Business Partners Analyst JOB

The Regional Municipality of Durham; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional municipality in the United Arab Emirates seeks a finance professional to assist in managing financials, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and preparing financial reports. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting and have 3-5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in English is required, and Arabic is desirable. This role offers opportunities to engage with executive management and external auditors.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Finance & Accounting.
• Experience with program management related to finance and policy.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing efficient management of DCT financials.
• Participate in maintaining a robust control and governance environment.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports including income statements.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Skills

Full professional English proficiency

Administrative skills

Attention to details

Experience with business planning

MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Accounting or equivalent

Job description

Assist in providing strategic advice to DCT's management on all financial matters and provide timely recommendations following leading practices and sound financial information. Participate in Influencing on business decisions to ensure that immediate and long-term implications, opportunities and risks are fully considered, and alignment with DCT's business plans.

Key Responsibilities :

• Assist in implementing efficient and effective management of DCT financials of allocated sector / department through all necessary financial controls, systems and processes.
• Participate in maintaining a robust control and governance environment in line with regulatory requirements and consistent with the DCT internal policies and ensures statutory compliances of all systems, processes & accounting practices.
• Participate in maintaining administration of the approved accounting practices to ensure that financial statements and reports accurately reflect the status of the relevant accounts and provide reliable information.
• Participate in preparing and analyzing all financial reports for allocates sector / department, including income statements, balance sheet and cash flow statements in accordance with financial accounting standards.
• Assist in the coordination with all payroll, purchase, accounts receivable, payable, ledgers and reporting systems on a regular basis and ensure compliance with required accounting standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all accounting treatments are compliant with International Finance Reporting Standards and International Accounting Standards. Ensure timely preparation of periodic and yearly financial statements as per statutory accounting regulations.
• Participate in implementing tools and systems to provide critical financial decisions and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations to ensure healthy cash flow for allocated sector.
• Participate in ensure the funding of investment requirements are timely processed and met.

Shared Activity

• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities related to the role at the request of the direct manager
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate compliance to organization's values and ethics at all times to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the organization.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Communication and Business Relationships :

Internal

• Executive Management
• Senior & Middle Management

External

• Regulators
• External Auditors & Consultants

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Accounting or equivalent.

Experience :

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Finance & Accounting.

Skills :

• Language : Full professional English proficiency both in speaking and writing; Arabic desirable
• Skilled in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Administrative skills and attention to details
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to complete work in a timely manner
• Experience with business planning
• Extensive experience with program management related to finance and policy