Accountant/Accounts Payable Specialist
Resume:
CHRYSTLE LUIS
ACCOUNTANT
************@*****.***
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
CAREER OBJECTIVES
Enthusiastic and hardworking individual aspiring to work in a challenging environment in the field of Accounting and Finance and to find a suitable position that provides opportunity to make strong contribution to organizational goals through continued development of professional and personal skills.
SUMMARY
A highly motivated Finance professional with a verifiable record of accomplishment spanning to 6+ years in this role. Highly creative, recognized as a results-oriented and solution-focused individual. Areas of strength include:
Accounts Payable Processes
Travel & Entertainment Processes
Supplier Account/Bank Reconciliation
Accounting of Withholding Tax, GST and VAT
Vendor Management
Procure-to-Pay Processes (P2P)
Process and System Enhancements
Contributing in UAT test & new system rollouts
Quality Control of High Dollar Payments Work as Team Player
Treasury
Customer Service and Support
Organisational Skills
Risk Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
COMPANY : National Central Cooling Company PJSC (“Tabreed”)-UAE DURATION : January 2017- Present
DESIGNATION : Accountant
DEPARTMENT : Finance
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Processing Utility payments and reconciling each utility meter account.
Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial closing, reconciliation of accounts, general ledger postings, journal entries, accruals, payables and receivables.
Managing petty cash transactions.
Answering queries related to suppliers / customers and projects department.
Monthly monitoring of Advance supplier, movement and Clearing.
Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account Transactions.
Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
Charges expenses to accounts and cost centres by analysing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
Pay vendors by verifying IBAN numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, resolving contract invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation, insuring credit is received for outstanding memos.
Responsible for Bank reconciliations & the completeness of its entries in the system.
Report generations and reconciliations on relevant software.
By providing excellent customer experience by resolving stakeholder queries with the highest level of accuracy and promptness.
Manage areas relating to communication with both internal and external stakeholders, invoice processing, invoice approval, payment processing, supplier reconciliations and purchase order clean up.
Timely escalation of risks and problems about important financial matters
Accurate and timely closing of accounts.
COMPANY : Masdar Institute of Science and Technology- UAE DURATION : September 2013 – June 2016
DESIGNATION : Accounts Assistant
DEPARTMENT : Finance
RESPONSIBILITIES:
To handle the accounts payable function by receiving and processing/payment of invoices are in compliance with established key controls.
Processing reimbursements such as Petty cash, Housing Loans, Travel Expenses/Duty Travel Requests, Per Diem, corporate credit card and other business related expenses for faculty and staff and students.
To receive and process per diem claims supported by respective Duty Travel Request (DTR) forms submitted by Faculty, staff and students.
Provide strong customer service and support and demonstrate initiative in preventing invoice and expense issues.
To receive and process payment for all vendor invoices in a timely manner ensuring that their payment terms are adhered to.
Processing Purchase order and contractual invoices by validating the Purchase order requisition and contracts.
Verifying and reviewing all new vendor information and ensuring maintenance of files.
Verify calculations, determine cost allocation codes and ensure proper authorization on all documents being processed. Allocating invoices to the appropriate cost centres / account / project codes depending upon the nature of invoice.
Maintain advance payment register and follow up for the liquidation of advances.
To maintain a log of all payment documents received and processed by the department, including time stamping of every payment related document received in the department.
To prepare vendor reconciliations of selected vendors in coordination with other department colleagues.
Acting as a point of contact for all staff and students, investigating and responding to inquires / requests, ensuring sensitive / immediate issues are brought to attention of the relevant officer and the Financial Controller and to ensure achievement of the financial services department’s customer service objectives.
Initiate the bank reconciliation process on a monthly basis ensuring that all disbursements have been recorded appropriately as well as verifying the validity and authenticity of all transactions presented on the bank statement.
To assist the treasury function in processing of payments, bank transfers and reconciliations when required.
To ensure that Masdar Institute financial procedure and process are adhered.
Monitor, control and improve systems, processes and databases to ensure system security, accuracy and compliance with internal and external controls.
Training new employees on A/P systems and policies.
