Finance Manager for 6 month Maternity Cover Position at a Multinational Law Firm, DIFC

Job description / Role

We are looking for a technically strong qualified financial accountant from practice with experience in auditing law firms or professional services companies. Alternatively someone qualified by experience performing a similar role in an International law firm.

Key responsibilities and goals
- Day to day supervision of the finance functions
- Managing the collections process in close co-ordination with all the partners and London office In liaison with the London finance team, preparation of:
- Annual budgets and cashflows
- Monthly management accounts and cash flow forecast and variance analysis
- Annual financial accounts including partner profit allocations, drawings and current account statements
- Quarterly review of practice group; performance, utilisation and profitability In general;
- Main point of contact for the auditors for year end and annual accountants report
- Providing figures to assist Partner appraisals
- Liaise with tax advisors re impact of VAT
- Improve and unify financial reporting
- Authorisation of expenses and invoices in accordance with policies and procedures
- Authorisation of cashier payments
- Review of client and office account bank reconciliations
- Information requests / ad hoc reports from the London office
- Carrying out regular WIP and Debtor reviews with partners
- Overseeing finance related policies and procedures
- New joiner induction – finance related aspects

The business is upgrading its accounting software from Elite Enterprise to Aderant with a ‘go live’ date planned for October 2018. The Financial Manager together with the Office manager will play a key role in representing the Dubai office and assisting with the smooth implementation of the new system in Dubai. Some travel may be required.

Team structure The accounts team currently comprises of a team of two staff. The teams are responsible for the processing and integrity of information relating to; purchase ledger; credit control; cashiering, billing and the preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports. The reporting lines for this role are; the Office Managing Partner and the Global Director of Finance. You will also work closely the office manager and in liaison with the London management accounts team.

Requirements

Attributes / skills required
- Excellent persuasion and reasoning skills and the ability to work methodically and under pressure
- A flexible, professional and proactive attitude
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills and excellent team player
- Excellent excel skills
- Flexible and willing to work additional hours if required to complete tasks and meet deadlines

Education and experience
- Qualified accountant preferably with International law firm experience currently undertaking a similar role or is looking for a step up in their career.
- Near native English speaking skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office particularly in Excel
- Dubai based

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.