Financial Controller

Al Etihad Payments

Abu Dhabi

AED 50,000 - 200,000

Job description

Al Etihad Payments empowers employees to work in an environment that best promotes their productivity and well-being, while providing high-quality workplace and fantastic professional experience.

|Get to Know Us

Al Etihad Payments is the UAE's designated retail payments entity, dedicated to developing and operating world-class infrastructure, standards, and solutions for the UAE Economy. Al Etihad Payments is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, strongly supported by the UAE Government.

Our employees are committed to work with licensed financial institutions and other payment service providers to foster innovation and deliver excellent financial services to all in the UAE, efficiently and without friction.

Al Etihad Payments supports the government's objectives of a cashless society, national digitization, and the Central Bank of the UAE objective of being a top ten central bank globally.

|Our Culture

We are a collaborative, diverse and passionate group of individuals that works as one team. We support one another, make impactful contributions to the organization, and develop and nurture meaningful connections across the payment's ecosystem!

|About the role

Financial Controller tracks cash flow and performs financial planning, forecasting, reporting and budget management.

|What You'll Do

Month end closing

Preparation & recording of all Journal entries
Calculation & recording of all accruals, depreciation & amortization
Preparation of reporting pack - budgets vs actuals
Preparing month-end reports for management, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
Preparation of Balance sheet reconciliations
Maintenance of Chart of Accounts & General ledgers

Co-ordination with all business stakeholders in Finance related matters and providing them support as a Finance business partner

Support HR in monthly payroll process

Ensures integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying and entering transactions

Execute and monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions

Co-ordination with Internal & External Auditors

Ensure compliance with accounting policies & internal controls

Ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines

Preparation of VAT returns

Managing treasury related operations such as bank payments, funding and banking relationships

Support Finance Head in ERP implementation

Support Finance Head in all management reports, presentations and other adhoc requirements

|Minimum Qualifications

Master/Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance with professional qualification CA, ACCA or relevant field
Preference is given to Certified Public Accountant/ Chartered Financial Analyst qualifications
Minimum of 5 years experience in financial accounting & reporting

|Technical and Behavioral Skills

In-depth knowledge of Technical Accounting & Auditing standards, ERP, Financial planning & analysis
Advanced MS Excel skills to manage large data on spreadsheets
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
An analytical mind with good organizational skills
Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management
Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with an attention to detail

|Preferred Qualifications

Preference is given to Certified Public Accountant/ Chartered Financial Analyst qualifications
Regional experience in the UAE is preferred
Proficiency in written and spoken Arabic is considered a strong asset

|What you can expect from us

Modern work environment with level of flexibility
Dynamic and motivated team of colleagues working towards achieving UAE National Objectives
Competitive compensation package, including annual bonus and additional benefits like child educational allowance and annual flight tickets (where eligible)