1. PRIYAL BAKHAI
(ACCA Affiliate)
Contact Info:-
Tel: +968 92051057
E-mail: priyalbakhai@yahoo.com
Ambition
A strong desire to enter into a career challenging my potential to the best I can perform, and that will
allow progress in terms of professional growth of self, the firm and the associates; socio-economic
development and creativity through exposure to new ideas.
Professional Summary
Completed the examination papers of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA,
United Kingdom) in 2.5 years
Solely managed a start-up company’s finance and accounting operations
Wide and varied experience on report writing for various functions of team and management
Excellent written and verbal (communication) skills, demonstrated by conducting
presentations at various academic and professional levels
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out
decisions, demonstrated by leadership roles at various academic levels
Creative thinker, self-motivated and innovation driven character
Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical in nature
Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking and a team worker
Academic knowledge in International Financial Reporting Standards, International
Accounting Standards and Statutory Reporting
Fluent English, Hindi, and understandable basic Arabic
Oman driving license since October’13
Professional Qualification
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - United Kingdom December’11 – July’14
ACCA Affiliate
Completed 14 out of 14 papers in 2.5 years
Specialization – Advanced Performance Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance
2. Work Experience
Applied Auto Parts Pvt. Ltd. - Rajkot, India April’16 – July’16
Finance and Accounts Assistant
Prepared reports on planning and budgetary control
Consultation with the external auditors to determine the requirements for audit finalization, and
providing continuous support on the above, along with preparation of financial reports
Preparation of various reports for the team on implementation of process automation for certain
finance functions being done manually
Prism International LLC - Muscat, Oman February’13 – July’14
Accountant
Sole accountant to a start-up company handling all accounting and finance related operations, and
thereby gaining a very wide and rich learning curve
Successfully implemented new technologies and process automations to encourage continuous
improvement in finance related operations
Prepared reports summarizing accounts payable and receivable data, along with promptly following up
on the accounts receivables as per their aging
Performed several accounting functions including posting of receipts, invoices, journal vouchers,
generation of accounting reports, bank reconciliations, and assistance towards audit finalization
Oman Air (Finance & Investment Department) - Muscat, Oman February’12 – December’13
Finance Trainee
Collated and analyzed monthly expenses’ variances and prepared a report for management on the
discrepancies observed
Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss
Involvement in interface and accounting system conversion into web-enabled Oracle financial platform
Performed various accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and
balance sheet reconciliations
Shah Nagardas Manji & Company LLC - Muscat, Oman April’11 – December’11
Accounts Trainee (Part time employee)
Preparation of quotations, along with review of contracts, policies, invoices of other similar orders
Matching purchase orders with invoices and record the necessary data using accounting software
Review of files, records and other related documents to respond to variety of requests
Various Promotional Activities - Muscat, Oman
Gained variety of marketing experience in sectors such as Banking (Bank Muscat’s summer part-time
job experience for their promotional marketing activities), Automobile (Organizing team for the
Annual events of Toyota), Consumer Products (Promotional events in various retail outlets, malls),
Information Technology (Actively participated in COMEX exhibitions)
Branding and promotional activities for Ooredoo (formerly Nawras), Samsung, Microsoft and Friendi
Mobile
Collation of consumer data for research purposes, by involvement in activities such as distributing
survey forms and analyzing consumer needs and interests based on gender, demography, age
Carried out professional modeling, an amateur fashion illustrator and an aspiring fashion blogger
3. Educational Qualifications
All India Senior School Certificate Examination, 2011 - Class 12 March’11
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir – Muscat, Oman; Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India
Aggregate percentage – 82%
Commerce stream subjects: Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, English, Informatics
All India Secondary School Examination, 2009 - Class 10 March’09
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir – Muscat, Oman; Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India
Aggregate percentage – 80%
Achievements
Elected Prefect for four years (05’, 07’, 09’ and 11’) at the Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir
Various medals won for co-curricular activities at the Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir at various levels;
notably for Sports and Project Exhibits
Computer Skills
A very strong and rich background of the applications of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Project; as
used at various academic and professional levels
Substantive knowledge of various Accounting Software, such as Tally, Busy, Oracle
Significant experience in Adobe Photoshop and basic knowledge in Adobe Illustration