Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience of 10 years, excelling in GL management and compliance. Proven track record in process improvement and audit support, leveraging advanced MS Excel skills and strong analytical abilities. Adept at stakeholder engagement, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency in financial reporting and reconciliations.
Directed comprehensive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures.
GL & Control: Prepared and posted complex journal entries for accrued and prepaid expenses, maintaining detailed schedules that tie directly to the balance sheet.
Compliance & Stakeholder Management: Served as the primary contact for assigned accounts, providing analytical results to key stakeholders and ensuring strict adherence to compliance and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS).
Process Improvement: Actively participated and contributed to Re-Engineering, Automation, and ERP Implementation Initiatives, focusing on streamlining accounting operations.
Audit & Analysis: Conducted financial analyses on critical issues, supported with queries from regulatory authorities and external auditors, and served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Financial Control: Reviewed and approved daily journal postings, promptly rejecting entries for corrections to maintain General Ledger data integrity.
Reconciliation & Reporting: Managed monthly balance sheet reconciliations and daily bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
Client & Audit Support: Handled and led monthly client calls and provided essential financial data and comprehensive reports for internal and external auditing.
Financial Reporting & Tax: Prepared complete financial statements and filed the company's VAT returns.
Working Capital: Prepared AP and AR aging reports and actively followed up to clear outstanding accounts promptly.
Daily Operations: Posted journal entries for all transactions, managed the petty cash book, and processed payroll.
Transaction Reconciliation: Managed the comprehensive reconciliation and reporting of business transactions across Purchase, Sales, and Bank books.
Data Entry & Integrity: Ensured the accurate invoicing and posting of purchase and sale entries into the accounting software (ERP).
Reporting: Prepared weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and provided necessary data for auditing purposes.
Bookkeeping & APIAR: Managed accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, including bank reconciliation and maintenance of the cash book.
Audit Support: Assisted in carrying out the company's audit work and managing financial data using Excel.
Core GL Functions: Served as the primary contact for all General Ledger activities and complex reconciliations.
Tax & Reporting: Managed VAT return filings, prepared the Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Net Income Confirmation (P&L).
Intercompany & Payroll: Executed Intercompany Reconciliations, processed settlements, and prepared and analyzed journal entries related to payroll.
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