Ariston Navarro
Senior Director | Finance & Business Transformation
Ariston is a Certified Public Accountant and transformation consultant with over 15 years of experience across finance, business intelligence, systems implementation and process transformation in Asia and the Middle East. He works at the intersection of finance, data and technology, helping organisations build more integrated, automated and effective ways of working.
Ariston has extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, management reporting, business intelligence and finance transformation. He has developed Power BI solutions that bring together financial, operational and workforce data from multiple enterprise systems, automating reporting processes and providing management teams with clearer, more reliable information for decision-making.
His work extends beyond reporting and analytics to the systems and processes that sit behind them. He advises on how information is captured, structured and governed, and how finance, operational and technology systems can be better integrated to reduce manual processes, improve control and support business growth.
During his corporate career, Ariston worked across regional finance functions covering Asia and the Middle East, with responsibility spanning FP&A, financial reporting, forecasting, working capital, systems enhancement and management information. He has also managed accounting, reporting and consolidation across multi-entity and multi-currency businesses in sectors including real estate, hospitality, investments, consultancy and professional services.
Ariston has led ERP, cloud accounting and finance systems implementations, establishing financial controls, approval structures, reporting processes and automated workflows. He has implemented more than 25 cloud accounting systems and has experience developing wider business systems across CRM, HR, project management and group consolidation.
At Autem, Ariston supports clients across finance and business transformation, helping organisations strengthen financial management, improve management information, automate processes and build systems that can scale with the business.
Ariston is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, graduating cum laude. He has additional training and certifications across Power BI, cloud accounting and project management systems.
areas of expertise
- Finance and business transformation
- Business intelligence and Power BI
- Data transformation and reporting automation
- Financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
- Management reporting and decision support
- ERP and finance systems implementation
- Process automation and workflow design
- Financial controls and operating frameworks
- UAE VAT and corporate tax compliance
- Finance technology and AI-enabled automation