Insam Ahamed
@insamahamed
ACCA-qualified finance manager specializing in budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls.
QatarWhat I'm looking for
I am an ACCA-qualified finance professional with over 10 years of hands-on experience across FMCG, hospitality, real estate and service sectors. I lead finance teams, manage full-cycle accounting, and have been involved in pre-opening and expansion activities.
In my recent roles as Finance Manager and Chief Accountant in Doha, I headed finance departments, oversaw month-end and year-end closings, payroll processing, bank and POS reconciliations, and fixed asset management. I also managed payable/receivable functions and implemented internal controls.
I have driven system implementations and data migrations, and I am experienced with Oracle ERP, Yardi, QuickBooks, SAP, and Odoo. I have strong capabilities in budgeting, forecasting, fund management, and cost center—wise costing and revenue analysis.
I deliver actionable financial insights to support pricing, promotions, and strategic decisions, and I proactively identify control improvements to strengthen operations and support growth.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Finance Manager
MAQSAF W Canteen
May 2025 - Present (4 months)
Head the finance department for a restaurant, leading budgeting, forecasting, month-end and year-end closings, and payroll processing while improving cashflow and payable planning since May 2025.
Chief Accountant
SANAD Lounge & Restaurant
Nov 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 6 months)
Led finance and procurement functions for the restaurant, managed pre-opening setup, budgeting, payable planning, inventory/COGS finalization and compliance with withholding tax requirements from Nov 2022 to May 2025.
Senior Accountant
Power International Holding
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 3 months)
Managed receivables for Mall of Qatar, handling 400+ brand accounts and 4,000+ PDCs, performing bank reconciliations, lease reviews, utility billing and GL vs sub-ledger reconciliations from Aug 2021 to Nov 2022.
Assistant Accountant
Ali Bin Ali
Oct 2018 - Jan 2021 (2 years 3 months)
Handled AP/AR, monthly financial statements, bank reconciliations and cost-center based cost computations for FMCG, electronics and service lines from Oct 2018 to Jan 2021.
Accountant
Hiru Food Products
May 2013 - Jul 2017 (4 years 2 months)
Managed day-to-day accounting for an FMCG producer including AR reconciliation, VAT/WHT/Income Tax filings, payroll processing, fixed asset capitalization and month-end closings from May 2013 to Jul 2017.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
USUniversity of the West of Scotland
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Currently reading for an MBA at the University of the West of Scotland.
Mercury Institute of Management
Certification of Academic Excellence, Management
2017 - 2017
Completed Certification of Academic Excellence from Mercury Institute of Management in 2017.
AAAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants
Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, Accounting
2016 - 2017
Completed ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business and the Professional Level (ACCA) completion in 2017.
BCBritish Council
Pre-Intermediate Level Certificate, English Language
2014 - 2014
Completed Pre-Intermediate Level in Spoken English at the British Council in 2014.
Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka
AAT(SL) Foundation, Accounting
2011 - 2011
Completed AAT(SL) Foundation level with the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka in 2011.
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