Financial Accounting

Jacob John

Email: adg937@r.postjobfree.com Contact: 009***********

Al Nadha 2, Dubai

Academic Qualifications

Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) – Affiliate December 2018

Specialized in: Advanced Financial Management (AFM)

Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

Bachelor of Business Administration (F&A) - Christ University, Bangalore 2017

Higher Secondary Certificate - Our Own English High School, Sharjah, UAE 2014

Core Competencies and Strengths

Book-Keeping Internal Auditing IFRS Risk Assessment Budgetary Control Team Player

Time Management Strong Communication Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

Work Experience: 2.9 Years

Kreston ME Consulting - Dubai, UAE

Associate Consultant March 2019 – Present

Engaged in conducting risk based internal audits for leading UAE based companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Carried out a comprehensive risk-based review for a leading European car rental franchise based out of Abu Dhabi.

Performed financial due-diligence on a home-care service for the purpose of acquisition synergies on behalf of the client, a publicly listed global healthcare company based in the UAE.

Tested the Human Resources and Payroll controls and performed audits across Transportation, Contract Logistics of a global logistics MNC based in UAE.

Performed mystery shopping and forensic audit for identifying potential fraud at branches/outlets of a leading UAE Group of Companies.

Led the electronics inventory audit for a reputed International organization and provided training on the same to the newly recruited interns.

Led the physical verification and asset tagging for clubs, stadiums etc. for a semi-government organization.

Formulated risk control matrices and assisted in developing quarterly audit plans/strategy for the team.

Actively involved in scheduling and conducting Kick-off and walkthrough meeting with related stakeholders.

Actively assisted in preparing proposals and permutations for potential client meetings.

Shadowed & assisted seniors on key audit committee meetings and presentation.

Crystal Accounting Services - Dubai, UAE

Finance Associate November 2017 – February 2019

Prepared Ageing of Receivables and Inventory, monthly profitability analysis customer wise, item wise, division wise.

Prepared monthly & quarterly Executive Level Business Reports (MIS), to include financial statements, analysis, and key performance indicators tracking, highlighting the areas which require immediate attention by the top management.

Processed journal entries, reconciled inter-company accounts and issued financial statements for multiple entities.

Managed process of booking revenue/expenses are properly recorded in timely manners which leads to proper completion of financial statements.

Performed diverse accounting functions, including preparing and reviewing general ledger entries, account reconciliations and standalone financial statements.

Analyzed monthly financial statements to find materialistic variances, assisting management in increasing profitability for future months.

Performed month-end close including accruals and reclassification journal entries for general ledger accounts.

Assisted in creating new system reports and new techniques to increase productivity, enhance quality of analysis and improve data integrity of financial statements.

Was responsible for VAT registrations, compiling data for VAT return filing, VAT De-Registrations in compliance with the FTA regulations.

Preparation of annual & monthly budget, evaluation of the same with actuals and reasons for the variation.

Familiar with Tally and Zoho Cloud Software.

Certification

Advanced MS-Excel Christ University, Bangalore

Completed a 4 week-long course conducted in the University on Microsoft Excel.

Extra-Curricular Activities

oHelped organize the FutureMUN 2015 Fest in Christ University as a member of the Logistics Team.

oParticipated in INSIGHT- a college fest and helped in organizing various other college fests.

oAttended an IFRS conclave held in Christ University.

Technical Purview

Advanced knowledge of MS Excel 2016 and Microsoft Outlook along with working knowledge of MS Word 2016, MS Power Point 2010.

Personal profile

Date of birth – 10/05/1996

Languages – Fluent in English, Malayalam. Can read and write Arabic.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

References – Available on request.

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