Finance Manager | IFRS Specialist | UAE
Finance Manager with 15+ years of experience in IFRS, UAE VAT, and school finance.
Curriculum Vitae
Profile Synopsis
Results-driven Finance Manager with nearly 15 years of progressive experience across school finance, retail, trading, and real estate sectors in the UAE. Specialist in IFRS-aligned financial reporting, UAE VAT compliance (FTA), budgeting and cash flow management, AP/AR, and school ERP systems. M.Com officially recognised by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR) and independently verified by DataFlow Group. Currently pursuing CMA (USA) through Lakshya Indian Institute of Commerce to further strengthen strategic financial management capabilities.
Professional Experience
Finance Manager - Scholars International Academy Pvt School, Sharjah
Early Explorers Nursery, Sharjah
(Aug 2022 – Till Date)
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Supporting and encouraging the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies, and procedures
- Deliver comprehensive financial planning, ensure robust financial systems and controls to safeguard finances and ensure efficiency and value for money
- Monitor income and expenditure in relation to the school’s budget and produce monthly management reports for HOO and the governing bodies
- Ensure that the school’s financial procedures manual is reviewed and updated as necessary and that the school resource management self-assessment tool is maintained as per SPEA requirements.
- Responsible for cash flow projections and all elements of cash handling including collections and disbursements, banking and security, fundraising and school trips
- Ensure accurate VAT accounting and refunds, and VAT reclaim returns are submitted as required
- Work with HR to manage payroll, pensions, and other personnel-related financial matters.
- Supervise the school’s computerised finance accounting package (Orison, Quick book, Mograsis, Illumine) ensuring that required back-ups are carried out and kept securely
- Responsible for the issue of school invoices following up their prompt payment and ensure that all payments are properly recorded and reconciled with accounts receivable balances
- Interact with various stakeholders, including school administrators, board members, faculty, staff, parents, and external auditors. They provide financial information, answer questions, and address concerns to support informed decision-making and maintain transparency
- Assess and mitigate financial risks facing the school, such as budgetary shortfalls, changes in funding levels, and compliance risks. This involves developing risk management strategies, implementing internal controls, and monitoring risk exposure
- Co-ordinate all the annual external audit (interim and final) liaising with all parties involved, and preparing papers and workings
- Responsible for maintaining comprehensive and accurate financial records for the school. This includes recording all financial transactions promptly and accurately using appropriate accounting software or systems training
- Oversee the accounts payable process, ensuring that invoices from vendors and suppliers are processed in a timely manner, accurately recorded, and paid according to the school's payment terms. They also verify the accuracy of invoices and ensure proper authorization for payments.
- Monitoring assistant in accounting typically assists in overseeing and ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of financial transactions and reporting within an organization.
Senior Accountant - Rivoli Group LLC, Dubai
(Jun 2013 – Aug 2022)
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Supervising and maintaining books of account as per IFRS and as per accounting policies and procedures of the company.
- Accounts Receivables- Accounting , Cash / Card Reconciliations & Follow up's
- Accounts Payable- Accounting , Reconciliations, Aging & Payments
- Import & Export proceedings- Customs Duty & Freight according INCOTERMS Calculations, Checking, Reconciliations & Payment process.
- Import VAT Calculations, Reconciliation for RCM ( UAE, Bahrain & Oman VAT Returns)
- Bahrain Input VAT calculations for VAT return filing
- Inter-company transactions
- Inventory Costings
- Treasury Operations- Bank Transactions, International Fund Transfers, Letter of Credit, Bank Guarantees & Reconciliations
- Cash Flow & Fund Flow Statements
- Reporting - Accruals, Provisions & other MIS reports for timely decisions
- Fixed Asset Management
- Inventory Audits
Accountant - Loyal Traders & Real Estate Brokers , Dubai
(Dec 2010 – May 2013)
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Maintained accounts up to finalization for four sub Companies (Includes General Trading & Real Estate).
- Preparing of MIS reports (related to Sales) on fortnight & monthly basis.
- Maintaining of day to day banking functions, including Bank Reconciliation Statement, Cash Disbursement.
- Credit Control and correspondence with customers.
- Voucher entries in Tally Accounting Software.
- Maintenance of Daily Sales Record.
- Monitored & controlled Attendance Registers and Salary process through Wage Protection System.
- Coordinating with Auditors for carry out Audit.
- Maintenance of Debtors & Creditors Ledgers for keeping them at a bay.
- Prepare Profit & Loss on Quarterly basis.
- Maintained and handling petty cash funds and accounts
- Monitored & controlled Real Estate Business through Master Key Software
- Documentation works of Real Estate Business
- Cost Control actions for better growth.
Executive Accounts - G4S Security Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., India
(Apr 2008 – Feb 2010)
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Maintained petty cash funds and accounts
- Issuing cash and expenses for staff
- Processing invoices with corresponding nominal coding.
- Posted receivables and month-end journal entries on Citrix ERP software application
- Intra Branch Internal Auditing of Quality Management System
- Keep track on bank reconciliations statements
- Recording all purchases of fixed assets.
- Scrutinize, and Verify the Stock and Movements of employees Uniforms.
- Monthly preparation and presentation of MIS
- Performed all related accounting procedures and functions
- Effective partnering skills with soft and hard clients
Development Coursework
- KHDA Dubai certified training in UAE Value Added Tax(VAT ) from Elegant Professional & Management Development Training
- Successfully completed training in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Acumen Course by Finance First & Khaleej Times.
- Successfully completed training in Manual and Computerized Accounting from the Institute of Professional Accountants (IPA), Calicut, an ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Accountant’s Training Institute.
- Internal Auditing of Quality Management System ISO 9001 : 2008
- Successfully completed Fundamentals and Advanced software Training for Real Estate from Masterkey, Dubai.
Educational Credentials
Certified Management Accountant- USA - IIC lakshya - In Progress (2025)
Indian Institute of Commerce Lakshya
(Affiliated with IMA, USA)
Master of Commerce - University of Calicut (India) - 2007
UAE MOHESR Recognised- Doc: 2025075909-1810620
Dataflow Group — POSITIVE- Ref: M014-2510-2687660 | 03 Nov 2025
Bachelor of Commerce - University of Calicut (India) - 2005
Higher Secondary Education (Commerce) - Board of H. S. E. Kerala (India) - 2002
Secondary Education - BPE Kerala (India) - 2000
IT Skills
- Working Knowledge in Dynamics NAV 2017, Tally.ERP 9, ERP Modules (Citrix), SAP Reporting, Quick Book, Mograsis, Orison, Illumine
- Accounting software: Peachtree 2007, Focus Reach, Daceasy
- Applications: Microsoft office- Macros
- Certified Master Key (Real Estate Software) user
Personal Snippets
Date of Birth : XX-XX -1984
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
VISA Status : Employment VISA
Driving License : LMV- UAE & India
Languages : English | Hindi | Malayalam | Tamil