MIS Reporting in Dubai
Monthly MIS reports that show what changed and what to do about it
- Fixed monthly fees Agreed in writing before we start.
- Office in Business Bay ParkLane Tower, Park Regis.
- Built from your ledger A monthly pack with the KPIs you agree.
- WhatsApp replies In working hours, Monday to Saturday.
What's included
Profit and loss against budget
Revenue, gross margin and overheads for the month and the year to date, against budget and last year, with large variances explained.
Cash flow and cash position
Opening cash, collections, payments and closing cash, plus what is already committed for the coming weeks: salaries, rent cheques and VAT.
KPIs for your sector
Five to eight measures chosen for how your business earns money, from food cost per cover to gross margin by project.
Receivables and payables ageing
Who owes you, how much and for how long, and what you owe and when, so collections and supplier runs can be planned.
Flags and commentary
A short list of the items that need a decision this month, written in plain English rather than a page of ratios.
Monthly review call
A walk-through of the pack with your accountant, with the agreed actions carried into next month's pack.
On this page
An MIS report is the monthly pack you use to run the business: profit against budget, where the cash went, who owes you money and which costs are drifting. We build it from your closed, reconciled books and add a short commentary.
The layout stays the same every month, so changes stand out. MIS reports are not your statutory accounts and not your VAT return. They are the numbers you need between those deadlines.
MIS report meaning: what it is and what it is not
MIS stands for management information system. For a small or mid-sized UAE company, an MIS report means a monthly management pack: a handful of reports, built from the ledger, that answer the questions owners actually ask. Did we make money last month? Why is the bank balance lower than the profit suggests? Which branch, project or product is carrying the rest?
- Statutory financial statements are prepared once a year under accounting standards for shareholders, banks, the free zone authority and the FTA. They look back, and they arrive months after the year-end.
- VAT and corporate tax returns report what the law asks for, on the law's timetable.
- MIS reports are for you. They follow your own structure of branches, projects or product lines, arrive while the month is still fresh, and compare what happened with what you planned.
All three come from the same ledger, so a well-run MIS process makes the other two easier. An error caught in the monthly close does not reach the VAT return or the year-end audit.
What goes into a monthly MIS pack
Every pack opens with a one-page summary: the headline numbers, what changed most and the decisions we think you need to make. The detail sits behind it.
| Report | What it answers | A typical flag |
|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss against budget | Did we make the margin we planned, and if not, why not? | Gross margin down because a supplier price rise was not passed on |
| Cash flow and cash position | Where did the cash go, and what is left after known commitments? | Two rent cheques and the quarterly VAT payment fall in the same fortnight |
| KPIs | Are the operating drivers moving the right way? | Average order value flat while delivery commission keeps rising |
| Receivables ageing | Who owes us, and for how long? | One customer over 90 days now holds a fifth of all receivables |
| Payables ageing | What do we owe, and can we pay it on time? | Supplier credit notes agreed but not yet received |
| Balance sheet and reconciliations | Do the balances make sense? | A suspense balance that has not been cleared for two months |
We keep the pack short on purpose. Anything that does not lead to a decision stays out.
Sample monthly MIS report
Illustrative example. This is the summary page for a trading company with one month closed. The figures are invented and do not describe any client.
Profit and loss (AED)
| Line | This month | Budget | Last month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,240,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,185,000 |
| Cost of sales | 868,000 | 897,000 | 823,600 |
| Gross profit | 372,000 | 403,000 | 361,400 |
| Gross margin | 30.0% | 31.0% | 30.5% |
| Staff costs | 168,000 | 165,000 | 166,500 |
| Rent and utilities | 62,000 | 62,000 | 61,400 |
| Other overheads | 54,500 | 48,000 | 47,900 |
| Operating profit | 87,500 | 128,000 | 85,600 |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 9.8% | 7.2% |
Cash and receivables (AED)
| Measure | This month | Last month |
|---|---|---|
| Opening cash | 412,300 | 388,900 |
| Collections | 1,151,000 | 1,162,400 |
| Payments | (1,097,600) | (1,139,000) |
| Closing cash | 465,700 | 412,300 |
| Committed in the next 30 days | 318,000 | 296,500 |
| Cash after commitments | 147,700 | 115,800 |
| Receivables over 90 days | 96,400 | 71,200 |
Flags and actions
- Revenue AED 60,000 under budget. Two orders moved into next month. Action: confirm the delivery dates with the customer.
- Gross margin one point under budget. A supplier price rise from the 1st was not passed on. Action: review the price list this week.
- Other overheads AED 6,500 over budget. An annual software renewal was paid in full. Action: none; it is spread in the forecast.
- Receivables over 90 days up AED 25,200. Almost all of it is one customer. Action: call them this week and hold new credit until it is paid.
Want this layout as a spreadsheet? Download the MIS report template (Excel, 8KB), with the profit and loss, cash and receivables tables and the formulas in place. If you would like us to set it up for your business, message us on WhatsApp or email info@dirhamwise.com.
