Regina Antony

ACCA-qualified accounting professional with 5 years of external audit experience at EY Dubai, preparing and reviewing financial reports, account reconciliations, and variance analyses of transactions and balances to support client decision-making across retail, real estate, and diversified sectors. Experienced point of contact for finance queries across client, onshore/offshore, and engagement teams, with a strong understanding of audit requirements and documentation standards from working alongside auditors and engagement leaders. Seeking to apply reconciliation, budget variance analysis, and financial reporting skills to a Financial Analyst role supporting research administration at the University of Waterloo.

Assurance Senior Associate - Ernst & Young (EY) - Dubai, UAE

(2019-09 - 2026-04)

• Prepared and reviewed working papers reconciling account balances, transaction schedules, and supporting documentation for small and large-scale client groups including Al Ghurair Group, Majid Al Futtaim, Apparel Group, Al Bawardi Group, and Siemens, across retail, real estate, and diversified sectors.
• Conducted variance analysis between transaction-level detail, budgets, and source documentation, escalating discrepancies to management and working with client finance teams to align on general ledger entries within tight reporting deadlines
• Served as a point of contact for financial queries from client finance teams and engagement leaders, coordinating responses across onshore and offshore teams
• Served as Lead Onshore Staff on the Apparel Group audit, coordinating ledger and transaction reviews between onshore and offshore teams and escalating discrepancies to management
• Performed walkthrough procedures to understand clients' accounting and internal control processes, identifying any breaches or overrides to controls and eliminating risk of fraud
• Managed multiple concurrent client engagements, consistently maintaining accuracy and meeting delivery deadlines in a fast-paced environment

B.A. - Accounting and Finance - Heriot-Watt University (2018-11)