A dynamic & competent finance professional with 15 years of experience in the Gulf; a self-motivated & achievement oriented professional with strong business acumen and a proven record of profit improvement through planning & implementing financial strategies, major in Oil & Gas sector. Self-motivated; able to set effective priorities and handle multiple assignments under high pressure within tight deadlines; adopt easily to new concepts and responsibilities. Equipped with technical, analytical and leadership skills, gained through consistent outperformance at all functions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant - Inventory
ADNOC Distribution - ADNOC GROUP
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
01.2021 - Current
Analyze and provide financial data; conduct the account processing and closing activities regarding inventory management, in accordance with legal accounting standards and policies, in order to optimally manage timely and correct payments from customers and to provide the management with the correct financial information about company funds for making policy decisions
Job Responsibilities / Specific Accountabilities:
Inventory Controlling
Organize and perform inventory counts and follow up on potential inventory fluctuations to highlight areas of non-conformances
Analyze inventory and reporting on financial implications to management to support informed decision making and support awareness of current status of operations
Conduct the final validation of financial impact of all booked rebates, valorization of the inventory as per defined guidelines
Booking entries
Manage monthly, quarterly and annual closings with regards to inventory and conduct reconciliation of the accounts as per defined standards and regulatory requirements
Follow up and coordinates with Depots staff in all Areas to send monthly stock statements on target dates in order to prepare the monthly consolidated statement of Main Product on time
Prepare on a monthly basis General Leger Reconciliation of purchases and related liability and accrued liability accounts
Prepare on a monthly basis Journal Vouchers for Main Products in all Depots & Filling Stations for gain & loss, down-graded and transportation charges of Main Product from/to Depot, and vessels monthly charges and own use of main products
Receive the cases of spillage and contamination of Main Products at Depots & Filling Stations and applying Company's policy regarding salary deduction, if any, and accounting action
Check and confirm Debit Notes, verifying and Confirming Good Receiving Notes (GRNS) and Vendor Payment Advices (VPA) of Main Products purchases
Generic Accountabilities Supervision:
Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives
Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives
Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control
Support process flow initiatives conducted by Supply Chain and ensure that accurate accounting and valuation of inventory is maintained
Pricing:
Collect data from Market view App, update Main Product (Gasoline, Gas Oil) and Aviation (JET A1, JP8, KEROSENE) monthly prices for ADNOC Distribution and update in SAP material master
Performance Management
Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company's Performance framework
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes
Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function
Reports:
Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management
Once books are closed and ML is run, do the Product reconciliation to ensure that COGS are posted correctly.
Prepared monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports with exceptional accuracy.
Prepared and distributed financial statements and reports, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.
Financial Analyst
ENOC- Emirates National Oil Company, Oil & Gas
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
05.2019 - 11.2020
Financial Accounting & Reporting:
Maintains the books of accounts and ensure that the monthly accounts are closed & submitted on timely basis
Monitor various key expenditure accounts for descriptive details and analysis and produces ad-hoc reports on various items of revenue/expenditure/capex etc
Processing payments for feedstock suppliers in a timely manner to ensure that key suppliers receive payments in a timely manner ensuring no disruptions in the feedstock procurement activity of the company
Co-ordinates with Group Financial Services (GFS) on specific transactions of the company under the purview of GFS
Generating weekly and monthly invoices, debit memos, credit memos for all customers and arrange for further dispatch
Monthly reconciliation and development of various GL Schedules on periodical basis
Reviews the month end closing reports of Finance Shared Services of the company and prepares the monthly management reports for reporting to Segment Management and for Controller review
Analyses the financials and operations of the company and presents the data and concern areas
Monitor bank accounts, prepare monthly bank reconciliation for daily operating bank accounts and resolve reconciliation discrepancies
Prepare adjusting journal entry to correct the appropriate general ledger accounts
Managed supplier related queries, issues and review periodic supplier reconciliations
Audit:
Supported the audit process while dealing with the various Auditor‘s such as the external and internal auditors to resolve the queries raised by such auditors on various financial aspects of the company
Compliance and control
Highlight instances of non-conformities to control framework and potential control issues on day-to-day transactions for resolution
Ensured compliance with financial covenants and service level agreements and ensuring that any contractual obligations arising thereon are met
Treasury Management
Ensures development of routine operations and cash flow for the internal projects / company
Managed short term cash flows / fund requirements including overseeing bank accounts to ensure ready availability of adequate funds without maintaining idle funds
Taxation
Record the input and output VAT separately for identification purpose and maintain all records for future identification purpose
Regulatory Submittals
Collate required information to be submitted to external agencies/ regulatory authorities in line with audited financial statements and other reliable resources.
