Manager - Financial Reporting Al Futtaim Private Company (LLC)

The Financial Reporting Manager acts as the lead for preparation of financial statements and coordination of external audits for assigned entities and territories. The role is integral in maintaining a strong accounting and operational control environment, improving accounting processes, and managing business risks through financial compliance. The manager must communicate financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner to influence desired behaviors within the organization.

What You Will Do:

Finance Reporting and Controlling

• Support the creation and ensure compliance with operational accounting policies.
• Perform effective training and management on the accounting procedures.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and effectively communicate any changes or new accounts.
• Prepare standalone and consolidated financial statements.
• Support the preparation and conduct workshops for IFRS standards.
• Prepare all documentation required for the sign-off of the financial statements.
• Perform opening retained earnings reconciliation between financial statements and SAP and other ERPs.

External Audit

• Coordinate with external auditors on audit requests.
• Cross-functional coordination with different Business Units, Divisions, and Tower Heads for variance analytics and business updates.
• Prepare technical memos on IFRS for significant transactions and accounting matters.
• Support impairment workings activities during HY and YE audits.
• Consolidate, review, and validate audit adjustments ensuring correct posting in SAP and BPC.

Tax

• Support the Tax tower in responding to financial statements related queries.
• Help prepare CIT tax filings.
• Ensure timely completion of financial statements to avoid late tax filings.
• Coordinate with the Tax tower to resolve tax-related queries from external auditors.

Document Retention

• Ensure document retention compliance in all geographies.

Automation

• Support the streamlining of financial statements preparation automation project.
• Liaise with external consultants.

Other Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with relevant managers and stakeholders for collaboration on critical topics.
• Contribute to the improvement of solutions and business processes.
• Maintain and upgrade professional knowledge, management skills, and domain expertise.
• Contribute to business excellence initiatives.
• Gather peer appreciation and feedback.
• Maintain rapport with the business.