Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Experienced Financial manager with a demonstrated history of working in the printing industry. Skilled in Income Tax, Financial Accounting, Consolidation, External Audit, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong accounting professional with a Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science focused in Certificate in The Theory of Accounting (CTA) from University of South Africa.
Coordinate commercial teams and collaborate with Sales and Business development managers to resolve contractual and commercial issues to ensure the business meets its targets and increases its market share.
Analyse day to day financial activities and provide advice and guidance to upper management on future financial plans. Involved with major business components through reviewing financial reports, monitoring accounts, preparing financial forecasts, preparing tax returns and liaise efficiently and effectively with external auditors.
• Prepare monthly management packs and head office reports. • Analysis and investigate anomalies and variances in current year actuals versus budget versus prior year. • Work within a team environment both as a leader and a learner. • Review of Business processes, identify issues and develop solutions to prevent and detect future problems. • Machine rate costings and overhead recovery rate estimation
Assist with identifying, and developing system requirements for the implementation of a new MIS system while guiding and project managing the developers to ensure time lines and the minimum requirements are met.
Planning auditing processes, assigning tasks to junior staff, conducting risk assessments, submitting reports to audit managers, and finding ways to increase compliance.
● Audit - Carried out audit engagements from start to end, including planning, executing and completing external audits while managing budget requirements. ● Performance Assessment - Assessed the performance of junior staff as per firm policy. ● IFRS - Analysed financial statements to ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as well as other relevant legislation. ● Tax Assessment - In terms of the audit processed all major Tax assessments such as the Monthly Employer Declaration (EMP201), Value-added tax declaration (VAT201), and Corporate tax submissions were audited and reviewed for relevance and accuracy in terms of their relevant Act’s. The audit of the company’s tax section also involved detailed review and majority of the time calculation of the clients’ deferred tax asset or liability.