Accounts Manager - System Control & Compliance | Al Futtaim Automotive | Finance

Overview of the role:

As a member of Automotive Finance team \xe2\x80\x93 to support the Management in:

- Support IT strategic roadmap from finance perspective for the UAE and Overseas Automotive operations.

- Develop process guidelines and procedures for finance function and standardize the processes across entities.

- Lead implementation of digitization initiatives within the finance function within automotive.

- Implement best Business Processes in a ERP environment by designing appropriate solutions supporting the customers\' business processes as part of the overall ERP programme.

- Provide support and project manage the end to end life cycle management whilst partnering with IT teams.

What you will do:

Process Specialisation and Support

- Develop and support process expertise on automotive business processes encompassing New units / Used Units / Parts / Service / Rental & Leasing Operations.

- Develop and support functional expertise on Inbound, Outbound, Finance integration on accounting, treasury, tax & reporting (FI-PCA).

System Development and Implementation

- Drive the strategic IT roadmap across automotive finance operations with the central theme of standardization and automation.

- Implementation of IS Auto platform across Automotive network operations such as FAMCO, Select, GDA, AFF, Other overseas operations.

- Drive system and process improvements within the overseas automotive finance functions.

- Close collaboration with EIT on changes/developments and business led initiatives through requirements gathering, reviews blueprints etc.

- Drive roadmap of ERP and other satellite tools usage within Automotive for Implementation of Tax regimes.

- Project coordination across stakeholders. Collaborate with the business in identifying functional requirements for process and creating scripts for development through EIT.

Policy, Standard Operating procedures and Guidelines

- Conduct a process mapping exercise across finance operations with support from subject matter experts.

- Document the process flow and detailed standard operating procedures & E-Learning. Implement SOPs across the functions

- Assess the SOPs across overseas operation, recommend best practices and provides tools for its implementation.

- Implement a robust governance process in place to maintain the SOPs in an up-to date manner.

- Drive one way of doing things through process alignment.

- Quick turnaround to changing business environment and its reflection on finance processes

- Manage escalations and provide support to training and development plans.

Process Re-Engineering

- Continuous review of front-end business and core finance processes to identify opportunities for digitization and implementing changes in operations to make it more efficient, effective whilst strengthening the risk management and compliance

- Look at modern day tools and techniques for implementation in the existing or new business / finance processes.

- Collaborate with respective finance functions across business, centre of excellence and shared services.

Change Management

- Manage the change management activities with inputs from respective Subject Matter Experts and collaboration with EIT, super users and power users.

- Ensure best practices are rolled out to all the entities / locations / showrooms.

Training & Development

- Devise training and development plans for finance associates relating to accounting, internal controls and specific skill set around IFRS, Treasury, Tax areas etc.

- Devise and implement a training program for training of finance associates across various functional workstreams.

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