Open To Work
Haresh Harendran
Dubai
Summary
Dynamic and result-driven Finance Manager with over 18 years of progressive experience across the UAE and India, excelling in financial reporting, cash flow management, VAT compliance, budgeting, and strategic planning. Proven track record of driving profitability, streamlining operations, and delivering critical insights to support executive decision-making. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and building strong stakeholder relationships. Skilled in ERP systems including Oracle and Sage 300.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
Exceptional Medical Ambulance and Healthcare Services LLC and Prime Wellness Training Institute LLC
12.2024 - Current
- Preparation of timely and accurate monthly financial statements and reports.
- Review financial performance, compare results to plans, and identify improvement areas.
- Analyse costs, pricing, and sales to guide decisions.
- Develop forecasts and projections to align goals with company growth and profitability targets.
- Monitor the income and expenses versus budget, track the variances, recommend corrective actions and follow-up on remedial actions to ensure adherence to budget and to support the effective monitoring of performance within the budget.
- Provide strategic financial advice to senior management on revenue growth, cost reduction, and profitability.
- Support decision-making on pricing, vendor negotiations, and investments.
- Analyse financial metrics to forecast trends and identify risks and growth opportunities.
- Entering day-to-day accounting functions, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, fixed assets, provisions and accruals, inter-company reconciliations and general ledger maintenance.
- Manage credit facilities with banks and vendors to ensure liquidity and negotiate favourable terms for smooth operations.
- Oversee cash flows to maintain liquidity for operating expenses and Capital Expenditures.
- Monitor, analyse, and forecast cash flows to align financial strategies with group objectives.
- Oversee the overall credit functions; set objectives for credit control function.
- Review the monthly aging and circulate to Head-Commercial.
- Highlight the critical issues in collection and escalation to top management.
- Collaborating with HR in the preparation of Payroll, end of service calculation, formulating leave policies, Manpower projection and HR budget.
- Coordinate with Internal / external auditors for audits and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Preparation and Filing of VAT return in accordance with federal rules.
Senior Accountant
MOHD AL QAMA General Trading LLC
06.2020 - 12.2024
- Control and supervise all activities of accounts department and report to Group Finance Manager.
- Experienced in preparation of monthly Bank Reconciliation statement.
- Experienced in reconciliation of Debtors & Creditors accounts and preparation of debtors & Creditors Outstanding list.
- Experienced in handling customers queries and ensuring payments are received on time.
- Prepare and update payments schedules for timely payment to creditors.
- Well versed in preparation of Shop wise Monthly Collection Report.
- Handling Correspondence with all Business Clients, Suppliers and Banks.
- Stock reconciliation and provide timely inventory updates.
- Coordinate with Internal / external auditors for audits and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Preparation and Filing of VAT return in accordance with federal rules.
Senior Accountant
Solution Gulf L.LC
06.2008 - 04.2020
- Company Overview: National Distributor for Etisalat, UAE
- Experienced in preparing financials like Schedules, Trial Balance, Profit & Loss a/c etc.
- Control and supervise all activities of accounts department and report to CFO.
- Expertise in preparations of yearly financials in audit format and submitting to auditors for auditing.
- Preparation of monthly Bank Reconciliation statement.
- Preparation of Staff Payroll and processing to Bank.
- Experienced in reconciliation of Debtors & Creditors accounts and preparation of debtors & Creditors Outstanding list.
- Experienced in handling customers and ensuring payments are received on time.
- Prepare and update payments schedules for timely payment to creditors.
- Well versed in preparation of department wise Monthly Collection Report.
- Preparation of cash flow statement.
- Handling Correspondence with all Business Clients, Suppliers and Banks.
- Stock reconciliation and provide timely inventory updates.
- Preparation and Filing of VAT return in accordance with federal rules.
- National Distributor for Etisalat, UAE
Accountant
Lloyds Engineering LLC
Dubai
10.2006 - 06.2008
- Preparation of financial statement like Trial balance, profit and loss account and balance sheet.
- Perform various basic accounting functions.
- Reconciliation of customer’s statements.
- Perform supervision of daily transactions.
- Petty cash management.
- Collates all the documentation arising out of the purchases of goods of services.
- Responsible for the efficient administration of the payment to ensure that payment is only made in accordance with company policy and procedures.
- Post receipts and issues of inventory through computerized inventory system.
Audit Assistant
HAREN & PAUL
04.2002 - 03.2006
- Company Overview: India
- Assisted the senior’s chartered accountants who were conducting audits on major companies/ firms and institutions.
- Assigned as Accountant on contractual basis to various firms.
- Vouching of Cash and Bank Books, Sale and Purchase Register, Debtors Ledger, Creditors Ledger, General Ledger so as to authenticate the figures appearing in the Books of Accounts of the client.
- Verification of Bank Reconciliation Statements, Fixed Assets and Stock.
- India
Education
B.Com. -
Skills
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- VAT Compliance & Filing
- Cash Flow & Working Capital Management
- Bank & Intercompany Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Inventory & Cost Control
- Payroll Processing
- Audit Coordination & Statutory Compliance
- ERP Systems: Oracle, Sage 300, Tally, Focus RT
Languages
English
Malayalam
Hindi
Personal Information
Timeline
Finance Manager - Exceptional Medical Ambulance and Healthcare Services LLC and Prime Wellness Training Institute LLC
12.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant - MOHD AL QAMA General Trading LLC
06.2020 - 12.2024
Senior Accountant - Solution Gulf L.LC
06.2008 - 04.2020
Accountant - Lloyds Engineering LLC
10.2006 - 06.2008
Audit Assistant - HAREN & PAUL
04.2002 - 03.2006
Kerala University - B.Com.,