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Germaine Lamire Addu

Germaine Lamire Addu

Finance, Admin & Credit Controller
Dubai

Summary

Results-focused and proactive in planning day-to-day operations and solving customer/service issues. Offers advanced abilities in tackling issues impacting team and business success. Excels at managing team and personal time to consistently exceed expectations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

Credit Controller

MCT Group of Companies
Dubai
10.2021 - Current
  • Responsible and accountable for the monthly collection and maintenance of debtor accounts assigned
  • Perform monthly follow up processes with the accounts assigned for customers to ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of ledgers are performed to target on a monthly basis
  • Interpret and understand and explain the key movements in ledgers on a weekly basis
  • Ensure that monthly reports are received and followed up on in a timely manner
  • Ensure that all debts due are paid for in a timely manner
  • Follow up on overdue invoices by telephone, email & letter & visits within agreed time lines as per company guidelines
  • Ensure monthly meetings & communications occur with the relevant commercial and demand teams to follow up on all relevant debts to ensure they are managed effectively and in a timely manner
  • Respond promptly, effectively and completely to both client and internal enquiries
  • Send out monthly customer statements/letters as required
  • Assist in developing the credit management capability within the organization
  • Assisting the business up to date with new credit management techniques and practices
  • Propose bad debt write off for your accounts in conjunction with commercial as appropriate and when approved record and update the monthly movements
  • Flexible to provide ad-hoc reporting as and when requested
  • Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
  • Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
  • Reached out to customers to check on payments and convey options.

Accountant

GLTA General Trading LLC
Dubai
06.2020 - 07.2021
  • Preparation of Daily Payment schedule
  • Using Dynamics 365 system to keep records and create payments
  • Posting of Invoices and compiling supplier invoices for approval and filing
  • Maintains the general ledger
  • Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books
  • Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks
  • Reconciles customer accounts and manages accounts receivable collections
  • Verifies payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts
  • Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit
  • Record accounts payable invoices and assist in preparing timely payments to vendors and customers
  • Monthly financial closings and statement preparation
  • Manages implementation of new system Dynamics 365 Performing financial forecasting and analysis activities
  • Balancing and reconciling banking transactions and general ledger accounts as required
  • Assist in the external auditors with their requests.

Accountant and Office Manager

WSF CREATIVE FZ LLC
Dubai
12.2015 - 07.2019
  • Manage all accounting transactions
  • Preparation of journal entries with documentation for all transactions in XERO accounting
  • Filing of UAE tax returns, Renewal of Trade License, and processing of visa and medical insurance for new employees
  • Reviewing and documenting company's petty cash and staff expense
  • Manage the day-to-day operational account transactions by updating and reviewing client account statements, documenting business transactions, raising fund requests, etc
  • Manage the office tasks include supplies arrangements, scheduling meetings, greeting visitors, and providing administrative support
  • Attending incoming calls and answering queries efficiently
  • Provide administrative assistance to various teams in the organization
  • Plan and coordinate administrative procedures and systems
  • Preparation of payroll through online (ADCB bank)
  • Monitor inventory of office supplier
  • Regular communication and reporting to the accounts department
  • Scheduling travel arrangements
  • Maintain filing system for the manager both for the company and personal filings
  • Monthly financial closings and statement preparation
  • Resolving complex accounting procedures and discrepancies
  • Performing financial forecasting and analysis activities
  • Balancing and reconciling subsidiary ledgers, banking transactions, and general ledger accounts as required
  • Coordinate with the team to follow-up with accounting on transactions
  • Prepare monthly management reports to monitor performance
  • Assist in the external auditors with their requests
  • Basic Human Resources responsibilities
  • Provide general admin support.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Financial Management

Far Eastern University
Manila, Philippines
06.2007 - 04.2011

Accounting Professional Diploma - Accounting

Arab Institutes For Accountants And Legal
Dubai, UAE
07.2016 - 12.2016

Skills

    Reporting expertise

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Software

365 Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Quickbooks

Certification

VAT Filing

Timeline

Credit Controller

MCT Group of Companies
10.2021 - Current

VAT Filing

01-2021

Accountant

GLTA General Trading LLC
06.2020 - 07.2021

Accounting Professional Diploma - Accounting

Arab Institutes For Accountants And Legal
07.2016 - 12.2016

Accountant and Office Manager

WSF CREATIVE FZ LLC
12.2015 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Financial Management

Far Eastern University
06.2007 - 04.2011
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