Middle East Senior Accountant / Controller

The Middle East Financial Controller oversees the middle east entities finance, legal and administrative activities. Responsibilities include supporting in the commercial, finance and accounting activities, operations, human resources and general administration to support CRCE’s short- and long-term strategic goals and adhere to local compliance regulations. 

Financial & Commercial Operations: 

• Point of contact on the ground for all matters commercial, legal or financial. 

• Ensure month end accounting process & controls in place 

• ensuring all compliance with UK GAAP and local GAAP. 

• ensure all accruals /prepayments up to date 

• P&L & Balance sheet review movements explained  

• Account reconciliations reviewed on time and to quality 

• Assist the FD in any reporting requirements/analysis as needed 

• Local Payroll - liaise with group payroll to ensure all payroll is processed accurately and on time. 

• Local Compliance & Audit - Own the local annual audit with the local accountants, liaise with group on the group audit. 

• Corporate Taxes & Sales taxes – ensure all corporate/sales tax liabilities are calculated and any liabilities settled on time.  

• Banking – Key Point of contact for relationship with local bank. Signatory on bank account, approval of payments 

• Weekly Cashflow forecasts – prepare 13 weeks cashflow forecast in a weekly basis of the middle east 

• Commercial Activity - Work with the regional commercial team to ensure all contracts reviewed and compliant, project set up correctly, customers are billed timely, cash is allocated, and any overdue accounts are chased. 

• Procure to pay – Facilitate with the Regional Shared Services teams on all matters in relation to procurement to pay, from raising Purchase Orders, goods receipting to invoice processing and payment. 

• Other - Manage licensing, subscriptions, annual property tax exemptions, insurances and related reporting requirements. 

• Trade Licenses & Vendor qualifications – co-ordinate the renewal of all commercial registrations/trade licenses, vendor qualifications. 

Operations:  

• Liaise with sales director to support business operations day to day.  

• Support in putting in place/renewing site-related contracts with consultants, contractors and suppliers, including insurances. 

• Support in renewal of property leases and ensure building upkeep. 

Human Resource Management:   

• Coordinate compensation, benefits, recruitment, performance appraisals, and staff training and development activities. 

• Liaise with EMEAA HR Team on renewal of employee benefits including annual leave and gratuity payments.  

• Liaise with EMEAA HR on compliance with local legislation and Bargaining Agreement.   

• Liaise with EMEAA HR on personnel and management issues.  

• First point of contact on local employee policies and procedures, including compensation, recruitment and performance.  

Characteristics & Leadership Qualities 

• Embraces change: Remains open-minded and responsive in unexpected times with a willingness to adapt to rapid change. 

• Team and Relationship Builder: A team player with strong collaboration capability  

• Communication and Influencing Skills: the successful candidate communicates with a high degree of clarity with colleagues and external partners, creating shared understanding and meaning through clear, eloquent verbal and written communications.  

• Critical reasoning: conducts thorough logical and quantitative analyses to fully explore a problem and identify the most practical, lasting solution. 

• Ownership & accountability takes full responsibility, without blame or excuses, for everything under their influence. 

• Resilience: Maintains composure in dealing with business demands, capable of managing ambiguity without being preoccupied with worst case scenarios. 

Job Specific Education Required: 

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA qualified 

• Business or Finance Degree level qualification in a related field  

Work Experience Required: 

• 5 years of Finance, HR and operational business administration experience essential 

• SAP Experience desired. 

• Experience working in a subsidiary of a globally UK owned company. 

• Ability to implement processes as if a ‘start up’. 

• Knowledge of local accounting, banking and tax legislation and requirements across Saudi, Oman, Qatar, Abu Dhabi

Skills & Knowledge Required: 

• Fluent in English with great communications skills 

• Clear and concise visual presentation skills. 

• Proactive, self-starter. 

• Attention to detail. 

• System savvy.  Ability to identify and coordinate the automation of manual processes. 

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications 

• Ability to influence others. 

• Ability to anticipate, identify and resolve any issues 

We look forward to hearing from you