Careers

Job Description

Harris Pye is currently looking for a Group Senior Accountant for our office in JLT, Dubai, UAE.

Please review the details of the vacancy enlisted below. If you are interested to join our growing team, and you possess the required experiences and skills, we encourage you to send your applications through the “Apply” button at the bottom of this page.

Job Purpose:

• • Improve the Financial Reporting process for the group
  • Ensure all Finance Teams complete the necessary accounting, financial administration and financial analysis tools
  • Manage the process of the local audit activities- and maintain compliance will all local and
  • international statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Key Group Finance contact for the Group

Key Accountabilities:

• • Fulfill the requirements of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Develop and strong working relationship with the team around the Group
  • Ensuring all stations across the Group has access to Finance and are clear who the key contacts are;
  • Ensuring all Financial accounting and reporting conforms to Finance best practices;
  • Ensuring all deadlines are met (both internal and external)
  • Bring to light any concerns or red flags within Finance as soon as discovered

Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• • Proven work experience as a Financial Reporting Accountant
  • Has worked in Finance teams or departments previously across multiple geographies
  • Ability to review existing processes and controls and make improvements where required
  • Can develop new processes and controls consistent with industry best practices where required
  • Expertise in MS Office Suite Excel with ability to create concise, efficient, and accurate models
  • Hands on experience with financial and statistical software
  • Familiarity of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP), familiarity with Navision a plus
  • Up to date with accounting standards and best practices
    Excellent analytical skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and charts
  • Demonstrate strategic thinking skills
  • Confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information
  • History of developing strong working relationships with colleagues in Finance

Duties and Responsibilities:

• • • Preparing and presenting up to date, accurate and timely financial information for month end and year end closing processes
    • Prepare and consolidate weekly consolidated cashflow forecast for the whole group based on input from the stations
    • Manage other periodic reporting tasks, while sticking to the agreed timelines with quality output
    • Manage end to end books of group cost centre and various dormant entities
    • Directly support the GFC in managing the Financial Reporting function for the Group
    • Manage the relationship with the Regions HP Finance Team
    • Work with the Finance Managers to ensure all reporting and ad hoc tasks are completed to a high standard and are being correctly prioritized

Transactional:

• • • Support the GFC in ensuring accuracy of all general ledger transactional and accounting entries for the Group
    • Ensure the Group maintains accurate accounting records that are compliant with IFRS and applicable GAAP

Periodic:

• • • Utilize the financial systems and tools available
    • Maintain accounting controls at all times
    • Preparation of budgets and forecast for the Group + Support the FM’s with this task
    • Provide support in financial audits for the Group as a group resource, for queries/ requests
    • Provide financial information to Senior Management including GFC in the form of reports, presentations or financial statements
    • Own the weekly cash forecast process for the Group. Discuss with GFC before CFO review

Month End:

• • • Provide assistance to the GFC in managing the month and year end financial account closures for the Group
    • Ensure all accounting and reporting tasks are completed by the deadlines set
    • Approved key general ledger reconciliations at a Group Level
    • Review analysis performed account balances and challenge discrepancies to budget/forecast
    • Consolidate regional results and present to the GFC
    • Help prepare and submit the MIS and MBR reports for the Group and GFC review
    • Reconcile plus own the intercompany process across the group
    • Perform a daily tracker of inflows and outflows of cash across the group
    • Keep accurate and up to date records of Group Finance related matters i.e. banking, balance sheet, reconciliations etc.

Thank you for your interest in working with Harris Pye. We look forward to receiving your application!

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