Expertise in Finance functions, including Strategic Planning, Finance & Accounts, Analysis, Treasury, Commercial Operations, Budgeting, and Statutory Compliance.
Proven track record in implementing financial procedures, maintaining accounts, working capital management, and building internal financial controls.
Familiar with IAS, IFRS, GCC VAT, and Corporate Tax.
Skilled in developing financial policies for effective fund management.
Strong qualifications in general management, business planning, analysis, systems implementation, and staff development
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Manager
St. John College of Engineering and Management
Palghar
06.2021 - Current
Overseeing financial & budgetary planning, forecasting, performing cashflow analysis and preparation & analysis of financial statements, budgets, and funds management, conducting variance analysis and building internal financial controls
Compliance towards monthly GST e-filing, TDS, & other tax matters with Tax department
Accounting of all expenses and revenues on timely manner to provide the General Manager with true & fair view of financials
Consolidation of 12 group institutions for yearly Audit and quarterly MIS reporting
Finalization of accounts for commercial activities of the group (around 15 small commercial activities)
Coordinating in complete planning & management activities for ensuring completion of internal, statutory, tax audits and tax returns accurately and within time
Timely disbursement of Salary for all the 12 Institutes and 15 Commercial activities
Co-ordinating with bankers for timely renewal of banking facilities
Follow up with individual institutes for collection of fees on timely basis from students
Monitoring of working capital to optimum utilization of banking facilities
Providing academician with data for NAAC / NBA inspections
System Improvement by implementing centralised payment for all institutes
Individual Institutes wise Weekly collection report to management.
Chief Financial Officer
Shater Abbas Group
Qatar
04.2019 - 11.2021
Performing the key role of validating business plans & commercial strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation in line with corporate goals
Overseeing financial & budgetary planning, forecasting, performing cashflow analysis and preparation & analysis of financial statements, budgets, and funds management, conducting variance analysis and building internal financial controls
Presenting a true and fair view of the financial position of the company by way of timely preparation of monthly and annual reports ensuring analysing the expenditure on a monthly basis to control expenses
Evaluating the commercial viability of a concessionaire & participating in finalization of contracts with concessionaries and authorize all their bills
Liaising and negotiating with banks for raising fund and non-fund based facilities to finance working capital requirements from time to time
Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results and implementing corrective actions.
Assistant Manager Accounts
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Abu Dhabi
07.2004 - 08.2012
Head of shared service centre at Abu Dhabi comprising of around 20 projects under my control
Manage general accounting and accounts payable operations, sub contractor bill booking, cash & bank bookings, client invoicing updation & Time office system for workmen’s at site
Supervise, train, motivate, evaluate, and coach subordinate associates
Ensure that all deadlines are met by general accounting and accounts payable associates
Monitor that all internal statements, month end books, reconciliations, external reporting are completed and filed accurately and timely
Develop complex reports and analyses using database and other tools as requested by management
Study and evaluate accounting operations and participate in streamlining efficiencies through programming and collaboration with other Majestic associates
Implement and maintain systems of internal control
Coordinate with bankers for obtaining the necessary credit limits for new projects, such as LC limit, Advance BG, Performance BG & other financial BG’s
Involved in Budget preparation for back office departments and having control over the budget and actual and analyzing the variances & doing needful for bringing the actual under budget
Making use of available funds to the optimum use and keep the working capital under the budgeted figures
Special projects as requested by management.
Accountant
Mustafa Sultan Enterprises
10.1997 - 06.2002
Develop, monitor, and review accurate and timely financial statement presentation
Manage tax, audit, and other compliance related practices and tasks
Oversee the preparation and review of all audit schedules and serve as the primary contact for all audit activities
Establishing Letter of Credits and amendments to the same if any
Raising of Commercial Invoices with related to Letter of Credit
To handle different types of Guarantees like Tender Bond, Performance Bond, Advance Payment Bond, Maintenance Bond, Payment Guarantee etc
Preparing monthly LC & Guarantee outstanding reports and maintaining Central Liabilities
Co-ordination with suppliers (local & outstation) related to Letter of Credit
Maintaining Ageing Analysis of Accounts Receivables & follow up with sales person for timely collection of due payments dealers.
Branch Accountant
Thomson Consumer Electronics Limited
06.1995 - 09.1997
Day to day accounting works such as sales, purchases, cash book, ledger, etc
Providing the management with monthly/weekly MIS reports with deadline, report such as debtors/creditors analysis, trend analysis, product analysis, etc
Representing on behalf of company to the auditors
Looking after branch level admin
Secretarial works
Coordinating with sales team for various sales related reports
Coordinating with branch level accountants & getting all MIS reports on monthly basis & compiling it for Zonal level presentations
Banking works, Bank reconciliations & dealing with Govt
Authorities.
Branch Accountant
Jumbo Electronics Co. LLC
06.1993 - 05.1995
Taking care of credit control for Abu Dhabi region dealers and institutional customers
Order processing after due checking of credit limit and outstanding ageing of the dealer
Monthly Audit at showrooms towards material availability and cash transactions
Daily cash collection reconciliation with showroom and deposit at bank
Getting necessary approvals from sales manager and directors for any amendment in credit limit approvals
Handling Petty Cash
Providing sales team with age wise receivables on weekly basis and flow up with the sales person for timely collection of payments
Timely discounting of post dated cheques and making the fund available for HQ
Preparing Quotations, Raising Invoices and Delivery Notes
Preparing Monthly expense statement and checking the same against monthly budget and analyzing the data for variances
Drafting of Business letters and Self Correspondence.
Accounts Assistant
Leela Scottish Lace Limited
06.1991 - 05.1993
Day to day accounting works such as sales, purchases, cash book, ledger, etc
Looking after secretarial works
Coordinating with sales team for various sales related reports
Banking works, Bank reconciliations & dealing with Govt
Authorities
Coordinating with manufacturing units for timely disbursement of wages and other workmen related payments.
Education
ACCA - Finalist -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
12.2024
Certified Management Accountant in Management Accountant -
Institute of Management Accountant - USA
12.2011
AICWA in Costing & Management Accounts -
The Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India
07.2011
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Accounting and Auditing -