Rohan Agrawal
Abu Dhabi,AZ
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with 13 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions and reporting.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
ADNOC Distribution
Abu Dhabi
04.2022 - Current
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Assisted in reducing outstanding accounts receivable balances by diligently following up on overdue invoices.
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
- Collaborated with external auditors during the annual audit process to provide necessary documentation and address any concerns or findings promptly.
- Enhanced financial decision-making capabilities by providing timely, accurate information to management through regular performance reports.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
Accounting Specialist
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Financial Responsibilities: Monthly MIS with projections to find out best and worst performing departments and highlighting areas of concern
- Day to day scrutiny of expenses posted in ledger to check for abnormal items and highlighting the same
- Processing day to day payments ensuring that payments are as per terms of approved Contracts/POs and making sure that accounting is correct
- Suggesting changes wherever required
- Analytic Responsibilities: Continuous improvement of existing reports to make those more automated and faster
- Ad hoc reports for the CEO, CFO & Business Heads for their quick decision making
- Financial Planning & Budgeting: Responsible for preparation of monthly and annual budgets and analyzing the variances with actual achievement periodically
- Responsible for preparation of 3 years and 5 years projections of the business
- Discussion of each element of P&L with the business team to understand the plan to achieve in cost reduction
- Automations: Responsible for handling Adhoc requests and problem-solving with a short turnaround time
- Create processes/reports to minimize the same
- Already created process for Invoice approvals and automated the MIS reports which requires minimum manual intervention.
Manager - Finance
Sharaf Retail
02.2017 - 02.2020
- Financial Responsibilities: Leading a team and handling brands like Cotton On, Sanrio & Others for financial reporting, financial analysis and ad-hoc reporting
- Responsible for finalisation of financial statements and completion of audit for the year
- Accounting as per VAT regulations and filing of VAT return timely and accurately
- Preparation of weekly Cash Flow reports for management’s information and decision making
- Monthly MIS with projections to find out best and worst performing locations and suggesting prompt action for turnaround of stores
- Overview of Accounts receivable management and monthly reconciliations of the same
- Reviewing capex requirements for new stores and renovations
- Managing Group Insurance, liaison with insurer for claims and negotiations for new policies
- Treasury Functions: Liaison with banks for day to day banking activities
- Helping in issuance of Bank Guarantees instead of giving deposits for Lease contracts
- Liaison with banks for opening of new LCs for dealing suppliers based in other countries
- Analytic Responsibilities: Interpretation of Cash Flow reports and suggesting the cash surplus or deficit in next 14 days for better planning of working capital requirements
- Monthly analysis of MIS reports with Business Head to highlight the strong and weak areas of business to facilitate the corrective actions taken
- Ad hoc reports for the CEO, CFO & Business Heads for their quick decision making
- Financial Planning & Budgeting: Responsible for preparation of monthly and annual budgets and analyzing the variances with actual achievement periodically
- Responsible for preparation of 3 years and 5 years projections of the business
- Discussion of each element of P&L with the business team to understand the plan to achieve sales and margins targets and cost reduction.
Chief Accountant/Head of Finance
Fujairah Investment Establishment
Fujairah, UAE
04.2016 - 02.2017
- Completion books of accounts in compliance with IAS and IFRS
- Review of monthly bank reconciliations along with other regular Finance related tasks
- Prepared and interpreted the actual monthly financial statements, forecasts, budgets and 5-year plans and reviewed the balance sheet reconciliations
- Interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends
- Identifying the potential for making financial savings
- Tracking Investee company financial performance
- Liaison with Investee companies, Management & the Board for regular update
- Responsible for conducting Internal Audit of Investee companies timely.
Manager - Corporate Group
Intrasoft Technologies Limited (123Greetings.com, Inc. & 123Stores.com)
09.2011 - 04.2016
- Financial Responsibilities: Managing Accounts payable with respect to Vendor allocation
- Identifying Price Gaps and communicating the same with Vendor for the recovery
- Assisting for automation of Vendor Allocation with the system
- Monthly preparation of MIS and submission of the same to management and managing stock at warehouses by properly allocating the receivables
- Monitoring the payment criteria for Vendors and ensuring that Vendors are paid at the right time
- Ensuring timely book closure both quarterly and yearly and responsible for Pricing Audit
- Making year end Vendor Reconciliation and accounting for the differences along with finalization of Accounts Payable Balances for Balance Sheet purpose
- Internal Audit of shipping carrier charges
- Analytic Responsibilities: Internal Audit and trend analysis of product prices in Amazon.com to facilitate better pricing and increased sales volume
- Part of a 3member team assigned to develop a shipping engine to optimize shipping cost calculations
- Designed the structure of Product Database which contains the details of products listed by us like cost and attribute details
- Also gave contribution in designing the Internal Audit Report which contains details of orders and profitability
- Making SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for various issues.
Education
Chartered Accountancy -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.2011
Company Secretary -
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
01.2009
Bachelor’s in Commerce -
Calcutta University
01.2007
Higher Secondary -
Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata
01.2004
X STD -
Khanna High School, Kolkata
01.2002
Skills
- Advanced Excel
- Data extraction from MySQL
- Excel training
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Statements
- Financial Reporting
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali
Contacts
- UAE, +971 551754120
- India, +91 9804123450
- Email, rohanagrawal1986@gmail.com
Articleship
- Worked as Articled Assistant at Rajesh Kumar Jain & Associates.
- Worked as Articled Assistant at Choudhary Sharma & Associates.
Personal Information
- Passport Number: K6214220
- Father's Name: Late Ramesh Chandra Agrawal
- Date of Birth: 03/12/86
- Marital Status: Married
Hobbies and Interests
- Coaching
- Listening to music
Timeline
Accountant
ADNOC Distribution
04.2022 - Current
Accounting Specialist
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
03.2020 - 03.2022
Manager - Finance
Sharaf Retail
02.2017 - 02.2020
Chief Accountant/Head of Finance
Fujairah Investment Establishment
04.2016 - 02.2017
Manager - Corporate Group
Intrasoft Technologies Limited (123Greetings.com, Inc. & 123Stores.com)
09.2011 - 04.2016
Chartered Accountancy -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Company Secretary -
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Bachelor’s in Commerce -
Calcutta University
Higher Secondary -
Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata
X STD -
Khanna High School, Kolkata