Sebi Thomas

1. Reviewing and completing daily bank reconciliations, cash flow, and forecasting.

2. Preparing and reviewing general ledger, prepayment, and accrual journals as required.

3. Oversight of the Accounts Payable two-way matching and working with branches to assist them in resolving any issues.

4. Completing Balance Sheet Reconciliations, reviewing them with the Operator, and working with branches to resolve all reconciling items.

5. Reviewing the P&L to ensure accuracy, resolve issues, and investigate variances to budget/forecast.

6. Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on branch performance against targets and preparing daily, weekly, and monthly reports, as necessary.

7. Maintaining the fixed asset register.

8. Reviewing and following up with branches on dashboards to ensure all issues are managed and resolved.

9. Working with the inventory team and sales team, as required, to ensure accuracy of branch inventory and to ensure accuracy of margin reporting, and the enhancement of margin.

10. Preparation of the annual budget and periodic budget reviews to ensure that best practice is met, and financial performance is maximized across branches.

11. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, specifically Branch Operators, senior leaders in the branch, and the National Office Finance and Commercial Team.

12. Preparation of the Monthly and Year-end Financial Accounts, and completing the monthly financial reporting outputs required by Branches and National Office.

13. Providing assistance to external and internal auditors, completing all external reporting requirements for branches as and when required.

14. Regularly reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls and recommending and implementing continuous system and process improvements.

1. Assisting the Practice Leader and Director with policy administration, documentation, and client underwriting decisions.

2. Maintaining the cash books and reconciling bank accounts.

3. Monthly posting of bank and investment transactions.

4. Processing invoices as required and liaising with and monitoring investment managers in respect of invested funds.

5. Preparing management and statutory accounts under supervision.

6. Assisting the team in all financial reporting of the client.

7. Dealing with audit enquiries from both internal and external auditors.

8. Attending board meetings and taking minutes, if required.

9. Preparing the necessary documents to fulfill secretarial functions and monitoring compliance with corporate governance.

10. Assisting the Director in obtaining regulatory and board approvals for business plan changes.

1. Identifying, managing, and reporting on financial risks.

2. Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information on the financial standing, cost structures, and trading effectiveness of organizations.

3. Carrying out audits and full-fledged financial review engagements, and preparing reports for management, governing, and statutory bodies, and other stakeholders.

4. Evaluating the cost effectiveness and risks of operational processes, activities, policies & systems

5. Accurately identifying, reporting, and endeavoring to resolve financial risks, procedural errors, and ineffective controls.

6. Establishing audit objectives and designing and implementing audit methodologies, processes, and audit report criteria.

7. Executing revisions and additions to procedures, and promoting awareness among junior staff.

8. Reporting on a regular basis to the senior/manager on the status of the completion of the ongoing engagement against the established plan and the results of procedures performed, and then proposing suitable recommendations such as revisions to accounting policies and practices to streamline the processes, and thereby ensuring transparency and accountability.

9. Ensuring organizations have complied with applicable financial reporting framework and appropriate corporate practices. Following up on any actions taken in case any non-compliances are noticed.

1. Deputed to the countries of Kuwait and the UAE for financial audit engagements and provided timely delivery.

2. Established audit objectives and designed and implemented audit methodologies, processes, and audit report criteria.

3. Experienced in leading the planning, execution, and reporting on audit engagements. Leading the fieldwork, managing performance, coaching, and mentoring more junior team members, and keeping the engagement leaders updated.

4. Effectively managing processes with appropriate consideration for risk issues, financial analysis, and technical accounting matters.

5. Completing the documentation process in the appropriate software/tool and ensuring the timely delivery of the financial and audit engagements with quality.

6. Excellent track record in engaging with clients and maintaining cordial client relationships. Understanding the clients' unique ambitions and needs, and channeling them to relevant teams and areas to broaden business relationships, where possible.

7. Maintained a cooperative and humble relationship with the clients' PoCs and ensured a cordial, timely, and smooth sharing of relevant information to carry out the respective responsibilities.

8. Constantly developing an understanding of the current market trends and processes, and sharing that knowledge to develop colleagues.

9. Expertise in financial and data analytics, accounting frameworks (IFRS), and related financial reporting matters.

10. Assisted a few clients in the preparation and review of interim and period-end financial statements.

11. Ensured that clients have complied with applicable financial reporting framework and appropriate corporate practices, after comparing to well-established and updated benchmarks.