ME Region Assistant Controller of Finance

Job description / Role

ME Region Assistant Controller of Finance, Professional Services Multinational, DIFC

Reporting to the local finance director and acting as a trusted business partner you will be responsible for the the day to day running of the Dubai based finance tea,, provision of management reporting and focusing on the financial management of our client engagements.

The position includes the following tasks:
- Finance responsibilities will include Statutory compliance, accounting and audit (incl supervision of outsourced statutory accountants) Tax compliance (in cooperation with local advisors) controlling of local engagements (incl working capital management) Reporting, ad-hoc analysis, forecasting and planning.
- Operational responsibilities will include assistance to the team with project management, development, requests for proposals and client administrative projects.

Essential responsibilities:
- Structures and directs financial accounting and reporting activities, both for IFRS and local GAAP reporting.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies as well as regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Continuously monitor financial processes and identify/implement process enhancements while supervising and coaching the Dubai based finance team.
- Manages month-end accounts reconciliation and cash balances, as well as reconciliation of IFRS to statutory accounts. Supervise and potentially performs all accounting activities but not limited to GL, WIP, AR, AP, Time +Expense, Cash management, fixed assets, intercompanies, tax reporting including deferred taxes, transfer pricing, payroll cycle.
- Supports preparation of reports to summarize and forecast business activities and financial position of each entity and unit.
- Consults and advises management on financial issues, business development, compliance, risk management and manages working capital.

Requirements

- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance and chartered accountant exam.
- Excellent communications in English with Arabic an advantage.
- Good knowledge of tax and audit with a minimum 5 years of Big 4 and/or accounting leadership in a sizeable global organisation in the ME region including general ledger and subledger activities, budgeting and financial modelling.
- Strong team management, finance leadership and business partnering experience.
- Strong background in compliance and controls. IFRS is a must with local GAAP (among ME countries) an advantage.
- Self motivated team player with excellent attention to detail even under time pressure..

This leading multinational company are offering a competitive remuneration package with benefits, a detailed career path and a team based collaborative and inspiring working environment.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.