Senior Financial Analyst

Job description / Role

Specific Areas of Responsibility
- Reviews and ensures accuracy, integrity and quality of all General Ledger accounting transactions, journal entry transactions and supporting documents prepared by Outsourced team
- Coordinates all aspects of and continually improve monthly close process such as accrual entries, revenue recognition, expense reporting including appropriate account reconciliation
- Resolves any issues arising from general ledger processing anomalies as quickly as possible;
- To facilitate year end closing of accounting systems
- Assist Planning & Budgeting team by responding to queries in relation to accounting transactions.
- Perform other duties as required by Finance Management.
- Responsible for the review process of Income Statement prior to monthly closing to ensure the accuracy.
- Review the Balance Sheet Reconciliation and ensure all the open items are cleared within 90 days maximum.
- Review the activities of Central Stores and F&B Stores and ensure maximum internal customer satisfaction is maintained.
- Monitor the Cost control activities and review the cost control measures in coordination with Senior F&B Cost control.

Process Improvement and Enhance Internal Control
- To address and drive closure to issues pertaining to Internal Audit.
- To drive and lead initiatives to enhance process capability and internal controls for the section.
- To support other initiatives as required by the Finance Management to improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes.
- Formulates accounting solutions for new transactions and resolves any discrepancies regarding complicated transactions or general ledger issues.
- Ensures the activities of the operational staff reporting to Finance comply with DWTCs internal control policies and procedures.
- Provides input into the continuing review and improvement of General Ledger policies and procedures as required.
- Leads in coordination and preparation for internal,external and government financial audits.

Leadership in EY Partnership for the Section
- Coach the EY team to accomplish their assigned tasks.
- Proactively takes steps/ action required in ensuring adherence to service levels for the section including putting in place/driving actions required to bring service levels back in line (if required).
- To monitor the performance of EY to ensure optimum performance.
- Timely communication of process changes and other relevant information related to DWTC and the section.
- Ensures the activities of the outsourced General Ledger team comply with DWTCs internal control policies and procedures and effective measurement SLA and KPI.

Customer Centricity
- To ensure customer satisfaction by proactively addressing concerns/issues and requests from business units.
- To drive projects/initiatives which will streamline/enhance the Finance service capability to the business units.
- Participate in business units initiatives which will impact the Finance Department.
- Engage with business units on a periodic basis to get feedback on the quality of Finance service delivery and understand and address challenges, if any.

Requirements

- University degree or equivalent in Accounting.
- Professional accounting qualification.
- At least 8 years post-qualification experience.
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft applications and other systems.

About the Company

The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) was built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. DWTC is considered one of Dubai's premier landmark properties and business locations. Today, the complex comprises the original 39-storey office tower, eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention Centre, which can accommodate more than 6,500 delegates in its multipurpose hall when set in auditorium style, a business club, and residential apartments with a leisure club.

The Dubai World Trade Centre has been at the forefront of exhibition organising in the Middle East for more than 20 years. The professional expertise of the DWTC has guaranteed the success of all exhibitions organized by DWTC, in addition to international exhibitions featuring health, oil & gas, food, construction, interior design, fashion, consumer electronics, education and motor vehicles.