Accountant

Key Skills

Profile Summary

Dynamic career of over 10 years that reflects rich Indian & overseas

experience & year-on-year success in Accounts & Finance in Oil and gas, Engineering Construction and Trading sector.

Hands-on experience in finance & accounts activities encompassing preparation to verification, consolidation & finalization of accounts, scrutiny of general ledger, intercompany reconciliation, funds management and settlement of payments with all stakeholders (internal & external). Skilled in conducting financial analysis, developing Business & Financial Model, preparing MIS reports & implementing systems for operational effectiveness, profit analysis & working capital management.

Experienced in projecting accurate cash forecast to ensure that there is no shortage in hand; taking adequate measures to monitor inflow / outflow of funds for accomplishment of company objectives.

CAPEX, OPEX Analysis, VAT Returns and knowledge of IFRS. A forward thinking person with strong communication, analytical & organizational skills.

Career Timeline

Education

M.Com. from The New College, Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai in 2005. MHRM from Annamalai University through distance education in 2005. Finalization of Accounts

MIS Reporting &

Documentation

Bank Reconciliation & Liaison

Internal Auditing

Accounts Payables &

Receivables

Budget Forecasting & Costing

Process Improvement

Team Building & Leadership

H. SAFIQ IRFON

Result-oriented professional with a proven record of achievement in conceiving & implementing ideas that create value for organization; targeting senior level assignments in Accounts & Finance with a reputed organization, preferably in GCC Jul’18-Apr’19:

Linde Engineering

Middle East LLC as

Accountant

Aug’17-Jun’18: Black

Tulip Flowers as

Accountant

+971-********* / +91-876******* adbk5q@r.postjobfree.com / adbk5q@r.postjobfree.com Jun’08-Oct’16:

BAM International

Abu Dhabi LLC as

Assistant

Accountant

Soft Skills

Work Experience

Jul’18-Apr’19: Linde Engineering Middle East LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE as Accountant. Aug’17-Jun’18: Black Tulip Flowers LLC, Sharjah, UAE as Accountant. Jun’08-Oct’16: BAM International Abu Dhabi LLC, UAE as Assistant Accountant. Role:

Steered overall accounting operations of a large marine, civil construction & infrastructure development company including collections, purchase, contract compliance, receivables, deposits, disbursements, fixed assets and inventory. Developed long-term partnership with sub-contractor & supplier to ensure meeting of cost, delivery & quality norm / deposits of payment; authorized vendor for registration after value added engineering services. Led commercial operations encompassing:

Ensuring that the reconciliation of all sub-ledgers & general ledger are performed on a regular basis. Assuring that general ledger entries are as per company procedures & international accounting standards. Preparations of Conceptualized budgets and monthly cash flow statement can be prepared and conducted variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results. Entered general ledger data; ensured that correct coding of payments, receipts & cost were accurate in the system. Participated in accurate, timely & monthly closure of project cost in books; closed procedures including bank book, revenue analysis, Cash Book, Supplier & Sub-contractor’s accounts including their Retention, advances and guarantees, group company’s accounts and general ledger reconciliation. It facilitates the Commercial Manager to prepare cost reports of the project.

Processed payroll for 500 + employees using MS Access application in Wages Protection System format (WPS) involving monthly updating of staff on cost provisions, processing of employees leave salaries and their end of service benefit settlements.

Assessed & closed accounts payables including ACH payments & receivables sub-ledger on a monthly basis, validated content, resolved various issues and obtained payments from debtors. Participated in Finalization of Accounts and preparation of necessary schedules of ledger balance for quarterly financial Reporting’s, Prepare, review and reconcile balance sheet to be submitted to Finance Manager. Conducted joint venture / group company reconciliation in multiple currencies. Managed sub-contractor’s bank guarantees and supplier’s letters of credit. Interacted with auditors & finance manager for auditing and account closing. Acted as Project Accountant for Aqaba Container Terminal Project in Jordan, Al Hitmi Office Building, Al Hitmi Residential Building Projects in Qatar as well as Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Project, Al Ain, Premier Inn Project and ADCO Oil and gas project in Al Dhabbiya Phase III, Abu Dhabi.

Liaised with the bank to arrange or amend any letters of credit or guarantees for the suppliers & sub-contractors. Fixed asset accounting, maintaining fixed asset register, calculating and posting of monthly depreciation, resale and write off assets as it is suggested by Finance and Commercial Manager. Monthly Bank Reconciliation Statement and Liquidity Statement. Monthly suppliers ageing reports as per laid down formats. Change

Agent

Collaborator

Communicator

Motivator

Planner

Highlights:

Developed & implemented automated financial accounting systems that increased transparency and reduced processing time of 2 working days. Provisions and Accruals can be done easier. Framed financial controls that were successfully scaled as the company grew from AED.20 Million / US$ 5.45 Million to AED.40 Million / US$.10.89 Million of revenue per year. Collaborated with senior management team in improving & executing strategies & processes and accomplishing corporate goals & profitability for the company having an annual revenue of AED.50 Million / US$.13.61 Million. Recipient of outstanding employee for performance and attitude. Successfully saved over Aed.10 Million / US$ 2.72 Million through tight internal control on utilization of funds. Sep’06-May’08: Bharat Engineering Construction Company, Chennai, India as Executive Accounts. Role:

Monthly Management Information System (MIS).

Bank Reconciliation Statement.

Profit projections and budget analysis.

Service Tax assessment.

Bank Book, Cash Book, Suppliers and Sub-Contractors Accounts. Assisted senior accountant for preparation & computation of VAT assessment. Liaised with auditors for auditing and account closing. Liaised with banks for overdraft and other facilities. Previous Experience

Jul’05-Jul’06: Fairway Trading Company, Chennai, India as Accounts Assistant. IT Skills

Microsoft Office, SAP (FICO), SAP Business One, Tally 9, Oracle and Metacom. Date of Birth: 23rd November 1982

Permanent Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Languages Known: English, Tamil and Hindi

Nationality: Indian

Driving License Details: India & UAE Driving License 2319992 (issued at Abu Dhabi and valid till 13/03/2026) Passport Details: L7222819 (issued at Dubai and valid till 31/03/2024) Marital Status: Married

Number of Dependents: 3

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