Eric Pinto AFA MIPA MBA

Experience

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  Shawn General Trading & Contracting Co.

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2014

  Accountant

  Journalise all transactions. Prepare Reconciliation. Prepare cheques for payment. Collect cheques from clients. Prepare monthly expense reports. Prepare monthly payment schedule. Prepare quotations to prospective clients.

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  KPMG in Kuwait

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

  External Auditor Intern

   Travel and work at client’s office. Part of an audit team. Deadline submissions. Preparing Working Papers. Trade Payables and Trade Receivables. Consolidating expenses and verifying their balance in the Financial Statements. Coordinating with accountants and finance manager. Verifying Cash and Cash Equivalents balance in the books and according to bank statement. Verifying difference with Bank Reconciliation Statement. Casting Financial Statements.

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  Al Mulla Group

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2018

  Accountant

  • Bank Reconciliation. • Clarifying observations raised by Auditors in relation to difference between bank balance as per GL and bank statement.• Passing bank advices for LC & LG charges.• Foreign Supplier Payments.• CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) Processing.• Fixed Assets – Introduction, Transfer & Retirement• Preparation of Fixed Asset Schedules for Audit.• Clarifying observations raised by Auditors in relation to Fixed Assets.• Vehicle Disposal Entries• LC Payments & Time Bills.• Accounting For Foreign Currency Fluctuations (Profit or Loss).• Salary Accounting.• Leave Settlement.• Passing rectification entries.• Approving Daily Cash Collection.• Handing of cheques and preparing receipts to suppliers and employees.• Coordinating with IT department on matters relating to improvement of in-house accounting software in order to reduce manual work.• Testing in-house software for bugs and deficiencies.• Raising observations relating to accounting procedures and conveying them to senior management. Show less

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  Mawared Limited

  May 2018 - May 2021

  Senior Accountant

  • Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.• Prepare Profit & Loss statement, Balance Sheet and Monthly Closing Reports (MIS).• Prepare cheques and online transfers to suppliers, and Quotations to customers.• Deposit Cash and Cheques. Prepare bank reconciliation statement.• Calculation and Payment of Salaries and Leave Salaries.• Fixed Asset Management. Petty Cash Management.• Updating Product List, Customer List in Odoo System. • Costing of products.• Coordinate with shipping company for import of products.• Warehouse Management which includes maintenance of inventory (incoming and outgoing), inventory count after unloading from container.• Delivery Supervision. Show less

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  Alshaya Group

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Senior Accountant

  General Ledger - UAE | Central Finance• Prepare asset and liability account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.• Prepare various financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information.• Independently managing Fixed Assets of more than 1000 store locations and 8 companies under the Alshaya Group in the UAE market.• Monthly filing of Tax Returns & Refunds - Excise Tax and Value Added Tax to Federal Tax Authority, UAE.• Intercompany balances reconciliation. • Providing financial information via surveys to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah Government.• Assisting with month-end activities and ensure closing is completed before deadline.• Preparation of monthly balance sheet schedules, aging reports and its analysis for month-end and year-end activities.• Preparing schedules and notes for final audit, along with clarifying auditors’ observations. Show less

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  Gold's Gym Kuwait

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2023

  Chief Accountant

  - Review and analyze accounting entries by the accounting team and ensuring they follow the policies under IFS.- Participate in the development of budget proposals.- Prepare breakeven analysis.- Prepare monthly P&L on branch and consolidated level.- Prepare financial statements for year end audit.- Preparation of balance sheet schedules on monthly basis.- Lead the year end audit and coordinate with external auditors.- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.- Estimate short and long-term financial objectives by setting performance targets- Inventory Management. Fixed Asset Management. A/R & A/P Control.- Payroll Accounting (Salaries, Leave Salaries & Indemnity).- Improving accounting practices and procedures- Reviewing bank and related party reconciliations.- Lead and mentor the accounting team to achieve their maximum potential. Show less