Education

May 2004 Master of Commerce at Annamalai University, India

Master of Commerce completed with Banking and finance as specialization

Nov 2001 Master of Business Administration at Bharathiar University , India

MBA Completed with 65% of marks

April 1999 Bachelor of Commerce at University of Calicut

Experience

May 2016 - Present Accountant at Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Review and reconciliation of customer accounts and verifying the AR aging report & Support financial statement audits.
Receivables- maintain and distribute accurate listing of overdue accounts & suspensions in accordance with payment terms. Prepare accounting adjustment forms where required, respond to client or payer account inquiries as required.
Maintain and Organize support for customer remittances.
Preparation and posting of AR related journal entries and posting daily cash receipts by reviewing payments, preparation of month end reports to support month end closing.
Recording customer payments, monitoring unpaid invoices, identifying and solving discrepancies.
Conversant in examining customer payment plans, maintaining invoice accounts and ensuring confidentiality.
Maintained Fixed asset detail including adding assets, transferring CIP accounts to active and disposing assets when needed

Nov 2008 - May 2016 Senior Accountant at MH Alshaya Co WLL, Kuwait

Monitor day to day financial operations within the company such as payroll, invoicing, VAT returns and other transactions.
Reporting & Analysis- Adept at reviewing accounting records and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance with company policies and applicable reporting standards. Assist with annual budget preparation.
Responsible for general ledger monthly closure of books and finalization of accounts.
Ensure correct timely month end closing including provisions, accruals and prepayments
Review financial data and prepare weekly, monthly and annual reports.
Knowledge of VAT and FTA requirements.
Improved operating performance with better asset utilization, reduced obsolescence, revision of equipment maintenance and loss prevention policies and procedures
Prepare monthly reconciliations for approval of the finance manager.
Handled the responsibility of reviewing the analyzing the General ledger accounts for interim and year end closing.
Charges expense to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice, expense reports & recording entries.

Nov 2004 - Sep 2008 Accountant at Landmark Group, Saudi Arabia

Timely and correct maintenance of books of accounts of the company.
Control on allocation of Common Expenses Reconcile accounts payable sub ledger to general ledger on monthly basis, outstanding report send to the concerned team.
Booking of invoices Including Projects, Expense, Marketing and Local purchase bills.
Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing checks, resolving purchase order, contract invoice or payment discrepancies and documentation, insuring credit is received for outstanding memos.
Process all client or miscellaneous payments daily or as required to sub ledger .
Refer overdue accounts to finance manager for adjustments, write off or collections.
Payables- Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying & reconciling invoices.
Accounts payable- Expense and purchase invoice validation, booking and timely payments.
Conversant in sales reconciliation & handling of Petty cash transactions.
Knowledge in reconciliation of creditors ledger, debtors collection and outstanding reports