Basma Bin Amro
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Finance Professional with 11+ years of experience in budgeting, planning, and analysis within Abu Dhabi’s government sector. Currently working as a Budget Business Partner, managing full budget cycles, variance analysis, and forecasting in direct coordination with the Department of Finance (DOF). Skilled in delivering strategic insights, developing financial dashboards, and driving automation to enhance reporting and decision-making.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Budget Affairs Business Partner
Department of Education and knowledge
Abu Dhabi
01.2024 - Current
- Managed the end-to-end development, monitoring, and reporting of ADEK’s budgets across departments.
- Oversee variance analysis and performance reporting, ensuring compliance with policy standards.
- Coordinate the consolidation of divisional budgets, optimizing resource allocation and driving cost efficiencies.
- Advise top management on financial risks, funding needs, and investment priorities to support strategic decisions.
- Develop forecasts, financial models, and dashboards to improve reporting clarity and support executive decision-making.
- Handle automation initiatives, including the Finance Dashboard project, streamlining reporting and enhancing transparency.
- Prepare and submitted periodic financial reports to the Department of Finance (DOF), liaising directly with their teams for compliance and approvals.
- Deliver workshops and training sessions to strengthen financial literacy and accountability across ADEK.
Financial Management Senior Analyst
Department of Education and knowledge
Abu Dhabi
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Conducted financial data analysis to evaluate current and past performance, providing recommendations for improvements.
- Prepared and monitored project budgets, ensuring alignment with ADEK’s financial objectives.
- Reviewed and verified invoices against purchase orders and service delivery before vendor payments.
- Ensured accuracy and compliance of financial documents for payment processing, audits, and tax requirements.
- Produced monthly financial reports and account analyses to support management decisions.
- Handled audits and reconciliation of project expenditures (CAPEX, OPEX, Pre-OPS).
- Prepared monthly variance reports comparing budget vs. actual spending, highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Coordinated with the Business Planning & Innovation team to identify suitable data sources for planning and reporting
financial and contract Management Analyst
Department of Education and knowledge
Abu Dhabi
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Reviewed and closed monthly reconciliation reports (CAPEX, OPEX, Pre-OPS).
- Processed and verified invoices, ensuring accuracy before recording and payments.
- Reviewed bank reconciliations to maintain accuracy of records.
- Analyzed budgets, forecasts, and spending plans, providing recommendations for improvements.
- Prepared financial reports and projections to support management decisions.
- Evaluated capital expenditures and depreciation for compliance and accuracy.
- Analyzed contracts and supported decision-making with financial insights.
- Provided supporting documentation during audits to ensure transparency and compliance.
Payroll Specialist
Department of education and knowledge
Abu Dhabi
07.2015 - 12.2019
- Processing urgent payments to all employees and teachers under ADEK payroll upon request
- Processing End of Service benefits to all ADEKs employees and teachers under ADEK, from all private and public schools
- Processing monthly payroll salaries
- Dealing with processing the monthly Costing and Reconciliations after completion of the run and submission of the monthly salaries
- Processing other payments for other entities that ADEK is responsible for their payments, including: Third party payments and the payments for the GCC employees under ADEK
- Preparing for the External Auditors by preparing all the Reconciliation for all the months of the year in order to give a clear picture for them
- Preparing the Payroll Analysis on a Monthly and yearly basis
Accountant
Ministry of finance
Abu Dhabi
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Audit the budgets for six ministers.
- Deal with the Accountant in these six ministers.
- Monitor monthly closings and settlement of accounts debit and credit.
- Make sure the expenses as per the approved Budget and Policy
- Prepper Financial reports
- Journal entries.
- preparation of the final account for the Ministry of Defense
- Record the income and expenses for the Ministry of Defense
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Abu Dhabi University
04.2001 - 07.2013
Skills
- Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Variance Analysis & Performance Reporting
- Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering
- Strategic Decision Support & KPI Management
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
- Strong Planning, Foresight & Resource Optimization
- ERP Systems
- Ability to deliver under pressure with high accuracy
Certification
- Stakeholder Management
- Intermediate Excel
- Building Strong Communication Skills Course
- Advanced Data Analysis
- Think On Your Feet
- The art of building a ministry culture
- Study and development indicators of revenue and expenses
- Environmental and occupational health and safety according to International standards
- R12.x Oracle Financials Functional Foundation from Oracle University
- R12.x Oracle Financials New Features
- Fundamentals Ed 1 PRV from Oracle University
- Statistics for non-statisticians
- Time Management
- Modern accounting methods
- Preparation of financial statements and final accounts
- انجاز برنامج أكاديمية أبو ظبي الحكومية للكفاءات العامة
- Financial Capability Program – Finance Professionals
Languages
English
Arabic
Timeline
Budget Affairs Business Partner
Department of Education and knowledge
01.2024 - Current
Financial Management Senior Analyst
Department of Education and knowledge
01.2023 - 01.2024
financial and contract Management Analyst
Department of Education and knowledge
01.2020 - 12.2022
Payroll Specialist
Department of education and knowledge
07.2015 - 12.2019
Accountant
Ministry of finance
09.2013 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Abu Dhabi University
04.2001 - 07.2013