Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Languages
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Sona Ahmadova

Sona Ahmadova

Linkedin.com/in/sona-ahmadova

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Budgeting and Reporting Specialist

BakuBus LLC
12.2022 - Current
  • Conducted in-depth analysis of budget versus actual performance indicators in annual and quarterly financial reports, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions and preparing action plan.
  • Successfully prepared the initial budget for 2023, 2024, 2024+3, 2025 and 2025+3 years, and presented it to the management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Actively participated in the construction of the budget model, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize financial planning processes.
  • Data Analysis and Presentation.
  • Analyzing data to derive meaningful insights, and presenting results to management.
  • Creating and maintaining comprehensive and interactive data visualizations, utilizing diverse data sources to generate insightful, actionable reports crucial for informed decision-making.
  • Prepared accurate and timely monthly financial statements, including Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Profit or Loss reports.
  • Develop and maintain weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports, providing actionable information to AIH (Azerbaijan Investment Holding) for informed decision-making.
  • Coordinated work processes for 2022, 2023 and 2024 with external and internal audit teams ensured continuous data collection and compliance with audit requirements.
  • Prepared comprehensive analytic reports for presentation to the Management Board, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
  • Maintained oversight of monthly expenses within the 1C system, ensuring accurate financial data.
  • Development of dashboards and Excel models for financial analysis.
  • Formulated functional KPIs of main structures.

Project Manager (ERP program) and BA Specialist

U And R Company LLC
08.2020 - 06.2022
  • Leading the planning and implementation of projects
  • Defining a project’s scope and goals. Coordinating project staff
  • Collaborate with business users and IT leadership to optimize project scope, benefits, and risks, managing expectations effectively.
  • Coordinate internal resources and third-party for project execution.
  • Assist end users in comprehending and adapting to changes, ensuring smooth transition to new solutions and minimal resistance to organizational changes.
  • Manage changes to business requirements, conducting thorough impact analysis.
  • Check the software upgrade step by step
  • Evaluate hardware and software requirements, offering recommendations for enhancements.
  • Develop and implement procedures to enhance existing systems.
  • Managing project administration, including all documentation
  • Reporting regularly to senior management
  • Tracking project performance

Projects type: Production, construction and etc.

Client (project): FMG LLC, Unico LLC, Mirlex Group LLC, Savalan Aspi vinery LLC, Competo LLC (umico)

Accountant

U And R Company LLC
04.2019 - 08.2020
  • Receive and process all types of invoices, expense documents and payment requests
  • Preparation of daily bank reports after checking the bank and tax balances
  • Maintaining and updating payment folders, invoices, supply orders, and accounts payable .
  • Monitor correct and timely settlement of receivables
  • Manage all accounting transactions Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
  • Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
  • Ensure timely bank payments Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Data processing for financial reporting Working with BTP program.
  • Creation of the VAT, Profit tax, Statistic reports, SSPF reports

Office Administrator

International Bank of Azerbaijan
06.2018 - 07.2018
  • Internship program

Accountant Assistant

Petrochem Group LLC
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Internship program

Statistician

The State Statistical Committee
05.2016 - 06.2016
  • Internship program

Education

MBA | Accounting And Audit

University of Economics
01-2018

Bachelor Degree | Statistic

University of Economics
01-2016

Skills

  • Financial reporting
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Financial analysis
  • Financial modeling
  • Audit coordination
  • Data Analysis
  • Management reporting
  • 1C system proficiency (professional)
  • SAP system
  • MC office (Excel -high), Think-Cell
  • KPI development
  • Team collaboration
  • Communication skills

Certification

  • Professional Accountant Certificate

Languages

  • English (A2)
  • Russian (A2)

Affiliations

  • Creating a puzzle
  • Reading books
  • Playing badminton
  • Playing volleyball
  • Playing the piano

Timeline

Senior Budgeting and Reporting Specialist

BakuBus LLC
12.2022 - Current

Project Manager (ERP program) and BA Specialist

U And R Company LLC
08.2020 - 06.2022

Accountant

U And R Company LLC
04.2019 - 08.2020

Office Administrator

International Bank of Azerbaijan
06.2018 - 07.2018

Accountant Assistant

Petrochem Group LLC
06.2017 - 09.2017

Statistician

The State Statistical Committee
05.2016 - 06.2016

MBA | Accounting And Audit

University of Economics

Bachelor Degree | Statistic

University of Economics
Sona Ahmadova