Manager, Accounting

Role Purpose

• Manages the general ledger structure: on-going maintenance and adherence to financial policies, procedures and controls, to ensure that organization’s financial system provides reliable and trusted data for financial reporting;
• Responsible to ensure a risk-focused level of critical review is applied to data being processed through the general ledger system, including development, interpretation, and implementation of policy impacting organization’s financial reporting.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Key Responsibilities

• In charge of Month end close process and deadlines
• Ongoing finance system development and upgrade, to optimize the GL structure;

• Contribute to accounting policy development and review;

• Develop the GL team to maintain and enhance a high level of critical review, and monitor KPIs for the team, to drive accuracy and performance;

• Identify and implement improvements and key initiatives to the GL process, including GL structure changes, system upgrades and protocol reviews;

• Maintenance of the GL hierarchy and structure to ensure it continues to meet and exceed the needs of the organization’s internal and external reporting requirements;

• Provide support to the month end, quarterly and year end reporting and the external audit process as required;

• Undertake other projects and duties as determined by management in the Finance and Accounting department;

• Contribute to the development of organization wide controls to ensure accuracy and integrity of all financial information used for financial reporting;
• Maintain and update appropriate policies and procedures to ensure they are relevant;
• Maintain fair, ethical and professional work practices in accordance with NEOM’s values and code of conduct;
• Works closely and coordinates with all managers in the Accounting organization to meet deadlines and ensure accuracy of the financial records

• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with team/department colleagues and the wider organization.

BACKGROUND, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience of GL systems and financial control requirements, and the implementation and management of these in a large, complex organization; 
• Expertise in financial reporting and control including the interpretation and application of organizational policies and accounting standards, and offering and implementing solutions according to organizational needs;
• IFRS experience a must, consolidations experience preferable
• Experience in leading a team with regular deadlines and KPI reporting;
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written), negotiate and liaise at all levels within the organization;
• Membership of a professional accredited accounting organization with a CMA, ACCA or CPA qualification.

Qualifications

• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) is required.
• Must demonstrate capacity and competence to progress upwards in the organization including team management and leadership skills.