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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Preparation of organization's financial reports and present findings and recommendation to senior management. (Reports include profit and loss statement, statement of financial position and regulatory reports).• Preparing, validating and submitting VAT returns as a Tax Group, supporting schedules and documentation required by the UAE Federal Tax Authority.• Ensuring compliance of VAT data collection, review, consolidation, preparation and payment of monthly VAT liability of the Group.• Discuss and resolution of VAT related issues with Tax Consultants and VAT experts to implement accurate VAT reporting and VAT return filing system.• Communicating and coordinating work with cross functional departments and co-ordinate interim and final audit by liaising with external auditors, provide detail schedules and ensure monthly statutory compliances are maintained.• Manage the preparation and control of department budgets and ensure the effectiveness of the financial controls, continuous monitoring of business spending against business plans and budgets.• Checking and approving inventory pre-costing and post costing calculations, cost allocation process, supervising of timely inventory counting process, inventory adjustment entries and solving other related issues.• Performing fixed assets capitalization, disposals, analyzing CAPEX budget with actual, arranging insurance policies for new additions to FA register and executing depreciation runs.• Maintain all the ledger accounts, update monthly provisions/accruals/prepayments and maintain up to date reconciliations of GL accounts.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Foreign Exposure; Conducted the audit of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) as the capacity of Assistant Audit Manager. The Center was incorporated and being operating in the Republic of Syria and Lebanon. (Visit February 2012 to Syria, November 2012 to Lebanon and February 2013 to Lebanon)• Supervision and management of Assignments of domestic and multinational organizations operating in the business of Manufacturing, Leisure and Hotel, Service, Apparel, Traveling and Transport, Education, Diversified Holdings and Non-Profit making organizations.• Audit of financial statements in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISA)/Sri Lanka Auditing Standards (SLAuS), local Companies Act and other statutory regulations. Preparation of organization's financial reports and present findings and recommendation to senior management.• Reviewing of internal control systems including the management reporting systems, organizational policies, plans, procedures, and reporting thereon, this includes: Review of Management Letters, discussing the weaknesses of internal control systems and computerized accounting systems, and drawing the attention of the local and foreign management to the identified areas of concern. • Review of Special Purpose Audit engagements. • Preparation of Management Letters, discussing the weaknesses of internal control systems and computerized accounting systems, and drawing the attention of the local and foreign management to the identified areas of concern.• Attending the meetings of clients including the audit committee meetings to represent the external auditor and communicate the areas of improvement.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Preparation of organization's financial reports and present findings and recommendation to senior management.• Conduct financial and costing analysis (Key Performance indicators, trends, capital expenditure analysis, variances reporting)• Preparation and posting of monthly entries for salary and gratuity based on cost centers for each department.• Performing fixed assets capitalization, analyzing CAPEX budget with actual and executing depreciation run at each month end.• Maintain all the ledger accounts, update monthly provisions/accruals/prepayments and maintain up to date reconciliations of GL accounts and executing exchange valuation and distribution run at each month end.• Preparation of bank reconciliations and liaison with bank officials where necessary and monitor all treasury related activities.• Co-ordinate interim and final audit by liaising with external auditors, provide detail schedules and ensure monthly statutory compliances are maintained.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Overall responsibility of handling multiple engagements at a time and completing those engagements in accordance with given timelines.• Overall involvement in assurance assignments including staffing, agreeing on timelines, reviewing, finalization of assignments etc.• Detailed review of the Field work performed during audits.• Liaise with the top management and resolve/escalate key issues arising in the audits.• Preparation of various client communication reports. (Audit Planning Memorandums, Audit Reports, Audit Results Communications)• Verification, reconciliation and computation of Income Tax , Value Added Tax (VAT), Economic Service Charge (ESC), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), With Holding Tax (WHT), National Building Tax (NBT) in accordance with Inland Revenue Act. • Recommending and implementing operational service improvements; adhering to corporate quality compliances, and other corporate quality initiatives.• Cultivating strong relationships with key business stakeholders through regular relationship meetings, and offering insight and advice to management; coordinating with internal teams and peers to ensure effective utilization of resources across the teams.• Career Progress at EY;- Audit Supervisor (April 2011- July 2011)- Senior Accountant (July 2010- March 2011)- Staff Accountant (July 2008- June 2010)

Accounting And Finance

Associate Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration

Accounting And Business/Management