IN 1991 , DECIDED TO MOVE ABROAD TO TAKE UP AN ASSIGNMENT AND JOINED ARABIAN PRINTING & PUBLISHING HOUSE IN THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN. I AM IN CHARGE OF THE COMPLETE IMPORTS FOR THE COMPANY APART FROM MY REGULAR WORK OF COST ACCOUNTING & INTERNAL CONTROLS, INTERACTION WITH THE BANKS & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH REGARDS TO FACILITIES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPANY.

IN THE SUMMER OF 1989, I GOT A CHANCE TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT INDUSTRY AND SO JOINED HERO MOTORS AS MANAGER COSTING. HERO MOTORS MANUFACTURED "HERO PUCK" MOPEDS. THIS WAS A VERY REWARDING EXPERIENCE AS I GOT TO USE MY COST ACCOUNTING SKILLS IN THE VARIOUS PRODUCTION COST CENTERS TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST INVOLVED IN EACH STAGE OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND TO ALSO GUIDE THE MANAGEMENT IN REDUCING COST WHERE EVER IT COULD BE POSSIBLE.

IN 1985, I MOVED TO HYDERABAD TO TAKE UP ANOTHER CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT WITH PRISMA PROCESS, A STATE OF THE ART PRINTING FACILITY. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO INTERACT WITH CUSTOMERS AND DEVELOP BUSINESS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. I WAS INVOLVED IN PREPARING QUOTATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS ENQUIRIES RECEIVED , BOOK JOBS, PASS THEM TO THE PRODUCTION LINE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE EXECUTED ON TIME AND DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMER ON TIME. MY WORK IN PRISMA HELPED ME GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE PRINTING PROCESS.

AFTER GETTING WELL TRAINED IN COST AUDIT AND COST ACCOUNTING , I TOOK UP MY FIRST FULL TIME JOB WITH MAYAR PRINTERS AS COST ESTIMATOR WHEREIN I WAS THE COSTING SUPPORT FOR THE ESTIMATION DEPARTMENT FOR QUOTING FOR JOBS. THIS WAS A KEY POSITION SINCE I HAD TO PROVIDE THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR EACH JOB SO THAT THE ESTIMATION DEPARTMENT COULD WORK OUT THE MARGINS DEPENDING ON THE PRINT RUN.

GAINED RICH EXPERIENCE IN COST AUDIT OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES WHICH IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. ALSO DID MANY COST ACCOUNTING ASSIGNMENTS WHEREIN WE HAD TO DESIGN & IMPLEMENT THE COMPLETE COSTING SYSTEM FOR THE ORGANIZATION.