Charterhouse
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Charterhouse are currently managing a search for a client, within the Supply Chain and Logistics sector, whom are in the process of looking to recruit a Finance & Administration Manager (FAM).
This role shall have an oversight across the management and development of all accounting related activities, policies and reporting within the UAE business, in support of the CFO and their Regional Controller.
In conjunction, this position shall also take ownership across the administrative-related functions spanning business support, documentation, procurement and cost control/expense reporting. From a functional angle, the FAM will also be responsible for areas of bank account management, oversight of trade finance parameters, letters of credit and any bond related payments.
Accounting-wise, the FAM will have ownership across the finalisation of statutory accounting, including any consolidation, whilst also reporting P&L positions with any variance or management reporting commentary.
These accounting areas shall also extend to any VAT, and other Tax-based reporting, whilst also having responsibility for all payroll matter, accounts payable and an oversight of account receivable and collection processes.
Requirements
This client is looking to recruit a junior to mid-level professional, whom is able to demonstrate a minimum of four years of experience, within a similar functional role geared across accounting, financial control and administrative support. The nature of the organization shall place an emphasis upon sourcing a candidate from the Supply Chain industry within a UAE jurisdiction, allowing both ease of inception and any knowledge transfer. In conjunction, the client will look to pinpoint candidates with a demonstrable working knowledge of trade finance and all the related transactional and documentation processing.
Applicants shall also be required to hold a professional accounting and/or finance qualification (ACCA, CPA or MBA) to ensure strong control and governance backgrounds with an appreciation of commercial and/or business support policy and best practice within international markets.
About the Company
The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.
Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.
