Financial Accountant

1 week ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Serco Plc Full time
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The Job Opportunity

We are looking for a Financial Accountant to manage, coordinate, analyse and assess the financial activities of support & Business unit (BU) overheads as well liaising with SSC and banking matters, and to provide Finance Manager with analysis and reporting, to accurately capture the performance of the sector and forecast future financial performance.


In addition, the Financial Accountant will be assisting Finance manager in delivery of Shared service and Projects, as they will be reporting to the Finance Manager in Central Finance.


Serco delivers essential public services to customers in the UAE on behalf of governments, semi-governments and large private corporations and has a profound understanding of the region, having been operating in the Middle East since 1947 (for more than seven decades).

Key accountabilities
Timely and accurate reporting of all financial deliverables in accordance with the Group/ Central finance calendar.

Responsible for accurate month end closing for support function including payroll review as well as reporting narratives against budget and forecasting with explanation on variances.

Preparing & circulating monthly overhead P&L reports to stakeholders.
Responsible for process of annual budgeting cycle, monthly forecast process for support and BU overhead.
Ensuring forecast and budgets are loaded and reconciled in the system.
Managing the Central recharges function (Group and locally).
Review of the daily cash tracker & ensure allocations are done in a timely manner.
Review of spend on external bids and tracking against budget/forecast.
Ensuring charges for bonds/guarantees are updated and recorded in SAP

Building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders

Good time management and organizational skills.

Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

Ability to liaise in a professional manner with staff at all levels in the organisation and with external parties.


Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and work productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

A mature, proactive and detail oriented individual.

Strong analytical and numerical skills.

Specific requirements

Minimum of 4 years' experience in the management of financial systems (such as SAP, BW Reporting) and budgets, financial reporting, financial data analysis and auditingQualified Accountant with more than 4 years of experience

Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles.

Ability to analyse financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.

Ability to understand complex systems and possess good IT skills.

Working with Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.


We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services.

We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

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