About Us
Finance Works is a part of The Works Network and has a team of highly skilled professional accountants based in the UAE, headed by Sanjay Das.
SANJAY DAS
Sanjay is the Chief Works Officer of The Works Network, the company he founded in 2011.
He has more than 20 years experience in the media Industry where he held leading senior management and finance positions at STAR TV and its affiliates in the Middle East, Hongkong and Indonesia.
He is probably the only Indian in the world who has as CEO, run a free-to-air Terrestrial channel in Indonesia (ANTV) and also successfully launch and make Farsi 1, the No.1 Farsi General entertainment channel in the Middle East.
He is a professionally qualified Chartered Accountant and started his professional career working with Price Waterhouse in India from 1993.
SHASHANK DUBEY
Shashank is a Television Media veteran and has held many senior finance positions in the UAE, Indonesia and India. Most recently, he headed the Finance function for the general entertainment channels Farsi1, Urdu1 and Kana, owned by 21st Century Fox and the Moby group.
Prior to that, he was the Financial Controller at ANTV, a leading national free-to-air Terrestrial TV broadcaster in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was a 50-50 joint venture between STAR TV and the Bakrie group.
Shashank has also had experience in the Construction business while he worked in Jakarta, Indonesia and Delhi, India with Punj Lloyd, a diversified international conglomerate providing engineering construction services for infrastructure projects.
He is a professionally qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years’ experience.
Our Services
Finance Works professionals cater to multiple financial and tax needs of its clients.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Setting up, designing and advising on accounting systems to ensure compliance with local laws
- Developing accounting policies & procedures to comply with local rules and regulations
- Designing accounting documents
- Streamlining/ strengthening internal control systems and processes
- Maintenance of accounting books, documents & records
- Preparation of books of accounts/ accounting statements for audit, regulatory filing and banks
- Monthly and quarterly financial management reporting
- Payroll management
- Budgeting and forecasting
Tax Consultancy
Finance Works provides tax advisory service to foreign companies in the UAE that include:
- Double taxation avoidance advisory
- Implementation of tax treaties between the UAE and other countries
- Reviewing the periodical forms and statements
Tax Reclaim Services
Finance Works provides tax reclaim services to tourists and businessmen which includes:
- Contacting tax authorities
- Gathering information required for refund of taxes levied on goods and services purchased from outside the country
- Clearing/ submitting documents and papers to tax authorities for processing tax refund