in Dubai. Following were its sister concerns;
Al Majid Contracting LLC - undertakes building contracts
Al Qawaed General Maintenance LLC
For all the above three, I worked in close co-ordination with MD to accomplish: -
• Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance Analysis and follow up.
• Liaison with bankers, suppliers & other parties. Working capital mgmt.
• Preparation of projected and actual profitability statements at various stages of the projects. Follow up the projects with bill of quantity and estimates at various stages. Verification of tenders and quotation.
• Co-ordination meeting with project, purchase & store managers.
• Process Improvement. Verification and authorization of all the transactions for payment process. Payroll Administration.
• Stock movement control, Perpetual Inventory & continuous stock taking.
• Introduction and maintenance of MIS, accounting system and managing it up to finalization including reconciliations.

Finance Controller at Altima Tours and Travels
  • India - Kerala
  • January 2002 to October 2004

Leading Travel Agents and Tour Operators in South India with Annual Turnover of INR 40 Crores.
• Reports directly to: Chief Executive Officer and Liaise with: Airlines, Tour Operators, Corporate Clients, Bankers and Government Bodies.
• Credit Control, Payable and Receivable Management.
• Fund Management and Working Capital Management.
• Managing Accounts up to finalization. Co-ordination with the internal & external auditors to get the audit done and filing of returns.
• Implementing Internal Controls and Conducting Internal Audit.

Education

Doctorate, Finance, Accounts, Costing, Audit, Taxation, Management
  • at Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India
  • November 2001

Chartered Accountant (CA) Professional Degree from India, Internationally recognized and considered equivalent to CPA

Specialties & Skills

Business Process Improvement
Finance Management
Capital Allocation
Budgeting
Working Capital Management
Budgeting and Variance Analysis
Management Information System
Pricing
Tax Planning and Report Filing
Accounting
Auditing
Change Management
Financial Reporting
Cost Control
Free Cash Flow Generation
Financial Analysis
Financial Performance Improvement

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Fellow Member
  • January 2002

Training and Certifications

Managing Team Performance (Training)
Training Institute:
Interact Consulting
Date Attended:
December 2010
Duration:
24 hours
ISO 9001:2000 Internal Audit Training (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV Middle East
Date Attended:
December 2006
Duration:
16 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, Teaching