Looking to identify a talented individual who will play a pivotal role in our client's organization's growth and development. The role focuses on business partnering, accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions.

Client Details

Our Client is a global, independent market leader in the manufacturing space. The client has manufacturing facilities across Europe, America, and Asia, with over 2000 employees. They are looking to hire a Financial Controller to join their leadership team.

Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting
Lead the Finance team to deliver accurate and timely accounting and reportingEnsure compliance with local regulations, IFRS and Group policiesLead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processesProvide stakeholders with reports and response to information requests.


Business Partnering
Be a strong business partner to the site management team, working closely to grow the business, increase profitability and cash and achieve the Group's business objectives.Support the General Manager in analyzing business results and drivers, preparing slides for business reviews with local management team and Group.Support the Commercial team in securing business including fast turnaround for quotations, new customer set up, having efficient processes as well as collections.Support the Operations team with analysis and valuable insights, cost and variance reports.


Compliance & Controls
Ensure compliance with local regulations and Group's policies and procedures such as Code of Ethics, Know Your Customer/Supplier, trade compliance regulations with a high level of integrityImplement key controls in accordance with the Group's standardsEvaluate business processes for efficiency and internal control improvementAbility to identify risk and work with stakeholders to mitigate themWork with external and internal auditors to deliver desired outcomes


Treasury & Secretarial
Compliance with the Group's Treasury policyProvide accurate cash-flow forecastingMonitor and manage working capital, capex and cashOversee banking, insurance and company secretarial matters


Profile
Degree in Accounting and a professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, etc.)More than 15 years of experience with recent years as a Financial Controller in a manufacturing MNCHands on experience in costing and manufacturing finance,Strong working knowledge of accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions.Familiarity with IFRS and UAE regulationsHands on experience reporting in Hyperion/CognosStrong business partner to General Manager, Operations Manager and other functional headsStrong leadership, influencing and communication skills, strong drive for results, analytical, good organization and with the ability to work with different cultures and all levels of an organization.


Job Offer
Competitive salary and benefits packageJoin a big team based in UAE.Opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Skills

business partnering, accounting, financial reporting, IFRS, internal controls and compliance, tax and treasury, audit