Sateesh Kumar M

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DOMAIN SKILLS Senior Accountant: • Conducting inventory audits with maximum accuracy following company procedures. • Responsible for implementing procedures for budget administration, credit/cash management, and maintaining the billing system in addition to generating account statements. • Scrutinizing cash/bank vouchers, adjusting invoices, receivables/payables, and revenue reports, and maintaining tight credit control by interacting with customers. • Preparing financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, and annual budgets. • Performing day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording accounts receivables data. • Reviewing and responding to purchase orders and contracts, controlling the requisitions process and purchase orders for supplies. • Auditing and analyzing financial performance, ensuring financial statements and records comply with laws and regulations, accountable for the supervision of cash, cheques, and deposit funds. • Responsible for preparing bills, invoices, inventory, fixed asset counts, VAT returns filing and VAT payments. • Key role in preparing and sending invoices to customers and follow-up on past-due invoices with customers. • Coordinating with internal & external Auditors, customers, and Suppliers to maintain good working relations. • Identifying areas for improvement and implementing initiatives to improve team efficiency & effectiveness. Senior Accountant: • Corporate Tax Registration & corporate tax return filling(completed Corporate tax training though PwC’s academy) • Managed an entire group of companies' activities related to Dubai customs, import, export, and VAT. • Handled Dubai Trade (Mirsal II) operations for customs clearance and delivery of up-to-date shipments. • Handled day-to-day activities and annual audits (internal and external). • Maintained good working relations with banks, financial institutions, and other government departments. • Led & guided the finance team on bookkeeping of financial transactions. • Provided accounting and clerical support to the accounting/administration department. • Proactively contributed with Dubai customs if there was any discrepancy in export and import. • Prepared and managed all documents related to VAT regulations and other activities. • Ensured all collections and payments were done with UAE regulations and prepared quarterly VAT reports. Accounts Manager: • Monitored and maintained a new audit system by implementing new policies and procedures in the Finance department. • Involved in assisting Auditors in preparing and finalizing monthly, half-yearly, and yearly audit reports. • Assisted the operation team and coordinated with the “brings and trans guard team” to process the Import & Export of the Goods. • Engaged in coordinating with banks for resolving issues like payments, LC and receipts, etc. • Handled all accounting/reporting tasks pertaining to petty cash, cash payments, financial statements, cash flow statement, expenditure details, and collection of all outstanding receipts. • Held responsibilities of transferring staff salaries and prepared bank and cash reconciliation statements. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS  PwC’s Academy- completed Corporate Tax Training & IFRS update workshop, in partnership with Tawazun Council.  In Fidelity, joined as an Associate and, within a short period, was promoted to Senior Associate.  Involved with the Onshore and Quality Team in the PCLAR Kaizen event.  As part of the Kaizen event, created a repository called Ops Current News which served as a one-stop solution.  Played a key role in transitioning the superuser from onshore.  Won Zero Defect award for achieving 100% on accuracy and highest productivity.  Achieved L1 Certification, which merges the knowledge of the process.  Developed Audit Requirement Checklist for the process.  Trained Associates on various processes.  Helped HR & Managers in conducting interviews for new hires.  Drove Kaizen initiatives within the team for improving the process.