Financial Analyst Accounting Manager

GEORGE VARUGHESE

***, ******** **** **, ********, TX 77477 .

Tel. 832-***-****, 832-***-****

Email Address: **************@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full-time position in a strategic Financial /Accounting role at a dynamic organization.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Dedicated professional with extensive background in financial management, project management, project accounting, budgeting, financial forecasting, cost control, & analysis with multinational companies.

Proficient in GAAP and IFRS.

Proven abilities to identify problem areas & provide cost effective solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SR. FP&A ANALYST AUG.2024 – Present

LNE - HOUSTON, TX. ERP: ORACLE

Analyze financial data, create forecasts, develop budget for multiple sites & cost centers

Analyzing key SaaS metrics such; MRR, ARR, CAC, Gross margin, Revenue customer analysis, compliance & audit readiness

Utilizing Power BI & Splash BI to manipulate financial data into insightful reports

Month-end close, Accruals, Allocations & Monthly variance analysis reporting

Accounting Memos, Assist with I.T. and accounting reports & Special projects

SENIOR OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTANT /ANALYST JUN.2023 – JUL2024

ATLAS OIL COMPANY - HOUSTON, TX.

ERP: PDI Enterprises

Various month-end closing responsibilities to ensure accurate, complete & timely.

Preparing Pricing sheets, Monthly volumetric reconciliation & allocations

FRAC&FAS revenue booking as per ASC 606, revenue & cost reclass, profit centers analysis.

ASC 842 Lease accounting, Planning & preparing OPEX budget and analyze.

Financial planning & forecasting, Journal entries, Fixed Assets and GL account reconciliation.

Accounting Memos, assisting internal & external Audits and preparing various schedules.

SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTANT /ANALYST MAY.2021 – JUN.2023

SAPURA ENERGY, ENERGY CORRIDOR- HOUSTON, TX. (Multinational Oil & Gas)

ERP: SAP

Month end-close activates, preparing financial statements & submission to the management.

Monthly Head office reporting including MA, MFR & Projects reports.

Revenue & Cost recognition as per POC & ASC606, WIP, Project costing. cashflow

ASC 842 lease accounting with NPV, Consolidation ASC 810, Internal Control, insurance, inter-company, Fixed assets, financial planning, financial statement analysis and tax filing.

Provision&ContingenciesASC450, audit support & SOX requirements for auditors E&Y.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT / ANALYST DEC.2018 - MAY.2021

LUMINESS, HOUSTON, TX. (Manufacturing & Sales)

ERP: QuickBooks

Completes month-end closing activities including journal entries and account reconciliations.

Manage revenue recognition ensuring contract revenue is recorded in compliance with ASC 606

Compare the actual cost of the finished product to the estimated cost, determine any discrepancy.

Reviews and updates of standard costs.

ASC 842 Lease accounting, financial statements analysis, forecasting, FA & inventory.

CAPEX & OPEX Budget planning & preparation, File sale tax returns etc.

Reviews transactions in accordance with GAAP & provides information for auditors.

SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTANT Sep.2015 - Aug. 2018

AL JAZAL, DUBAI, UAE. (SaaS)

Review sales contracts and agreements to ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with accounting standards and company policy

Complete regular AR billing processes (ASC606), daily cash receipts and cash reconciliation.

Collaborate with and support managers and sales team Includes inquiries on overdue invoices, and following up with customers on payment details, applying discounts etc.

Prepare journal entries, including accruals, for monthly, quarterly and year-end close

Support and prepare schedules for the internal & external Auditors; PWC.

PROJECT COST CONTROLLER Mar. 2012 – Jun. 2015

VTTI FUJAIRAH TERMINALS LTD, UAE. (OIL REFINERY & TANK TERMINAL)

ERP: SAP

Spearhead the development/implementation of project policies & procedures.

Planning & preparing CAPEX&OPEX, POC/ASC606, tracking & process the cost through SAP

Estimated budgets, conducted variance analysis and compared actual results with the defined budgets to determine variances. Intercompany accounts management.

Prepare purchase requisitions, supplementary budgets, prepare authorization of variation orders.

Monitor, analysis & review contractors work, and approving contractors/suppliers’ invoices.

Capitalize Projects, Fixed Asset Depreciation, inventory & support Auditors; Earnest young.

ACCOUNTING MANAGER April 2001 - Sep 2011

BILFINGER BERGER AG, [Multi-National German Co, EPC ]Abu-Dhabi, UAE.

Reported to the General Manager and Head Office in Wiesbaden – Germany.

Review and analyze financial reports, Consolidation, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow statement and other financial reports assigned to include accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

Project progress billing (POC), JV revenue/expense ASC606 month end close& journal entries.

Management of Fixed assets, depreciation, Inventory management and reconciliation etc.

Supports internal/external audit activities for Auditors “PricewaterhouseCoopers”.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT Feb 1996 - Mar 2001

NOELL LGA GASTECHNIK GmbH, [Multi-National EPC] Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Generate financial statements & communicated various reports to Managers and to Head office in Germany respectively.

Project progress billing (POC), JV accounting, reconciliation, monthly closing processing.

Prepare Job costing reports, variance analysis, fixed asset register, consolidations.

Assist in auditing activities and preparing documents for Auditors ‘PricewaterhouseCoopers’.

QUALIFICATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA-Finance) Manipal University, India.

Bachelor of Commerce (Cost Accounting) Kerala University, India.

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications. Directorate of Technical Education, kerala.

CPA Program In progress. (AUD & FAR credit expired)

Certificate “Compliance and Principles of Conduct”

COMPUTER LITERACY

Software - SAP, ORACLE, MS DYNAMICS 365, PEACHTREE, QUICKBOOKS, DACEASY.

Operating System - AOS, UNIX, WINDOWS etc.

MS Office, Excel, Word, Power BI, Splash BI, Pivot table, v-lookup, Internet, MS Outlook, etc.

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