Assistant Finance Controller

One of our clients, a leading MNC is looking for an Assistant Finance Controller for their office in Sharjah. This position will constantly interact with the Business Finance and Financial Controller. The position also interfaces with other functions in ensuring quality monthly financials. The jobholder understands the front-end process and interface with financial and information databases to ensure accuracy.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 8-10+ years experience in a financial managerial position with a proven record of success.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and leadership skills, with the ability to communicate and manage staff at all levels.
• Ability to lead by example and demonstrate a strong sense of integrity, ethics, and dependability.
• Ability to collaborate with upper management to organize, plan and achieve company financial goals.

Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Streamline R2R activities, standardize and automate processes to improve efficiency levels.
• Sustain an effective/efficient R2R framework encompassing Close, Certify & Compliance activities.
• Contribute towards a robust R2R tower focusing on achieving maximum customer satisfaction within agreed timelines.
• Ensure financial records are accurate and support external audit.
• Regular Trial Balance review and Balance Sheet substantiation.
• Partner with FP&A and provide actionable insights.
• Preparation of Financial Statements.
• Preparing forecasts and comprehensive budgets.
• Provides advice to the executive team on costing and pricing decisions.
• Analyzing complex financial data.
• Being the point of escalation and resolutions on matters relating to reporting.

Continuous Process Improvements

• Review, segregate & streamline the R2R activities performed into Transactional / Reporting, Pre-close, On-close & Post Close.
• Standardize and automate the processes to improve efficiency levels maintaining timelines and accuracy. Monthly / Annual Closing and GL Reviews.
• To lead closing of books monthly with other teams and ensure recognition of robust financials within the group timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement in monthly closing activities to ensure quality financial reports for business units.
• Improve and optimize month-end processes.
• Constantly explore opportunities to add value to the organization with types of outcomes - quantitative & qualitative.
• Support integration of reporting.

Controls Environment

• Examine existing controls and devise methods to enhance controls wherever possible Finance Function / Overseas support / overseas Integration.
• Provide support for overseas entities by reviewing the current processes and sharing best practices and processes in improving the standards.
• Drive / Facilitate / Support the transition of overseas entities R2R processes.
• Compliance of Accounting Standards, Reporting Standards and Group policies.

External and Internal Audit/Tax Audit

• To supervise / coordinate external Audit of the Group entities by providing relevant explanations and schedules to Auditors and ensure smooth completion.
• Coordinate with other teams to ensure that auditor's requirements are being provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Managing and overseeing the taxation affairs of the organization and liaising with the external tax firm for specialist advice.

Education & Experience

• Master's degree/ Post Graduation in finance (Essential)
• Minimum 10 years experience in a similar position (Essential)
• Professional accounting qualifications such as CA/CPA/ACCA/CMA (Essential)
• Working knowledge of Oracle/Peoplesoft ERP (Essential)
• Tax exposure and experience in dealing with GCC tax (UAE, Qatar, Oman preferred)
• Audit firm exposure (Preferred)