Finance and Admin Manager at Arabian S. Co. (1997-04 – 2017-04)
Senior management role overseeing finance and administration operations
- Collaborated with various departments in preparing annual financial plans, budgets and forecasts aimed at maintaining organizational profitability
- Maintained budgetary controls through frequent variance analysis and specific measures
- Prepared payment forecasts including strategies to resolve challenges related to limited cash flow
- Interacted with banks aimed at seamless financial and business transactions
- Assessed divisional cash flow and followed up on collections for maintaining adequate liquidity aligned to business or operational requirements
- Defined and implemented strategies with regards to day to day functioning of the organization
- Guided employees in enhancing client satisfaction through prompt resolution of issues and qualitative service delivery
- Liaised with HODs in ensuring resolution of employee related issues from administration perspective
- Updated and maintained various documents and records based on organizational requirements
Chief Accountant at Arabian S. Co. (2003-06 – 2013-09)
Led day to day operations of the accounting department with responsibility for financial statements and budget management
- Spearheaded day to day operations of the accounting department, preparing and evaluating financial statements including preparing schedules
- Participated in monthly closure procedures, account reconciliation including preparing, consolidating and monitoring budgets
- Conducted variance analysis by comparing actual performance to budgeted figures, assessed performance indicators highlighting trends and causes of unexpected variance
- Managed monthly and yearly process of accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger including payroll and utilities
- Managed budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, reconciliations, fixed asset management
- Maintained updated details related to accounts payable/accounts receivables including general ledger, journal entries, account analysis and reconciliation
- Set up and maintained proper accounting methods, policies and principles
- Participated in internal and external audits followed by effectively implementing audit recommendations
- Implemented various process improvement initiatives and remedial measures based on business and operational requirements
- Followed up with various support teams in ensuring compliance to project SLA parameters across assigned projects
- Maintained updated financial files and records for documenting and archiving financial transactions in compliance to organizational policies and statutory regulations
- Prepared and presented various status reports to the senior management and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making
Accountant at Arabian S. Co. (1997-04 – 2003-12)
Entry to mid-level accounting position
