Shinoy Pookkottil, Senior Accountant

Shinoy Pookkottil

Senior Accountant

EMIRATES GRAND HOSPITALITY

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Finance and Banking
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Senior Accountant at EMIRATES GRAND HOSPITALITY
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2012

Reporting to Financial
Controller:
• Plan, manage, coordinate and implement the monthly, quarterly and year-end closing processes and procedures.
• Provide cover for the preparation, validation and submission of monthly VAT returns for Emirates Hospitality Groups.
• Provision of advice on Value Added Tax to the organization as well as ensuring the organization to be up-to-date on changes in tax legislations.
• Maintain the Proper record of input and output of Value added Tax (VAT) Register the company under the FTA for VAT.
• Already process and complete the Group registration for Value Added Tax for Group. Having Good knowledge of Federal Decree law No 8 of
2017 on Value Added Tax.
• Maintain proper record and file all the vendor and customer’s VAT certificate in the system.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports in accordance with the imposed policies, IFRS and established procedures.
• Prepare Reconciliations (Bank, G.L and Balance Sheet) & Supporting Intercompany for closure works on each month.
• Independently handling the external & internal quarterly and annual audits.
• Manage the quarterly and year-end audit and directs the Team in resolving audit queries and VAT issues.
• Prepare the monthly, quarterly and annual FS along with the relevant notes to FS subject for review and approval of the external auditors.
• Support Head of Accounting department to monitor of company expenses by doing Expense Analysis and Variance Reports.
• Prepare daily cash position report to ensure the availability of funds to support the company's day-to-day operation.
• Responsible for coordinating with the banks for all bank-related queries and issues and be able to resolve them in due time.
• Review of payments and journal entries before forwarding to the CFC for final approval.
• Supervise the work of accounting employees engaged in accounting functions (receivables, payables, and GL).
• Direct, manage and provide immediate support to the Team on a day to day basis.
• Develop and monitor all procedures prescribing the manner in which financial accounting transactions are to be recorded and reported by the
company supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Collaborates with the other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives. Advises staff regarding the handling of
non-routine reporting transactions.
• Work with the Controller to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.

Accountant at Emirates Advocates & Legal Consultants - Emirates Tower
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2012 to July 2012

MIS Reporting under various statutes & internalcontrol and Maintain the accurate general ledger
• Internal Control & Check through Business Process Re-engineering, Process Optimization.
• Inventory Management & Valuation, Cost efficiency & management, Overhead Analysis
• Compliance under variousstatutes. Verify all transactions comply with financial policies and procedures & Process backup reports

Accounts Manager at Al Arabiah Businessmen Services Centre
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2011 to February 2012

Internal Control & Check through Business Process Re-engineering, Process Optimization, & Internal Audit for various processes like
Accounts, Sales, Purchase, Vendor & Client Management, Order Management etc.
• Handling entire gamut of Accounts & Finance up to finalization with external auditors and financial planning &MIS Reporting.
• Statutory Compliance of Internal & External Audit under IFRS.
• Cash & Fund Flow management & Liasoning with banks. Preparing all Month End and Income reports.
• Inventory Management & Valuation, Cost efficiency & management, Material Costing, Overhead Analysis, Budgeting.
• Variance Analysis, Product Costing & Price Formulation, Quotations and Order Management.
• Accounts Payables & Receivables Management, and EXIM compliances.
• HR & Payroll Management - Liasoning with government authorities for registration and compliance under PT, ESIC, PF & Other Labour Laws

General Accountant at Mohamed Bin Masoud Group of Companies – Golden Motor Telecom
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2008 to August 2011

Preparation of the monthly statement (P & L, Balance Sheet) and consolidated financial statements.
• Handling month closing procedure including payroll JV, Provisions (Air Ticket/ Gratuity / leave Encasement) JV, Other JV, Prepaid, Accruals JV
preparation and posting in system. Independently handling the external & internal quarterly and annual audits.
• Preparing Monthly GL reconciliation for balance sheet Accounts and intercompany accounts for profit transfer.
• Supervising accounts receivable, Payable, GC cost control to streamline daily and monthly activity and report.
• Reviewing and processing monthly payroll and WPS on monthly basis.
• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, verifying and reconciling invoices.
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
• Responsible for managing the accuracy and timeliness of payments to our numerous vendors. Paying vendors by monitoring discount
opportunities, scheduling and preparing checks, resolving purchase orders, contract, invoice or payment discrepancies and documentation;
insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase amendments. Substantiates financial transactions by
auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. Reconcile vendor statements monthly in order to
ensure that the account is kept current.
• Print and submit cheques with supporting documentation to the Controller and the General Manager for their signatures.
• Verifies receipt of all materials listed on invoices and statements received from vendors and suppliers. Posts/inputs invoice data into accounting
record daily
• Do daily deposit for the company, prepare change orders and assist with bank counts.
• Statutory Compliance of Internal & External Audit.
• Internal Control & Check through Business Process Re-engineering, Process Optimization, & Internal Audit for various processes like
Accounts, Sales, Purchase, Vendor & Client Management, Order Management etc.

Financial Accountant at Divine Powder Coating
  • India - Kerala
  • April 2005 to June 2008

Same as above
• Internal Control & Check through Business Process Re-engineering, Process Optimization, & Internal Audit for various processes like Accounts,
Sales, Purchase, Vendor & Client Management, Order Management etc.
• Inventory Management & Valuation, Cost efficiency & management, Material Costing, Overhead Analysis.
• Variance Analysis, Product Costing & Price Formulation, Quotations and Order Management.
• Internal Control & Check with handling entire gamut of Accounts.
• Cash Management, Store Keeping & StockVerification.
Significant Accomplishments:
• Direct & Indirect Taxation - Service Tax
• Statutory Compliance of Internal & External Audit under Indian GAAP
• Re- order levels, EOQ Purchase, and Accounts Payable Management

Education

Master's degree, Finance and Banking
  • at Calicut University
  • June 2008

from

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Calicut University
  • March 2003

from

High school or equivalent, Commerce and Finance
  • at Kerala State Board
  • March 2000

from

High school or equivalent, Board of Examination
  • at Kerala State Board
  • March 1998

from

Specialties & Skills

Reconciliations
Finance
Banking
Hospitality
BUDGETING
CLOSING
CONTROL
ACCOUNTANCY

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker