Janet Paul

• Performed weekly petty cash, bank accounts, credit cards reconciliations.
• Worked on the creation on VAT compliant invoices by partnering with operations team.
• Acted as a liaison between operations teams and finance team to resolve client invoicing issues.
• Created up to 60+ proforma invoices per day without errors, following all VAT regulations.
• Liaised with sister companies to record inter-company transactions and monthly reconciliations.
• Tracked out of pocket expenses incurred on behalf of clients and issued invoices/credit notes.
• Carried out accounting operations at month-end, to ensure reporting on time.
• Assisted with VAT filing, carrying out checks against tax codes.
• Created ad hoc reports and worked on special projects. Also, acted as leave cover for the team.

Software used: ViewPoint, Xero.

• Lead process improvements, used automation to save 4 days per month for the finance team.
• Independently managed 100+ active suppliers and related payables remotely for UK subsidiary.
• Awarded employee of the month for smoothly taking over cost analysis and data heavy tasks.
• Managed intercompany transactions of around 10 companies, correctly recording all transactions.
• Created accrual provisions as needed and managed the prepayments schedule for the company.
• Reconciled balance sheet items (payables, gratuity, prepayments, inventory and bank accounts).
• Acted as the key finance point of contact with staff and suppliers; informed, negotiated, investigated and resolved issues before escalation to management.
• Managed contractors payroll; recorded costs, executed payments and carried out reconciliations.
• Updated cash flow files and carried out weekly payment runs for Dubai and UK offices.
• Analyzed costs using trends and variances to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Finalized period closing of entities after investigating gaps and making adjustments.
• Created visual dashboards to display KPIs for management for various business units.
• Created weekly time spent reports for management, calculating KPIs and responding to queries.
• Assisted in the budget creation; monitored variances and progress for HR and marketing functions.
• Migrated all payable invoices, credit notes and journals during new ERP software implementation.
• Carried out testing to verify accuracy of data migration, check balances and correct errors.
• Acted as liaison between finance team and software support staff during the migration process.
• Set up bank accounts, project codes and inter-company accounts on newly implemented software.
• Created working files to create efficient accounting processes post-implementation of new ERP.
• Participated in executing the internal audit, implemented and tested internal controls.
• Assisted in external audit by liaising with auditors and providing required explanations and reports.
• Created ad hoc reports for the finance director and worked on special projects as needed.

Software used: SalesForce, FinancialForce, HRNet, CostPoint.