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Dubai Holding DHGS_Finance.Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Purpose:
The role holder is responsible for journal entry, intercompany, general ledger reconciliation, and statutory reporting activities within DH Group Services (GS), covering a vertical portfolio within Dubai Holding (DH). The role will support the Manager - Financial Reporting in meeting value creation, continuous improvement, enhanced internal controls and process optimisation goals. The role will deliver on own functional goals and objectives while focusing on customer centricity and service excellence, in alignment to the DH GS shared vision.
Key Role and Responsibilities:
Functional Execution Excellence:
Adhere to the processes, guidelines, and protocols for all financial regulatory and statutory reporting activities in line with set standards & protocols
Report on key performance indicators, highlight operational gaps and recommended mitigation tactics to the Manager – Financial Reporting on dealing with the challenges
• Work in individual capacity to implement improvement projects being undertaken within the function
Accounting:
Keep track of the month end process for general ledger and intercompany financial transactions activities
Record transactions in accordance with prevalent and applicable financial reporting and accounting standards
Make changes where required to financial accounting journal entries to the general ledger as highlighted by the Manager – Financial Reporting
Prepare, verify, and close the trial balance under the guidance of the Manager – Financial Reporting
Prepare month end balance sheet schedules
GL Reconciliation:
Interface and work with all functions to ensure all the period related income statement and balance sheet balances are accurate
Reconcile trial balance accounts for the accounting period including addressing discrepancies
Perform period close activities for all the general ledgers in a timely and accurate manner
Prepare monthly GL and intercompany reconciliations, develop insights from the nature of balances and ensure reconciliation reports are published
Prepare and publish periodic reports including monthly / quarterly / annual reports
Statutory Reporting:
Support the Manager - Financial Reporting, as required, in preparing the required financial information required for the statutory reports
Collate and share information with regulatory stakeholders and auditors as required to support financial audits
Stakeholder Management:
Coordinate with other GS Finance teams on obtain accurate financial data for all reporting requirements
Support the Manager – Financial Reporting during interactions with regulatory bodies to ensure that DH is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
Bachelors’ degree in Commerce / Business Administration (Finance) • Additional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or ACA is preferable
Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in finance function
Good understanding of Finance function and processes
Strong understanding of statutory reporting and regulations is preferable
Experience working in a finance shared services is preferred
Experience working in the Middle East region is preferred
Financial reporting know-how
Journal entry management
General ledger reconciliation management
Statutory reporting and compliance management
Reporting & data governance