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Job description / Role
Finance Manager - University
Morgan McKinley has been retained to work exclusively with a leading University in the UAE to recruit an Emirati Finance Manager.
The Finance Manager will be tasked with supervising and guiding the Accounting team to ensure accurate and timely preparation of books of accounts, financial transactions and reports. They will also be expected to contribute towards policy and procedure development and maintenance
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Supervise the accounts team and ensure that books of accounts, accounting, and financial records are prepared in a timely and accurate manner.
* Cross-check details of financial components such as inventory, cash balance, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payroll and petty cash.
* Ensure accurate and timely payment to suppliers, contractors etc. as per terms of contract and all supporting documents.
* Oversee payroll function
* Review monthly reports such as general ledger, cash flow, variance reports and monthly closing reports.
* Guide, direct and motivate team to perform effectively and efficiently.
* Preparation of Endowment fund report on quarterly basis.
Requirements
Experienced Emirati Finance Manager required for a high profile University in Dubai.
* Professional qualification in Accounting or MBA Finance or related field from an accredited institution
* Minimum of 10 year experience in Finance or an equivalent combination of education, experience and skills.
* Must have experience with major accounting programs and systems.
* Experience working in the academic environment is highly beneficial
* UAE national with a family book
About the Company
At Cooper Fitch, we put the customer at the heart of everything we do. We provide recruitment, executive search and human resources advisory services to thousands of clients across the Middle East, we have been delivering services in the region since 1997. Our team is your team, we firmly believe in delivering first class committed search services. It is our mission to help build the best talent in the market. Our services are tailored to your every need, we have spent nearly twenty years developing an extensive database of top tier talent in the region. We also aim to help you protect and retain your people with our world-class assessment, testing and advisory facilities. We provide both valuable market updates and compensation and benefits analysis to complete the full spectrum of human resources services.