Senior Accounting Analyst Job In Dubai

Responsibilities:

Act as a consultant to other team members on financial consolidation based on IFRS rules, configure consolidation business rules, and model appropriate treatment of financial transactions in planning systems

Build easy to manage driver-based financial models in SAP-BPC to automate business transactions

Lead or participate as an SME in financial planning and forecasting solutions development through projects and programs, collaborating with business and technology groups

Design or build forecasting models to enable generation of short- and long-range forecasts for cash flows and budgets

Implement, maintain and update financial planning systems to align with business needs or improve system efficiency

Create scope documents and presentations to align business expectations with solution delivery

Perform problem-solving through root cause analysis.

Requirements:

Willing to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline. Advanced business degree (e.g., MBA) and/or relevant professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA, ACCA, PMP) is highly preferred.

Minimum of 10 years of experience designing, implementing and managing Financial Planning & Budgeting, Reporting, and Financial Consolidation solutions.

Experience at one of the IOCs or consultancy firms such as E&Y, Accenture, KPMG, and BCG in Financial Planning & Budgeting, Reporting, and Financial Consolidation preferred.

Thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and their application, including the process of generating full group consolidated financial statements for a planned period.

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Access, Word), well-experienced in SAP-BPC and SAP-BW applications, and expert in building driver-based financial models and financial consolidation models in SAP-BPC. Experience in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is preferred.

Expert in various financial modeling techniques and building comprehensive models that can be driven top-down or bottom-up.

Solid understanding of SAP consolidation engines (BPC, S4/HANA Group Reporting) with the ability to configure and maintain business rules, configure master data, troubleshoot issues.

Proven track record in leading projects from inception to completion, including scope definition to solution delivery. Ability to articulate scope of projects, timelines, resources, delivery, process maps, etc.

Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills in the English language, with a mindset of “own it all the way through to solution delivery”.