Responsibilities

• Assisting with the Reporting and Financial Accounting for all EDPM Middle East companies;
• Support to the Regional Financial Controller and Finance Manager on ad-hoc initiatives and analysis
• Advise on Finance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and use of best accounting practices;
• Preparation of periodical reports and reconciliations to be submitted to the business and/or Group;
• Coordinating with, and providing samples to, internal and external auditors.
• Assisting with the preparation of Financial Statements for local statutory reporting;
• Helping to ensure the accuracy of workflow and completion within the specified deadlines;
• Develop strong working relationships with team members and other key stakeholders within Central Finance;
• Assisting to drive business improvement projects;
• Seek opportunities to learn new skills and aspire to develop within the team;

Technical Competencies

Essential

• Fully Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CPA or other recognised Western Accounting qualification;
• Minimum of 2 years, experience within a Finance Environment.
• Competent accountant with good understanding of double entry and accounting best practices.
• Experience in accounts reconciliations.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel (ability to build custom models is an advantage).
• Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office tools;
• High standard of (numerical) presentation skills;
• Excellent communication in English (both written and oral).
• Experience of interacting with multiple businesses and finance functions;
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural environment;
• Proven ability to develop strong working relationships and communicate effectively at all levels.

Desirable

• Some Big 4 experience as an associate or above (PwC/EY/KPMG/Deloitte);
• Some exposure to preparing statutory returns and financial statements.
• Working knowledge of JD Edwards, Hyperion Finance Management (HFM), Smart View and other specific IT systems and databased;

Behavioural Competencies

Essential

• Initiative - Able to work independently with minimum supervision, make suggestions on best practice and improving current processes and procedures.
• Problem Solving - Can think of creative solutions to problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills - Able to develop productive internal working relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• Analytical - Able to analyse large volumes of date and clearly communicate findings.
• Teamwork - Willingly cooperate with others towards the same goals and objectives.
• Communication skills - Clear, concise and relevant in both the verbal and written form.
• Time Management - Able to prioritise, plan ahead and achieve objectives within strict deadlines.
• Influencing - Confident liaising with and influencing at all levels within the organisation.
• Cultural Awareness - Able to work within a diverse team and to engage all colleagues.
• Capable of intelligent debate - challenge colleagues in a constructive manner, communicate complexity clearly, avoid being abrasive or judgemental.

Salary & Benefits

• A competitive salary;
• Accommodation allowance;
• Transportation allowance;
• 22 calendar days annual leave (based on 5 day working week);
• Medical and life insurance cover;
• Discretionary bonus scheme;
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin;
• Employee Well-Being Programme \xe2\x80\x93 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants.

Worker Type Employee

Job Type Regular

At AtkinsR\xc3\xa9alis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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