BU Finance Director

Job Summary

To direct the day-to-day financial activities of the BU; control its financial resources and ensure that all financial transactions, systems and procedures comply with regulations, accounting principles, and standards. Activities may include financial analysis and reporting; taxation; insurance; credit control; accounts payable and receivable; inventory, Costs Control, Budgeting and Forecasting

Job Responsibilities 1

• Oversee all financial operations and direct corporate financial planning and structure.
• Ensure monitoring of operations is done in an effective and precise manner to achieve the Percentile Targets on Planning, Forecasting, Budgeting and Reporting dates
• Coordinate, analyse and report the financial performance to Management (financial performance, projections and other special projects as required).
• Ensure reliability of data presented in reports to the Management on a real-time basis or as per deadline
• Prepare short and long-term financial forecasts of financial performance for use with internal management and external parties.
• Ensure accuracy of forecasts keeping abreast with the allowable Percentile variance
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status

Job Responsibilities 2

• Ensure that Plans and Budgets had been properly reviewed and based on SMART principle, accurate and transparent.
• Ensure that the financial status of the company is closely monitored, and the Management is aware of the organization’s monthly or real-time financial status.
• Analyse and classify risks and investments to determine their potential impacts on companies
• Ensure risk assessment on every investment is accurate, transparent, clear and within the acceptable Percentile Risk
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and investment activities, and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions.
• Ensure a healthy cash flow to support operational requirements.

Additional Responsibilities 3

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Strong Knowledge of IFRS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to discuss issues in a language suitable to the audience

• Can perform at an advance level of Word, Excel, and Power Point

• Budgeting and financial planning experience

• Knowledge of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting and audit.

• Management skills to analyse programs, policies and operational need

• ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.

Job Experience

Minimum 12 years of experience in accounting/ Finance with atleast 5 years in GCC region.

CPA, CMA or equivilant is required

Ideally from one of the big 4 Audit firms or a Holding Group

Competencies

Education