Elyn Sagaral

• Provide remote accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and financial reporting support for a growing restaurant business.
• Assist with payroll administration, payroll tax compliance, and employee classification reviews.
• Maintain accounting records, reconcile bank accounts, and support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Prepare management reports and financial information to support business decision-making.
• Assist with budgeting, cash flow monitoring, operational cost analysis, and financial planning.
• Support business registration, compliance requirements, and finance process improvements.

• Software Development, Human Resources and Administration

• Financial Planning & Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Expense Management- Set up the company’s first budgeting processes. Track burn rate, operational costs, and cash flow on a weekly/monthly basis. Prepare short- and long-term forecasts (12-24 months runway planning). Prepare financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)

• Accounting & Bookkeeping Oversight- Manage bookkeeping, set up and oversee cloud-based accounting tools (QuickBooks), ensure timely invoicing, collections, and basic reconciliation.

• Revenue/Expense Recognition and SaaS Metrics- Manage revenue recognition in compliance with IFRS/GAAP (especially ASC 606 or IFRS 15) and R&D Cost in compliance with SSAS 13/IAS 38. Set up dashboards and reports to keep founders and investors informed.

• Tooling and Process Setup- Choose and implement scalable finance tools for invoicing, payroll, and reporting. Build foundational SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for financial tasks. Help migrate from spreadsheets to automated systems as the company grows.

• Tax, Compliance & Risk- Ensure compliance with corporate tax, VAT, and local regulatory obligations.

• Led finance and accounting operations for a ship management company managing VLCC
and AFRAMAX vessels.
• Supervised a team of five accounting professionals and managed day-to-day finance
operations.
• Managed treasury activities, banking relationships, cash flow forecasting, and working
capital requirements.
• Prepared annual budgets, vessel operating budgets, CAPEX forecasts, variance analysis
reports, and financial forecasts.
• Oversaw vessel accounting, crew payroll, supplier payments, port expenses, and
multi-currency transactions.
• Monitored vessel operating expenses and ensured effective budget utilization across the
fleet.
• Prepared monthly management reports, financial statements, cash flow reports, and
performance analyses for senior management.
• Coordinated external audits, VAT compliance, internal controls, and regulatory reporting
requirements.
• Supported vessel acquisition, disposal, and chartering-related financial transactions.
• Implemented process improvements that enhanced reporting accuracy, financial controls,
and operational efficiency.

• CorporateServiceProvider, RealEstate Consulting Services and Property Manager
• Taking care of tax returns and payment ontime
• Provides daily support for the organization, performs administrative jobs such as renewal of company registrations and licenses, visa processing and perform clerical tasks to help the organization run proficiently
• Liaising with agents in advertising, showing and leasing vacant unit
• Assist inthe legalizationof Powerof Attorney (POA)
• Assist in real estate registration and property transferthrough sale, mortgage, grant/gifts and inheritance
• Administering the preparationand submissionof Economic Substance Report (incompliance of Economic Substance Regulations of Dubai) of the company and ourclients

• OilBunkering, Ship transportofOilandPetroleum Products, Ship/barges/tug Charterand Ship Management.
• Prepares accounts and tax returns
• Keeping account books and systems upto date.
• Taking charge of WPS payrollprocess
• Managing incoming payments and bankrelated transactions
• Scheduling and preparing checks
• Administering renewalof company registrations and licenses
• Overseeing recruitment, onboarding and dismissalprocess
• Administervisa applicationand cancellation
• Answering calls, taking messages and handling correspondence
• Organizing and servicing meetings
• Managing database and file management
• Provides daily support forthe organization by performing otherclerical tasks and administrative jobs

Operated computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information (SAP, FAMS, SIS).

Prepares weekly sales report and petty cash replenishment. Expose in cash management, accounts payable and expense accounting.

Prepares audit schedules on a monthly and year end basis.

Maintains real property contract database and ensure payments according to contracts and agreements

Expertise includes SAP proficiency, filings of government reportorial requirements, tax preparations and audit preparations.

Operated computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.