Chief Accountant/Senior Accountant

I am an enthusiastic and high-achieving accounting professional with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting. I have exceptional technical and analytical skills, with nearly 20 years’ experience in finance department.

You will find me to be a positive, motivated and hard-working person who is keen to understand company needs and contribute. I have excellent communication skills that allow me to work effectively and positively with staff and external stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Accounting : Kerala University, India Degree in Co-Operation : Kerala University, India

Higher Secondary Education : Kerala Board, India

Other Qualifications

Diploma in Tally accounting Software : STED Project Govt Of India IT Skills

Experienced in a range of MS Office applications, Outlook, Lotus notes

Horizon accounting software, Tally accounting software, Xero accounting software

EDSS MIS system, CSS MIS system and Internet.

Trouble-shooting and configuring of Aloha POS Systems. Work Experience

Finance controller

Little Caesars Pizza, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 2004 - Present

(Bazbaza International Trading Co. Ltd)

Responsible for managing and leading the Finance Team, and for the day to day management of the financial reporting, accounting and payroll processes where we have 80 outlets & 900 employees kingdom wide.

Duties and Responsibilities

Providing Company Directors with accurate financial information, management accounts and data analysis.

Interpreting financial information and data.

Analyzing the on-going profitability of all ventures entered into by the company.

Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections, forecast and cash flow.

Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense reports, billing, and payroll.

Ensuring that strong financial controls and procedures are in place.

Continuously reviewing the company’s financial processes, procedures and systems. Shajahan Muhammed Kunju

Chief Accountant/Senior Accountant

adhah7@r.postjobfree.com

+966-*********,556230174

Sayyah2008

Ar Riyadh – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Costing and controlling the food cost and other expenses in restaurants. Monitoring MIS system

(Enterprises decision supporting system, integration of all our outlets, warehouse with Head office) and reporting to the management.

Preparation of monthly management accounts.

Daily/Monthly bank reconciliations.

Assisting with budgets and forecasting.

Monitoring the company’s cash flow and predicting future trends.

Identifying the potential for making financial savings.

Management of tax reporting and compliance.

Handling and resolving financial queries.

Involved in Tax reporting, compliance and advice.

Ensuring that tax requirements are met on a timely basis.

Work with Internal and External Auditor for conduct smooth audit.

Working predominantly from the company’s Head Office, but occasionally visiting regional offices.

Working closely with the IT team to ensure all financial data is secure.

Managing and developing a team of finance and AP and AR professionals. Outsourced project -Finance (One year)

To lead the Outsource Accounting project for our Saudi office with third party in India.

Responsibility of confirming and Submission of the financial statement monthly and yearly to Management as accounting done by third party in India.

Preparing Work Flow and Service Level Agreement for the Process Outsource in India.

Report and Maintain Error Management Information System in order to control the quality of accounting done at Mumbai end.

Regularly updating Management about the Plan of action need to be taken for the smooth process of outsourcing accounting.

Provide Budgetary report, Costing of change in recipe, suggest Improvement of system for better workflow.

Handling team of 25 including staff in Saudi Arab and third-party India.

Presenting and submission of required report and data to Management as and when required by them.

Report for the Service Level Agreement not followed by third party in India.

Responsible for all statutory dues Value added tax etc.

Work with Internal and External Auditor for conduct smooth audit.

To approve Voucher and other accounting document before sending for accounting entry to third party.

Overall responsibility for True and Fair view of financial statement i.e. free from error and fraud Key skills and competencies

Finance Management

Strong understanding of accounting & financial principles, processes and practices.

Superb organizational, project management and process improvement skills.

Experience of preparing Management Accounts.

Computer literate and highly proficient in the use of MS Excel.

Prioritizing and managing multiple task simultaneously.

Executing process improvement initiatives.

Professional

Able to work to tight deadlines especially during the run up to the quarter-end.

An advanced level of Microsoft Excel skills.

Enhancing customer relationships at a multiple level.

Experience of using a large-scale accounting system.

Monitoring annual spend.

Simplifying complex situations.

Personal Skills

Flexibility/Adaptability

Solving problems

Planning/Organizing

Management Skills

Accountant

Choice Trading Corporation Ltd, Cochin India. Feb 2000 - March 2004

(Choice Group of companies)

Bank Reconciliation and liaison with banks.

Preparation of Journal vouchers.

Reconciliation of accounts with Subsidiary companies (UK and USA and various divisions).

Preparation of payroll

Preparation of book of accounts.

Monitoring MIS system (Choice Seafood system) purchase, production & inventory and reporting to the divisional manager.

Preparation of financial reports.

Support to internal and annual auditors.

Costing of Materials from Purchase, Production and Finished products. Participation

Participated “oracle cloud ERP class” conducted by Oracle. Participated “Microsoft Dynamics ERP software” conducted by Microsoft. Participated “Aloha POS system” Tanning conducted by NCR. Language Proficiency

English

Malayalam

Arabic

Hindi / Tamil

Personal Profile

Name : SHAJAHAN MUHAMMED KUNJU

Date of birth : 15 May 1978

Nationality / Passport : Indian / Yes

Sex / Marital status : Male / Married

Religion : Muslim

Saudi Driving License : Yes

Visa details : Residence Visa (Transferable, iqama no- 225-***-****) E-mail / Mobile : adhah7@r.postjobfree.com / +966-*********, +91-989******* Address : Exit 7, Riyadh 11313. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Iqama : Transferable 225-***-****)

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