Sagar Pokarna, Senior Accountant (assignment basis)

Sagar Pokarna

Senior Accountant (assignment basis)

Desert Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, CA
Experience
16 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months

Senior Accountant (assignment basis) at Desert Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2013

Company Profile
Desert Group has been established in Dubai since 1988, and is a renowned group of companies providing services of landscaping (real estate), plantscaping, pools & waterscaping, golf course
construction (leisure), turf machinery & products, garden centre (retail), nurseries, etc.

Roles and Responsibilities
 Acting as a co-ordination point at the group level by defining the reporting cycle in the accounting process and ensuring a control over the accounting system.
 Supervising the team of trainee accountants and junior members of staff.
 Involved in monthly closing & finalization of accounts, preparation of budgets & monitoring the company’s profit and loss.
 Ensuring the accuracy of bank & inter-company reconciliations, & group MIS reporting.
 Managing the cash flow and credit control functions.
 Preparing financial forecasts for bank submissions.
 Co-ordinating with the auditors for smooth execution of the audit function.

Audit Senior at PKF
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2012 to May 2013

Roles and Responsibilities
 Carrying out external audit of entities engaged in different areas, such as manufacturing, trading, services etc. and forming part of varied industries including FMCG, Construction, Electronics, IT, Hospitality, Logistics etc.
 Preparation of financial statements in IFRS environment and finalization of audits within defined timeline.
 Execution of group company audit and consolidation process with emphasis on inter-company transactions, inter-company balances and unrealised gains.

Senior Auditor at Mantri Maru & Co., Chartered Accountants, Pune, India
  • India - Pune
  • December 2010 to July 2012

Firm Profile
Mantri Maru & Co. is a renowned mid-size CA firm in Pune, India providing services of accounting, bank & government audits, direct & indirect tax consultancy.

Roles and Responsibilities
Industry / Sector - Nature of work - Manufacturing,
trading organisations, government entities :
 Setting-up of accounting system ensuring proper controls over the flow of transactions.
 Preparation of accounts up to finalization.
 Carrying out internal audit with emphasis on internal controls, payment authorisation and salary workings.
 Preparation of monthly MIS Reports.
 Co-ordinating with the external auditors for timely completion of audits.

Banking
 Assisting in carrying out annual statutory audit of various branches.
 Assisting in carrying out process audit for sanctioning and disbursal of used-car loans.
 Conducting monthly concurrent bank audits.
 Leading the audit team for quarterly review.
 Leading the audit team for quarterly revenue leakage audit.
 Ensuring proper presentation of balances in financial statements of the bank in line with regulatory norms.
 Rectifying the NPA figures through detailed analysis of loan accounts.
 Detecting and rectifying the lapses in calculation & recovery of interest, processing fees and other charges, thereby ensuring no revenue leakage.
 Ensuring that the procedure followed for sanction and disbursal of loans is in accordance with the policies set by the bank.
 Verifying that the regulatory norms as specified by the government regarding sanctioning, disbursal, utilisation and accounting of funds are strictly complied with.

Government
 Leading the audit team for the quarterly internal audit of funds utilisation under ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan’, an educational scheme by Government of India for a period of 3 years.

Audit/Article Assistant at Mantri Maru & Co., Chartered Accountants
  • India - Pune
  • August 2007 to July 2010

Roles and Responsibilities
Industry / Sector - Nature of work
Manufacturing,
trading organisations, government entities
 Setting-up of accounting system ensuring proper controls over the flow of transactions.
 Preparation of accounts up to finalization.
 Carrying out internal audit with emphasis on internal controls, payment authorisation and salary workings.
 Preparation of monthly MIS Reports.
 Co-ordinating with the external auditors for timely completion of audits.
Banking
 Assisting in carrying out annual statutory audit of various branches.
 Assisting in carrying out process audit for sanctioning and disbursal of used-car loans.
 Conducting monthly concurrent bank audits.
 Leading the audit team for quarterly review.
 Leading the audit team for quarterly revenue leakage audit.
 Ensuring proper presentation of balances in financial statements of the bank in line with regulatory norms.
 Rectifying the NPA figures through detailed analysis of loan accounts.
 Detecting and rectifying the lapses in calculation & recovery of interest, processing fees and other charges, thereby ensuring no revenue leakage.
 Ensuring that the procedure followed for sanction and disbursal of loans is in accordance with the policies set by the bank.
 Verifying that the regulatory norms as specified by the government regarding sanctioning, disbursal, utilisation and accounting of funds are strictly complied with.
Government
 Leading the audit team for the quarterly internal audit of funds utilisation under ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan’, an edu

Education

Doctorate, CA
  • at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • July 2012
Master's degree, M Com
  • at Pune University
  • June 2009

Passed in June 2009 (65%)

Bachelor's degree, B Com
  • at Nanded University
  • June 2006

Passed in June 2006 (76%)

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Excel
Financial Analysis
Auditing
MS Excel
Microsoft Navision

Languages

English
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Marathi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

6 Weeks Residential Programme on Professional Skills Development (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011