Accountant - Treasury Back Office | Finance Shared Service Centre

Job description / Role

Accountant -Treasury Back Office | Finance Shared Service Centre | Corporate Services

Job Requisition ID: 161781

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

We are currently seeking an experienced finance professional to join our Finance Shared Service Center team in the capacity of Accountant - Treasury Back Office

Overview of the role

As a member of the Bank reconciliations team you will be supporting the Divisional Finance Controlling teams and the Business Units in ensuring timely reconciliation of the Group's bank accounts and reporting in relation thereto and also supporting the business units in enhancing customer experience by timely performing the activity of credit confirmations.

In addition, you would be responsible to ensure that all open line items timely escalated to, followed up with and resolved by relevant internal stakeholders (such as Global Treasury Centre, FSSC- I2P, FSSC- O2C, FSSC- R2R, Business Finance, Divisional Financial Controlling etc). and external stakeholders such as banks.

What you will do
- Run the scheduler to automatically clear open line items where matching references exist.
- Perform manual matching of open line items wherever possible after ensuring adequate matching criteria exist and due confirmations are obtained
- Ensuring that all the open line items at the end of the day are reported to relevant internal stakeholders- Business Finance, Divisional Financial Controlling, FSSC-O2C, FSSC- I2P, Global Treasury Centre etc. for timely investigation and resolution.
- Ensuring that any open items that needs investigated at the banks' end are reported to the banks for investigation and resolution
- Ensuring that any instances of cheque dishonours and amounts debited by bank but not accounted by us are promptly bought to the ntice of businesses/other concerned stakeholders.
- Ensuring that all month end submissions in relation to bank reconciliation statements are carried out
- Identifying, tracking, and reporting of KPIs to Senior Management.

General ledger
- Ensuring reconciliation of GL and highlighting the risk and process correction

Accounting and Audit:
- Ensuring all bank charges are accounted in consultation with Treasury and FSSC-I2P
- Supporting internal and external audit processes in relation to bank reconciliations

Continuous follow-up, escalation and resolution of open line items
- Ensuring that all the open line items in the Bank reconciliations are reviewed daily and followed up and escalated timely to ensure a timely resolution and clearance

Process and system improvement initiatives:
- Identifying opportunities for improving systems and processes for timely clearance, reporting and resolution of open line items in the Bank reconciliation process and in the upstream collection/ payment processes.
- Leading the implementation of the process improvement initiatives including those relating to Clearing automation levels.

Required skills to be successful
- Experience with ERP and information systems, including planning, implementation and monitoring.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint/MS Projects)
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Excellent analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills

What equips you for the role
- A bachelor's/master's degree in commerce/financial management/ accountancy
- Excellent Coordination and stakeholder management skills
- 3-5 years of well-rounded experience in the field of bank reconciliations & GL reconciliation

We're here to provide excellent service but a little help from you can ensure a five-star candidate experience from start to finish.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.