Senior Cost Engineer

LITON JAMES GOMES

Woodside, New York Email: ************@*****.*** Cell: 1-516-***-****

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liton-gomes-77607a11 OBJECTIVE Accountant with more than 12+ years of Finance and Accounting experience in New York (United States of America), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Baghdad (Iraq), Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Expertise in preparing financial statements, monitoring daily cash transactions, developing annual budgets, and recording all financial activity for small to medium sized businesses. Recruited and cultivated a first- rate team of financial support professionals. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a strong background in Finance and Accounting methodologies and practices CORE

ACCOUNTING

PRACTICAL

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Financial Statements & Preparation Control cash flow and cash out Month-end Reconciliation & Analysis Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Budgets, Forecasts & Financial Modeling Bank reconciliation General Ledger Entries & Audits Job Costing

Year-end reporting Control HR and Payroll

PROFESIONAL

EXPERIENCE

COST ENGINEER, KISKA CONSTRUCTION, INC (NEW YORK)

17 APRIL 2017 TO CURRENT (REPORTING TO PROJECT MANAGER AND HEAD OFFICE) Company Profile:

Project: Marine Parkway / Moveable Bridges Rehabilitation in NY, Owner TBTA Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Collect and review payment request obtained from subs/vendors

Maintain budget and forecasts for the project

Prepare the cost report and attend weekly and monthly cost meetings

Prepare monthly payment requisition to owners

Provide supporting project controls functions including reporting, project change management, cost control, cost analysis, forecasting, purchase order tracking, etc...to Project Manager.

Develop, implement, and maintain internal cost reports, cash flows, and forecasts

Analyze project controls cost reports, present findings and provide recommendations to the project team

Review of invoices regarding vendors/materials

Prepare weekly and monthly job costs reports in conjunction with Project Management Team

Using the Software HCSS HeavyJob, Timberline and TimberScan COST ENGINEER, JUDLAU OHL GROUP. (NEW YORK)

15 AUGUST 2016 TO APRIL 14 2017 (REPORTING TO PROJECT MANAGER AND HEAD OFFICE)

Company Profile:

Project: Queens Midtown Tunnel Rehabilitation ($270 million). Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide administrative support to a Project Manager by supporting project controls functions including reporting, project change management, cost control, cost analysis, forecasting, purchase order tracking, etc...

RESUME

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Develop, implement, and maintain internal cost reports, cash flows, and forecasts

Analyze project controls cost reports, present findings and provide recommendations to the project team

Perform budget tracking against Purchase Orders or Subcontracts

Assist with the setup of a Change Management System as well as maintain a change Order for this system

Maintain budget and forecasts for the project

Collect and review payment request obtained from subs/vendors

Review of invoices regarding vendors/materials

Attend monthly cost meetings

Prepare monthly payment requisition to owners

Prepare weekly and monthly job costs reports in conjunction with Project Management Team

Coordinate back-up data required for payment to owners ACCOUNTANT, ARCHITECTURE SIGN GROUP, INC. (ELMONT, NEW YORK) 23 FEBRUARY 2015 – 10 AUGUST 2016 (REPORTED TO PRESIDENT / CEO )

Supporting monthly closings by preparing journal entries, analyzing, and reconciling balance sheet accounts.

Monthly supplemental reporting

Prepare budget estimates and financial plans, managing deployment in future periods.

Track and review all expenditures, reimbursements and expenses for comparison against budgets and develop reports to determine if budgetary goals are met.

Preparing General Bookkeeping Entry and bank reconciliation statement on monthly basis

Checking all accounting transaction and vouchers on day to day basis manually and on the computer system before posting the transaction

Preparing job costing report

Preparing weekly timesheet and payroll

Generate Receivable Invoices and send out to Clients

Follow up on, collect and allocate payments

Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines

Manage the Accounts Payable functions for multiple entities

Monitoring cash inflows & outflows in Project operations

Review AR aging to ensure compliance

Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records

Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.

Generate accounting statements and reports in Quick-books.

Prepare weekly reports and submit to President and Plus Funding Group ACCOUNTANT, MEDIA GROUP INTERNATIONAL / SALAM MEDIA CAST (DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

AUGUST 2008 – MAY 2014 (REPORTED TO FINANCE MANAGER -QATAR AND DUBAI)

Finalization of computerized books of accounts, preparing financial statements compliance with IFRS

Quarterly closing of accounts and to co-ordinate with inventory & purchase dept. in order to close the pending transactions

Preparing budget and suggestion in financial part of strategic planning for management

Keeping track of actual cost of job with estimated in order to forecast further if required.

Monitoring cash inflows & outflows during operations for ongoing projects.

