Finance Manager

Job description / Role

The Finance Manager has responsibility for all aspects of financial reporting, controls and collections for the Middle East business. They will manage the back office transactions to ensure timely and consistent reporting as well as controlled processes. This role will have full responsibility of the regional month end close, audit and statutory reporting. This role is suitable for Arabic speakers.

Client Details

A well established and global oil and gas manufacturing/ services business holding multiple sites across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The Middle East site contributes to $50m per year in revenue to the wider business and offers services which are part project (manpower and equipment supplies) and part maintenance/ services.

Description

The Finance Manager will be responsible for:

* Manage all accounting operations including AP, AR, GL, billing, cost accounting and revenue recognition.
* Prepare and publish monthly financial statements
* Manage joint venture operations in Oracle
* Research technical accounting issues
* Manage AR function to meet invoicing objections and ensure cash collection is timely
* Support month end and year end processes
* Responsibility for preparing statutory accounts and tax returns

Job Offer

* Competitive salary in a regionally progressive role

Requirements

The successful Finance Manager must have the following background:

* Arabic speakers
* Fully Qualified Accountants (ACA, ICAEW, CPA, ACCA etc.)
* Must have experience of using Oracle
* Must be from a multinational background, ideally within B2B services/ products
* Must have operated in a similar Finance Manager position
* Must have previously operated in a regional orientated role, overseeing multiple countries
* Big 4 experience is highly advantageous

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.