Internal Controller

Job description / Role

Purpose: To conduct an internal control checking on operation and transactions according to policies approved by the management to safeguard the company’s interest. To plan, organize and carry out the internal control function.

Responsibilities:
- To plan, organize and carry out the internal controls function including the preparation of an audit manual, plan, scheduling and assigning work and estimating resource needs.
- Monitoring and reconciling the hedging accounts, checking the daily pricing orders and posting the relative journal vouchers to ensure that accounting records is updated on daily basis.
- Participate in the preparation of entity’s expenditures and revenues budget.
- Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures.
- Analyze revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
- Actively participates in the development of internal control policies ensuring that they are relevant to HSA Commodities SBU operating environment.
- Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor internal controls.
- Review and posting journal entries which includes correcting entries, allocating expenditures, and allowance related entries, etc.
- Review commercial invoices, transfers, debit notes and credit notes and follow up the settlement.
- Review daily banking transactions such as LCs, payment authorizations, documentary instructions, transfers, etc.
- Review freight operations, lay time calculations and ensure the recording in accounting system and follow up the settlement.
- Review monthly account re conciliations (Inter-companies & banks) and follow up with accounts and related parties to solve discrepancies.
- Reviewing payments in accordance with company’s procedures.
- Reviewing payroll in accordance with company procedures and government requirements via WPS system.
- Analyze financial records, reports and ensure all adjustments are made as needed.
- Analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances and follow up to settle the outstanding.
- Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices.
- Completes external audit by analyzing accounts and reviewing audit reports.
- Review the responses to internal and external audit management queries to ensure that recommendations are implemented, follow-up on audit action plan to ensure that all action items are resolved before the next annual audit.
- Responsible in reviewing contract registration and management, execution processes and shipping operation, finance and payments.

Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business management
- FMCG industry experience
- CPA, CMA or equivalent preferred
- 5 years experience in accounting or finance
- Experience in writing internal policies and procedures
- Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls

About the Company

Due to overwhelming client demand, SQ Computer Personnel opened a branch in the UAE in 2007 which we called SQ Gulf. Over the last 7 successful years we have carved out a strong and credible reputation in the UAE as a recruiter of choice. We work in partnership with a number of large multi-national and regional organisations as well as smaller, boutique companies. We aim to supply personnel on a sole agency basis which, in turn, provides you with a very attractive and cost effective, headache-free process.

SQ Gulf covers a wide range of vertical markets with in the MENA region. We have mirrored our UK successes by building a 360 degree, full life-cycle infrastructure and support strategy. We have an experienced team of account managers who are all well versed in their specific market vertical. We cover all levels of seniority and job titles. I myself, have over 13 years of professional recruiting experience, 5 of which have been in the UAE. As an agency, I strongly believe that SQ Gulf, with it\\'s team of dedicated and experienced staff, are exceptionally well placed to provide a smooth, successful and cost-effective recruitment solution. We have an exceptionally large database of current candidates, from UAE Nationals to expats currently looking for new challenges in the region.