Tinu Rajan

Company Profile: UAE-based food import and distribution company specializing in the sourcing and supply of premium Spanish and European food products

• Team Leadership : Heading the Accounts team in ensuring efficiency in financial accounting operations and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Finance Analysis: Analyzed monthly P&L and balance sheet, providing insights on year-over-year variances and budget discrepancies, and contributing to detailed financial reporting for senior management. Performing sales, margin and revenue analysis. Performing product wise and customer-wise Margin Analysis, which leads to corporate decision-making.
• General Accounting: Streamlining and overseeing daily accounting activities, the month-end close process, reviewing journal entries, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting and timely results. Control over billing, AR and AP. Performing account reconciliations and ensuring accurate financial reporting. Preparation of financial statements and forecasts.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration & Forecasting: Collaborating with AR, AP payroll teams to manage cash flow and financial reporting. Prepared monthly cash flows, budgets and projections. Handling payroll and employee benefits.
• Tax Compliance: VAT and Excise Tax analysis and filing. Manage corporate tax filings.
• Costing and Pricing: Handled procurement in ERP - reviewing landed costing, margin evaluation and pricing.
• Inventory Management: Control over stock and stock movement.
• Trade Marketing Accounting: Preparation of GL accounts for trade spend, rebates, and performance metrics to assess ROI. Preparation of supplier claims tracking the costs.
• Audit Management: Assist in the preparation of successful quarter-end and year-end audits.
• ERP Implementation and Process Automation: Providing full support for the new ERP implementation, ensuring a smooth transition to automate accounting processes, and enhancing operational efficiency.

Company Profile : Baby care brand in UAE focuses production and distribution of eco-friendly, sustainable baby products

• The main point of contact of the Accounts Team.
• Preparation of Final Accounts and Financial Reporting: Handled Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Journal postings, month end closure, preparation of financial statements and reporting.
• Bank Reconciliations and Cash Flow forecast: Performed bank reconciliations and cash flow analysis, collaborating with the AR and AP team.
• Cash Handling and Adhoc task: Petty cash handling, Billing and ad hoc task.
• Audit & Compliance Oversight: Managed the successful year-end audit with zero findings, oversee VAT reporting and compliance.

Company Profile: Leading CPG Distributor in UAE for Skin care, Oral care, health care & personal care, Baby, Hair Care, Home Care. Few of the Brands in the portfolio - Arm and Hammer, Banana Boat, Schick, Dr Beckman, Bio Oil, Palmers Ricola, GUM, Sudocrem

• Procurement Accounts: Handled procurement in the ERP from purchase order to billing. Control over Inventory adjustments.
• Marketing Accounts: Preparation of supplier claims by tracking and optimizing the trade marketing and promotion costs.
• Led AP team.
• Financial Reporting: Assisting Chief Accountant in Finalization and Monthly/Quarterly closure.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Preparation of quarterly and annual budgets and collaboration with department heads, achieving a 10% reduction in overhead. Preparation of forecasted cash flows.

Company Profile: Big Four Company

• Supporting the Middle East Offices of EY by providing end-to-end support to the Advisory, Tax and Assurance Service Lines, Audit Billings through working closely with the Engagement Managers and Partners, Handled Accounts Receivables, Payroll and Leave Management System.
• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures. Worked closely with MENA FMA (Financial Management Administrator) to resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Lead a team of 4.

• Detailed analysis of financial statements/Annual Reports to review and report in XBRL format. Review of US GAAP taxonomy to judge which tag is suitable to line item of XBRL format financial reports.
• Compliance & Regulatory Reporting Services