Dubai, UAE as Audit Manager
Paul & Hassan Chartered Accountants
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :29 years, 4 أشهر
Since June 2012: Paul & Hassan Chartered Accountants, Dubai, UAE as Audit Manager
Role: • Leading a team of 15 members including 4 Chartered Accountants
• Maintain client relationships at the appropriate level and present a favourable impression of the firm.
• Resolution of accounting/technical issues raised by clients.
• Ensuring members of the audit team communicate, interact and collaborate effectively.
• Ensure completion of audit assignments by staff on a timely manner with utmost quality and international
standards.
• Act with objectivity, independence and integrity at all times.
• Keep up-to-date with any changes or planned changes to accounting standards, IFRS or other pronouncements and understand their impact upon the audit strategy.
• Understand, evaluate and test the design and operation of accounting and internal control systems, offering
recommendation for any weaknesses noted.
• Provide on-the-job training /assistance to junior members of staff.
• Delegate appropriate work to junior members of staff and review their work in a structured format.
• Provide timely feedback to partner in relation to ongoing job performance with a view to avoiding surprises.
• Prepare and critically review statutory accounts to ensure they fully meet company law and financial reporting
requirements.
March 2008 to May 2012: Reliance Global Com Ltd, Mumbai India (A group company of Reliance
Communication Ltd, worldwide operators of mobile and allied services.), as Senior Manager Accounts
Role: • Overall supervision of accounts department of company spread over 10 countries under SAP environment
• In charge of managing and supporting ledger team;
• Providing accurate financial information to top management;
• Preparation of annual budgets and monthly variance analysis;
• Ensure timely submission of monthly MIS reports with analysis to top management;
• Ensuring submission of daily cash flow statements and bank balance position to top management;
• Identifying areas for cost cutting improvement;
• Identifying weakness in accounting controls and take corrective actions;
• Ensure that the team members are performing their duties in accordance with company policies on a timely
manner;
• Ensuring monthly accounts reconciliation with other group companies;
• Ensuring the completion annual financial statements and annual audits of companies in various countries as per applicable regulations of that countries and also consolidated accounts in coordination with BIG 4 auditors;
• Performance appraisal of team members.
January 2005 to March 2008: MIRC Electronics Ltd (ONIDA), Mumbai, India (A company engaged in manufacture and marketing of electronic goods under brands ONIDA and IGO, have three manufacturing units and operates in two segments namely consumer durable and components and mobile handsets) . Annual turnover is about 2000
Crore INR. as Manager -Accounts Payable
Role: • Ensure smooth running of Accounts payable department; monitor financial controls around accounts payable
function;
• Performing month end closing process and reconciliation of ledgers;
• Maintain excellent working relationship with external suppliers;
• Ensure the Accounts payable team are replying to all queries in a timely manner and all queries are dealt with correctly and efficiently;
• Resolve the dispute with vendors in coordination with purchase department;
• Coordination with finance department for payment of vendors as per agreed terms and company policies;
• Ensure monthly reconciliation with group company vendors;
• Managing monthly MIS reports related to purchases and payables;
• Coordinate with External and internal auditors and resolving audit queries and submission of audit
requirements in a timely manner;
• Performance management and staff appraisals.
January 2005 to December 2005: Arviva Industries India Ltd, Mumbai, India ( A company engaged in manufacture and marketing of textile products) as Assistant Manager- Accounts
Role
• Overall management of accounting function
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements;
• Preparation of monthly and annual MIS reports, and daily cash flow statement;
• Preparation of budgets and monthly variance analysis;
• Liasoning with banks for Letter of credit opening, and purchase invoice discounting;
• Coordination with external auditors and resolve audit queries and ensure timely and smooth completion of audit.
• Filing of Income Tax and sales tax returns.
September 1985 to November 2004: Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants ( including 3 year articleship), as audit supervisor.
Involved in various statutory and internal audits of Companies, preparation of income tax returns,
