Sahar Mulla

Managed full-cycle bookkeeping across multiple entities through Microsoft Dynamics ERP, achieving a 4-day month-end close and supporting financial reporting, variance analysis, and timely fund revenue recognition alongside fund managers.

Supported financial oversight of an off-balance sheet SPV, assisting with client money reconciliations to ensure proper segregation of investor funds and timely discrepancy resolution.

Contributed to quarterly regulatory reporting to the Capital Market Authority (CMA), prepared and submitted WHT and quarterly VAT filings with 100% on-time compliance, maintaining audit-ready documentation and supporting year-end external audits.

Processed and reconciled 100+ investor dividend transactions per cycle, ensuring accurate distributions, liquidity alignment, and improved first-time payment success rates to ~90% through banking coordination and bounce-back analysis.

Led monthly intercompany reconciliations and supported shared service allocations, strengthening balance accuracy and ensuring timely cross-entity invoicing.

Processed vendor payments and payroll under strict internal control frameworks while partnering with compliance teams to review AML cases and enhance transaction monitoring.

Built Power Pivot and Power BI dashboards to automate dividend workflows and liquidity tracking, reducing manual processing time by ~30% and improving management reporting visibility.

Managed full-cycle accounting for 5+ SME clients, including AR/AP, monthly reconciliations, and financial statements, improving reporting accuracy by 25%.

Ensured strict compliance with ZATCA regulations, achieving 100% on-time filings and reducing client penalties and audit risks.

Handled lease and revenue accounting in line with IFRS 15 and 16 across client portfolios.

Built financial dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI to track sales, expenses, and profitability, identifying trends and improving client profitability by 15%.

Managed financial due diligence data rooms for a holding company, coordinating with investment bankers, legal advisors, and PwC consultants to ensure secure and timely access to sensitive documents during strategic transactions.

Supported quarterly and annual financial reporting processes, including balance sheet analysis, month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely reporting and compliance while identifying and resolving discrepancies.

Performed expense variance analysis against budget and forecast, providing insights to support management decision-making and financial control.

Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and reviewed 400+ transactions to ensure 100% accuracy in financial records and VAT filings, maintaining audit-ready documentation with strong attention to detail.