Accountant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Bashir Kiyani [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________ Profile A highly experienced Accounting, Finance and Administration professional with 35 years of business experience in Oil, Insurance and Financial sectors. Objective To use my professional experience in the Service Industries for a progressive and dynamic organization with a holistic vision of a successful business model that incorporates success and social development. Skills * Bookkeeping * Budget Development * Auditing * Financial Reporting * Fiscal Budgeting * Payroll Processing * Customer Relations * Cash Flow Analysis * Variance Analysis * Office Administration* Bank Reconciliations Professional Experience Company: Feradbi - Springfield - PA Position: Accounts Manager Duration: December, 2010 - March, 2014 Environment: Quality Assurance Services (QA) Responsibilities ⦁ General Ledger - Make entries of Assets, Liabilities, Owners' equity, Income & expenses. ⦁ Accounts Payable - Record incoming Invoices for payment and maintain Sub-ledger. ⦁ Accounts Receivable - Generate Invoices send to the customers and prepare Age Analysis. ⦁ Bank Reconciliation, Variance Analysis, Bank Deposits and Office Administration. ⦁ Trial Balance, Income Statement, Balance sheet.Monthly to check accuracy of accounting, Payroll processing. ____________________________________________ Company: MetLife-Alico (American Life Insurance Company)-Dubai,UAE Position: Senior Accountant Duration: November 1986 - July 2010 Environment: Insurance and Financial Services Responsibilities ⦁ All functions of Accounts/Finance Department. ⦁ General Ledger, Trail Balance, P&L, Balance Sheet. ⦁ Management Reporting of Various Products, Weekly Cash Reports, Agency Costing. ⦁ Controls - Claims Reserves/Payable, Reinsurance and Pension. ⦁ Disbursements - Salaries, Commissions, Claims Pension & Investments of Funds. ⦁ Other Direct and Operating Costs - Projections and Variance Analysis. ⦁ Collections - Policy Premiums, Pension Premiums, Investments Funds. ⦁ Reconciliations- Banks, Reinsurance, Non Cash items, Foreign Exchange. ⦁ Payrolls - Prepare Salaries and allowances of staff. ⦁ Audit - All Agencies of MetLife Alico, United Arab Emirate in Dubai, Sharjah & Abu-Dhabi ⦁ Budgeting - Operating, Direct Expenses, and Revenues. ⦁ Tax, Financial Returns, Statistical Reports of Bahrain and Qatar. ⦁ Statutory & Statistical Reports as per requirement of Bahrain & Qatar Tax Departments. ⦁ Review - Claims, Daily Cash Collection /Disbursement Reports and approval. ⦁ Interview New Candidates and assist Head of Department in Selection. ⦁ Misc. Assignments as per requirement of Home Office (USA) and the Management. ⦁ Associated with IT Department for 5 years on AS/400 ( Accounting IV & OLAS) ⦁ Authorized Signatory of Company's Bank Accounts. Accomplishments ⦁ I was able to cut the expenses of MetLife, by negotiation. ⦁ Saved 15% by claims analysis. ⦁ Recovered excess fee charged by Bank. ⦁ Supervised and Trained Team of Accountants. ⦁ Set Reconciliation procedure and Payroll Processing System. ____________________________________________ Company: Dubai Petroleum Company - Dubai U.A.E Position: Supervising Analyst Duration: April, 1974 - June, 1984 Environment: Production/Export and Exploration of Oil Responsibilities ⦁ Supervision of Group activities, Work Assignment to Analysts, Set Goals & Objectives. ⦁ Recommend Changes, Review Personal Performance, Budgeting, Cost Analysis,Payroll Processing, Cash flow, Invoices processing, Expense Forecast, Variance Analysis, Function of project coordinator in Greece. ____________________________________________ Company: United Bank Ltd. - Dubai U.A.E Position: Clerk Duration: January 1972 - March 1974 Environment: Banking Responsibilities ⦁ General Ledger, Local and Foreign Bills Discounting, L/C Opening, Process Payment Against Documents, Bills for collection.Current and Savings Accounts handling, Foreign Bankers Reconciliation, Customer Services. Courses and Skills *Life Ordinary Management Exams. - Fundamentals, Accounting, Customer Services Marketing. *Fundamentals of Budgeting *Effective Supervisor Training *Total Time Management Course *Interpersonal Managing Course *Firefighting/First Aid/Defensive Driving Courses *Holding "ALICO EMPLYEE OF THE MONTH" Award. Relevant Work Courses *Advance Managerial Accounting *Auditing, *Management Communication *Foundation of Leadership Qualifications *Bachelor’s Degree. *Electrical Engineering Intermediate. *General Education Certificate. REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST BASHIR A. KIYANI E-Mail: [email protected]