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Anza Gillani, Finance Manager — Middle East Region

Anza Gillani

Finance Manager — Middle East Region ·TWI Middle East FZ LLC

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 5 months

Finance Manager — Middle East Region

October 2022 - Present

TWI Middle East FZ LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

October 2022 - Present

Sole finance resource across 4 MENA entities (UAE mainland ×2, free zone, Turkey) | Revenue: £8-9M | 39 staff | 3 clean Grant Thornton audits.
• Led FP&A: annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and monthly management accounts for UK senior leadership and Board.
• Full month-end close across multi-entity operations — accruals, provisions, intercompany reconciliations — cycle reduced from 15 to 7-10 working days.
• Implemented IFRS 15 project accounting: WIP schedules, deferred revenue recognition, and milestone billing across all active projects.
• Managed treasury, banking relationships, cross-border cash positioning, UAE CT & VAT compliance across mainland and free zone entities.
• Recovered USD 500K+ in aged receivables; introduced 100% advance payment policy eliminating future credit exposure.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Group FP&A & Data Analyst

October 2021 - September 2022

TWI Technology Engineering (Private) Limited

Lahore, Pakistan Hybrid

October 2021 - September 2022

• Designed and implemented TWI Group standardised BOD reporting pack (Power BI + Excel) from TB-level data across all overseas subsidiaries — adopted group-wide by TWI UK Board; still in active use.
• Automated monthly group reporting, reducing preparation time by ~5 days per cycle; supported budget preparation and financial modelling for regional entities.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Manager Finance

December 2019 - September 2021

Home Zone Incorporation (Private) Limited

Lahore, Pakistan

December 2019 - September 2021

Pakistans authorised distributor of VEKA (Germany) — premium uPVC products — with 2 manufacturing
factories and 3 offices. Annual turnover PKR 500M+. 10-12 European imports annually (EUR 50K-250K per
shipment). Direct reports: 7. Indirect: 4.
• Conceived and led corporate restructuring (sole proprietorship to LLC) — identified LC access
blockage, executed legal transition, secured bank confidence, unlocked 90-day deferred payment
terms.
• Commissioned custom ERP integrating VEKA WindowMaker — automated SO creation, project
costing, P&L by project, and IFRS-compliant financial statements; replaced unlicensed legacy
system.
• Managed full-cycle accounting across 3 offices and 2 factories: month-end close, budgeting, cash
flow forecasting, working capital management, payroll, and taxation.
• Sole POC for all European imports — LC execution, import documentation, customs clearance, and
forex management across 10-12 shipments annually.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Manufacturing

Finance Expert

October 2018 - November 2019

Cognitio Systems (Private) Limited

Lahore, Pakistan Hybrid

October 2018 - November 2019

• Delivered financial models, accounting reconciliations, and analytical reports for exclusively US-based international clients. Retained as paid part-time consultant for 12 months post-resignation for specialist work the team could not deliver in-house.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Consulting

Finance Executive

January 2017 - September 2018

Ufone (PTML) — PTCL Group

Lahore, Pakistan

January 2017 - September 2018

• Independently identified and escalated a fleet maintenance fraud (fabricated invoices) — investigation resulted in admin manager termination and process improvement. Conducted surprise cash and inventory audits across regional joint shops and service centres.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

ACCA

December 2025

December 2025

Master's degree, Finance

United Kingdom

ACCA UK

July 2015

July 2015

Bachelor's degree, Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business

United Kingdom

ACCA UK

January 2014

January 2014

Diploma, Diploma in Accounting and Business

United Kingdom

Skills

ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
ACCOUNTING
Intermediate
CASH MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CASH MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CORPORATE TAX
Intermediate
CORPORATE TAX
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
INDIRECT TAX
Intermediate
INDIRECT TAX
Intermediate
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
Intermediate
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
Intermediate
LABOR LAW
Intermediate
LABOR LAW
Intermediate
RESTRUCTURING BUSINESS
Intermediate
RESTRUCTURING BUSINESS
Intermediate
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
Intermediate
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
Intermediate
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Intermediate
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Expert
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Expert
QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Expert
QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
Expert
FORECASTING
Expert
FORECASTING
Expert
FINANCE
Expert
FINANCE
Expert
GOVERNANCE
Expert
GOVERNANCE
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Expert
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

ACCA

Member

February 2026

Training and Certifications

Certifications
National Financial Literacy Program
Information Security Essentials
Google/Coursera
Data Foundations
MS Excel Advanced — Frog
Managing Safely
Foundations: Data, Data, everywhere
Microsoft Excel Advanced Formulae & Functions (Frog)
Managing Safely (IOSH)