Financial Controller

Job description / Role

- Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management functions.
- Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of sales divisions.
- Management reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly basis on both financial and commercial KPIs.
- Consolidation of financials on a monthly basis and monitor and analyse monthly operating results and KPIs against budget, forecasts, etc
- Consolidation and analysis of the inter company information on a monthly basis
- Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts, preparation of most recent forecasts on a monthly basis, consolidation of forecasts at the group level and measuring the forecasts against the budgets and actual performance
- Preparation of variance bridges on key performance measures like EBITDA, OFCF etc, comparing actual with budgets and forecasts
- Prepare financial analysis for capital investment decisions
- Ensure compliance with group financial reporting requirements and IFRS.
- Implement and validate financial controls in the company.
- Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop business plans for the company as well as new start ups
- Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
- Serve on planning and policy-making committees.
- Serve as primary legislative liaison relative to company financial issues.
- Oversee financial management of foreign operations to include developing financial and budget policies and procedures.
- Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements

Requirements

- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including IFRS. Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections. Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets and product-line profitability analysis.
- Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
- This is normally acquired through a combination of the completion of a Master’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, five to ten years of experience in a senior-level finance or accounting position, and a CPA
- Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule
- Good Communication Skills
- Fluency in English. Arabic added advantage.

ARABS PREFERRED, TRANSFERABLE IQAMA.

About the Company

• Decades of experience serving clients globally
• Industry specific expertise
• Value added recruitment and outsourcing
• Outstanding service
• Implementation experience
• Customized pricing solutions
• Blended delivery models