Accounting Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

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Working in a matrixed organization, reporting directly to Vice President, GCC Finance, and working closely with BPO and BD team, the Senior Finance Manager supports the clients facing organization to provide financial business support. Responsibility areas cover all the aspects of financial planning, analysis and reporting, driving and maintaining high standard of financial discipline, business decision support and accountability within the designated market. The role will constantly enhance existing processes and procedures as well as propose new ones. S/he will work closely with the Vice President Finance, Finance Business Partners, Sales and BPO to support delivery of the Budget, Forecast and Multi-Year Growth Plans driving efficiencies, to support client deal structuring and approval process

The business requires in-depth revenue and volume analysis that includes

• Volume trend and product mix analysis (International vs. Domestic)
• Production of key business drivers (e.g. volumes, transactions, etc.) to be used in strategic planning, annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting
• Proactive identification of development areas in designated markets, financial support of market development strategy
• Support in pricing and interchange related discussion concerning the covered markets, to include the impacts of both pricing and interchanges on client profitability
• Management of ad hoc/monthly/quarterly/yearly analysis of Market and Client trends to be used by the all supported departments and the GCM’s

• Responsible for deal modelling for clients in the covered markets and ensure it meets business needs and internal governance and compliance requirements (includes preparing the deal approval documents)
• Review incentive deal proposals with geo/functional teams and provide feedback where appropriate to optimize risk-adjusted returns. Provide recommendation to senior leadership team on their financial viability and execution risks.
• Detailed deal tracking for all executed deals in the covered markets, providing management with real time analysis on deals performance.
• Provides financial analysis for forecasting contra-revenues. Review and provide challenge to sales teams to obtain realistic projections for existing deals and new deals.
• Deal reforecasting on a monthly/quarterly basis and budget process
• Collaborate with other internal stakeholders (Legal, Client Contract Management, Controlling, etc) to ensure that the GCC client incentive contracts are executed in an efficient manner, properly accounted and meets internal governance and compliance requirements.

• Proactive management of cross-functional & geography expense planning. Financial leadership in forecast and budget process for the markets, Tracking and monthly performance, understanding of variances.
• Advisory and guidance to cost center managers so they are informed of their approved budgets & forecasts and their commitment to budget/forecast on a continuous basis. To build and maintain relationships with cost center managers to ensure they are aware of budget forecasts timelines and data requirements
• Participation in continuous improvement activities to exceed customer expectations and promote a professional finance organization.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA, CPA, CFA is a plus).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FPA, with a focus on revenue analysis and planning within a high-growth or complex business environment.
• Strong business acumen and ability to partner cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience with financial systems (e.g., TM1, Hyperion ) a plus.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.