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JOSEPH JUDE

Vadapalani, Chennai

Summary

A highly skilled professional with extensive experience in managing a workforce of 1500 employees, demonstrating strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills. Proficient in various technologies including MS-DOS, Windows, Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle8i, MS-Access, Tally 7.2/6.3/5.4 and Easy Accounts. Adept at financial reporting, invoice processing, data entry and utilising QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel. Knowledgeable in basic international labour laws and regulations. Career goal includes leveraging expertise to drive organisational efficiency and compliance within a dynamic work environment.

Organized Accounts Assistant knowledgeable in various accounting programs and possessing solid computer skills. Experienced in handling bookkeeping activities and correcting account errors. Adept at analyzing complex situations and finding creative solutions to challenging problems.

Accurate and precise accounting professional with experience in bank reconciliations, annual accounts preparation and payroll management. Experienced in preparing Excel spreadsheets to track banking transactions and financial performance. Meets deadlines through strong time management.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Really Great Brands
04.2022 - Current
  • Facilitating the preparation of journal entries; reconciling general ledger and subsidiary accounts while managing monthly financial statements including monthly revenue distribution and preparing expenditure reports for the department
  • Contributing in analyzing & reconciling expenditure and revenue accounts including trustee accounts and investment reports
  • Administering the cash flows and predicting future trends as well as coordinating with auditors to ensure annual monitoring Monitoring and developing relationships with appropriate bankers, auditors, custom officers and statutory organizations
  • Administering various activities like preparing financial reports, approving vendor payments, conducting weekly and monthly ageing analysis
  • Performing scheduling of payments and correspondence with the vendors; making wire transfers, funding transfers and reconciling monthly bank statements
  • Preparation of the monthly VAT, Income Tax and SSNIT reports
  • Preparation of the costing of the items that need to be sold as they needed to be competitive in the market
  • Preparation of monthly depletion reports and send them to the suppliers
  • Preparation of the Forecast of Purchase orders and forward them to the suppliers
  • Verification of the stocks on a regular basis.

Yara Logistics and African Pro Investments Ltd
09.2019 - 03.2022
  • Facilitating the preparation of journal entries; reconciling general ledger and subsidiary accounts while managing monthly financial statements including monthly revenue distribution and preparing expenditure reports for the department
  • Contributing in analyzing & reconciling expenditure and revenue accounts including trustee accounts and investment reports
  • Administering the cash flows and predicting future trends as well as coordinating with auditors to ensure annual monitoring Monitoring and developing relationships with appropriate bankers, auditors, custom officers and statutory organizations
  • Administering various activities like preparing financial reports, approving vendor payments, conducting weekly and monthly ageing analysis
  • Performing scheduling of payments and correspondence with the vendors; making wire transfers, funding transfers and reconciling monthly bank statements
  • Extending support in preparing annual financial statements, annual and mid-year budgets as well as MIS reports Providing assistance to the departmental personnel for proper expenditure coding, document processing and other accounting activities
  • Preparation of the monthly VAT, Income Tax and SSNIT reports.

Finance Manager

Kumesh Ghana Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2017
  • Monitored all purchase and expense accruals that had aged more than 30 days and ensured timely reversal of over accruals
  • Ensured completion of statutory audits of Income Tax, VAT audits, Customs Audits others (name countries) as per local GAAP requirements and timely filing of Annual Returns in these countries
  • Completed 8 years of accounts from (, ) in a period of 8 months with the entire accounts audited and submitted
  • Monitored the collection from the sales departments which was more than 90days and ensured they were collected on time.

Finance Manager

SRG Industries
05.2005 - 11.2016
  • Facilitating the preparation of journal entries; reconciling general ledger and subsidiary accounts while managing monthly financial statements including monthly revenue distribution and preparing expenditure reports for the department
  • Contributing in analyzing & reconciling expenditure and revenue accounts including trustee accounts and investment reports
  • Administering the cash flows and predicting future trends as well as coordinating with auditors to ensure annual monitoring Monitoring and developing relationships with appropriate bankers, auditors, custom officers and statutory organizations
  • Administering various activities like preparing financial reports, approving vendor payments, conducting weekly and monthly ageing analysis
  • Performing scheduling of payments and correspondence with the vendors; making wire transfers, funding transfers and reconciling monthly bank statements
  • Extending support in preparing annual financial statements, annual and mid-year budgets as well as MIS reports Providing assistance to the departmental personnel for proper expenditure coding, document processing and other accounting activities
  • Preparation of the Quarterly Free zone Report, monthly VAT, Income Tax and SSNIT reports
  • Significant Accomplishments:
  • Monitored all purchase and expense accruals that had aged more than 30 days and ensured timely reversal of over accruals
  • Ensured completion of statutory audits of Income Tax, VAT audits, Customs Audits others (name countries) as per local GAAP requirements and timely filing of Annual Returns in these countries
  • Automated the preparation of 40 reports using Tally Software that had previously required 24 hours of effort per week for each report
  • Bagged The Exporter of the year Award for the past 5 years for proper maintaining of the records, abiding by the rules of Ghana and proper repatriation of the funds in the banks
  • Automated the Payroll system for 1500 staff with the attendance software and successfully implemented it.

Senior Accountant

Allsec Technologies Ltd
Chennai
12.2003 - 01.2005

Accountant

TBS Technologies (P) Ltd
Chennai
01.2002 - 10.2003

Accounts Assistant

Kavia Carbons Ltd
Chennai
03.2001 - 12.2001

Education

MBA - Finance

Madras University

B.Com - undefined

Loyola College, Location, Madras University
2000

Skills

  • Handling of 1500 employees of Company
  • Competent with the usage of various technologies like
  • MS-DOS, Windows, Visual Basic 60, Oracle8i, MS-Access, Tally 72, 63, 54 and Easy Accounts
  • A result-oriented individual with strong analytical, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Knowledge of Basic International Labor Laws and regulations
  • Invoice processing
  • Quickbooks
  • Financial reporting
  • Data Entry

Microsoft Excel

Certification

~Finance &Accounts Financial Reporting & Analysis Key Skills Finance & Accounts Financial Reporting & Analysis Cash Flow Management Vendor Management Reconciliation Operations Budgeting Fixed Asset Accounting Documentation Team Management

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Really Great Brands
04.2022 - Current

Yara Logistics and African Pro Investments Ltd
09.2019 - 03.2022

Finance Manager

Kumesh Ghana Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2017

Finance Manager

SRG Industries
05.2005 - 11.2016

Senior Accountant

Allsec Technologies Ltd
12.2003 - 01.2005

Accountant

TBS Technologies (P) Ltd
01.2002 - 10.2003

Accounts Assistant

Kavia Carbons Ltd
03.2001 - 12.2001

B.Com - undefined

Loyola College, Location, Madras University

MBA - Finance

Madras University
JOSEPH JUDE