Financial Analyst

Job description / Role

The Financial Analyst - Banking must already be based in the UAE and be willing to start within 60 days
- Perform month end exercise including journal entries, bank reconciliations; intercompany schedules revenue and expense accruals and variance analyses
- Competently deal with queries from all parts of the business (including from overseas offices), auditors, tax authorities and regulators
- Be involved in developing management accounting and cost controlling system
- Sales invoicing and expense invoices filing and record keeping
- Cashiering function including bank payments and receipts, petty cash management
- Employee expenses reimbursements processing and controlling
- Maintain fixed assets schedule and others
- Ad hoc financially related operational work
- Assisting with group-wide projects involving finance

Requirements

- Have knowledge of the IFRS accounting standards and DFSA rules.
- Good numerical skill and able to handle and analyse large volume of data
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Must show initiative, have good interpersonal skills, be able to work independently and also as part of a team
- Ability to meet strict deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Strong work ethic

About the Company

Robert Walters is one of the world's largest specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.

We've helped thousands of professionals find permanent, contract and interim roles with leading global corporations, small to medium sized companies and innovative start ups. Our specialist recruitment focus includes: accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, operations, legal, IT, sales, marketing, procurement & logistics, HR and support/administration.