Finance Accounts Manager

Job description / Role

Reporting into the Head of Accounts, this role will also have management responsibilities for a small team consisting of a Senior Accountant and Junior Accounts Clerk. It is therefore essential that you possess a finance degree and hold an additional accounts qualification, such as ACCA. The ideal candidate will have exposure from within a large multinational finance firm, such as the “Big 4” or similar and a steady career with 8-10 years of overall finance experience.

The major responsibilities of this role will be to support and develop the overall accounting policies and procedures, day to day accounting, and reports and analysis concerning annual budgets, financial statements and P&L. The Accounts Manager will also take on the daily payroll operations and ensure that liaison with all relevant departments such as HR, Supply Chain and Technical divisions remain effective to develop smooth processes throughout. The successful candidate will also manage relationships with all external bodies including regulatory and governmental organisations and external auditors on a regional and global scale.

Requirements

An exceptionally stable organisation based in Sharjah, this role will encompass all aspects of finance and its associated day to day operations, alongside project based finance where feasibility studies, budgetary projections and monitoring will be applicable.
To be successful in this role our client is seeking those with the afore mentioned financial education and acumen, in addition to being an exceptionally engaging and motivated individual in order to motivate and further develop the team. This is a very hands on role and it is expected that the most suitable candidate will have both the financial capabilities required and a flexible and hardworking approach at all times.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates.