Bushra Zaidi

Experienced Accounting and Finance professional in diverse industry sectors covering Mena Region. Over 12 years of experience in Big4 audit firm performing roles of Compliance Manager, Finance Manager, Team Lead, & External Auditor.

• Secured achievement certificates in the course of ACCA in Management accounting & Financial reporting
• Received Employee of the month awards in the field of Exceptional client service, Innovation

• Microsoft Corporation, Stat & Tax Analyst (STA), Finance Department, 11/01/22, Present, Managing the Stat & Tax compliance requirements for the MENA Region including UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait (10 entities) reporting to 3 Financial Controllers., Managing the financial statement reviews and ensuring the filings are completed as per the Statutory deadline., Managing the tax inspection process with the tax authority including reviewing the requirements and deliverables prepared by team., Managing the audits with the external auditor., Compliance with MS internal policies and procedures., Coordinating with the Central team for the transfer pricing filing and notification., Ensuring compliance with local tax laws and regulations in various MENA countries., Liaising with internal stakeholders, including finance, legal, and operations teams, to ensure alignment on tax and statutory matters., Monitoring Stat tool on regular basis., Monitoring the payments process on critical filings to ensure the payment is processed on time (limiting the penalty exposure)., Reviewing WHT/CIT reports and ensuring the reports are submitted on time., Supporting Accenture with the accounting queries, reviewing monthly profit & loss and reporting package., Supporting Controller in preparing the status updates deck with the Finance Leadership., Supporting the STC to continuously review and improve tax and statutory reporting processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy and provide support and advice to business units on tax-related matters.
• Jumeirah Group LLC, Finance Manager/VAT Consultant, Corporate Finance Department, 04/01/21, 10/31/22
• Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC, Financial Reporting Team Lead, Finance Department, 08/01/19, 03/31/21
• Dubai World Trade Centre, Accounts Payable Team Lead, Finance Department, 02/01/15, 07/31/19