Finance Manager – Dubai

About Us

Key Accountabilities

Monthly Reporting

• Responsible for all month-end closing routines, including necessary Project Accounting processes, and preparation of the monthly reporting pack.
• Monitoring Financial performance
• Lead the preparation and analysis of monthly cost reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Provide insights into cost trends, variances, and key drivers for facility expenses
• Engage with site operational teams to produce site revenue flash update by Business Unit and Revenue Stream.
• Perform detailed variance analysis between actual and budgeted/forecasted costs. Provide detailed explanations and recommendations to management on how to address cost overruns or optimize spending.
• Take responsibility for updating facility absorption rates and aligned with global standard process and ensuring fully communicated to all stakeholders

• Balance Sheet Governance

• Ensure full reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts for all assigned legal entities, prior to monthly financial close, with a specific focus on Work-in-progress and Accrued / Deferred income positions.
• Inventory Accounting:
• Management of inventory accounting.
• Coordinate, with the support of Operations, inventory counts ensuring proper performance and reconciliation in accordance with Company policy.
• Ownership and coordination of the E&O process.

• Fixed & Intangible Assets

• Review of CAPEX requests for compliance with IFRS.
• Coordinate, with the support of Operations, fixed asset counts ensuring proper performance and reconciliation in accordance with Company policy.
• Ensure CAPEX items are properly capitalised in the month of acqusition.
• Management of intercompany reconciliation and confirmation process.
• Recurring Tasks
• Lead cash management and forecasting requirements, liaising with Corporate Treasury to provide information as required.
• Management of local invoicing processes ensuring invoicing is performed accurately and timely, support credit control activities to drive improvement of cash collection and DSO KPI’s.
• Responsible for the end-to-end audit process with local auditors for legal entities under your control.
• Provide direction, guidance and oversight to the finance team under your supervision. Be a strong team leader, mentor and coach to develop finance team members as well as non-finance colleagues.
• Drive continuous improvement and alignment of our Global Business Management System including operational finance processes and internal controls, including documentation of local processes.
• Help drive a consistent global approach to optimise the use and reporting of the existing ERP System (D365) and support the implementation of new systems and tools as directed by management.
• Perform any other delegated responsibilities as instructed by Line Management within the timeframe specified to meet business requirements.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance.
• Qualified Accountant (or time served in a suitable role).

Qualifications / Skills & Experience

• Proven track record within a similar controlling / finance management role.
• Ideally prior experience of the Oil & Gas sector or similar industry.
• Proven background in maintaining strong financial processes, risk and governance.
• Effective decision maker with demonstratable analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and take responsibility for effectiveness of own work.
• Demonstrate good planning and organisational skills, with ability to react quickly to changes in priorities.
• Confident; driven; and ambitious - but a down to earth individual.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Excellent ERP experience.
• Strong MS Office skills.

Why Choose Us