Conducting interim audit every quarter as per the schedule of head office

To confirm the Group Co. transactions & make reports accordingly for head office. PAGE 3

Checking all accounting transaction and vouchers on day to day basis manually and on the computer system before posting the transaction

Checking HR and procurement documents before accounting and processing payments

Preparing monthly pay roll, leave & EOS settlements

Making comparative statement for budget with actual performance on periodical basis

Preparing MIS report such as cash flow, project financing etc. as per the requirement of banks for facilities.

Controlling payment to creditors and accountability of Creditors and Debtors records, Maintaining Customs records under bank guarantee

Liaison with sub-contractors & engineers regarding the bank guarantee & payment terms

Preparing General Bookkeeping Entry and bank reconciliation statement on monthly basis

Project Cost control, Suggesting cost reduction and better performance in line with project managers.

Bookkeeper and Data entry in the system

Generating reports on FoxPro (Accounts, Payroll & Fixed Assists-Deprecation Package) SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, ALMCO GROUP LIMITED (INT’L GREEN ZONE BAGHDAD, IRAQ) JANUARY 2008 – JULY 2008 (REPORTED TO CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER)

Monitor the daily work of Accounts Assistants i.e. maintaining petty cash, disbursement book, and issuance of checks and monitor daily activity of the banks.

Prepare journal entries and monitor payables and receivable accounts.

Submit monthly cash plan to the Chief Financial Officer.

Monitor expenses of the ongoing project if within the budget and coordinate with Project Managers / Project Directors for the project update.

Prepare details of the cash flow of the project to know the financing required.

Coordinate with the bank officer which document needed for the facilities applied i.e. Import L/C, performance bond, bank guarantees and other credit facilities.

Prepare the monthly payroll and reconciliation of general ledger and subsidiary accounts.

Prepare monthly and yearly financial statements i.e. income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows with supporting schedules i.e. bank reconciliation, aging report, provision for employee's indemnity and benefits, fixed assets register and provision for doubtful accounts.

Provides reports to the Directors and Shareholders i.e. Cash Plan, Budget, Project Financing, Procurement Forecast & Project Costing.

Consolidate financial statements of head office and branch.

Assist the annual audit.

Generating reports on Peach Tree

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, BAHRAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION COMPANY (BAHRAIN) NOVEMBER 2006 –OCTOBER 2007 (REPORTED TO PRESIDENT / MANAGING DIRECTOR)

Factory Raw Material Cost Report.

Local Market & International Market Cost Analyze

Production report

Budget

Internal Auditing

Document and monthly & quarterly cash in/outflow report

Monitor and administer company’s fixed and variable overhead costs.

Preparation of Financial Statement Analyze.

Checking weakly cash inflows and cash outflows statements.

Checking monthly Bank reconciliation statement (BRS) prepared by subordinates.

Monthly Profit & Loss Analyze

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Shipment Schedule report analysis

Payroll analysis

Generating reports on Peach Tree & Tally 7.2 package ACCOUNTANT GR1, UNIVERSAL SODEXHO (NCMS), KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA JANUARY 2005 –AUGUST 2006 (REPORTED TO CHIEF ACCOUNTANT)

Primary responsibility to handle full set of accounts: Account Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and General Ledger (GL)

Document and monthly and quarterly cash in/outflow report

Update quarterly management reports for dormant subsidiaries.

Preparation of Financial Statement Analyses

Analyzing client aged analysis of the company

Checking monthly Bank reconciliation statement (BRS) prepared by subordinates

Checking weakly cash inflows and cash outflows statements

Inter Company Accounts

Junior Payroll Analysis

Stock inventory Analysis

Internal Auditing

Iraq project handling last 3 months (Air ticket, Expenses, and food cost)

Generating reports on Hyperion package for group (Sodexho Alliance) & Solomon IV STAMFORD UNIVERSITY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

JULY 1998 – DECEMBER 2001

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (M.B.A) – MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

JULY 1994 – NOVEMBER 1996

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM) – MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING IDEAL COLLEGE, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

JUNE 1992 – APRIL 1994

HIGH SECONDARY CERTIFICATE (H.S.C) – MAJOR COMMERCE RAJDIA AVOY PILOT HIGH SCHOOL, MUNSHIGONJ, BANGLADESH JAN 1990 – APRIL 1992

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (S.S.C) – MAJOR COMMERCE PROFESSIONAL

COURSE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHOLOGY (NIIT), DHAKA, BANGLADESH SEPTEMBER 1998 – DECEMBER 2000

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN NETWORK-CENTERED COMPUTER

BUREAU VERITAS, DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA

FEBRUARY 2006 – JUNE 2006

ISO INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINING COURSES

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SKILLS COMPUTER LITERACY

Well versed in MS Office, MS windows any version

Well versed in Accounting software like QuickBooks, Peachtree, Tally, FoxPro & Solomon IV

Exposure in ERP – Oracle Application

CAN HANDLE THE WORK INDEPENDENTLY

REFERANCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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