Accountant
SCT Chemicals FZE
Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months
Verify and approve the delivery order in SAP before creating, posting, and issuing AR invoices. Provide ageing report and follow‑up reminders to clients and the sales team on outstanding and overdue debts and maintain tracker to ensure all accounts receivable is accounted for and properly posted in SAP. Issues payment receipts to customers and posts customer payments to the SAP book by entering cash, checks, and inward remittances. Reconciling customer accounts monthly. Generate SOA on every quarterly basis sending it to customers for their verification & confirmation. Completes accounts payable by posting supplier invoices in SAP. Preparing payment ledger according to aging and urgency of the invoices. Mentor to 5 staff members - provided training regarding AP and AR related tasks. Regular month‑end closing tasks include bank reconciliation (5 Banks‑ADCB, FAB, ENBD, NBF & MIZAR on monthly basis), intercompany reconciliation, SAP ledger reconciliation for AP and AR. Creation of monthly reports that include sales figures, open GRN and LPO reports, ageing reports etc. Coordinated internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with tax and accounting regulations.
Ensure the integrity of the general ledger for EMEA region including the preparation, verification, and input of journal entries for vessel expenses. Vessel crew and officers payroll posting GL module in Oracle. Monitoring Orbis master cash and ensuring the cash balance matching with GL. Responsible for monthly Intercompany reconciliation and report to finance manager. Balance sheet accounts reconciliation by region. Responsible for accrual computations and ensure that differences between accruals and actual payments are minimized. Assists with the month‑end close, reviews the P& L for each vessel, and, if required, transfer costs or pass rectification entries. Cost variance analysis (crew salary, repairs & maintenance, catering & freight cost) and cost analysis by location and vessel are among the reports that are prepared and submitted to management. Ability to consistently meet monthly/annual accounts closing deadlines.
• Enter Tax related supplier invoices in SAP.
Responsible for 5 business units to manage all payables within deadline. Manage to record 50 to 70 invoices on daily basis. Identify and report Withholding Tax / VAT applicable in respective countries. Process payroll and leave management. Schedule payables in line with forecast on sub consultant payment schedules by keep track on aged payables and staff claims. Manage centralized Petty Cash. Multiple currency bank reconciliation for HSBC and SCB banks on weekly basis. Provided training on AP related activities to 3 teammates.
Prepare cashflow statement and follow up collection. Compile information for external auditors as required. Ensure accuracy of Timesheets on monthly basis and track missing hours.
Assisting Senior Accountant in accounting and other clerical work. Aug 2003 - Jun 2004
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