Mazher Ora
Financial Accountant
Dubai,Dubai
Summary
Dedicated Senior Financial Accountant with 12 years of experience crafting accurate budgets and financial reports for a large company. Excellent communicator and hardworking self-motivator dedicated to high-quality work.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Financial Accountant
Sarsan Heavy Engineering FZE (SHENGG)
Al Hamriyah, Sharjah
09.2017 - Current
- Direct day-to-day accounting department and activities, involving timely and accurate month end reporting, revenue reporting and analysis, month end accruals and adjustments.
- Closely monitoring cost controls and cost reductions strategies with top management
- Closely work with Finance controllers to reconcile the various numbers.
- Tracking P&L and Balances sheet closely working with controlling team and supervising the controlling functions.
- Assisting auditors in drafting audited financials to substantiate financial transactions.
- Maintaining Cash Flow & Fund Flow in the company.
- Finding the process gaps and fix them up bring new controls increase efficiency.
- Taking care of Finance and Account, Finalization Monthly, Quarterly and Annually.
- Setup of management account for the end of each month for review of management and CFO.
- Highlight the projected cash flow for high value projects to bank and explain the required project base bank facilities.
- Handling the all bank related activities and validating the banking transactions. Interacting with bankers for LC's, Bank Guarantees, Trust Receipt loan, Term Loan, Working Capital Loan in the depth of governing law, expiry, due dates. Maintain the relation and have intervallic meeting with relationship manager of bank.
- Organize weekly cash flow and fund flow projection for the next 12 months in deftness of inflow and outflow for the year for management review and action.
- Preparation of man hour's rate per month related to man hours and fixed overheads for understanding of the management. Raising red flag if man hour's rate is ever-increasing from time to time to control the expenses as well as indicative to planning & estimation department.
- Project costing on completed and ongoing projects for management review. Highlighting the updates to leadership if expenditure is crossing the budgeted/targeted project cost.
- Validation of reconciled bank and cash book for final management reviews.
- Filing VAT returns as per the UAE law.
- Providing leadership in strengthening internal communication with the team members at all levels throughout the organization.
- Minimized losses and checked compliance with internal protocols by analyzing and preparing effective annual budgets.
- Mentor, train and retaining a diverse team, with a foresight and ability to delegate accordingly and get jobs on time.
- Coordinated day-to-day financial procedures for departments and trained new staff on payroll and invoice procedures.
Financial Accountant
Sarsan Oilfields Supply Centre FZCO
Dubai, Dubai
10.2015 - 04.2017
- Formulating monthly trial balance and income statement for management evaluation.
- Preparation of salary and overtime statement.
- Have a meeting with accounts manager in head office to explain the scrutiny of account statement. Preparation of Letter of Credit application and Bank Guarantee application / formats to Head office for assessment.
- Maintain stock statement.
- Finalization of accounts of parent as well as sister concern companies.
- Regular checking of bank statement and preparation of bank reconciliation statement.
- Preparation of fund flow statement.
- Maintaining all banking related activities and measures for accuracy on all financial transactions.
Financial Accountant (Sector- Trading)
National Medical
Kuwait City, Kuwait
02.2014 - 05.2014
- Administered cash monitoring, reconciliations.
- Responsible for maintaining up-to-date billing system and customer files.
- Accountable for preparing and issuing customer invoices.
- Verified and validated bills and vouchers.
- Responsible for maintaining inventory.
- Prepared documentation related to purchases, travel and personnel.
- Investigated and resolved customer queries.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
Accountant General(Sector- Consultancy & Advising)
Quality Furniture Trading
Udaipur, Rajasthan
08.2010 - 10.2013
- Direct and organize the work of the finance and accounts by maintaining daily and monthly accounting work
- Responsible for the accounting of purchases and sales and banking transactions.
- Performed daily bank reconciliation by uploading bank statements and clearing balances appropriately.
- Reviewed reconciliation reports and takes corrective action where necessary.
- Responsible for petty cash accounting on monthly basis.
- Recording expenses and accounts preparation and validation.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Asst. Accountant (Sector- Consultancy & Advising)
Kunavat & Associates
Udaipur, Rajasthan
09.2008 - 05.2010
- Assisted with the preparation of support for annual audits by outside auditors and preparation of fund tax returns.
- Responsible for checking the purchases & sales register of client
- Analyze and measure financial results on sales, margin, and receipts to identify opportunity at the financial class and department level.
- Assigned to prepare, observe and analyze bookkeeping records, financial statements and reports.
- Responsible for verifying the accounting transactions and monitoring and reporting on accounting inconsistencies.
- Validating the banking transactions and their appropriate accounting compliance.
- Assisting in the preparation of audit report and drafting the Audited Financials as per the requirements.
Financial Planner
Bajaj Capital Ltd.
Udaipur, Rajasthan
05.2008 - 07.2008
- Analyzed and assessed prevalent financial & economic environment.
- Offered advisory services & risk consultancy services by delving into the client’s industry and the pertaining risks.
- Evaluated scrip’s on fundamental basis for investment purpose.
- Assured the highest service standards are maintained for servicing of corporate & industrial clients.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.
Education
B.Com - Commerce
Bhopal Noble’s College of Commerce
Udaipur 04.2007 - 07.2010
M.Com. - Commerce
Bhopal Noble’s College of Commerce
Udaipur 04.2010 - 07.2012
MBA - Finance
Sikkim Manipal University
04.2010 - 07.2012
Skills
Financial stability knowledge
Error-free budget reporting
Accounting and bookkeeping
Annual reports
Accounting principles
Account reconciliation processes
Financial Management
Highly accountable and proactive in meeting deadlines
Strong organizational skills and the aptitude to prioritize workloads within the group to meet various demands
Strong communication skills across all levels of the company
Timeline
Senior Financial Accountant
Sarsan Heavy Engineering FZE (SHENGG)
09.2017 - Current
Financial Accountant
Sarsan Oilfields Supply Centre FZCO
10.2015 - 04.2017
Financial Accountant (Sector- Trading)
National Medical
02.2014 - 05.2014
Accountant General(Sector- Consultancy & Advising)
Quality Furniture Trading
08.2010 - 10.2013
M.Com. - Commerce
Bhopal Noble’s College of Commerce
04.2010 - 07.2012
MBA - Finance
Sikkim Manipal University
04.2010 - 07.2012
Asst. Accountant (Sector- Consultancy & Advising)
Kunavat & Associates
09.2008 - 05.2010
Financial Planner
Bajaj Capital Ltd.
05.2008 - 07.2008
B.Com - Commerce
Bhopal Noble’s College of Commerce
04.2007 - 07.2010