Senior Accountant
Oren Hydrocarbons ME INC
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
01.2013 - 12.2018
Account preparation and closure:
Performed full cycle of financial accounting, inclusive of accounts receivable, accounts payable and preparation of monthly payroll schedule of ~200 employees
Monthly accounts adjustment and closing of books
Assisted management of the month end process including responsibility for the production of branch P&L accounts, Production
Cost and other reports
Preparation of financial statements including cash flow statement, profit & loss and balance sheet and others yearly/quarterly/half year reports
Preparation of details of liability for outstanding expense, depreciation and prepaid expenses for monthly financial statements
Assist external auditors with preparing schedules, providing explanations of supporting materials and procedures, and preparing any other necessary data during annual audit
Maintained monthly intercompany spreadsheets for billing purposes and consolidated financial preparation
Budgeting and performance analysis:
Prepared yearly budgets for RAK unit (prepared monthly budget variance and reasons for performance variation)
Hands-on experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and project cost analysis, fund management
Prepared monthly management report which analyzed key trends in revenues, cost and expenditures
Submitted monthly performance reports to parent company, banks and regulators
Assisted financial controller with debt and equity raise for ongoing projects (detailed analysis on financial projections, capital planning and fund utilization)
Exposure in identifying areas of strength & weakness in the financial function; managing systems effectively to improve efficiency, increase cost saving & productivity
Perform financial forecasting, reporting and operation metrics tracking
Analyses financial data and create financial models for decision support.
Account Executive
Oren Hydrocarbons ME INC
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
02.2008 - 12.2012
Book-keeping of all the tasks and transactions of the company i.e., sales, purchases, expenses, inventory management, payroll and etc
Managing suppliers' accounts by tracking their invoices, credit notes and payment records
Preparing sales invoices and billing the invoices to customers on daily basis & follow up for payments
Maintain records of all financial documents with appropriate supporting material; update records as necessary
Monitor production and stores department to update production journals, GRN and GDN on daily basis
Verify & reconcile the physical stock with the system stock sheet on monthly basis
Statement reconciliation of bank accounts
Process payroll and other employee benefits through bank
Education
Master of Commerce - Management Accounting, Business Administration
University of Pune
07.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting & Business Economics
University of Mumbai
07.2000 - 10.2003
Skills
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
Accountancy
Financial Forecasting
Financial Accounts & Advance Practical Accounts
Accounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR)
Financial reporting
Month-end processes
Account reconciliation
General ledger accounting expertise
Financial management
Payroll processing
Fixed Assets
Cash Flow Statement
Profit & Loss Account
Balance Sheet
IFRS
GAAP
SAP, Oracle ERP, Financial, Tally, Focus
Advanced level MS Excel, Word, Power Point
V-lookups
Pivot tables
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent
Marathi
Fluent
Accomplishments
Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Supervised team of four staff members.
Certification
Advanced Financial Accounting from ICA.
Timeline
Senior Accountant - Inventory
ADNOC Distribution - ADNOC GROUP
01.2021 - Current
Financial Analyst
ENOC- Emirates National Oil Company, Oil & Gas
05.2019 - 11.2020
Senior Accountant
Oren Hydrocarbons ME INC
01.2013 - 12.2018
Account Executive
Oren Hydrocarbons ME INC
02.2008 - 12.2012
Master of Commerce - Management Accounting, Business Administration
University of Pune
07.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting & Business Economics
University of Mumbai
07.2000 - 10.2003
Advanced Financial Accounting from ICA.
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