Aisha Sidika Raheeman
Vacoas
Summary
Results-driven professional with a management degree and a finance minor. Proficient in meticulous data capture of invoices and payments, demonstrating a keen eye for accuracy. Adept at reconciliation processes, ensuring financial records align seamlessly. With a solid track record in managing payable transactions, bringing a detail-oriented approach to financial tasks,fostering precision and efficiency in every aspect of accounts payable responsibilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
Amaris Consulting
Phoenix, Mauritius
06.2024 - Current
- Ensured timely payments for all invoices, maintaining strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Reduced invoice processing time with accurate data entry and timely vendor communication.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Facilitated dispute resolution between company departments and vendors regarding payment issues or discrepancies in invoicing.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Updated vendor information regularly, ensuring accurate contact details and banking information for prompt payments.
- Collaborated with procurement team to resolve discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices received.
- Trained junior staff members in accounts payable procedures, increasing overall department efficiency.
- Liaised with other finance functions such as treasury, tax, and payroll to ensure proper allocation of expenses across budgets and ledgers.
Management Support Officer / Financial Examiner
Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
Rose Hill, Mauritius
05.2019 - Current
- Check on system if awards and adjustments have correctly been inputted
- Verify calculations and relevant documents e.g Birth certificates, bank account numbers and signatures of higher level officers
- Check list of daily awards and adjustments examined
- Check list of dead cases and invalid bank account number
- Check amendments list after processing
- Reconciliation of paysheet.
Purchase to Pay Coordinator (Accounts Payable)
DHL (Mauritius) Ltd
Phoenix, Mauritius
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Supplier invoice and payment processor in accordance with the company's policies and procedures
- Verify that invoices, payment terms and payment methods comply with corporate P2P Policy
- Data capture of invoice and payments into Sun accounts
- On time processing of any urgent and all payments to avoid suspension of any supplier services
- Reconciling the allocated creditors account
- Verifying the reconciliations against the creditors' age analysis on a monthly basis
- Investigate and reconcile creditors' with debit balances
- Systematically monitor inactive supplier and update the financial and operational system accordingly
- Minimize duplicate payments.
Accounts Officer
AAA Global Services Ltd
Ebene, Mauritius
07.2016 - 07.2018
- To maintain the accounting records of the company and its subsidiaries on a daily basis
- To maintain the accounting records of clients
- To prepare the payroll of clients
- To prepare clients' financial statements and management accounts
- To assist in tax compliance work and filing of tax returns
- To liaise with auditors, legal advisers and any other authorities if the need arises
- To ensure adherence to the Company's policies including Anti Money Laundering policies
- To execute company secretarial and administration work
- To report to management on suspicious transactions
- To perform any cognate duties that may be assigned by management.
Cashier
Intermart
Bagatelle, Mauritius
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Greet, assist and handle promptly customer queries/requests from end to end in view to provide the best level of service and achieving customer satisfaction
- Perform cashiering transactions in a timely and efficient manner to meet customers' requirements
- Perform till cash balancing at end of day in an effective way.
Trainee in the Finance Department (Treasury Section)
Air Mauritius Ltd
Port Louis, Mauritius
07.2014 - 01.2015
- Preparing and dispatching Bank settlement letters for Foreign Exchange deals, deposits, interbank transfer and outstation transfer.
- Downloading daily bank statement of local banks (MUR) through internet banking and analyzing transactions.
- Sending confirmation for trades done with counter parties on the trading platform Bloomberg.
- Effecting payments as and when invoices are received and following up through internet banking.
- Bank Reconciliation.
Education
BSc (Hons) Management (Minor: Finance) -
University of Mauritius
01.2016
Higher School Certificate -
Belle-Rose State Secondary School
11.2011
School Certificate -
Belle-Rose State Secondary School
11.2009
Skills
- Accounting Software Proficiency: Familiar with using accounting software and tools such as Sun and Quickbooks to analyze financial task and ensure optimal use of technology in accounting process
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Collaborate effectively with other departments to ensure financial alignment with organizational objective
- Regulatory Compliance : Ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations, standards and internal policies
- Detail Orientation : Exceptional attention to detail in managing financial records and conducting audits to maintain data accuracy
- Problem Solving : Adept at identifying and resolving financial discrepancies
- Time Management : Efficiently managing time and priorities to meet deadlines and deliver accurate financial information in a timely manner
- Communication skills : Clear and concise communication of financial information to stakeholders
Languages
English
First Language
French
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
Amaris Consulting
06.2024 - Current
Management Support Officer / Financial Examiner
Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity
05.2019 - Current
Purchase to Pay Coordinator (Accounts Payable)
DHL (Mauritius) Ltd
08.2018 - 04.2019
Accounts Officer
AAA Global Services Ltd
07.2016 - 07.2018
Cashier
Intermart
06.2015 - 12.2015
Trainee in the Finance Department (Treasury Section)
Air Mauritius Ltd
07.2014 - 01.2015
BSc (Hons) Management (Minor: Finance) -
University of Mauritius
Higher School Certificate -
Belle-Rose State Secondary School
School Certificate -
Belle-Rose State Secondary School