Detail-oriented with financial data and careful to follow accounting best practices, internal controls and regulatory requirements. Helps drive financial improvements with reliable and compliant records accurate for forecasting and business planning.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Post Award Specialist ( Finance business Partner )
Khalifa University
Abu Dhani
03.2025 - Current
Consolidated and monitored the execution of the Research and Development budget, ensuring financial accuracy.
• Delivered comprehensive financial reports to sponsors and stakeholders, enhancing transparency and accountability.
• Collaborated with project managers to process requests for budget changes, facilitating smooth project execution.
• Developed and refined post-award processes, contributing to improved operational efficiency across departments.
• Close out all funded projects consistent with university process and timelines Contribute to the development, review and improvement of post-award processes and associated workflow refinement.
• review and approve all type of Expenses of the Centers.
• Re-budgeting Activities include Review current budget performance and spending trends, revised budget reflecting new allocations.
• Ensure changes comply with policies, grant terms, or contracts.
• Work closely with Associate Directors, Human Resources (HR), and other internal departments on a daily basis to ensure smooth and compliant post-award grant operations.
• Estimate additional costs and prepare detailed budget.
• Coordinate and execute the closeout of all funded projects in accordance with university policies, sponsor requirements, and established timelines.
• Review Purchase Orders (POs) and Purchase Requisitions (PRs) to ensure alignment with approved budgets and funding availability.
• Review project expenditures, milestones, and deliverables to confirm billing eligibility before invoice submission.
• Prepare and distribute monthly performance and variance reports to track project or departmental financial performance against the approved budget.
• Analyze actual vs. budgeted expenditures, identify significant variances, and investigate root causes.
Budgeting analyst
Integrated Transport Center ( ITC )
Abu dhabi
06.2023 - 03.2025
Developing organizational and consolidating budget with business unit Directors
Reviewing accounting transactions to ensure they align with the assigned budget code.
Monthly meeting with department heads to review segment performance
Approving funding requests based on budget availability (POs, New, Tendering, extension, variation, and renewal)
Updating Directors with the execution of funds
Monitoring spending over the projects of business.
Upload approved budgets and forecasts through Oracle Hyperion.
Update monthly and daily cash flow (OPEX, CAPEX, and Revenue)
Prepare monthly reports of actual spending and revenue and identify the variation with justifications.
Reallocation of funds for specific items according to business needs.
Prepare ad-hoc reports requested by the Organization.
Participate in establishing the Program Base Budget with the Department of finance team.
Prepare Segment P&L with KPI
Cost and Financial Controller
Abu Dhabi Media Company
01.2022 - 03.2023
Control and monitor total project expenditure
Verification of claims from suppliers/agencies/subcontractors
Ensure expenditures are kept within the planned monthly budget and at any given point of time.
minimize the deviation from the budget and ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget.
Allocate the budget, and establish a cost baseline
Assisting the project manager in identifying and gaining approval of estimates/change requests
Conduct periodic reviews with procurement to establish and maintain forecasts for all packages
Prepare variances analysis
Group General Ledger- Senior Accountant
Abu Dhabi Media Company
01.2016 - 12.2021
Performing and responsible for the monthly subsidiaries (United Printing and Publishing-UPP) reconciliations with ADM, the main contact for intercompany confirmation balances
Managing Monthly reconciliation between Trial Balance with Sub-Leger's
Reviewing and updating chart of accounts
Assisting the account controllers in month end closing in journal entries and Reconciliation
Participate in reporting preparation to management and stakeholders
Assist finance manager during implementation plans for budgeting and forecasting activities with business partners to achieve business and company goals