Senior Accountant
Al Makki Jewellery & Watches / Al Makki Real Estate & Contg.
Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months
As a Senior Accountant, I am responsible for managing all the financial activities while strategically defining the financial objectives and designing & implementing accounting systems, policies & procedures to facilitate internal financial controls. Developing strategic financial plans and analyzing financial statements with overall accountability of accounting, financial management complying with financial standards. Overseeing the inflow/outflow of funds; taking adequate measures to ensure optimum utilization of available funds towards the accomplishment of organizational objectives.
Preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information with the accountability of documenting financial transactions by entering account information. Performing business and financial analysis; investigating and understanding key business & financial issues behind the numbers and providing clear, concise and timely analysis & recommendations. Preparing yearly financial statement and necessary schedules including rent revenue analysis, provisions & depreciations on (Fixed Assets & Employee Benefits) and Fair Value calculations (Land & Building and Shares).
I am involved in calculating Variances and Occupancy ratio’s also monitoring Work in Progress of projects along with the loans, borrowings and other finance cost involved by closely working with banks and consultants. Preparing monthly employee payrolls along with Leave & other benefit schedules, trial balance with necessary schedules, cash & bank reconciliation, inter-companies reconciliation and supplier reconciliation statements for audit. Maintaining general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing trial balance and reconciling entries. Meticulously streamlining operational controls in management reporting system, cultivating vendor relations and coordinating vendors and internal operations group to ensure accurate and on time data transmission and delivery.
As an Accountant, I was extensively involved in preparing, verifying and monitoring of all payments (Cash & Bank), receipts (Cash & Bank) and recording all financial transactions into the system. Successfully maintained financial records for subsidiary companies by analyzing balance sheets and general ledger accounts. Reconciled general and subsidiary bank accounts by gathering and balancing information. I maintained seamless coordination with the chief accountant regarding rental contract, rent payment and other accounting based issues to suppliers and tenants and drove follow-ups on receivables.
I worked closely with the maintenance supervisor for the work done, maintenance report and stock report (including verifying level of stock). Successfully managed tenant grievances and informing superiors (contracts, rent, complaint & suggestion). Responsible for managing all accounts, finance while ensuring the correctness and completeness of the Balance Sheet and business risks are evaluated, quantified and mitigating plans are put into effect. Instrumental in producing error free accounting reports and present their results, analyzing and reconciling expenditure and revenue accounts, including trustee accounts and investment reports.
As an Audit Assistant / Accounts Assistant, I played a vital role in the team that handled in preparation and completion of financial statements with auditors of the company. Meticulously maintained the Books of Accounts, reconciled with their Subsidiary Ledgers and prepared monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements. I gained extensive exposure of travelled to various destinations for completing the preliminary auditing works. Made vital contribution in Auditing for various private and public ltd companies, partnership firms and other industrial establishments.