GIRISH NADGADAN
Sharjah,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Accounting professional versed in internal controls, taxation, and business accounting practices. Focused on helping improve financial solvency with optimized systems and accurate forecasting. Diligent about auditing records and maintaining compliance standards. Knowledgeable senior accounting professional offering 10 years of experience in financial operations. Strategic business leader, communicator, and people manager.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
22
22
years of post-secondary education
Work History
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Worked flexible hours across the night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Senior Accountant
Wilhelmsen Ships Service
Dubai, UAE
01.2019 - Current
- Created quarterly and yearly balance sheets to track financial trends and performance.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and compiled reports for financial reviews.
- Prepared and distributed financial statements and reports, including variance reports, regulatory filings, and related schedules.
- Created and implemented procedures and best practices for the bank reconciliation process.
- Coordinated payment runs and accounts across different business entities and territories.
- Partnered with auditors to prepare yearly audits and ensure compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
- Checked and imported payroll and pension data to pay salary deductions.
- Filed tax returns and prepared governmental reports in compliance with strict standards.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations with 100% accuracy.
- Prepared monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports with exceptional accuracy.
Accountant
Wilhelmsen Ships Service
DUBAI
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Prepare monthly Cash Forecast statements and identify the cash flow position to ensure funds are available to meet ongoing operational activities
- Check and approve processed vendors, statutory, and other utility payments by verifying all source documents, -Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivables, Accounts Payables, depreciation, and operating expenses by verifying, allocating, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies in the ERP system
- Monitoring payroll activities at site /project levels
- Arrange foreign currency purchases with approval from treasury manager/FM, -Deal with banks regarding the arrangement of funds to meet urgent cash requirements at sites, collect bank guarantees for new projects, and maintain loan accounts -Oversight of financial operations, internal controls, and liaising with banks, suppliers, auditors, and other internal & external parties regularly and monitoring petty cash payments.
- Conducted regular reviews and official audits to validate recordkeeping and controls.
- Assessed accounts and accounting systems in cases of alleged criminal activity.
- Generated invoices based on established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
- Assisted with developing and ongoing control of costing and pricing systems for business goods.
- Created quarterly and yearly balance sheets to track financial trends and performance.
Accounts Assistant
Cozmo Travel llc
Sharjah
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Handling Air Arabia's agents' account top up
- Updating of the receipt and accounting of the collection from agents, Updating necessary receipt entries in the accounting system (ETravel), Arranging Cash / Cheque deposits for the bank
- Daily updating of the bank reconciliation
- Ensuring documentation for each successful transaction
- Submitting monthly reports for total revenue collected during the period.
- Reconciled all company accounts, including credit cards and expenses.
- Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
- Met deadlines by managing workload independently.
- Input sales, purchase and cash transactions.
- Recorded and filed cash transactions for financial statement development.
- Interpreted complex documentation, carrying out required action in line with strict operating standards.
- Used correct classifications and coding for accounting transactions.
- Monitored accounts payables and receivables to proactively spot and handle problems.
- Calculated bills owed by customers, prepared invoices and distributed statements.
Relationship Officer
Ocwen Financial Solutions Ltd
Mumbai
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Managing assigned clientele
- Developing existing client relationships by recommending products and services to meet their needs
- Coordinating with other departments to provide the best financial solution for clients
- Converting prospective clients into fixed clients, Adept at assessing the financial needs of various clients
- Handling client complaints and sought timely resolutions, Monitored client accounts and identify possible issues
- Interact firsthand with both satisfied and dissatisfied customers
- Document customer complaints and how they were resolved for future reference
- Organizing customer feedback to create a working solution to recurring problems
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Commerce
Kamal Mehta College of Commerce
INDIA 06.2008 - 10.2011
High School - SCHOOL
ST XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL
INDIA 06.1993 - 04.2010
Diploma - Aviation / Hospitality / Travel and Tourism
Frankfin Institution
INDIA, MUMBAI 01.2009 - 06.2010
Skills
- Technical documentation management
- V-lookups
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software
- Payroll oversight
- Excel proficiency
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- Administrative support
- Invoice preparation
- Strong communication
- Month-end processes
- Account reconciliation processes
- MS Office Suite
- Cash Flow analysis
- Audit coordination
- Accounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR)
Languages
English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
Marathi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Elementary
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Wilhelmsen Ships Service
01.2019 - Current
Accountant
Wilhelmsen Ships Service
01.2016 - 01.2019
Accounts Assistant
Cozmo Travel llc
Sharjah
01.2013 - 01.2015
Relationship Officer
Ocwen Financial Solutions Ltd
01.2012 - 01.2013
Diploma - Aviation / Hospitality / Travel and Tourism
Frankfin Institution
01.2009 - 06.2010
Bachelor's Degree - Commerce
Kamal Mehta College of Commerce
06.2008 - 10.2011
High School - SCHOOL
ST XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL
06.1993 - 04.2010
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY
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