Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently looking for Finance Lead to join our office in Dubai, UAE

Objective

Finance Lead, reporting to the Operations Director and MEA Senior Finance Manager, responsible for all analysis, and reporting of project margins as well as Accounts Receivable. This will include providing business support to the project teams in terms of profitability and governance.This position presents a great opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their career within a dynamic and growing finance function.

Accountabilities

Reporting

Business Support

• Oversee the weekly/monthly timewriting process and identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate monthly invoicing to ensure that all billing is completed on timely basis and identify areas for improvement.
• Establish relationships with key project and customer personnel
• Work with the projects to produce and submit forecasts & budgets
• Conduct bi-weekly discussions with projects controls/project directors to provide adhoc support and analysis as required.
• Implementing and ensure compliance with the project DOA and other project governance requirements across all projects.
• Analysis on profitability review, tracking actions identified.
• Monitor and improve project cash cycles

Reporting

• Monthly project financial reporting packs, which highlights variances to Budget / Mid-year forecasts
• Monthly flash reporting
• Monthly reporting of Other Financial and non-financial KPI\xe2\x80\x99s including cost savings, office utilisation
• Monthly reporting of profitability analysis
• Aged AR and AS as well as cash cycle analysis

Business Support

• Oversee the weekly/monthly timewriting process and identify areas for improvement.
• Coordinate monthly invoicing to ensure that all billing is completed on timely basis and identify areas for improvement.
• Establish relationships with key project and customer personnel
• Work with the projects to produce and submit forecasts & budgets
• Conduct bi-weekly discussions with projects controls/project directors to provide adhoc support and analysis as required.
• Implementing and ensure compliance with the project DOA and other project governance requirements across all projects.
• Analysis on profitability review, tracking actions identified.
• Monitor and improve project cash cycles

Team

• Manage team of project accountants
• Ensure established processes are followed and billing process is completed in timely manner
• Identify and request training for any gaps in their knowledge
• Review their role profiles and allocate tasks accordingly to support their continued development
• Promote their ability to work on project reporting and building relationships with project controls/project directors

Work Relationship

Internal:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the project/contract interfaces.
• Wood Management.

External:

• Establishing and / or maintaining an awareness of external stakeholders including: industry bodies, academia, vendors, client interface (as appropriate and requested)

Skills / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified CIMA / ACCA / CA / Equivalent or qualified by experience.

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a similar position preferably within the industry
• Extensive relevant accounting experience

Job-Specific Skills:

• Prior project accounting and reporting experience
• Forecasting and budgeting methodologies
• Variance analysis and presentation to management
• Ability to provide financial and commercial advice to management such as margin analysis
• Excellent self-management and organisational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills essential for regular interaction with Operational Management
• Confident to identify issues and proactively find solutions
• Successful operating in a multi-cultural environment.

Personal attributes:

• High proficiency in MS Excel
• Experience with Oracle or similar GL/ERP system
• Exhibit strong integrity and financial responsibility

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group