Vincent Riparip, Senior Accountant

Vincent Riparip

Senior Accountant

Vogue Hospitality

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
20 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 3 Months

Senior Accountant at Vogue Hospitality
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since April 2022

Daily:
• Daily credit card sales reconcile with bank report
• Daily sales report and cash monitoring
• Supplier statement reconciliation and cheque preparation
• Outlet items transfer report monitoring
Monthly:
• Bank Reconciliation
• Items sales report
• Sales report tally with POS report
• Sales Reconciliation
• Monthly expenses verification for P&L
• Prepaid & Provision schedule and JVs (Recurring creation & posting)
• Month-end - Cost center expenses transfer to Branches
• JVs checking in SAP
• Outlet Closing entries
• SAP- previous month provision entries

Accountant at Vantage Drilling International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2021 to April 2022

• Manage full set of Accounts
• Daily accounting activities
Essential Job Functions:
• Assist in the preparation of monthly Group's P&L prognosis.
• Responsible for the financial management, integrity and control of the operational vessels, administer the financial reporting requirements, ensure the integrity of the financial results and ensure internal control procedures are maintained.
• Responsible for cost allocations, accruals and other monthly close activities.
• Responsible to compliance with local laws and regulations in the areas if corporate compliance, accounting standards, taxes, statutory reporting/ filing and corporate governance.
• Assist in the maintenance of accounting system including chart of accounts, backups and year end processing.
• Maintain internal accounting procedures, business processes and liaise with tax agent to ensure tax compliance for one subsidiary company.

Finance Manager (Remote) at Farahi Law Firm
  • United States - California
  • August 2020 to June 2021

• Bank Reconciliation, Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Cashflow Planning and Forecasting
• Payroll, Accounts Payable & Receivable, General Ledger
Essential Job Functions:
• Monitoring Cash Movements comparison of last month’s vs current expenses and revenue
• Reconciliation of Accounts Settlement
• Profit and Loss/Variance Analysis
• Budget & Forecasting - provides Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Trend Analysis, Evaluating Company’s Financial Health, Expense Reduction and Projections whilst meeting targets.
• US Loan Applications, Preparation of US Tax Filling/Returns, Liaising with US Auditors and Bank Institutions
• Direct involvement with Legal Team while preparing statistics with clients’ cases
• Monitors Marketing Teams Lead Generation and Return on Revenue
• Monitor’s and update KPIs for all

Accounts Payable and Inventory Accountant at Sidra Medicine
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2008 to December 2018

As Inventory Accountant
• Implemented computerized stock module and related reporting system at warehouse and various stores located at different sites; trained members on ERP for stock module
• Supervised Material Dispatch, Transfer, Returns, Material Receipt, Preparation of MRV & other related documentation, proper recoding in the system and related general administrative works
• Assisted Storekeepers & Data Entry Operators for the preparation of various documents which are maintained in ERP for warehouse & sites
• Verified security & stock levels and monitored stock control using automated computer systems; maintained Stock Register and dispatching the material to all dealers as per material billed in invoice
• Conducted physical warehouses & sites checks of items & inventory and ensured adherence to accounting, reporting & internal control systems
• Developed suppliers’ database for ensuring update of data & offerings, booking repairs & invoices and preparing daily, weekly & monthly fleet, stock and inventory reports
• Prepared stock valuation report, monthly & weekly report, yearly physical closing stock, labor performance report and submitting the reports to Head Office
As Accounts Payable Accountant
• Created and managed invoice coding spreadsheets that included pivot tables to be entered in ERP
• Accurately entered Credit Memos and General Journal Entries in Oracle and Excel spreadsheets
• Handled the processing, distribution, accuracy verification and maintenance of invoices, interfacing extensively with a nationwide network of vendors and suppliers
• Supervised the month-end closing process and reconciliation of General Ledgers
• Ensured:
o the smooth running of the Accounts Payable Department
o that the Accounts Payable team replied to all queries in a timely manner and that all queries were dealt with correctly and efficiently
• Timely payments to vendors as per the agreed credit period; supervised the reconciliation of Vendor Account on a periodic basis
• Prepared and forwarded fortnightly/monthly reports and analyses to key senior managers
• Developed and maintained processes and systems for efficient processing of vendor invoices
• Resolved issues with vendors, including past due and /or disputed invoices by research and communication within the company and the vendors
• Managed workflow to ensure that all transactions were processed accurately and timely

Project Accountant at Boskalis Westminster Middle East, Ltd
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2005 to March 2008

• Maintained and reconciled accounts as well as prepared reports; created, documented, and posted complex journal entries; recorded various inter-company transactions and cost allocations
• Adhered to accounting controls by following policies and procedures in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Performed reconciliations of general ledger, fixed asset maintenance, and cash flow control along with reconciliations in processing of claims for payment and vendor invoices; maintained accurate and timely records of expenditures within the stipulated budget
• Prepared booking and processes accounts payable for district maintains all supporting documents and distributes reports as directed
• Validated the preparation of suppliers, various agents, creditors’ bills payments, employee reimbursements, other administrative & operational dredging expenses
• Reviewed source documents for accuracy, material alterations, discrepancies and compliance with
policies

Head Cashier at Asia United Bank
  • Philippines - Manila
  • July 2002 to September 2005

As Bookkeeper/Service Auxiliary:
• Maintains accurate and updated balances of General Ledger accounts
• Prepares daily & monthly significant/material branch reports.
As Head Teller/Cashier:
• Balances daily transaction and accounts for all cash receipts and disbursements
• Assists in identifying, cleaning-up and monitoring of branch accounts that negatively impact branch profitability
• In charge of ATM operations
• Other Functions: New Accounts/Sales Associate

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at Far Eastern University
  • March 1998

Specialties & Skills

Reconciliations
Financials
Accounting
Managed Accounts
PROCESS ENGINEERING
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION
ACCRUALS
BANK RECONCILIATION
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ADMINISTRATION
AP STYLE

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Management Accountant (Certificate)