
Proactive financial professional with planning and problem-solving talents. History thoroughly analysing and modelling financial data to produce relevant insights and steer financial decision-making.
Adaptable and motivated communicator committed to improving financial controls, processes and procedures. Builds positive working relationships organisation-wide to communicate financial requirements. Mentors department managers in budget forecasting and cost-reduction measures.
• Collaborated with marketing on budget preparation to ensure alignment with company requirements.
• Delivered training and development to junior finance employees for progression and best practice improvements.
• Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes, and procedures to enable best practice development.
• Identified improvement changes regarding key processes for internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Decreased monthly expenditures by 30 % through effectively reviewing data and identifying problem areas.
• Resubmitted overdue invoices and confirmed payment receipts.
• Developed thorough forecasting and cash-flow management processes to maximize progression and profitability.
• Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
• Applied advanced Excel skills to efficiently analyze large data sets.
• Managed daily finance services for smooth business operations.
• Collaborated with business management to set and control annual budgets.
• Reduced annual business expenditure through careful expense monitoring. • Developed strategies to increase profits and cost savings.
• Actively assisting in monthly financial close by finalizing the trial balance, preparing financial statements, and presenting it to the management.
• Preparing monthly Profit and Loss variance analysis, by preparing various financial reports and meeting with management to determine the cause of variances.
• Actively assisting Finance Manager in managing Bank facilities.
• Strong follow up with the banks, towards the processing of Outward Remittances, LTR's, and Export Documents Discounting.
• Responsible for arranging payments of service providers, general suppliers, utility payments and on time booking of Related expenses.
• Deal with vendors, suppliers and procurements team to resolve any issues with unpaid invoices, solving problems.
• Reporting of accounts payable & receivable aging report to Top management on monthly basis and monitoring the reconciliations of the sub ledgers.
• Maintaining all aspects of general ledger including month-end closing, analysis of general ledger accounts and monitoring the reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Monitoring activity in all accounts, reconciliation of sub-ledgers to general ledgers and resolving all differences.
• Managing the record of fixed assets and charging depreciation on monthly basis.
• Assists with internal & external audit, preparing assigned schedules and completes requested materials.
• Assistant Tax Department in the preparation and submission of VAT returns monthly.
• Reviewing the input, output on weekly basis and taking appropriate actions if required.
• Leading person in Account & Finance department with implementation of ERP Software Microsoft AX Dynamics, resolving long-standing IT issues, streamlined systems and created a highly successful operation
• Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities.
• Generated and presented monthly financial statements to senior management.
• Calculating Retail Statements (Sales) of Branches (Including Online) and posting after confirmation of all transactions are properly recorded through branches POS system
• Responsible for maintenance of proper record relating to fixed assets of the company (Head office & Branches).
• GL Clearing Accounts Reconciliations.
• Received daily stock/sales reports from outlets and forward to accounts and Store.
• Accountable for the development and coordination of the bank's internal auditing activities.
• Develop and implement internal auditing policies, procedures, and program • Review of accounting procedures
• Supervise or conduct independent audits of bank records and activities, and prepare varied analyses of the departments, and branches for management
• Meet financial accounting objectives
• Accounts payable/receivable
• Cash receipts.
• General ledger
• Payroll and utilities
• Treasury, budgeting
• Cash forecasting
• Capital assets reconciliations
• Fixed asset activity