Finance Consultant

Title:
Finance Consultant

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!"

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Finance Manager

(Iraq Mega Projects Consultancy Programme)

LOCATION
Dubai, UAE
The role will be primarily office based with flexibility for remote working. Travel to Iraq on a visiting basis may be required.

THE ROLE

We are currently looking to hire a qualified accountant with 10 plus years of working experience.

The successful candidate will be part of a team reviewing and analysing public and private company accounts to provide restructuring options. This will require analysing appropriate indices and company data and benchmarking against internationally expected norms, building target operating model accounts and modelling the potential options.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Reviewing company accounts and providing insights and recommendations to senior management for informed decision-making.
2. Gap analysis of financial records to identify critical operating areas.
3. Develop and maintain robust financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes.
4. Conduct business transformation related consultancy assignments.
5. Experience in building target operating models.
6. Re-engineering business processes and benchmarking.
7. Financial analysis of organisational design and operating models.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

1. A degree in finance with a professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/ACA) or equivalent.
2. Minimum 10 plus years of post-qualified relevant work experience.
3. Demonstrated proficiency in analysing financial statements.
4. Experience of process improvements, business transformation, building target operating models, and re-engineering business processes (preferably for public entities).
5. Proven experience of 5-8 years in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cash forecasting, and financial modelling.
6. Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
7. Knowledge and experience of working in the Middle East.

COMPETENCIES

1. Team player.
2. Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
3. Excellent interpersonal, communications, and presentation skills.
4. Good written and oral skills in English.
5. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.