Responsible for:

Financial Reporting & Audit

• An individual contributor with ability to handle a team
• Ensure financial close is conducted effectively and efficiently on monthly basis.
• Experience in consolidation in multiple books of accounts
• Monitor timely execution and ensure compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
• Continuously assess the financial closing process and perform process reengineering (where possible) to reduce the financial closing period and increase its efficiency.
• Review and analyze Sub Ledger, and General Ledger accounts for reconciliation of recorded accounting transactions on assigned accounts.
• Preparing financial information detailing balance sheet, profit & loss statement and Cashflow.
• Review, track and maintain fixed assets register.
• Manage the preparation of MIS and monthly quarterly and annual financial statements, and the compilation of backup schedule files for internal and external reviews.
• Coordinate and facilitate the annual and interim audit functions.
• SAP FICO experience is mandatory.

Compliances

• Ensure compliance with UBO related filings.
• Ensure compliance and necessary filings with respect to ESR notifications, reports etc.

Other Team responsibility

• Supervise the finance team on a day-to-day basis ensuring that work is prioritized to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate workload for the team, ensure viable staff cover of the department and provide support and training as appropriate.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the automated systems and processes within the department, working with the Finance Manager to modernize and improve the function.
• Assist the HOD in Annual Budget process and other strategic finance projects as required.
• Proposes changes to accounting and financial policies and procedures to ensure efficacy of service. Liaises with budget-holders to ensure compliance to the policies and procedures within the FPM.
• Continually look to identify areas for improvement and develop processes that will enhance the level of service offered to Finance Department stakeholders

Must have Experience

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation in financial monthly closing and reporting process.
• 50% of work profile will be individual contributor role.
• Consolidation of multiple companies / division / units / profit centers
• Must have worked with a Big 4 for 2 to 3 years
• Must have handled Big4 as an external auditor to the company for 3 to 4 years
• IFRS exposure would be mandatory
• Working experience and Knowledge of SAP (Specifically FICO, RE and MM Module)
• Candidate must be based in UAE

Educational Qualification

• Chartered Accountant
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting