Naveen D’Souza

Key Result Areas: Managing project-specific bookkeeping, payables, and receivables while ensuring accurate financial tracking and reporting. Overseeing the functions of payables team for accurate bookkeeping, vendor payments, resolve queries of stake holders and reconcile vendor accounts. Coordinating the timely reimbursement of petty cash and verifying supplier invoices for compliance with VAT regulations and purchase orders. Process vendor advance payments with proper approvals, collaterals & tracking tax invoices. Preparing and issuing progressive project invoices, following up on customer receivables, and escalating overdue payments to management. Conducting reconciliation of customer accounts, analyzing gross profit (GP) on sales, and managing inventory. Maintaining Contractors Retentions from Progress Invoices and releasing the retentions verifying the Terms of Contracts and imposing Late Performance Penalties (if any). 1995-95 1996-98 1998-02 2003-21 2022-2025 G.P. Agrawal & Co. Soft Skills Trainings Attended ISO training IFRS seminars Advanced EXCEL Training for Finance Professionals Team Building Personal Details Date of Birth: 1 st Jun 1974 Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani Address: P. O. Box: 2297, Abu Dhabi-U.A.E. Driving License: UAE driving license for light vehicles Visa Status: Employment- Cancelled Availability: For Immediate hiring. Review and record accruals, amortize prepaid expenses and book depreciation. Month-end closing, bank reconciliations, fixed asset management, expense vs. budget analysis, and supporting audit coordination with internal and external auditors. Spearheading Finance & Accounts Operations, Finalization of Accounts, Internal Control, Accounts Payable & Receivables, Cost Optimization, Monthly Reconciliation and Taxation. Ensuring that financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies. Leading, mentoring & monitoring performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations. Providing leadership in conducting process review, analyzing risk, and recommending actions to mitigate & eliminate risk. Involved in Data Migration and successfully implementing ERP System.

Ensured the books of accounts maintained up to date by posting Vendor Invoices, Petty Cash Expenses, Journals. Verify and book vendor invoices, track vendor payments and process on due date. Posted standard journals for month/year-end closing, including accruals, prepaid expenses, and expense allocation. Reconciled the General Ledger with Accounts Receivables and Payables, generated and reviewed the Trial Balance for account finalization. Calculated and booked monthly Finance Cost, Depreciation and maintained Finance Liability schedule and Fixed Asset Register updated. Maintained schedules for Prepaid expenses, Fixed Assets and Vendor / Customer Aging Reports. Reconciled group company accounts for accurate financial reporting. Assistant Manager Oversaw the accounting team and ensured all books of accounts were consistently maintained up to date. Ensured the revenue for the period booked by Business units for the completed deliveries in accordance with the company policies and approved standards. Ensured the invoices to customers are raised accurately for the goods/services delivered in line with the PO/Contract Terms and prompt dispatch of invoices to customers for timely collections. Processed and validated customer credit applications, ensuring documentation completeness before providing necessary approvals. Assessed customer creditworthiness and communicated approval terms to the Sales Team. Managed the Receivables Team’s performance by monitoring the timely collections, allocating payments and updating customer accounts. Coordinated with Auto Finance banks and insurance companies for the effective collections by ensuring accurate documentation. Managed daily treasury operations, monitored receivables, prepared aging reports, and addressed overdue payments, escalating unresolved issues to legal to optimize cash flow. Managed customer PDCs receiving, registering, storing and timely deposit for collection. Assisted in the process of coordinating with Banks for Trust Receipts, LCs, Bank Guarantees and Cheques Discounting. Month-end / Year-End closing, Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, and related financial schedules, while contributing to annual budget preparation and variance analysis. Coordinated VAT reconciliation, and worked with auditors for timely audit completion. Achievements: Implemented effective Receivables Collection system. Achieved Landmark Collection Award for March & April 2008.

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