Oracle NetSuite
Shirin Kandoriwala
Finance Officer
Dubai
Summary
Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Officer
International Schools Partnership
Dubai
10.2021 - Current
- Established and enforced controls on revenue and expenses to protect company assets.
- Collaborated with team leaders to define standards, policies and procedures to meet company revenue goals.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Recommended financial actions by assessing options in relation to the company goals of increasing ROI.
- Drove revenue stream development through strategic collaboration and partnerships.
- Prepared bi-weekly KPI data and analyzed and monitored performance.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends for individual departments, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Assisted in developing near- and long-term P&L and cash flow forecasts.
- Enhanced internal control systems and procedures to mitigate risk and support opportunities.
- Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
- Performed all duties related to AP and AR.
Accounts Payable Officer
Nibras International School
Dubai
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Managed all accounts payable duties utilizing Oracle NetSuite
- Monitored accounts with 100+ vendors and investigated pricing discrepancies
- Point of contact for all invoices and purchase orders and responsible for generating weekly vendor payments
- Created and maintained file system to easily access all AP documents
- Responsible for daily reconciliation of bank account and credit card expenses
- Maintained petty cash float and processed weekly reimbursement claims
- Maintained monthly prepayments and accruals file and posted journal entries for month-end reporting.
Finance Intern
International Schools Partnership
Dubai
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Supported in maintaining financial records in accordance to both local GAAP and IFRS (for group accounting)
- Assisted in maintaining weekly non-financial KPI files for group
- Ensured key supplier contracts are properly reviewed and challenged prior to approval
- Maintained good relations with vendors and assisted in procurement as required.
Central Operations Team
RAKBANK
Ras Al Khaimah
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Processed daily inward, outward clearing & in-house cheques with speed and accuracy keeping daily error count to a minimum
- Handling/assisting in daily PDF cheque sorting in accordance with
- Central Bank cut-offs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Middlesex University
Dubai 09.2016 - 06.2019
Skills
Account Reconciliation
Certification
ACCA - 6/13 papers completed. Expected completion - Q2 2024
Software
Timeline
Finance Officer
International Schools Partnership
10.2021 - Current
Accounts Payable Officer
Nibras International School
09.2020 - 09.2021
Finance Intern
International Schools Partnership
12.2019 - 08.2020
Central Operations Team
RAKBANK
05.2018 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Middlesex University
09.2016 - 06.2019
ACCA - 6/13 papers completed. Expected completion - Q2 2024
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