Ajay Mathew

Finance Analyst at Freshly Frozen Foods

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

I am Accounting Professional with 16+ years of expertise in handling Treasury (Fund Control) Cash Forecast, Fund Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable, Accounts Finalization, Consolidation, Reconciliation, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, & Audit, looking for immediate relocation. I have gained experience in Electronic industries & Audit Firm with hands-on experience in SAP FI-CO, Tally, Peachtree & accounting software based on Oracle 8i. I am looking for an employment with a reputable organization, where I can exploit my skills to the maximum and to extend my professional knowledge and proficiency for better career opportunities.

Experience

  • Financial Analyst at Freshly Frozen Foods
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Oversee the operations of all accounting functions including Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable, Treasury, Audit, VAT, Month-end accruals, and provisions. • Responsible for year-end closing and the preparation of the monthly financial statements. • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end management financial reports. • Review and approve all payment transactions: reimbursements, payments on accounts, vouchers, checks, etc. • Handles year-end-closing and monthly financial statements. • Review balance sheet account reconciliations. • Respond to all queries related to financial matters. • Review and approve journal vouchers. • Reviews, investigates and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports. • Coordinate the accurate and timely payment of suppliers. • Assist in the preparation of yearly budgets. • Administer all balance sheet accounts reconciliations. • Reviews account payables and weekly check runs. • Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.

  • Finance Manager at Tyrus Technologies Pvt Ltd
    Nov 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr

     MIS Report Monthly Closing of accounts and preparation of daily, weekly and monthly MIS, P&L, Balance sheets, Cash Forecasting, Budgeting, Accounts Payables and Receivables etc.  Monitoring the day-to-day Financial and HR related operations within the company (Policy Making, Payroll, Invoicing, Advances, Bonus, Sales Commission, TDS, EPF, leave other transactions) and to resolve issues if any.  Banking and Funds Management, Daily Fund Monitoring, Proper Utilization's of Fund & Monitoring Pay-outs, Forecast cash flow positions related borrowing needs, and available funds for pay-outs & investment. Liaising with Bankers for fund related matters.  Auditing Co-ordinate with auditors & fulfil their requirements for statutory compliance's under Statutory audit, Internal audit and GST audit.  Statutory Compliance Monitoring GST, TDS &, Income Tax and Return Filing on time. Liaisons work with CA Firm & Compliance Firm.  Participating in Govt. Tender and supporting sales.

  • Senior Accounts Executive at Panasonic marketing middle east and Africa free zone
    Oct 2007 - Apr 2019 · 11 yrs 7 mos

    Finance Control – Controlling Finance, keeping deposit excess funds or arranging loan in case of short, controlling accounts payable and follow up for increasing the collection from customers. Financial Analysis – Analysing the Cash Forecast (Daily & Monthly Basis) for the variation between Actual Vs. Forecast and Actual Vs. Business Plan and reporting the management. Analysing P&L and B/S for variation and countermeasures for its improvement. Treasury Operations - Transferring of funds from one bank to another as per the requirement, Booking FX Deals with banks/Panasonic Finance Asia(PFI), Malaysia. Reconciliation of accounts with various banks. Liaising with banks for incoming collection from customer and outgoing payments to vendor. Follow for 100% collection from customer against last month Account Receivable / Other receivables. Collecting Bank Balance confirmation from various banks (including Representative Office) on quarterly and yearly basis. SOX Audit – Preparation of report, handling of documents and recording of Transaction related to bank / vendor in SAP as per SOX Compliance. Preparation of various reports as per the requirement from Panasonic Head office Japan. Accounts Payable – Checking and booking of invoices related to various types of vendor viz General, Shipping, Advertisement and Staff Claims such as Entertainment etc. Checking and approving claims from employees towards their Business Trip through in-house software “eTravel”. Accounts Receivable – Continues follow up 100% collection. Discussion & reporting to the management critical cases and countermeasure to cover the short fall. Representative Office / Branch Office – Checking and updating all expenses incurred in Egypt and Nigeria representative office. Checking contracts, analysing and preparing reports to get it approve from Legal Team and Management. Month End / Year End Activity – Various reports and analysis as per the requirement from Panasonic Head office Japan.

  • Accountant at Global Link Communications LLC
    Dec 2005 - Apr 2007 · 1 yr 5 mos

     MIS Report & Analysis – Sales report for management & suppliers on daily & monthly basis.  Employees Related – Attendance scrutiny, Salary computation and calculation of commission.  Others – Monitoring Daily Cash Collection from sales. Follow up for collection. Handling Daily petty cash. Bank and Supplier accounts reconciliation, coordinating between stores, purchasing department and comparing the stores with stock register, recording of transaction in accounting software Peachtree.

  • Accounts Assistant at Ranjit Karthikeyan Associates, Chartered Accountant
    Jan 2003 - Sep 2005 · 2 yrs 9 mos

     Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd - June 2004 to Sep 2005 – Responsible for the Book Keeping (both manually & on Oracle 8i based Accounting Software) up to finalization of accounts on monthly and quarterly basis. Computation of Tax and Salary. Responsible for preparing Budget and monthly bank reconciliation.  Kerala State Handicapped Person’s Welfare Society - August 2003 to May 2004 – Internal Auditing & Maintenance of Books of Accounts in Tally. Finalization of accounts maintained at H.O, along with its five Branches spread across Kerala for the Financial Year 2003-2004.  Trivandrum Tennis Club - May 2003 to July 2003 – Assist in Rectifying Books of Accounts on account of Sales Tax Departments query. Computerization & Finalization of Accounts, Internal Auditing.