Dua Azhar

Detail-driven accountant and CA (Inter) candidate with over 4 years of hands-on experience across bookkeeping, financial reporting, payroll management, and account reconciliations for international clients across Pakistan, the US, and the UK. Combines strong day-to-day financial operations with financial statement analysis to drive management decision-making. Proficient in QuickBooks, Xero, Peachtree, Odoo, and advanced Excel, with a proven record of precision, reliability, and strict compliance under tight deadlines.

Accountant & Financial Analyst at Upwork (Independent Projects – UK & US-based Clients) (2026-02 – Present)

• Manage end-to-end bookkeeping for UK-based clients using QuickBooks Online and Xero, ensuring accurate, audit-ready financial records.
• Perform daily and monthly bank account reconciliations and manage invoice processing, including invoice funding operations via the Bibby portal.
• Review monthly management accounts and financial statements, evaluating variance trends to support key executive reporting and client decisions.
• Administer global payroll via Connecteam and Indigo, and construct detailed financial reporting and analysis models in Microsoft Excel.

Senior Accountant at International Culture Exchange Group (2024-06 – 2026-01)

• Prepared comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close packages and reconciliation reports for management review.
• Analyzed financial statements and monthly results, delivering strategic variance analysis and key business insights to guide corporate spending and planning.
• Reconciled general ledger credit card transactions and executed payroll disbursements via Gusto and ADP with zero error tolerance.
• Assisted in building event budgets, financial forecasts, and revenue projections from historical data, performing budget-to-actual variance analysis to resolve discrepancies.

Accounts & Admin Executive at Evosol Solutions (2023-11 – 2024-05)

• Managed full-cycle accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP), recorded daily transactions in Peachtree, and executed monthly bank reconciliations.
• Processed company payroll and facilitated external audit procedures by maintaining well-organized financial records and supporting schedules.
• Prepared and submitted competitive tender bids to strict deadlines while providing administrative support across scheduling and stakeholder management.

Accountant at Evolution Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. (2022 – 2023-10)

• Recorded revenue, sales returns, and customer receipts while maintaining accurate and up-to-date customer sub-ledgers.
• Monitored aging reports, led collection efforts for overdue accounts, and scheduled timely cheque payments to vendors.
• Processed employee expense payments and supported senior accounting management with month-end financial reporting.

CA Inter – CAF (In Progress) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)

Associate Degree in Accounting & Finance – Virtual University of Pakistan (2025)

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) – Fauji Foundation College (2019)

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) – Presentation Convent School (2017)