Tony Thomas, Finance Controller

Tony Thomas

Finance Controller

Khazna Data Center Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTS
Experience
20 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months

Finance Controller at Khazna Data Center Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2015
Auditor at UHY Saxena
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2005 to October 2014

2005-date UHY Saxena, Dubai, UAE
• Commenced employment as an Auditor before gaining promotion through Senior Associate to Manager in audit division
• Currently heading the consultancy division of the firm
• Responsible for a number of key clients

Responsibilities and Achievements
• Quality control of the audit files including review of the financial statements
• Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail when drafting internal audit reports, comprising information on issues, risks and innovative control recommendations
• Extensive experience in performing risk based audit, reporting on internal control procedures, validating and challenging basis of budgeted and forecasted numbers.
• Designing optimum entry strategies for corporates into UAE
• Drafting of shareholders agreement, commission agreement etc
• Drafting of business plan
• Coordinated with all departments to achieve the company objectives
• Provided the management with professional, timely, focused and up to date advices
• Assisted in the establishment and implementation of standards and procedures
• Ensured adequate staffing of the team
• Identified training needs to ensure competency of the team members
• Developed new tools to measure performance of each division

• Playing a pivotal role as Counselling Manager for five members of staff tasked with providing objective career guidance and assessing annual performance

Management Trainee at Century Cement, India
  • India
  • January 2003 to January 2005

2003-2005 Century Cement, India
• Commenced employment as a Management Trainee before being promoted as Manager (Excise)
• Responsible for maintenance of excise records and registers

Education

Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTS
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • November 2002

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Accounting
ASSOCIATE
CLIENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERNAL AUDIT
MAINTENANCE
STAFFING
TRAINING

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
English
Beginner

Memberships

Fellow : Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Member