Aejaz Dhala

Experience

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  Shaftesbury Hotels London

  May 2011 - May 2014

  Auditor

  • Perform Check In and Check Out procedures.• Reconcile All Account Postings and Guest Room Balance Postings.• Train subordinates with the use of PMS software.• Prepare a summary of Cash, Cheque and Credit Card Activities.• Track room revenues, occupancy percentages, and other front office statistics.• Carry out End of Day procedures on PMS.

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  The SO Group

  May 2014 - Apr 2016

  Assistant Accountant

  • Carry out Billing, Collection and Reporting Activities as per Deadlines.• Generate and Upload Invoices with Relevant Backup on Customer Portals.• Follow Up, Collect and Allocate Receipts in Opera ERP.• Monitor Customer Account Details for Non Payments, Detailed Payments and Other Irregularities.• Research and Resolve Payment Discrepancies.• Prepare VAT and PAYE Returns and ensure deadlines are met while filing.• Prepare Timesheets and Maintain the Payroll.• Prepare Day to Day Banking/Credit Card Reports.• Reconcile Bank Statements.• Prepare Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet.• Keep a Record of Cash Flow.• Prepare Statistics Report including comparison with Budget, Actual Revenue and Last Year Revenue.• Prepare Month End Accounts.• Perform Account Reconciliations. Show less

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  Gulf Commercial Group

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

  General Accountant

  Accounts Receivable• Manage the entire AR Activity (Order to Cash Cycle) of the Company, covering the Geographical Area of UAE, Oman, KSA, GCC, Iraq and wider MENA.• Perform Detailed Analysis on Receivables Balances and Analyze, Follow Up, Report and Discuss actions to be taken on long outstanding balances with the line manager and legal team.• Review significant value Purchase Orders and Advise on the financial aspects.• Issue Customer Invoices after reviewing all supporting documentations on the Oracle ERP System in line with the IFRS requirements.• Prepare and Analyze the Revenue Report to recommend on monthly / quarterly financial figures compared to budget and last year and issue reports as required by the management.• Liaise with Logistics & Sales department to determine accurate costing & invoicing of major projects and orders up to 5m-10m USD.Reporting Activities• Monthly MIS Reporting - Income Statement, Statement of Financial Position, Cash Flow Statement and Analytical Ratios.• Monthly computation of the VAT Return sorting out complex information involving RCM, Customs Imports, Exports and Drop Shipments.• Ensure the General Ledger is complete and accurate by posting all month end and year end Journal Vouchers in the relevant TB Accounts.• Co-ordinate with the finance team to ensure the Monthly and Yearly Closing is completed in a timely & accurate manner.• Review LC and Bank Guarantee documentation before submission to the bank.• Liaise with External / Internal Auditors during stock take and year-end audit.• Reconcile Intercompany Balances at month end and Finalize year-end figures.Accounts Payable• Validate Payments to suppliers in the ERP system after reconciling with the supplier statement.• Validate Supplier Invoices and Petty Cash Invoices subsequent to compliance checks.• Prepare Year End Supplier Reconciliations for major Principals. Show less

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  Aban Investment

  Apr 2019 - Nov 2019

  General Accountant (Finance Shared Services)

  •Implement “Digital Finance Strategy” initiatives using emerging technologies / innovations across the group.•Key founding role in setting up Shared Service Center within the group providing insights, suggestions and techniques in consolidating the P2P process(e)s.•Liaise with External Consultants (PWC) for End to End Project Implementation of P2P process from invoice processing till vendor payments.•Implement Payments Manager Module, not utilized earlier for Automating Payment Processing for all due invoices throughout the group.•Process AP Invoices for 9 major companies across the group single handedly utilizing the OCR software ABBYY and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) through UI Path Software.•Maintain a P2P Tracker verifying and recording all the invoices booked via RPA in the ERP system Oracle. Show less

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  IHS Towers

  Nov 2019 - now

  • Specialist, Billing and Revenue

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Order to Cash Officer - SSC

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2023