Kearney, ME Finance Manager
About the job
As a Finance Manager in Kearney’s Dubai office, you will support the local leadership and consultants with a focus predominantly on ‘Activate’ (MSE, Execute & Prokura).
Reporting directly to the MEA Finance Director, you will be responsible for managing the key areas of the unit finance function, including General ledger management (including managing month/year end closing), cost analysis, management reporting, and ensuring integrity and compliance with internal and external rules and regulations. In addition, you will have indirect management of a senior team of (5).
Key responsibilities
- Accounting
- Manages financial accounting and reporting activities including activities to promote and implement best practice, both for IFRS and local GAAP reporting.
- Ensures month end, quarter end and year end are closed accurately and on time.
- Ensures compliance with internal controls and policies as well as regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Ensures correct revenue recognition for various forms of client engagements per company policy
- Supports working capital improvement by closely following the Work in Progress and Account Receivables as well as interacting with other members of the finance team to smooth the administrative processes.
- Shares knowledge with peers and actively participate in finance projects.
- Project management Support, RFP and proposal support (providing guidance on impact of VAT and WHT) and more general support to leadership where needed.
- Assists in the preparation and review of reports which summarize and forecast business activities and financial position of each legal entity, Unit, Industry Practice.
- Executes IFRS-GAAP and local GAAP accounting policies and procedures and ensures compliance.
- Ensures month-end account reconciliation in agreed areas are performed (and those around Inventory and AR).
- Completion and reviews of various year-end accounting packages.
- Interfaces with both Internal and External audit functions for both IFRS, local GAAP, or other local reporting purposes.
- Assistance with internal/external audits around all areas where necessary and generally support the Finance Director.
- Manages key accounting activities including but not limited to GL, WIP, AR, treasury management, Tax Reporting and related matters.
- Ensures timely processing and reporting.
- Monthly expense/cost variance analysis
- Manages all balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that supporting papers are available to support balances.
- Management
- Providing support, information, and solutions on financial topics relevant to the regional partners
- Profitability review: using a deep understanding of the business’ accounts to maximize profitability.
- Leads financial planning and forecasting, reporting and other analysis for the Middle East region.
- Manages the accuracy of the monthly management accounts, presents the accounts to the unit leader and extracts and explains the KPI’s.
- Consults and advises management on financial issues, business development, compliance, risk management.
- Supporting Strategic Middle East Initiatives, e.g. around cost optimization/localization in KSA, new full market entries and acquisitions
- Manages, coaches and develops MSE MS senior team
Who you are
- After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections - between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies and above all, people.
- That’s why, we look for proactive, positive, and flexible individuals who are always unapologetically their unique selves.
- We want to hear from you if you:
- Have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- MUST have completed a recognized professional qualification (e.g., CPA, ACA ACCA, CIMA,).
- Have minimum 5 years’ experience in Big 4 and / or management accounting.
- Have management experience in a sizeable global organization in the Middle East region, including General Ledger and Subledger activities, budgeting, and financial modeling.
- Consulting or professional services industry background is a plus.
- Have strong knowledge of regulatory compliance and accounting standards
- IFRS
- Revenue Recognition
- Local GAAP (among ME countries) an advantage and good knowledge of audit and
- Have SAP R3 financial application experience preferred.
- Have strong accounting, analytical, numerical and structural skills.
- Strong excel and database skills required.
- Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPointHave an understanding of modern accounting software systems and workflow, ideally SAP, Analysis for office, Power BI and Alteryx (desirable)
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent command of both oral and written English
- Are commercially minded.
- Are willing to be hands on where necessary in various areas of accounts but also able to operate effectively amongst consultants.
- Have strong organization skills
- Are a team player but has the ability to work independently.
- Are self-driven, highly motivated team player who understands the implications of collaborating in a truly global environment.
- Have ability to work independently and a willingness to look at the detail where necessary.
- Have ability to maintain highest degree of precision even under significant time pressure.
- What we can offer you
- Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues.
- Helping them to make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
- Generous retirement/pension savings contributions
- Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families
- Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities
- Personalized opportunities to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals
- Learn more at Kearney.com/careers.
- Apply now.
- Submit your cover letter, CV (doc or .pdf format only) via our website.
- Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination
- Kearney prides itself on providing a culture where our employees belong and thrive equally, which means our people feel comfort, confidence, and joy as they do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients.
- That’s why Kearney is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment.
- Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws.
- This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
- We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting.
