Accountant

Zegna; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global fashion brand in Dubai seeks a Finance Analyst with 3 to 4 years of experience. The role involves analyzing financial data, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and producing financial reports. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and an understanding of accounting software, particularly Zegna systems. Educational background should be in finance. This position offers an excellent opportunity for growth and development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of experience as Analyst.
• Knowledge of the Sox Act fundamental and of the Zegna ICFR Framework.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data and recommend actions.
• Ensure compliance with controls defined in ICFR framework.
• Prepare and issue tax invoices and payroll entries.
• Reconcile variances between statutory and management accounts.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills

Highly organized with attention to detail

Good knowledge of accounting software

Education

Graduate in the field of Finance

Tools

Zegna systems

Job description

JOB CONTENT

Analyses financial data by collecting, monitoring, and studying the data; recommending actions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that the controls defined in the ICFR framework are executed and acknowledge the Control owner responsibilities summarized as follows:
• Understand the processes, associated risks, and purpose of controls performed.
• Formalize the documentation related to control execution according to the required level of accuracy with reference to his/her responsibility scope.
• Retain supporting evidence every time a control is performed.
• To ensure uses correct document type & invoices are properly accounted under correct expense / Income heads in both Statutory and Management set of accounts.
• To check that all transitory / temporary account groups are reconciled and cleared and properly accounted for in the Profit and Loss / Balance Sheet.
• Check the accuracy of the Liquidity planner, inclusive of ensuring that receipts and payments for the month are updated as well as preparing payments on a weekly basis.
• To communicate to HQ the correct value of the Retail fee.
• Verify the balance and correctness / integrity of the automatic data imported in BPC (Will require knowledge of reporting through RIS and CSIS).
• To check the balance accuracy of cost of goods sold and stock devaluation which has been automatically imported in BPC system (Will require knowledge of reporting through RIS and CSIS).
• Ensure that the Material Ledger every month is properly closed, checking that no negative stocks, duties and freight have been reallocated and purchase invoices are completely booked.
• Check the veracity of the opening, closing inventory and the stock devaluation fund is accurately done based on information coming from company reports (RIS / CSIS).
• Reconciles variances between statutory and Management accounts (eg: Inventory and depreciation).
• Oversees that intercompany reports are accurate and resolves any discrepancies or variances identified.
• Verify the accuracy of provisions made and allocation of costs under correct P&L expense categories in line with the management policy (Direct as well as Indirect costs).
• Monthly Garoppolo upload and timely submission of monthly P&L and Balance Sheet via Zegna system.
• Preparing monthly reports / documentation (extraction from the system) for the Head of Finance and Operations to analyze expense, revenues, cash movements and to monitor variances.
• Maintain the Office Petty cash and corporate credit cards.
• Preparing and issuing tax invoices to Concessions and Online store.
• Processing and ensuring accuracy of payroll entries, inclusive of salaries, incentives and other benefits.
• Preparing VAT report in compliance with tax laws and ensuring that the amount submitted and paid to Tax Authority is complete and accurate.
• Ensure compliance to IFRS 16 by updating all contracts in SAP RE and IFRS 16 Checklist and processing all the related transactions in the system as communicated by HQ.
• Ensure that all controls related to sales, receipts, assets, IFRS 16 contracts, intercompany, account reconciliation, closing the books and manual journal entries are aligned with SOX guidelines as communicated by HQ.
• Prepare audit schedules and send all audit requirements: (a) store sales audits and (b) hardclosure and yearend audit.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, FUNCTIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Education/ Qualification

Graduate in the field of Finance

Experience

• 3 to 4 years of experience as Analyst

Functional Skills & Specific Knowledge

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of accounting software and proficient in Zegna systems.
• Knowledge of the Sox Act fundamental and of the Zegna ICFR Framework.

COMPETENCIES

• Achievement Drive
• Analytical Thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Driving Performance
• Initiative
• Taking Ownership