|Financial Controller
Al Etihad Payments empowers employees to work in an environment that best promotes their productivity and well-being, while providing high-quality workplace and fantastic professional experience.
|Get to Know Us
Al Etihad Payments is the UAE’s designated retail payments entity, dedicated to developing and operating world-class infrastructure, standards, and solutions for the UAE Economy. Al Etihad Payments is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, strongly supported by the UAE Government.
Our employees are committed to work with licensed financial institutions and other payment service providers to foster innovation and deliver excellent financial services to all in the UAE, efficiently and without friction.
Al Etihad Payments supports the government’s objectives of a cashless society, national digitization, and the Central Bank of the UAE objective of being a top ten central bank globally.
|Our Culture
We are a collaborative, diverse and passionate group of individuals that works as one team. We support one another, make impactful contributions to the organization, and develop and nurture meaningful connections across the payment’s ecosystem!
|About the role
Financial Controller tracks cash flow and performs financial planning, forecasting, reporting and budget management.
|What You’ll Do
1. Month end closing
- Preparation & recording of all Journal entries
- Calculation & recording of all accruals, depreciation & amortization
- Preparation of reporting pack - budgets vs actuals
- Preparing month-end reports for management, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
- Preparation of Balance sheet reconciliations
- Maintenance of Chart of Accounts & General ledgers
2. Co-ordination with all business stakeholders in Finance related matters and
providing them support as a Finance business partner
3. Support HR in monthly payroll process
4. Ensures integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying and entering
transactions
5. Execute and monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company,
such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions
6. Co-ordination with Internal & External Auditors
7. Ensure compliance with accounting policies & internal controls
8. Ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines
9. Preparation of VAT returns
10. Managing treasury related operations such as bank payments, funding and banking relationships
11. Support Finance Head in ERP implementation
12. Support Finance Head in all management reports, presentations and other adhoc requirements
|Minimum Qualifications
- Master/Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance with professional qualification CA,
- ACCA or relevant field
- Preference is given to Certified Public Accountant/ Chartered Financial Analyst
- qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial accounting & reporting. Previous
|Technical and Behavioral Skills
- In-depth knowledge of Technical Accounting & Auditing standards, ERP, Financial
- planning & analysis
- Advanced MS Excel skills to manage large data on spreadsheets
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- An analytical mind with good organizational skills
- Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management
- Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with an attention to detail
|Preferred Qualifications
- Preference is given to Certified Public Accountant/ Chartered Financial Analyst qualifications;
- Regional experience in the UAE is preferred;
- Proficiency in written and spoken Arabic is considered a strong asset.
|What you can expect from us
- Modern work environment with level of flexibility.
- Dynamic and motivated team of colleagues working towards achieving UAE National Objectives.
- Competitive compensation package, including annual bonus and additional benefits like child educational allowance and annual flight tickets (where eligible);
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage;
