Group Accounts Manager
SHAHA SHEIK DAWOOD M.Com
Group Accounts Manager
Blk 12 Upper Boon Keng Road
ACCOUNTS PROFESSIONAL
E-mail: ****************@*****.***
Whatsapp: 009*-**-**-*** 778
Seeking challenging assignments for a career encompassing personal & professional enhancement- oriented professional with a Singapore & United Arab Emirates (Dubai & Sharjah) Papua New Guinea Experience of over 16 years in Accounts and Finance. (TRADING, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, SERVICES, WORKSHOP ETC.,)
COHEN & COHEN AGENCY LTD., PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MAR 2023 – FEB 2025 GROUP ACCOUNTS MANAGER
FORTUNE FAVOUR PTE LTD., SINGAPORE. - (FULL REMOTE) JAN 2021 – DEC 2022
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
FLASH SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL EQUIP. MACHINES & MANUFACTURING L.L.C. – SHARJAH –U.A.E. - NOV 2018 - FEB 2020
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
EMIRATES HEIGHTS BUILDING MATERIALS TRADING L.L.C. – DUBAI - U.A.E., - NOV 2014 – OCT 2018
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
LONESTAR TECHNICAL SERVICES L.L.C. - DUBAI - U.A.E. APR 2009- OCT 2014
PAYABLE ACCOUNTANT
Xero, Quick Book Intuit, MYOB, Sage 50, Peachtree, Tally ERP9, ERP System, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint
Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivables - Invoices - Petty Cash Management - Inventory – Payroll - Bank Reconciliations - Federal Taxation Preparation (V.A.T. Filing & G.S.T. Filing & Corporate Tax) - General Ledger (Accruals, Prepaid, Depreciation
(Fixed Asset), Provision for Leave Salary, Gratuity) - Month End / Year End Closing - Income Statement - Cash Flow Statement - Financial Statement - Financial forecasting - Team Management and Leadership – Assisting Audit Coordination. Cohen and Cohen Agency Limited., Papua New Guinea., MAR 2023 – FEB 2025 Managing day-to-day accounting and finance operations Ensure accurate records of income, expenses, and inventory Managing and monitoring overall accounts payable and receivables process. Employee payroll processing and making payment
Verify the accuracy of AP payments, Staff claims, Petty cash reimbursements, and revenues Process sundry suppliers’ invoices and payments including staff claims Pages 1 of 4
Senior Accountant
Posts Intercompany journal entries on both sides for cross-company enabled locations and to one location if not cross-company enabled.
Works with appropriate accounting contact persons for Intercompany transactions. Monitors pending Intercompany requests (either Sending or Receiving) and provides status updates to parties who will need to action such requests. Prepares accruals for recurring transactions.
Compute GST taxes prepare GST and assist in submitting GST every quarter. Check all assets are capitalized each month & depreciation expense looks reasonable & correct Ensure timely bank payments.
Monitor and resolve bank issues including fee anomalies and check differences Maintains income tax compliance by preparing and filing income tax returns Maintains tax calendars and estimated payment deadlines for Corporate Tax filings Preparing month-end reports for management, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
Cash Forecasting future financial performance
Assist with preparation for and coordination of the audit process; Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity Account Processing QuickBooks and Xero (Full Set of Accounts) Fortune Favour Pte Ltd., SINGAPORE., JAN 2021 – DEC-2022 Manage all accounting transactions
Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
Ensure timely bank payments
Prepare GST and assist in submitting GST every quarter. Preparing payroll following policies and procedures Bank reconciliation is carried out monthly.
Compute taxes and prepare tax on returns
Deftly looked after overall working and ensured timely & accurate functions. Preparing and maintaining fixed assets spreadsheet and calculating monthly depreciation expense. Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
Publish financial statements on time
Prepare budget forecasts
Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity Audit financial transactions and documents
Annually Preparing Balance Sheet (Full Set of Accounts) as well as Corporate Tax, Liaising with auditors for completion of year-end audits.
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Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Accounts Payable
Flash Specialist Industrial Equip. Machines & Manufacturing L.L.C., SHARJAH U.A.E., NOV 2018 – FEB 2020
Communicate with internal customers including purchasing, maintenance, shipping & receiving, and other departments regarding purchase orders and inventory receipts Analyse and calculate sales commissions according to the then-current compensation plans Maintain accounts payable system including but not limited to, entering payment terms, new vendors, and check runs
Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities and verifying federal ID numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase orders, contracts, invoices, or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments Enter information daily into the accounting system (Quickbooks) using invoices, purchase orders, and inventory receipts
Maintain the employee travel expense process including checking for accuracy, data entry, and processing checks for travel expense reimbursement
Research, identify, and conduct due diligence on potential acquisition targets Respond to vendors regarding payment status and invoice discrepancies Provide administrative support to the accounting department including data entry, administrative projects, bank deposits, and check mailings to the post office.
Emirates Heights Building Materials Trading L.L.C., DUBAI U.A.E., NOV 2014 – OCT 2018 Monitored and managed the day-to-day accounting operations including maintaining Petty Cash expense, Reconcile employee expense reports.
Deftly managed Investigation for payments and vendor Reconciliation. Ensured the highest standard of customer satisfaction and quality service; developed new policies and procedures to improve based on customer feedback.
Deftly follow up on accounts receivable aging and collections. Doing accruals and passing necessary journal entries. Doing VAT and assisting to submit VAT every month. Expertise in preparing and maintaining fixed assets spreadsheets and calculating monthly depreciation expense. Actively involved in monitoring statutory books of accounts, inventory control, bank reconciliation as well as financial statements including Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet liaising with auditors for completion of year end audits. LONESTAR TECHNICAL SERVICES L.L.C., DUBAI U.A.E., APR 2009- OCT 2014 Working on end to end process and successfully handling a team of associates Vendors – receiving invoices and Verifying invoices against our LPO / PO on time cheques Prepare for vendors on time as per agreed credit terms. Pages 3 of 4
Ensuring that All Vendor reconciliation and Intercompany reconciliation are carried out monthly; also ensuring that Monthly MIS is sent on Vendors' aging with Remarks Handling Regular Payment, Foreign payments, Urgent payments, complete month-end activity,Internal Audit, Mails and Reporting.
Frequent interaction with Vendors
Preparing payroll in accordance with policies and procedures Doing Employee payroll through WPS and NON-WPS – processing and making payments –Salary, Over-Time, Incentives, Bonus, and Gratuity as per UAE Labor law. Ensuring that bank reconciliation is carried out every month Efficiently coordinating with Internal Auditor/ Statutory Auditor for audit scheduling, clarifications carrying out audits
M.Com [ Master of Commerce and Accounts ] 2003 - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Tamil Nadu - India Date of Birth: 29th August 1977
Language Proficiency: English, Tamil, Chinese (Beginner), Hindi (Fair), French ( Beginner) Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
E-mail: ****************@*****.***
Mobile: +65 986 42 362
WhatsApp: 009*-**-**-**-** 78 Shaha Sheik Dawood
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