FP & A Assistant

Job description / Role

We’re currently searching for a Financial Analyst for a MNC based in Abu Dhabi.

Reports to the FP&A Director.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with accounting teams to complete month end close for IS entities in the region ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness and compliance with corporate policy
• Assist FP & A Director with the annual and 5 Year plan budget process, coordinate timely submissions, consolidate input from entities
• Prepare monthly reporting package for management, including comparative reports of operating results and financial position with variance explanations and commentary.
• Participate in revenue process management
• Prepare and support the preparation of insightful financial analysis and reports for key stakeholders
• Preparation and compiling of weekly forecasts for the region along with variation commentaries vs budget, prior week and prior month
• Participate in periodic business review meetings to discuss financial performance, operational and financial KPIs
• Control working capital, principally debtors, aging, revenue accrual and capital expenditures reporting and related analysis
• Partner with financial leadership team to improve financial processes, policies, systems/tools, training programs, reporting and controls throughout the organization
• Ensure the finance activities comply with the highest standards of accuracy, validity, and ethics and ensure adherence to the Accounting Policies

Salary:
AED 12,000 to 15,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree required with focus in Accounting or Finance or related field
• 5+ Years operations management in the field of accounting and finance
• Experience providing financial support to a multi-location or multi-site business required
• Solid understanding of accounting and capital budgeting
• Advanced Excel
• 100% Fluency English is required, additional European languages will be an advantage
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to work to deadlines and work well under pressure
• Flexible approach to working hours particularly around reporting deadlines

Thank you for your interest. All applications are viewed and evaluated according to the role requirements. We aim to contact shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks. As we often receive a high volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.