Satish Bangera

Finance Manager

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Experience

Mar 2025 - Present
11 months
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Finance Manager

Inter Ocean Ship Engineering Services FZE

  • Introduced structured reporting for job costing and manpower tracking, strengthening governance and enabling accurate billing.
  • Coordinated with Production and Commercial departments to align costing, execution, and invoicing.
  • Supported cash flow improvement through tighter follow-up and reporting discipline.
Nov 2023 - Jul 2025
1 year 9 months
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

ProDT Consulting Services

  • Spearheaded revenue growth initiatives, optimising pricing strategies, and ensuring seamless invoicing and collections to drive financial performance and cash flow efficiency.
  • Managed key client relationships, addressed stakeholder expectations, and aligned ProDT’s services with market demands to ensure sustainable business traction and customer retention.
  • Oversaw reseller partner recruitment and engagement, fostering strategic partnerships to expand market presence and maximise revenue streams.
Mar 2017 - Oct 2023
6 years 8 months
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Group Head of Finance & prior roles

Emitac

  • Collaborated with finance, business, and operations teams to execute the release of AED 26.85M in bank guarantees and streamlined AED 14.63M in legacy banking lines, achieving AED 0.27M in annual savings and an AED 2.1M margin release, improving banking efficiency.
  • Executed a multi-pronged financial strategy focused on cost optimisation, shared services restructuring, and redundancy reduction, achieving AED 10.5M in annual savings and enabling 5–10% YoY revenue growth through operational efficiency.
  • Directed Accounting, Reporting, Treasury, and Credit Control functions, leading a 27-member team to ensure financial governance, compliance, and operational accuracy.
  • Oversaw the financial leadership of Healthcare and IT verticals, aligning financial decisions with strategic business goals to drive long-term success and sustainable growth.
  • Supported the rollout of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models for visa screening centres and led financial planning and execution for new healthcare business lines, including cosmetics, physiotherapy, and dentistry.
  • Conducted in-depth financial reviews, resolving variations exceeding 5%, and strengthened internal controls and financial accountability.
  • Established key financial and operational benchmarks and restructured policies to strengthen internal controls while delivering data-driven financial analysis and actionable insights to drive performance accuracy and decision-making.
  • Contributed to the successful implementation of the Delegation of Authority (DOA) Matrix and group-wide internal audit functions, enhancing governance and risk management capabilities.
  • Led month-end and year-end financial close processes, including preparing and recording asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries in alignment with accounting standards.
  • Ensured full audit compliance by analysing and scheduling general ledger accounts, preparing profit and loss (P&L) statements, and supporting external and internal audits with detailed financial reporting.
  • Developed high-level finance and VAT processes, creating comprehensive documentation for the group, and coordinated with IT for Oracle ERP enhancements related to VAT.
Feb 2016 - Feb 2017
1 year 1 month
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Senior Manager, Finance

Emitac Mobile Solutions LLC

  • Led regional finance teams across the MEA in managing general ledger, budgeting, audits, and taxation while overseeing consolidated financial statements and monthly MIS reporting for EMS and its subsidiaries.
  • Partnered with Deloitte Oman to resolve legacy tax issues and deliver savings through strategic tax assessment and regulatory compliance.
  • Acted as the single point of contact for audit coordination across Emitac Group, ensuring alignment between external auditors, business units, and internal finance teams for timely and accurate reporting.
  • Led the Shared Services Centre (SSC) finance restructuring and played a key role in finalising the Delegation of Authority (DOA) Chart, enhancing governance and accountability.
Nov 2014 - Feb 2016
1 year 4 months

Finance Controller

Technology Partners FZ LLC

Jan 2002 - May 2014
12 years 5 months

Finance Manager > Finance Controller

Akbars Indian Restaurant LLC

Dec 1996 - Nov 2014
18 years

Accountant > Finance Manager > Finance Controller

Gulf Computers LLC

Dec 1995 - Nov 1996
1 year
Mumbai, India

Senior Auditor

HK Kadam & Co. Chartered Accountants

Aug 1991 - Nov 1995
4 years 4 months
Mumbai, India

Accounts Assistant

PN Munshaw & Co.

Summary

Impact-driven finance executive with 30 years of experience in corporate finance across the UAE & GCC, specialising in strategic finance. Proven leader in reducing debt, driving profitability, and strengthening governance frameworks, M&A, treasury management, cost optimisation, and sustainable growth with deep expertise in cross-functional leadership. Certified Management Accountant (CMA USA) and UAE Golden Visa holder, recognised for scaling businesses, unlocking capital, and delivering sustainable growth through strategic partnerships.

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&a)
  • Treasury & Cash Flow Management
  • Business Partnering
  • Financial Modelling
  • Investor Relations
  • Business Transformation
  • Tax & Vat Compliance
  • Governance & Internal Controls
  • Cost Optimization
  • Business Planning
  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Mis & Business Intelligence
  • Audit & Risk Management
  • Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Relationship Management
  • Crms
  • Oracle / Erp
  • Excel

Languages

English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Inter C.A. · India

University of Mumbai

B.Com., Accountancy · Accountancy · Mumbai, India

Certifications & licenses

Certified Management Accountant (CMA USA)

Institute of Management Accountants

UAE Driving License

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