A highly motivated,results driven and resourceful Financial Controller withexcellent multitasking and organizational skills. Having more than 13 years of professional experience in Finance & Accounts from retail, FMCG, ecommerce,manufactured, and trading . Posessing a significant record of achievement in accounts management.
Job Title: Group financial controller & head of accounting department- Reporting to Senior finance director.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Overseeing and managing thefinance department.
• Contributing to company financial strategy and decision-making processes.
• Presenting reports to executive management, stakeholders and board members.
• Leading the group finance department in all aspects related to group consolidated financial statements and auditing.
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, reporting any variances.
• Support Talabat growth throw merge and acquisition, investment in diversify portfolio (Equity, bond, structure notes, fund, exchange trade fund & money market fund).
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported.
• Ensuring all reporting is compliant with statutory law and financial regulations.
• Documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Streamlining and improving accounting systems and operations
• Overseeing the management of cash flow and debt collection
• Managing the audit processes and liaising with external personnel as required
• Direct the financial procedure and controls as set by Group Corporate Finance to ensure its implementation, and to report the possible risks and opportunities.
• Review financial commitments with customer or suppliers, identify the compliance and report accordingly to ensure that company guidelines are followed and controls are maintained that will protect company financial position.
• Review the Business Unit data in relation to budget to ensure whether such data can be relied on in preparation of the budgeted financial statements in accordance to corporate finance guidelines and policies.
• Review the Business Unit performance and issue financial reports to ensure all critical matters have been raised and assess Business Unit action.
• Supervised and sign financial transactions in relation to Accounts to ensure compliance to corporate financial guidelines.
• Analyze and report financial data of feasibility studies of the new investments scheme and expansion of existing business line for T&B/WAT to ensure investment risks are highlighted and major financial indicators are reported according to the company financial guidelines.
• Set up task schedules for all the Business Unit finance team in coordination with Corporate Finance to ensure work is carried efficiently and effectively.
• Conduct investigations of irregularities in Business Unit and report the final results to Corporate Finance to address any discrepancies and take corrective action as needed.
• Assist Corporate Finance in carrying out special assignments relating to Business Unit to ensure that controls are in place and business progress effectively.
• External Auditor (KPMG) and providing them with the required financial data and analysis.
• Actively participate in various Business Unit matters in an efficient manner aimed at giving opinion in accordance to Corporate Finance guidelines and strategy.
Instituting & executing high-level financial strategies, making high-stakes decisions and
overcoming complex business challenges using experience-backed judgment, strong work
ethics and irreproachable integrity
Providing leadership, strategic consultation & guidance on financial issues affecting the
company
Formulating & implementing policies, procedures and internal control systems for effective
financial operations of the company
Steering Financial Management, Accounting, Taxes, Costing, MIS & Budgetary Control,
Statutory Compliances
Spearheading a wide range of functions including financial reporting, business planning and
budgeting & forecasting
Ascertaining adherence to statutory requirements to optimize resource utilization costs, create
and maximize shareholder value
Preparing general ledger & Financial Statement for company for monthly/yearly report
Creating employee salaries & collaborating with the HR payroll representative to process
employee WPS salary through the bank & Exchange
Booking and Filing VAT for company as per UAE law
Supervising cashiers, assistant accountants, and accountants, as well as controlling accounts
payables
Examining payment reports to determine payment status & balances owed as well as the
efficiency of the current payment policies & procedures
Monitoring the accounts payables department's preparation of payments in accordance with a
schedule approved by the CFO and management and reporting to the deputy CFO