Accounts Payable Accounting

DHARSHINI JAYA

***-** ***** ***** **, Calgary AB, T2B 3K2 587-***-**** ******@*****.***

Objective

To be an Accounting and Finance Professional in a dynamic business entity

Profile

• More than 10 years of progressive professional experience in the field of Accounting and Finance

• Designated Accountant (CGA, ACCA)

• Two years of overseas experience – able to empathise and work with people of diversified backgrounds

• Proven record of setting up finance division single handed with minimal supervision

• Effective Leader and Team Player with developed listening and motivational skills

• Developed Problem Solving and Decision making skill

• Well-developed observational and assessment abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication and strong time management skills

• Proven Computer skills including accounting software

Employment History

Team Leader/Accountant – Accounts Payable & Receivable, Brandix

Feb 2008-Feb 2013

• Heading the Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Teams consisting 85 members

• Responsible for Monitoring, Analysing and reporting of 16 SBUs AP & AR to Parent office

• Liaising with Vendors and buyers to negotiate credit terms

• Coordinating the Annual audits with Price Waterhouse Coopers

• Variance analysis and reporting of financial ratios for decision making

• Budget Preparation and cash flow forecasting

• Prepared Process Instructions and Desk instructions for the processes

• Involved in obtaining ISO Certification ISO 9000 (Quality) and ISO 27001 (Information security)

• Ensuring compliance to applicable accounting standards

• Prepared CSA (Control self Assessment) for teams processes (GL, AP, AR)

• Involved in preparation of SLA (Service Level Agreement) with the SBUs

• Carrying out random internal audits in the risky areas of the processes

• Implementing process improvements further to study of the processes

Finance Executive, Brandix

Dec 2005-Jan 2008

• Single headedly setting up and managing finance division in Srilanka & India for a new project in Visakapatnam,India joined with Government of India

• Maintenance and Monitoring of Capital Expenditure Register

• Preparation of Consolidated monthly and yearly Accounts of India and Srilanka

• Assisting in the procurement of machinery & equipment through Letter of Credit

• Preparing Financial statements, reviewing adjustments, reconciliations and reporting to the Management on monthly financial

• Liaising with company secretary on legal issues and handling share issue

• Creation of systems and controls to comply with the legal requirements and Foreign Exchange regulations between Srilanka & India

Junior Finance Executive, Srilanka Business Development Centre

Feb 2004-Dec 2004

• Book Keeping

• Handling Payroll Register

• Preparation of Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Employee Trust Fund (ETF) Forms for submission to the Boards on monthly basis

• Maintaining Stock Ledger and Fixed Assets Register

• Co-ordinating training programs and performing Instructor role when required

Programme Clerk, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sep 2003-Feb 2004

• Procurement of materials used for publicity through tender procedures

• Assisting in the production of WFP’s monthly journals

• Assisted an International Consultant on Baseline survey on school feeding

Professional/Academic Qualification

• Member of Certified General Accountants (CGA), Alberta, Canada 2013

• Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK 2012

• B.Sc Applied Accounting, Oxford Brookes University, 2011

• B.Sc Economic and Management, University of London (LSE), UK 2003

Certification

• Certificate on “The Seven Habits For Managers” conducted by Franklin Covey, Sept 2011

• Certificate for “Internal Auditor Training Programme” related to ISO certification conducted by ICS Technologies, India, February 2010

• Certificate in “How to deal with difficult people” conducted by Rens Global Learning August 2009

• Certificate in “Communication in Leadership Programme” conducted by Human Resource consultants, Colombo, Srilanka April 2006

• Attended training on “Strategic Thinking and Decision Making” in January 2013

• Attended training on “Interview Skills” in January 2011

• Attended Training on “Leading Meetings” in November 2010

• Attended Training on “Executive Leadership Quotient” in September 2008

• Participated workshop on “Executive Briefing Services on Finance Transformation” in June 2012

• Participated Workshop on “Business Productivity as a Growth Driver” in September 2010

• Participated Workshop on “Key Performance Indicators for the Service Sector” in July 2008

Technical Skills / Computer Literacy

• Accounting Software packages :Simply Accounting, Quick Books, Accpac, Myob, Lawson

• Computing: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Web browsers

References available upon request

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