Summary

Responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible to ensure all statutory regulatory filings are completed timely, efficiently and in compliance with the country regulatory requirements. This includes branches, legal entities and statutory consolidations from outside the US, as well as the management of the statutory audit process where applicable.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills. Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered. Provides informal guidance to new team members. Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.
• Impacts projects, processes and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy, but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment, but may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent international degree.
• Min 3 years of experience including statutory reporting expertise.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of tax and compliance processes and requirements.
• People/Staff management expertise.
• Experience in Power Generation industry expertise.
• Strong command in English and Arabic.
• Prior work experience in META region.
• Proficiency in MS Suite.
• Prior audit experience at big four or international big four auditor’s firm.
• Able to travel 10% in their work schedule in region.

• Desired Characteristics
• CPA or equivalent other accounting graduate preferred.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to work in a global matrix team environment.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Must be a self-starter, team player, work well with others and have a positive attitude.
• Must be a creative thinker, results oriented, focused, and attentive to detail and accuracy.

Additional Information