Being an integral part of the User Acceptance Test (UAT) phase for two new roll outs of Oracle-ERP and Travel/Expense report system for Finance department.
COMPANY : Goldman Sachs, Bangalore - India
DURATION : May 2010 – April 2013
DESIGNATION : Accounts Payable/Operations Analyst
DEPARTMENT : Accounting Services
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Managed accurate and timely processing of invoices, validated content and resolved various issues.
Was responsible for all account payable transactions and ensured proper approval and coding for all invoices.
Ensure AP and T&E transactions are captured, recorded, summarized and reported in compliance with policies & procedures.
Prepare and enter month end expense accruals and Account analysis and reconciliations.
Responsible for department queries and ensure timely responses, worked on Ad-hoc projects as required.
Worked on process automations to foster an environment of continuous improvement which propelled efficiency gains and significant time and cost-savings
Trained new hires and under graduates and served as the primary "go-to" trouble-shooter on new systems.
Facilitated "no-fault" internal and external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation.
Worked as Quality Control Analyst to key verify invoices before releasing payment.
On boarded external vendors to the Goldman Sachs classic Systems by doing several back ground checks and due diligence.
Initiating call backs for setting up client bank accounts and remit details and also sending remittances to the postal and e- addresses.
Processing invoices carrying Withholding Tax, GST and VAT and ensuring they are properly accounted for and coded correctly.
ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Worked on re-structuring hotline call hours for accounts payable (India / America / Europe) which resulted in eliminating night shifts for the team
Appointed as a point of contact for divisions like GIR / Securities / Legal to resolve their issues and concerns and build a good rapport by having monthly conference calls without fail
Continuously worked on weekly Risk quotient reports for the invoicing team to report invoices highly aged with the dollar amount to the higher management and also reduced the RQ score from above 5 to 3 and less than 3.
Coordinated the annual financial audit by providing all the necessary information and schedules to the internal/external auditors in a timely and accurate manner.
Was a part of Business Unit Intelligence group to create BHC documents for the new hires, on board them to the new applications and train them accordingly.
Was an active contributor in UAT (User Acceptance Test) for system enhancements, changes and new system rollouts. For e.g. Expense Management Application (EMA), Hotline Call Re-structuring, Eliminating system glitches. SOFTWARE PROFILE
Operating Systems: Windows XP/8/10,
Office Applications: Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) Applications: Oracle EBS R-12 (ERP System-Accounts Payable), PSAP (People Soft Accounts Payable), EMA (Expense Management Application), Microsoft Grade Plane application (GP), JD Edwards (JDE), On base- Image viewing and retrieval system, LIMS (Processing Legal invoices),
QUALIFICATION
Graduation:
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) (2007 - 2010) Institution: St. Aloysius College, Mangalore
Result: First Class with Distinction (75%)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth : 31-12-1989
Sex : Female
Current Location : Abu Dhabi, UAE
Marital Status
:
Married
Nationality : Indian
Passport No. : K9152542
Passport Expiry : 31-Mar-2023
UAE Visa : Residence Visa (Husbands Sponsorship)
E-mail : ************@*****.***
Mobile No. : +971-**-*******
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Tulu Hobbies : Shopping, Travelling, Browsing, Gourmet cooking, dancing and watching TV series
PERSONAL STRENGTH & SKILLS
Hard working & punctual.
Face challenges and work diligently in a professional environment
Present technical ideas to a wide variety of audiences
Good leadership skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with quick learning ability
Self-motivated and result oriented
Better analysing the problems and finding out the solutions
Ability to work well alone as well as in a team environment
Adjusting effectively to new work demands, processes, structures, and cultures.
Delivers accuracy and precision in work products; mindful of technical requirements, rules, and standards.
Generates new ideas and solutions from self and others. An ability and desire to see beyond the familiar. REFERENCES
Referee’s Name: Jayaseelan Ganasan
Company Name: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Job Title: Finance Director
Contact Number: Mobile: +971*********, +971*********, Work: +971********
Email ID: ********@******.**.**
Referee’s Name: Rishi Tiwari
Company Name: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Job Title: Senior General Ledger Accountant
Contact Number: Mobile: +971*********
Work: +971********
Email ID: *******@******.**.**
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