How the monthly MIS process works
The pack follows the month-end close. Our target is to issue it by the tenth working day of the following month, provided your records reach us on time.
| Working days | Step | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | Bank statements, sales reports, supplier invoices and payroll changes sent, or pulled through bank feeds and app connections | You, with our checklist |
| 3 to 6 | Bank, card and payment-gateway reconciliations; accruals, prepayments and depreciation posted; VAT coding reviewed | DirhamWise |
| 6 to 8 | Management accounts prepared; variances against budget and last year investigated; open questions sent to you in one list | DirhamWise |
| 8 to 10 | Pack issued with commentary and flags; review call held and actions agreed | DirhamWise and you |
If a supplier statement or a sales report is late, we issue the pack with the gap marked rather than hold everything back. In a VAT quarter-end month the same close feeds the VAT return, which is due within 28 days of the end of the tax period.
KPIs we usually report, by industry
The financial reports are the same for every business. The KPIs are not. In the first month we agree five to eight measures with you and then keep them stable, so that trends mean something.
| Industry | KPIs we usually report | Where the data comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | Food cost %, labour cost %, prime cost, delivery share of sales, net payout after commission | POS such as Foodics; Talabat, Deliveroo and Careem statements; supplier invoices |
| Real estate | Occupancy, rent collected against rent due, arrears by tenant, net yield by unit | Tenancy contracts, cheque registers, bank statements |
| Construction and contracting | Gross margin by project, work in progress, retentions receivable, certified against invoiced | Project budgets, payment certificates, subcontractor statements |
| Clinics and healthcare | Revenue per doctor, claims rejected and resubmitted, collection days by insurer, consumables per visit | Clinic management system, insurer remittance advices |
| E-commerce and trading | Contribution per order, return rate, fees as % of sales, stock days, cash on delivery still with couriers | Shopify, Noon and Amazon.ae payout reports, courier statements, stock records |
| Free zone companies | Qualifying and non-qualifying revenue, de minimis headroom, related-party balances | Sales ledger tagged by activity, contracts, intercompany statements |
How MIS links to bookkeeping, VAT and corporate tax
An MIS pack is only as good as the books under it. That is why we build it from the same monthly close as your bookkeeping, not from a spreadsheet kept alongside it.
- VAT. The close codes every sale and purchase for VAT, so the quarterly return becomes a by-product of the monthly work. Returns and payment are due within 28 days of the end of each tax period, and since 14 April 2026 late payment has cost 14% a year, charged monthly. See our VAT services.
- Corporate tax. Monthly profit shows early where taxable income is heading. The first AED 375,000 of taxable income is taxed at 0% and the rest at 9%, with the return and payment due within nine months of the year-end. See our corporate tax services.
- Audit. Balances reconciled every month make the year-end audit shorter. For corporate tax purposes, audited financial statements are required where revenue exceeds AED 50 million, for every Qualifying Free Zone Person and for every tax group.
- Records. Corporate tax records must be kept for seven years after the end of the tax period they relate to. The monthly pack and its workings become part of that record.
Pricing and getting started
MIS reporting is included in our AED 1,650 Mid-sized package, and the AED 2,150 Established package adds custom reporting. The AED 950 Startup package includes monthly financial statements. See pricing for what each package covers.
- Send the basics. Last year's accounts or trial balance, three months of bank statements and your trade licence.
- Agree the KPIs and the layout. A short call to decide what you want to see each month and who receives the pack. If you have no budget, we build a simple one from last year's figures.
- Receive your first pack after the first full monthly close, then every month on the same timetable.
If your books are behind, we bring them up to date first. Backlog work is quoted separately, so you know the cost before it starts. For a rolling cash forecast, board papers or lender reporting, our CFO service builds on the same numbers.
Frequently asked questions
Ask us on WhatsAppWhat is the meaning of MIS report?
MIS report stands for management information system report. In accounting it means the monthly management reports prepared for owners and managers: profit and loss against budget, cash flow, receivables and payables ageing and a few operating KPIs. Unlike the statutory accounts, they follow your own structure and are produced every month.
What should a monthly MIS report include?
At minimum: profit and loss for the month and year to date against budget and last year, a cash flow and cash position, receivables and payables ageing, and five to eight KPIs that suit your business. A short commentary and a list of flagged items matter as much as the tables, because they tell you what to do next.
Do you have an MIS report format in Excel?
Yes. Download the MIS report template as an Excel file, with the profit and loss, cash and receivables tables and the formulas in place. If you want it adapted to your chart of accounts, ask us on WhatsApp or by email.
How soon after month-end will I receive the pack?
Our target is the tenth working day of the following month, provided bank statements, sales reports and supplier invoices reach us in the first three working days. If something is missing we issue the pack with the gap marked rather than delay it.
Can you prepare MIS reports from my current accounting software?
Yes. We work inside cloud packages such as Zoho Books, Xero and QuickBooks, so you keep your data and your login. Sales data can come from your POS, e-commerce platform or clinic system. If your chart of accounts does not support the reports you need, we restructure it before the first month is posted.
How are MIS reports different from audited financial statements?
Audited financial statements are prepared once a year under accounting standards and carry an auditor's opinion; they are for shareholders, banks and the authorities. MIS reports are monthly, follow your own structure and are for running the business. Both come from the same ledger.
Get a monthly MIS pack built from your own books
Tell us how your business earns money and we will propose the KPIs, the layout and a fixed monthly fee.
