- Location
- Dubai
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Seniority
- Lead
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
We're hiring on behalf of a leading global aerospace client for a Senior Principal Management Accountant to join their team in Dubai.
It's a 1 year extendable contract.
This is a hands-on finance role within a multi-business-unit facility, covering interiors, advanced structures, and power and controls. You'll report to the Financial Controller and play a key part in the site's monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
What you'll be doing
- Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual accounts on time
- Supporting forecasts and budgets, working closely with line managers
- Explaining and reporting variances against plan and forecast
- Ensuring balance sheet accounts are reconciled and aged every month, with reconciling items cleared promptly
- Maintaining provisions and accruals, including prepaids
- Reconciling overhead costs
- Preparing gross margin reviews for weekly team meetings, and reconciling gross margin at month-end
- Maintaining strong financial controls in line with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements
- Ensuring statutory and tax requirements are met, and liaising with auditors and advisors
- Partnering with operations on all finance-related matters
- Driving continuous improvement and best practice
- Supporting the Financial Controller and Global Controller in resolving MRO issues
What we're looking for
- 5-10 years of experience, preferably with an MNC
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
- Professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of SAP, plus Microsoft Office; HFM and OneStream experience is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Supervisory experience and the ability to work across multiple teams
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Strong business acumen, with the confidence to engage with all levels of management
- Action-oriented, flexible and goal-driven
Preferred background: Candidates from MRO, aviation, aerospace manufacturing, or any manufacturing environment will be especially well regarded.
Details
Dubai, UAE
1-year contract, extendable
Reporting to the Financial Controller
Skills
SAPSOXCPA