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Waqas Ahsan Ansari

Senior Accountant
Dubai

Summary

Senior Accountant with extensive experience in financial management, data analysis, and report automation. Proficient in General Ledger operations and management. I am passionate about leveraging data and financial modeling to enhance decision-making and streamline processes. Possesses a strong command of accounting standards and GL systems, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in financial reporting and accounting operations.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Accountant

AVIS UAE Rent A Car
Dubai
8 2022 - Current

Key Achievements:

  • Created a new month-end closing reporting, including Financial Statement (FS) preparation.
  • Automated repetitive tasks using Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power Automate.
  • Designed new processes and reports to streamline procurement and improve cash flow management.
  • Spearheading the implementation of a new ERP by providing critical input to the IT team and creating a new chart of accounts.

Responsibilities:

  • Supervising a team of 10 accountants for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes.
  • Preparing financial statements: P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and KPI.
  • Conducting budget preparation, forecasting, and variance analysis.
  • Ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
  • Generating detailed revenue reports, such as vehicle revenue analysis by brand, type, and model year; branch revenue analysis; and customer revenue analysis by segment (long-term/short-term, B2B/B2C, foreign/local), and other MIS reports.
  • Managing VAT and corporate tax compliance and returns filing.

Senior Supervisor Accounts

Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group
07.2017 - 07.2022

Key Achievements:

  • Automated sales incentive calculations and bank reconciliation on the group level.
  • Prepared a business plan for a new branch and made necessary amendments in COA and ERP.
  • Prepared new templates for Profit & Loss Accounts using Power BI.
  • Assisted to streamline reporting in the credit and collection department.
  • Successfully implemented ERP - MS Dynamics Navision and CDK Autoline.

Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of Financial Statements – monthly and yearly P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, etc.
  • Assist Finance Manager in monthly and yearly closing of the general ledger.
  • MIS reporting for management, including various business plans, investment proposals, revenue, and profitability analysis, etc.
  • Filing of quarterly VAT returns and compliance management with VAT executive regulations.

Accountant

Tech Group
08.2014 - 05.2017

Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of Financial Statements and MIS reports.
  • General Ledger closing, fixed assets, and payroll.
  • Accounts payable.
  • Accounts receivable.

Associate - Audit and Assurance Services

EY
05.2012 - 12.2013
  • Planning, supervising, reviewing, and executing audits and other related assignments in diversified industrial sectors.

Education

ACCA -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Karachi
07.2010 - 12.2013

GCE -

A' Levels
Karachi
08.2009 - 05.2010

Skills

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

General Ledger

MIS reporting

Financial Modeling

Data Modeling

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Powerbi

Power Automate

ERP

References

Available on request.

Timeline

Senior Supervisor Accounts

Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group
07.2017 - 07.2022

Accountant

Tech Group
08.2014 - 05.2017

Associate - Audit and Assurance Services

EY
05.2012 - 12.2013

ACCA -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
07.2010 - 12.2013

GCE -

A' Levels
08.2009 - 05.2010

Senior Accountant

AVIS UAE Rent A Car
8 2022 - Current
Waqas Ahsan AnsariSenior Accountant