VIJOY JOSEPH
P.O. Box *****, Sharjah, UAE
Mob: 050-******* E-mail: ******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Be a part of reputed and career promising organization and leverage my skills and abilities as a finance personnel for the betterment of the organization.
SNAPSHOT
A Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and MBA Post-Graduate with more than eleven years of experience in the field of Accountancy
Handled various types of accounting responsibilities working with some of the reputed companies in different sectors.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to deal with people diplomatically, willingness to learn, team facilitator and hard worker. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
ACCA – Chartered Certified Accountant (UK) – April 2018. (Membership # 1794667)
MBA with specialization in Finance from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai Campus, in 2007
B.com with Accounts & Auditing, from M.S. University of Baroda, in 2005 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Key Performance Areas:
Finalization of Accounts,
Value added Tax (VAT) accounting, Payroll processing,
Handling Petty cash & office administration works,
Reconciliation of accounts etc
Jul’ 12 - Till date BHATIA TRADERS LLC Sharjah, UAE Designation: Finance & Accounts Executive
Delegated to oversee the financial functions of the group companies offering value added services to customers.
Duties & Responsibilities
Finalization of accounts/Budgeting/Cash flow management, VAT Return Filing.
Overseeing the transactions related to LBD/LC/TRs.
Monthly bank reconciliation of five company accounts.
Prepare Incremental/zero-based budgets, monitor actuals and report and assist functional managers in effective budgetary control and management.
Evaluate investment proposals using capital budgeting techniques.
Prepare various reports for management review which includes standard monthly/quarterly reports as well as ad-hoc reports.
Compiling of market data through primary/secondary search for business reports. Nov’ 10 - Jun’ 12 AL AQILI FURNISHINGS LLC Dubai, UAE Designation: Accountant General
Al Aqili Furnishings is the region's leading flooring specialist and interior solutions giant. With over 50 brands in flooring, fabrics, furniture and lighting from across the globe, the company offers an overwhelming variety to choose from to its client. They are one of the most sought-after furnishing providers for a variety of residential, commercial and public projects across the region. Duties & Responsibilities
Complete maintenance of Accounts and handle entire administration activities of the Company’s Interior Solutions division (Al Aqili Interiors LLC) with over 120 workers and 25 staff members. PURCHASE & SALES
Preparation of Purchase and Sales Invoices
Check whether the LPOs are raised after careful consideration of all factors and are supported by atleast three Quotations from different suppliers
Check whether the Purchases are supported by GRN, DN, LPO and Quality papers with proper authorization of responsible parties & resolve disparities
Check whether the Sales are supported by proper DO’s, Quotations with management approvals
Documentation of Purchases and Sales on to the accounting software ACCOUNTS
Closely monitoring and verifying the accounts on daily basis
Document financial transactions with proper back papers
Establish and maintain supplier/debtor/employee accounts
Reconciliation of accounts like creditors / debtors, cash, bank, inter company balances etc
Receivables and Payables Management
Prepare payments to supplier/project payments by verifying documentation
Recording of Receipts/Payments against adjacent sales/purchases
Posting of closing journal entries for monthly closing of books
Preparation of Financial Statements on a monthly basis in Tally
Prepare MIS reports
Keeping track of Renewals of Insurance/Annual contracts for in time renewals
Accurate Filing and maintaining records of accounts related paper works PAYROLL
Processing monthly salary with proper documents and ensuring that the final file is made in time
(Experience in WPS processing-RealSoft)
Keeping track of the advance given to employees and ensuring the recovery of all advances
Creation of employee master and considering all the variable additions & deduction i.e. allowance, deduction, loans, overtime Etc.
SIF File preparation for sending alongwith Debit Authorisation Bank forms for management approval and thereafter to bank for salary transfer
Preparation of Al Fardan Exch. Salary transfer forms for paying salaries to employees through exchange
Allocation of payable salaries through journal voucher to proper cost centre and debiting/crediting respective accounts
PETTY CASH
Handle Petty cash of approx. AED 50,000/- p.m.
Send Petty cash replenishment request to head office at appropriate times to maintain liquidity
Preparation of office petty cash vouchers with proper receipts/documents
Issuing advances (IOU) to meet small expenses/salary or travel advances
Any big expenses from petty cash released after approval from management
Ensuring IOUs for expenses given are settled within a week
Timely and accurate booking of expenses
Tally cash with the book balance daily/weekly
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS/ADMINISTRATIVE WORKS
Assist employees in processing the leave applications, leave tickets, leave settlements
Maintain leave records in excel sheet and schedule employee vacation schedule
Arrange and coordinate with the concerned travel agencies for air tickets and transportation bookings.
Maintain personal files of each new employee both in system and as a hard copy
Arranging funds and send new employees for medical/visa stamping on time
To add newly hired employees into the medical and general insurance systems
Coordinate and follow up to get reimbursement for work related accident/employee claims outside network
Coordinate with PRO for processing, renewal, or cancellation of visas, labor cards, etc.
Preparing the letters for the termination, suspension, warning letter, loan letter, service certificate, salary certificate etc.
Calculating and preparing the full and final settlement of employee & other end of service benefits
Attending to supplier calls and coordinate on payments and other issues
Handling and scrutinizing all grievances and resolution of disputes Jul’ 07 – Oct’ 10 ICON MANAGEMENT SERVICES (IMS) Sharjah, UAE Designation: Accounts Assistant & Management Consultant Duties & Responsibilities
Journal Entry, Ledgers and Other Books of Accounts Preparation
Receivables and Payables Management
Preparation of monthly Bank Reconciliation Statement
Responsible for overall Cash and Cheques handling of the company
Maintaining Petty Cash account and other official records
Routine office administration and correspondence
Secondary & Desktop Research and various types of Report Compilation A brief of some of the Consulting assignments handled: 1) Prepared a Techno-economic Feasibility Study on a Tankage project at Hamriya Free Zone 2) Made a five-year profit analysis for a Duty free shop at Sharjah Airport 3) Prepared a Market Intelligence Report on Processed foods for a SEZ in India 4) Prepared a Pre-feasibility report on Used Lube oil Re-refining TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS-Office 97/2000/XP/2003
Accounting Software: Tally, Tata EX, ICG, Great Plains (GP)
Honours Diploma in Web-Centric Computing from NIIT PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : 28th June, 1983
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Gujarati and Malayalam Passport Number : J-2124813 (valid till 15/06/2020) Visa Status : Employment Visa
UAE Driving License : Yes
Notice Period required : One month