Synopsis

The role is to manage a team of 10 admins and responsible for the day to day payment & reporting to ensure smooth operations within the team and support finance manager in implementing large scale control and efficiency improvement through re-design and use of automation.

Accountabilities

Must be comfortable presenting at senior meetings and a focus on providing an excellent customer experience.

• Responsible for driving process efficiency through simplification and use of automation
• Ownership over all training and development needs for payment team, including supporting creation of development plans, involvement in succession planning process and management of underperformers.
• Accountable for payment controls, must prevent duplicate payments, mitigate fraud risk and ensure regulatory requirements met (e.g. Tax compliance)
• Responsible for working with the Senior Management to monitor progress of long term AP objective & rpojects
• Responsible for timely delivery of ad-hoc reporting/MIS types requests
• Support T&I relationship with regard any broad system or interface changes which will impact daily operations.
• Building and maintaining relationships with vendors, suppliers and business partners
• Managing accounting functions maintaining month-end closing, accrual, reconciliation, and expense reporting
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency in job assignments and procedures to meet up with operational needs

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience within relevant field.
• Process design background e.g. Six Sigma, a preference
• People management experience, directly leading teams of 5+
• Extensive knowledge of SAP, Flight Order and VIM

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world\'s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad\'s codeshare partners, Etihad\'s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. Etihad is recognised as one of the world\'s leading airlines in response to COVID-19 and was the first airline in the world to fully vaccinate its crew on board.

Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of industry decarbonisation.

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