 Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements. Prepare detailed budgets and financial forecasts. Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, providing insights and recommendations to management. Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports. Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements. Coordinate and prepare necessary documentation for tax payments and returns. Stay updated with changes in tax regulations and ensure compliance with FTA. Develop and implement financial and operational controls to maximize efficiency and mitigate risk. Coordinate with external auditors and assist with conducting audits. Administer payroll, ensuring accurate and timely processing, compliance with employment laws, and proper deductions and withholdings.

 Assist in preparation of monthly financials, MIS closing. Performing daily checks on PNL & variance analysis, reconciliation of various costs.  Managing overall accounting activities including AP and AR. Managing the bank relationships, platforms and strategy. Managing first review of quarterly VAT Return and its finalization post review from the internal Tax Team. Lead the day-to-day treasury operations for the group. Ensure all disbursements are processed completely and promptly. Maintain, disburse and oversee Petty cash – funding and operational floats. Implementing the treasury policies and procedures. Group commission calculation, payment and ongoing monitoring.

 To lead, drive and manage the Finance function on the full spectrum of accounting, reporting and provision of insights to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the company's use of financial resources. To ensure timeliness, accuracy and integrity of financial reporting with constant improvement in processes and systems. Collate balance sheet accounts' ageing data and prepare presentation for senior management review on a quarterly basis. Managed negotiations with Mall Operators and external providers thereby navigating successful cashflow management which resulted in business survival during COVID - 19. Review accounting policies and procedures to ensure that financial controls are sufficiently in place. Finalization of the audit in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard. Assist the Investments team with performing budget vs. actuals. Maintain storage and archival of all documents and records to ensure the documents and records are accessible as per authorization. Liaise with the auditors and assume primary point of contact to resolve accounting queries and discrepancies during year-end audits. Maintain good and professional relationships with clients, stakeholders and operators. Assist with other accounting projects as and when required.

 Prepare and submit internal reports on weekly/monthly basis to management and the external accounting service provider. Reports include but are not limited to sales, inventory, COGS, payroll, related party transactions and admin expenses, among others. Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Update accounts payable, reconcile invoices to PO's, negotiate payment terms with suppliers and facilitate payments in line with company policy. Assist the HR team with payroll, gratuity and sales commission. Authorizing weekly cash collection and deposit to the banks from retail store outlets. Oversee the petty cash management in the office and in the retail stores.Maintain storage and archival of all documents and records to ensure the documents and records are accessible as per authorization. Liaise with the external accounting services provider on the general bookkeeping for portfolio companies and assume primary point of contact to resolve queries and discrepancies.

 Assist and Review monthly, quarterly and annual closing of standalone company (Corporate). Assist and Review corporate costs allocation to business units. Checking monthly debit/credit notes raised to business units on behalf of corporate office (Intercompany transactions). Liaison with auditors and assist on annual audit. Review Intercompany reconciliation and posting of pending transactions. Preparation of variation between actual and budgeted cash flow, major expenditures and revenue and report the same to the management along with the reasoning.  Involved in requirement analysis and documentation leading to an effective Hyperion solution incorporating user needs of converting Excel based Budgeting and Forecasting Process to Hyperion Planning in-order to increase efficiency. Provided technical and functional support by helping the users resolve their issues enabling successful Go live of project as per schedule.

 Administer the monthly closing process by ensuring all entries for accruals, prepayments and amortization have been accounted for. Handling vendor management including invoice processing, vendor creation and payments to vendors, government agencies and ensure compliance to internal policies. Receivables management including preparation of fortnightly ageing analysis of customers, collections accounts. Preparing monthly MIS reports for senior management. Monitoring and reporting of daily cash position to senior management. Responsible for month end reconciliation for GL accounts and inter group company accounts. Responsible for reviewing and certifying staff monthly incentives prior to disbursement. Ensure timely creation / recording of assets and maintain Fixed Assets Ledger. Managing audit queries of external and internal auditors.

Auditing Responsible for review of statutory and tax audits of small and medium sized clients, including compliance with relevant laws and accounting standards. Independently handled audits of private limited companies, partnership firms, trusts. Finalization of Accounts and preparation of Financial Statements. Handled regular accounting and setting up the accounting and control systems for many clients. Discussions with Senior Management of various Companies to gain insights of their business. Preparation of audit planning and strategy documents for audit engagements, setting up budgets for assignments and ensuring that these were strictly adhered to. Accountable for a team of audit assistants, who were under my direct supervision. Imparted on-field training to the team members, timely completion of fieldwork and resolving issues through continuous discussions with the client.Taxation Providing consultancy to various firms, individuals & Trusts on tax matters. Preparation of tax audit reports along with consolidation of tax audit reports of Branches. Finalization of tax audits of private limited companies. Preparing details for income tax and sales tax assessments. Work related to filing of annual TDS returns. Assisting in preparation of annual & monthly sales tax returns. Preparation of the tax audit report and data compilation for income tax returns of the companies.