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Suleman Sikander

General Ledger Accountant

Fugro Middle East

Location:
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education:
Master's degree, MBA
Experience:
12 years, 4 months

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Total Years of Experience:  12 Years, 4 Months   

August 2021 To Present

General Ledger Accountant

at Fugro Middle East
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
 Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information (well versed with Tagetik and Navision Accounting software).
 Compliance with the IAS, IFRS and GAAP principles for accounting operations.
 Entering financial data such as accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and interdepartmental entries into the ledger on a monthly basis, as well as preparing reports.
 Aligning general ledger accounting practices to support budgeting and forecasting.
 Reconciliation of accounts with the general ledger.
 Performing account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.
 Preparing financial statements (balance sheet, P&L and Cash flow statements) for the company.
 VAT working and reporting as per UAE laws.
December 2016 To August 2021

Shared Services Accountant of Middle East

at Fugro Middle East
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Receiving and processing of all vendor invoices for booking and payments.
 Checking and verifying all invoices including Inter Company (IC) invoices as per company’s policy.
 Liaising with auditor for half yearly and annual audit report.
Preparing payments/ Advance Payment/Accruals analysis for all major expenses and its reporting in case of discrepancies.
 Obtaining balance confirmations from bank, suppliers, customers and inter-company. Whilst performing reconciliations of staff and vendor ledgers.
 Preparing month end project report and calculation of bottom line for each project.
 Preparation and coordination with Human resource for payroll additions and deductions of employees and its reconciliations.
 Making journal and petty cash vouchers and Handling petty cash funds.
 Ensuring timely payments of all utilities and telephone bills.
 Preparing Bank reconciliations report and reporting daily bank balance.
 Preparing cash flow
December 2012 To December 2016

Senior Accountant

at AM Batterjee Group
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
(Accounts payee-UAE)
The nature of my work and responsibilities were:
* Prepared complete sets of financial statements for external audit and management audit
purposes.
* Analyzed financial data in comparison with budgets and performing variance analysis along with
summarizing recommendation to the management.
* Prepared and processed all employees’ salaries through WPS.
* Assisted in Reconciliation and disbursements of all approved expenditures timely.
* Maintenance and updating of all vendors and service provider’s database.
* Validated all the petty cash vouchers with supporting documents for further processing of
payment.
* Reconciliation of vendor accounts with Sub ledger on monthly basis
* Maintained day-to-day financial activity (booking of liabilities and payment processing functions).
* Recorded all invoices as per their agreement rate and terms.
* Prepared payment vouchers, expense sheet, cheques, TT’s of all the expenses.
* Maintained petty cash worth AED 100, 000/= each month.
* Prepared Bank Reconciliations of all bank accounts.
* Reporting to sales manager about the monthly deductions of their team.
* Updated suppliers and assisted management about the upcoming payments to efficiently manage
the Working Capital.
* Purchase entry, purchase return & delivery orders in the system.
* Physical stock verifications in the warehouse by performing stock checking.
* Preparation of other inter-office documents and Supported senior management in the audit
purpose.
* Reconcile the prepaid expenses, accrued expenses and the assets according to the accounting
standard.
May 2012 To June 2012

Finance Intern

at Faysal Bank Limited
Location : Pakistan - Karachi
Clearing of Inward & Outward cheques for clearing & Outward & Inward Bills for clearing.
* Posted customer based transactions.
* Involved in preparing the Monthly Reports Minimum Capital Requirements (MCR) as required to
be send to SBP.
* ATM related matters. Include; ATM Dispute, ATM Daily Transaction, ATM Balancing.
* Inward & Outward Clearing Including Local & Foreign Remittance.
* Prepared various Reports as per the Requirement of Business head & Chief Manager.
* Assisted in customer’s related queries and Relationship Managers in updating and maintaining
portfolios of corporate clients.
* Provided assistance and support to the Remittance Department.
* Prepared daily Cash reconciliation for the cash in Vault.
* Prepared inter-office documents / letters.
* Worked on Oracle and i-mal software process in payment section of Faysal Bank.
* Ensured compliance of the Prudential Regulations as issued by State Bank of Pakistan.
August 2011 To April 2012

Assistant Accountant

at Rehman & Co
Location : Pakistan - Karachi
A Trading Company engaged in importing and selling spare parts where my responsibilities were:
* Handling of Cash, Credit Card and Cheque Payments.
* Preparation of daily cash and sales report.
* Posted daily transactions in the General Ledger.
* Preparation of monthly closing JVs and posting it in the System and various financial reports
for the Management.
* Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensured resolution of open issues timely.
* Reconciliation of sub-ledgers to the general ledger.
* Analyzed and performed reconciliations of cash, investments, prepaid expenses,
accrued liabilities and other general balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.
* Following up Customers with respect to payments and resolving queries.
* Responsible for receiving and checking weekly supplies. Whereas conducted monthly inventory
check counts.
* Carried out various duties to ensure that customers receive excellent service by providing
the best supplements they need.
June 2011 To July 2011

Finance Intern

at Askari Bank limited
Location : Pakistan - Karachi
As an Interned my responsibilities were:
* Ensured Compliance of State Bank Regulations and Credit ratings mechanism.
* Issuance, Clearing, Encashment & Cancellation of Demand Drafts & Pay orders.
* Customers’ grievance handling & complaint resolution.
* Updating the customer about account balances and transactions therein on daily basis.
* Learned about Income tax law of Pakistan made by Federal Bureau of Revenue.
* Worked on maintaining data in Electronic Credit Information Bureau (ECIB) for reporting to
State Bank of Pakistan.
* Statement issuance (Quarterly & Yearly) at customer request.

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August 2022

Master's degree, MBA

at SZABIST DUBAI
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
January 2012

Bachelor's degree, BBA

at MAJU
Location : Pakistan - Karachi

Specialities & Skills

FINANCIAL

GENERAL LEDGER

ACCOUNTANCY

ACCRUALS

BUDGETING

CASH FLOW

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FORECASTING

Navision

Finance & Accounting

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