Description:

Responsible for the consolidation and reporting of the Group Consolidated financial statements ,providing accurate, timely and complete information to Senior Management. Working with CFO’s and Controllers to highlight issues/trends for review with Senior Management. The position is also responsible for ensuring the financial statements are compliant with IFRS and Group policies

Accountabilities:

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Coordinate and review the monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and related schedules and disclosures.
• Prepare and analyze consolidated results received from markets and prepare flash report for Senior Management.
• Review accounting issues and financial results with Controller & CFO.
• Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budgets.
• Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and policies.
• Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company including KPI’s
• Manage and optimize the close process – ensuring timely and complete delivery of financial information for reporting
• Review significant accounting adjustments impacting each Market, and consolidated results
• Ensure consolidation entries and inter-company transactions are eliminated and reconciled
• Review period, quarterly and annual schedules received from markets and where necessary consolidate and report
• Lead IFRS reporting and provide guidance to markets.
• Prepare presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company.
• Review financial requests and analyze request benefit/risk outlook and ROI.
• Provide technical accounting support to all markets and subsidiaries.

Consolidation Processes and Systems

• Develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures that ensure an efficient and accurate consolidation process
• Act as reporting process owner and:
• Provide guidance, leadership, coordination & support to reporting team

• Address system functionality/operational questions from Markets/users
• Provide orientation and set-up of new users
• Provide on-going training/guidance to all team and markets
• Participate in the selection, deployment and optimization of accounting and reporting Systems and tools.
• Lead any system conversion or upgrade and coordinate with reporting sites within the Region 

Internal Control and Asset Stewardship

• Support the implementation of Internal Controls through entity wide control testing
• Coordinate and support Governance reporting
• Coordinate all engagements with external auditors in coordination with Controller.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (qualification, CPA/CA/ACCA preferred)
• 6+ years operating finance experience (control/planning)
• Prior experience in a global or large reporting managerial position
• Prior experience in external audit (Big4) is a plus.
• IT systems literate (financial and consolidation systems)
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Executive level communication skills to facilitate interaction with Region Senior Management