Description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation and in-depth analysis of consolidated monthly actual, quarterly forecast and annual budget financial reporting, as well as other financial deliverables to Group.
The role will require the candidate to produce financial sections of presentations to be delivered by the finance director at meetings, coordinate certain Finance teams across the Middle East
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare & analyse consolidated monthly actual, quarterly forecast & annual budget, including additional deliverables to Group
- Review monthly finance packs for each country in the Middle East
- Produce consolidated monthly finance pack for the Middle East
- Prepare financial sections of presentations to be delivered by the finance director at meetings
- Review accounts receivable, accrued revenue and intercompany balances and consolidate reports in a monthly presentation with supporting graphs and recommendations
- Support the annual Remuneration Committee process by analysing and presenting the data submitted by each country ahead of each Remuneration Committee meeting
- Continually drive improvement in the quality and efficiency of financial reporting processes through alignment of local, regional and global processes and policies to meet reporting requirement objectives
- Undertake ad hoc analysis and projects, such as a detailed review of loss-making teams, supporting the Acquisitions and assisting with the consolidation
Skills and experience:
- Proven track record of creating and presenting C-suite ready presentations that deliver clear and compelling financial information in a succinct and straightforward format
- History of building robust financial models that use key inputs to drive a range of scenarios and that can be developed quickly and easily as parameters and information change
- Experience developing forecasts across a multi geographic and multi business line region
- Ability to deal multi currency
- Ability to build/challenge forecasts on this basis, Ideally being able to track on a 3 statement basis (Income Statement, Cash Flow, Balance sheet)
- Must be a fully qualified chartered accountant with 5 years PQE