Sameer Ekarath, HR & Finance Analyst

Sameer Ekarath

HR & Finance Analyst

Qatar Insurance Company

Location
Qatar
Education
Diploma, Licentiate
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

HR & Finance Analyst at Qatar Insurance Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2012

To lead and manage the HR Business Support Function to ensure effective and efficient provision of HR support services to the company.

- Attendance Management
- Payroll
- Headcount Forecasting
- Workforce Planning
- Compensation, Gratuity
- End of Service Benefits
- Pension Fund
- Employees Savings Scheme
- Career & Performance Management
- Talent Development
- Talent Attraction
- Diversity
- Employee Engagement
- Surveys
- Organisational effectiveness

Accountant at QATAR INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2008 to December 2012

Working as an Accountant in Qatar Insurance Company, Doha - Qatar. A number one Insurance & Reinsurance Company in GCC with variety of Insurance policies like Medical, Work men, Life, Engineering, Property & Commercial, Motor, Household, Marine, Aviation, Energy etc… But working with NOC from my sponsor company.

• Responsible for Accounts Receivable and Local Business Analysis and reporting to Asst. Vice President - Finance & Accounts Department.
• Working in Oracle Forms 10g - Premia 10, a well versed ERP System.
• Maintaining reconciled statement of Accounts to debt collectors to collect the aged dues from the clients based on age wise analysis reports.
• Preparation of Bank Reconciliation of Various Bank Accounts with its Monthly Summary and to record Transfers, Premiums, Bank Charges, POS transactions, etc..
• Answering queries and resolving problems of the third parties.
• Maintenance of Basket of Foreign Currency transactions with Forex Gain or Loss Account.
• Review and allocation of Petty cash and Main cash Physical Balances.
• Collecting and Depositing daily Cash Balance and Cheques in to Bank A/c
• Co ordinate with Auditors to fulfill their requirements.
• Review, analyze, investigate and correct Accounting entries to the General Ledger & Statistical Ledgers to assure accuracy.

Accountant at Al Majaz I T Consultants, I B A Building, Nr. Doha Cinema
  • Qatar
  • December 2006 to June 2008

Worked as an Accountant in Al Majaz IT Consultants, P. O. Box: 21116, Doha
A Holding company of Qatar Call, Media Phone, Al Majaz Telecom, Al Majaz I T,
Naji Photographic Centre & Beauty Café

• To lead the Accounts Section of the organization maintaining Accounting practice with International Accounting Standards and generally accepted accounting principles. And report to Financial Controller
• Maintaining GL of one Holding Company and its 6 subsidiaries with I T, Telecom, Studio and Real Estate Business.
• Systematic Filing and Keeping of Books of Accounts and Records
• Fully accustomed with Computerized Accounting under ERP system in Oracle Finance.
• Application of Microsoft office suit especially MS Excel, Word, Access and Power point.
• Effective Communication and Systematic completion of Tasks by using Outlook Express
• Perform Bank reconciliation (Both Call Account and Current Account) Also reconcile the Sub ledger to General ledger to agree the balances.
• Maintenance of Multi Currency transactions with Forex Gain or Loss Account
• Preparation of Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Reports based on age wise analysis.
• Pay roll and Personnel Management including end of service benefit calculation and maintaining personnel annual leave processing
• Preparation and posting of Invoices towards domestic and International clients
• Preparation of Quarterly Reports of Telecom Revenue for Third Party share.
• Maintaining of Petty Cash Book and their Physical Balance

Accountant at Ekarath Associates
  • India
  • April 2003 to November 2006

Conducted a Professional Tax Consultancy in my district after attaining a license from Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Tax Dept. I was assigned with various companies to prepare their Final Accounts and procedures for State Tax Department. Gained vast experience in various types of Accounts, working with different firms dealing in Imports and Exports, Manufactures, Travel Agencies, Supermarkets and Pharmaceuticals as well as retailers.

• To file the periodical Statutory Returns to State Tax Dept. like Sales Tax Returns, Income Tax Returns, etc...
• To co ordinate during Internal/Statutory Audit.
• To monitor financial reports to the Management.
• Auditing of the clients from their sites.
• To Submit Budget Estimates and projected financial reports to Financial Institutions.
• Filing of Service Tax, TDS and PT Returns.
• Maintenance of Central Sales Tax, State Sales Tax and VAT.
• Cross Checking of Vouchers and other Documents.
• Assist with Inter company Reconciliations and Reconciliation of all Bank Accounts
• Preparation and Submission of Final Accounts for Tax purposes

Auditing Assistant at Raju Kolluvelil & Associates,Chartered Accountant
  • India
  • August 2000 to February 2003

Training and Experience nearest to three years In an Auditing Company as Accounting assistant and Auditing Subordinate

Education

Diploma, Licentiate
  • at Insurance Institute of India
  • January 2012
Master's degree, M. Com (Finance)
  • at Kerala University
  • May 2002

Post Graduation in Finance and proficient in Oracle ERP,Microsoft Office Applications like Excel, Word, Outlook Express & Access giving me the confidence to face a challenging environment. Expert in Group Accounting of Branches in Oracle Financial Application upto Finalization, external data interpretation, cross checking, Bank Reconciliation, Gratuity & End of Service Benefit Calculation, Man Power Work flow Analysis, Payroll Maintenance etc...

Bachelor's degree, B. Com
  • at Calicut University
  • May 2000

While doing my B. Com Graduation I attended a Training under STED Project of Kerala Government which including Training in Double Entry Book Keeping, Computer Basics Tally Accounting softwares,System Installation, Assembling and Configuration.

Specialties & Skills

Expert in Group Accounting of Branches
Oracle HR
Payroll
Human Resources
Finance
Oracle Financial
Tally Advanced versions 7.2 and 9 also
M S Office

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Commercial Tax Practioners Association
  • Member
  • February 2002
Insurance Institute of India
  • Life member
  • August 2011
Institute of Management Accountants
  • Life Member
  • March 2011