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SHOMANA NAIR
Senior Finance Executive
Kluang
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Finance Executive
MahWengKwai & Associates
03.2024 - Current
- Preparing the daily sales invoice on timely manner;
- Maintaining customer master data in accounting system;
- Following up with internal and external clients for the prompt payment of fees and funds on account;
- Assisting internal stakeholders to achieve company, team and individual collection targets;
- Issue receipts after verifying bank transactions
- Issue invoices for company transactions
- Prepare and issue Credit Notes (CN), subject to management approval
- Manage financial accounts for 9 different companies
- Prepare accounts for all 9 companies, subject to review by the Finance Manager
- Liaise with auditors to ensure compliance and accuracy of financial reports
- Coordinate with banks for financial transactions and reporting
- Collaborate with company secretaries to maintain corporate governance
- Work closely with tax agents to ensure tax compliance and filing
- Assist with the firm’s migration to Xero accounting software
- Prepare monthly journal postings and ensure accurate balance sheet account reconciliations
- Conduct bank reconciliations to ensure consistency between financial records and bank statements
- Prepare monthly and weekly management reports, including yearly financial reporting
- Ensure timely submission of annual financial reports and closing of books
- Assist in the preparation for annual audits of financial statements
- Support corporate tax filing and compliance activities
- Prepare data analysis for large volumes of data to improve financial reporting accuracy
- Identify financial trends and provide insights to support strategic decision-making
- Assist with initiatives such as automation, system integration, system migration, and continuous improvement projects within accounting and financial operations
- Support day-to-day finance team operations, including credit control, client accounts management, backup payment and cash handling, and treasury management
- Liaise with auditors, tax agents, company secretaries, and relevant parties to ensure compliance with statutory and legislative requirements
- Practice effective physical and digital file management, ensuring all hardcopy and softcopy files, documents, and records are organized and up-to-date
- Assist in the implementation of digitalization initiatives and process automation for finance digital transformation
- Perform any other duties assigned by management as required
Accounts Clerk
K.Siladass & Partners
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Responsible for ensuring the timely payment of invoices received by the law firm
- Accurately entered payments received from clients into the UBS system
- Checked that the amount paid matches the amount billed and posted the client's payment to either legal costs or disbursements
- Managed clients' funds by placing them into fixed deposits for future use
- Reconciled petty cash against receipts, vouchers, and bank slips at the end of each day
- Conducted monthly bank reconciliations
- Performed general office duties and administrative tasks
- Prepared tax invoices to pay SST (Sales and Service Tax)
- Prepared monthly salary payments
- Liaised with external partners, such as insurance companies and vendors, to ensure legal compliance
- Maintained both computer and manual filing systems
- Collected creditor invoices for processing and payment before the due date
Senior Finance Executive
Brickfields Asia College Sdn Bhd
05.2015 - 02.2017
- Worked as a cashier for 7 months, handling various types of transactions, including cash, checks, TT (Telegraphic Transfer), and credit cards
- Responsible for monitoring student account aging and contacting students for payment
- Managed accounts receivables cashiering, including verifying daily collection reports and conducting bank slip-based reconciliations
- Checked and processed incoming funds, issuing receipts, vouchers, and invoices as needed
- Prepared reviewed reports on aged debtors at the end of each month
- Collaborated with Marketing and coordinators to ensure intake followed the booking schedule
- Maintained accurate records of student debts, analyzed the effectiveness of the company's credit control system, and implemented changes to improve profitability and reduce bad debts
- Ensured students made payments on time
- Tracked all payments and expenditures, including purchase orders, invoices, and statements
- Responded to vendor inquiries related to finance
- Managed and monitored cash flows and bank balances, both credit and debit
- Issued payment vouchers and cash vouchers and prepared bank reconciliations
- Ensured payment credits were correctly applied
- Collaborated with various departments to perform accounting audits
- Provided other necessary clerical support to fulfill the organization's financial obligations
Education
BACHELOR DEGREE - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Management & Science University
STPM - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Paloh
Kluang, JohorSkills
Microsoft Office
Financial reports
Audit preparation and response
Performance monitoring
Data inputting
Cash flow management
Accomplishments
- Participated in the SST talk by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng
- Attended a few courses arranged by Prodigy Asia such as Time Goal Setting, Budget and Financial Management Workshop, Business writing skills workshop, Business Central Dynamics Training
- Attended Xero training and earned certification
- Attended bar council seminar on managing clients account.
Job Preferences
Salary Expected-RM4200
Notice-3Months
Software
UBS
XERO
Timeline
Finance Executive
MahWengKwai & Associates
03.2024 - Current
Accounts Clerk
K.Siladass & Partners
01.2018 - 01.2023
Senior Finance Executive
Brickfields Asia College Sdn Bhd
05.2015 - 02.2017
STPM - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Paloh
BACHELOR DEGREE - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Management & Science University