Job Description:
- Assist clients with the challenges surrounding GL and management reporting
- Develop and review policy and procedures, including process maps across accounting, operational and technical domains
- Provide insights on key risks and challenges in ERP/Financial system implementation projects
- Assist clients with identifying their accounting/reporting challenges by carrying out root cause analysis and developing solution for the same
- Assist the team manager for engagement planning and overall project management
- Assist the team and client with preparation of Business Requirement Document (BRD) encapsulating all requirements from business stakeholders
- Assist clients with preparing financial statements as per applicable accounting framework
- Assist clients with transforming their finance function, restructuring processes, management reporting and design of control framework
- Draft Target operating model (TOM) for Finance department leveraging client input and strategy
- Preparation of approach/ methodology in proposals in response of client RFP
- Interact and develop relationship with key client staff and engaging in a professional and confident manner
- Document complex business processes by applying a variety of techniques, tools, and technologies to identify operational inefficiencies and non-compliant situations
- Navigate multiple commitments on a regular basis to balance tasks across various client commitments
Qualification:
ACCA / CPA / CFA / CA Qualified or Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Business / Accounting & Finance / Economics or equivalent from a reputable university.
Skills:
- Experience with IFRS GAP/Impact assessments and Implementation
- Expertise in providing advisory services to client transitioning between accounting frameworks (e.g. IFRS for SME to full adoption of IFRS)
- Experience in providing complex accounting and reporting advice across public and private sector
- Knowledge of Middle East accounting practices and regulations
- Understanding of IFRS framework including IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 17 and IFRS 9
- Ability to take ownership of tasks while assisting junior members of the team
- Fluency in English is a must
- Bilingual candidates having fluency in Arabic will be preferred
Experience:
- 7+ years of prior working experience in a relevant professional discipline.
- Big Four Firms experience is a plus.
