Robin Joseph

Accountant with 13+years of experience

 April 2018 to March 2019 – Oil and Gas service provider Client – Activities transitioned from Dubai

• Preparation of Balance Sheet account Reconciliation in Backline
• Backline Local Administrators (Assignments of Backline Reconciliation, grouping accounts, Performs of SAP Data Loads, Preparation of Exposure Report)
• Intercompany Reconciliation and working towards resolving disputes
• Posting of Revenue Accrual and Deferred Revenue Accrual based on the Input from Local Team
• Currency revaluation test for local and group currency
• Coordinating with Auditors, providing details and answering to quires
• Performed month end activities like, Prepaid and amortization posting, royalty posting and other journals
• Providing detailed report to local consultants for preparation of financial statements as per local GAAP

 March 2014 to April 2018 – Oil and Natural Gas Client – Activities transitioned from Norway (Analyst)

• Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO), Accretion Calculations and posting same in SAP
• Under/Over lift calculations and postings in SAP
• Oil sales postings
• Petroleum Income Tax (PIT) Accruals and PIT Payment/Clearing
• Updating Production Numbers for calculation of depreciation (AO25)
• Intercompany Reconciliations
• Booking of income, tax barrels and accrual income
• Coordinating with Auditors, providing details and answering to quires
• Preparation of Reconciliation for Balance Sheet accounts in excel / Blackline
• Involved in implementation of Blackline for Reconciliation
• Helping the team on day to day activity and trained the new joiners on the activities.
• Performing the SOX key controls and providing support for the same
• Posting month end journal in SAP and SBC
• Quarterly Financial Reporting for Norwegian entities
• Preparation of Cash Flow Statements
• BS and P&L variance analysis

 Feb-2011 to Mar-2014 – Oil and Natural Gas Client - Joint Venture Accountant (Senior Associate)

• Responsible for preparing monthly expenditure reports in Business Warehouse and perform reconciliation with SAP
• Responsible for preparing working capital reports in SAP
• Preparation of Joint Venture Cash calls
• Preparation of Joint Venture Billings
• Posting Journal entries and Coding corrections in SAP
• Quarterly reconciliation of Joint venture Accounts
• Approving Vendor invoices
• Co-coordinating with Accounts Payable and Treasury teams for Payments
• Conducting meetings with clients for review of Cash calls and Reconciliations

 Aug-2007 to Feb-2011 – Oil and Natural Gas Client - Accounts Payable (Associate Accountant)

• Processing PO invoices in SAP
• Processing non-PO invoices in SAP
• Acting as a single point of contact for emails from clients and vendor relating to Tariff and Utility invoices.
• Monitor the invoice workflow & ensure no aged items in the queue
• Investigate on invoice discrepancies and follow up with Suppliers/Clients/Vendor Master/Procurement based on the issue
• Supporting Master Data team for creation and change of vendor, Bank Accounts
• Assisting during the audits and subsequent rectification of errors
• Ensuring that the pricing, quantity and terms on any Purchase Orders is the same as what is on an invoice
• Raising Credit / Debit note for duplicate documents
• Analyze the rejected invoice and solve the issue by owning the problem
• Identify the issues about problematic invoice and resolve
• Keep a close watch on the vendor invoices which may be duplicated
• Identify the duplicate & wrong payments made and followed up to resolve the same
• Prepared the Vendor reconciliation, Duplicate Report, TAT Report
• Vendor Query handling
DAKSHA TRAVELS: - JAN 2006 TO AUG 2007

• Worked as an Account assistant
• Involved in accounting, auditing & taxation work.
• Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement.
• Making Monthly payments

Last Resume Update May 1, 2019
Address Dubai, United Arab Emirates
E-mail robinkj2019@hotmail.com
Phone Number +971 557938428

Experience

ACCENTURE Solutions PVT LTD
General Accounting Ops Senior Analyst
Aug 2007 - Mar 2019

 April 2018 to March 2019 – Oil and Gas service provider Client – Activities transitioned from Dubai

• Preparation of Balance Sheet account Reconciliation in Backline
• Backline Local Administrators (Assignments of Backline Reconciliation, grouping accounts, Performs of SAP Data Loads, Preparation of Exposure Report)
• Intercompany Reconciliation and working towards resolving disputes
• Posting of Revenue Accrual and Deferred Revenue Accrual based on the Input from Local Team
• Currency revaluation test for local and group currency
• Coordinating with Auditors, providing details and answering to quires
• Performed month end activities like, Prepaid and amortization posting, royalty posting and other journals
• Providing detailed report to local consultants for preparation of financial statements as per local GAAP

 March 2014 to April 2018 – Oil and Natural Gas Client – Activities transitioned from Norway (Analyst)

• Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO), Accretion Calculations and posting same in SAP
• Under/Over lift calculations and postings in SAP
• Oil sales postings
• Petroleum Income Tax (PIT) Accruals and PIT Payment/Clearing
• Updating Production Numbers for calculation of depreciation (AO25)
• Intercompany Reconciliations
• Booking of income, tax barrels and accrual income
• Coordinating with Auditors, providing details and answering to quires
• Preparation of Reconciliation for Balance Sheet accounts in excel / Blackline
• Involved in implementation of Blackline for Reconciliation
• Helping the team on day to day activity and trained the new joiners on the activities.
• Performing the SOX key controls and providing support for the same
• Posting month end journal in SAP and SBC
• Quarterly Financial Reporting for Norwegian entities
• Preparation of Cash Flow Statements
• BS and P&L variance analysis

 Feb-2011 to Mar-2014 – Oil and Natural Gas Client - Joint Venture Accountant (Senior Associate)

• Responsible for preparing monthly expenditure reports in Business Warehouse and perform reconciliation with SAP
• Responsible for preparing working capital reports in SAP
• Preparation of Joint Venture Cash calls
• Preparation of Joint Venture Billings
• Posting Journal entries and Coding corrections in SAP
• Quarterly reconciliation of Joint venture Accounts
• Approving Vendor invoices
• Co-coordinating with Accounts Payable and Treasury teams for Payments
• Conducting meetings with clients for review of Cash calls and Reconciliations

 Aug-2007 to Feb-2011 – Oil and Natural Gas Client - Accounts Payable (Associate Accountant)

• Processing PO invoices in SAP
• Processing non-PO invoices in SAP
• Acting as a single point of contact for emails from clients and vendor relating to Tariff and Utility invoices.
• Monitor the invoice workflow & ensure no aged items in the queue
• Investigate on invoice discrepancies and follow up with Suppliers/Clients/Vendor Master/Procurement based on the issue
• Supporting Master Data team for creation and change of vendor, Bank Accounts
• Assisting during the audits and subsequent rectification of errors
• Ensuring that the pricing, quantity and terms on any Purchase Orders is the same as what is on an invoice
• Raising Credit / Debit note for duplicate documents
• Analyze the rejected invoice and solve the issue by owning the problem
• Identify the issues about problematic invoice and resolve
• Keep a close watch on the vendor invoices which may be duplicated
• Identify the duplicate & wrong payments made and followed up to resolve the same
• Prepared the Vendor reconciliation, Duplicate Report, TAT Report
• Vendor Query handling

Education

Kuvempu University
62
May 2002 - May 2005

Accounting

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